Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2525 — Recommending Medical Cannabis
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2525
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2019-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) It is unlawful for a physician and surgeon who recommends cannabis to a patient for a medical purpose to accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration from or to a facility issued a state license pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000), if the physician and surgeon or…
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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2525 — Recommending Medical Cannabis is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) It is unlawful for a physician and surgeon who recommends cannabis to a patient for a medical purpose to accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration from or to a facility issued a state license pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000), if the physician and surgeon or his or her immediate family have a financial interest in that facility.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “financial interest” shall have the same meaning as in Section 650.01.
(c) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by civil penalties of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) and shall constitute unprofessional conduct.