California Proposition 215

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California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California ballot proposition
medical cannabis law
voter initiative
allows seriously ill patients to use cannabis for medical purposes
alsoKnownAs Compassionate Use Act of 1996
appliesTo patients with a physician’s recommendation
appliesToConditions HIV/AIDS
surface form: AIDS

anorexia
arthritis
cancer
chronic pain
glaucoma
migraine
other illnesses for which marijuana provides relief
spasticity
approvedBy California voters
campaignOpponents many law enforcement organizations
some medical associations
campaignSupporters medical marijuana advocates
patient rights organizations
codifiedAs California Health and Safety Code
surface form: California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5
conflictsWith United States federal prohibition of marijuana
country United States of America
doesNotChange federal law regarding cannabis
electionDate 1996-11-05
goal encourage federal and state governments to implement a plan for safe and affordable distribution of medical marijuana
ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes
implementedBy California law enforcement agencies
surface form: California state and local authorities
inspired subsequent state medical marijuana laws in other U.S. states
jurisdiction California, United States
surface form: State of California
languageEmphasizes compassionate use of marijuana for seriously ill Californians
laterClarifiedBy California Proposition 215 self-linksurface differs
surface form: California Senate Bill 420
legalizes medical use of cannabis
madeCaliforniaFirstStateTo legalize medical marijuana use statewide
policyArea criminal justice
drug policy
public health
protects caregivers from state criminal penalties for assisting medical cannabis patients
patients from state criminal penalties for medical cannabis use
physicians who recommend cannabis to patients
requires a physician’s recommendation for legal medical cannabis use
subject medical marijuana
patient access to cannabis
physician recommendations for cannabis
voteNoCount approximately 4,301,960
voteNoPercentage approximately 44.4%
voteYesCount approximately 5,382,915
voteYesPercentage approximately 55.6%
year 1996

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Emerald Triangle stateLegalContext California Proposition 215
Diane Monson stateLawContext California Proposition 215
this entity surface form: California Proposition 215 (Compassionate Use Act of 1996)
California Proposition 215 laterClarifiedBy California Proposition 215 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: California Senate Bill 420
California Proposition 64 relatedTo California Proposition 215