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DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.202›CHAPTER 5. Medicine 2000-2529.8.1›ARTICLE 25. Recommending Medical Cannabis 2525-2525.5

§ 2525.2

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

An individual who possesses a license in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy issued by the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not recommend medical cannabis to a patient, unless that person is the patient’s attending physician, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 96. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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