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Marijuana Law – Keyed to Mikos
City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health & Wellness Ctr., Inc.
Facts
Under the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (CUA), Californian’s have the right to obtain and use medical marijuana if a physician makes the proper recommendation, exempting him or her from criminal prosecution. Further, Under the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP), the legislature clarified the scope of the CUA and promoted “uniform and consistent application of the CUA amount the counties within the state.” The objectives of the MMP were limited and specific. Furthermore, the MMP states that a “[q]ualified patients, persons with valid identification cards, and the designated primary caregivers of [such persons], who associate within the State of California in order collectively or cooperatively to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, shall not solely on the basis of that fact be subject to state criminal sanctions.
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