{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"2525","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2525","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 25. Recommending Medical Cannabis [2525. - 2525.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-5/article-25"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 599, Sec. 3.   (AB 3261)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>(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 <a href=\"/bpc/26000\">26000</a>), if the physician and surgeon or his or her immediate family have a financial interest in that facility.</p><p>(b) For the purposes of this section, “financial interest” shall have the same meaning as in Section <a href=\"/bpc/650.01\">650.01</a>.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/recommending-medical-cannabis-2525","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}