What are Proposition 215 and SB 420?
In 1996, voters in California passed Proposition 215, dubbed the compassionate Use Act of 1996. This initiative allows patients with a physician’s recommendation to legally use medical cannabis in the State of California, although this use remains a federal offense. Proposition 215 also allows for cultivation and caregiver functions. California Senate Bill 420 (SB 420 / HS 11362.7) was passed in 2003 by the California legislature in an attempt to facilitate and clarify implementation of Proposition 215. SB 420 makes provisions for a voluntary ID card program, establishes threshold limits on allowable quantities of live cannabis plants and processed cannabis, provides for collective and cooperative grows and extends the power of cannabis recommendations to California osteopaths.
