California Proposition 215, Medical Marijuana Initiative

California Proposition 215 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1996. It was approved. A "yes" vote supported exempting patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana. A "no" vote opposed exempting patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana. Proposition 215 also led to the lawsuit, People v. Kelly. This case was decided in January 2010 by the California Supreme Court, which ruled that the state of California cannot, through the legislative process, impose a state limit on medical marijuana that is more restrictive than what is allowed under Proposition 215. People v. Kelly helps define laws governing the initiative process in California especially as it relates to legislative alteration.

In May 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a California state appellate ruling from 2008 that upheld Proposition 215. Concluded that California can decide whether to eliminate its own criminal penalties for medical marijuana regardless of federal law. The appellate ruling came about because of lawsuit against Proposition 215 filed by San Diego and San Bernardino counties. These counties objected to Proposition 215 on the grounds that it requires them, in their view, to condone drug use that is illegal under federal law. In 2004, the California State Legislature passed the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA). MMPA was intended to clarify which specific practices with regard to medical marijuana were to be considered lawful in the state. Some cities in California adopted ordinances that provided that businesses operating within city limits must comply with federal law as well as state. Local laws as a way to keep marijuana-growing businesses out of their cities.

Sutter County was the 57th of California's 58 counties to authorize the issuance of medical marijuana identification cards under Proposition 215. The county board of supervisors planned in April 2010 to take this step, which is required to bring the county into compliance with state law. Colusa County, as of June 2010, was the one remaining California county that had not adopted a medical marijuana ID program. Proposition 215 exempted patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana. Medical Use of Marijuana. Exempts patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana. Provides physicians who recommend use of marijuana for medical treatment shall not be punished any right or privilege. Declares that measure not be construed to supersede prohibitions of conduct endangering others or to condone diversion of marijuana for non-medical purposes. The full text of this measure is available here. In 1996, 433,269 valid signatures were required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot. What's on my ballot? Who represents me? | U.S.

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