CHAPTER 4.9. Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law [1649. - 1649.6.]

Chapter 4.9 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 384, Sec. 1.

§§ 1649–1649.6 · 7 sections

• § 1649 (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act” or “Ryan’s Law.” (b) It is the intent of the…
• § 1649.1 Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Compassionate Use Act of 1996” means the…
• § 1649.2 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a health care facility shall permit patient use of medicinal cannabis, as indicated by the attending physician, as…
• § 1649.3 (a) Upon discharge, all remaining medicinal cannabis shall be removed by the patient or patient’s primary caregiver. If a patient cannot remove the medicinal…
• § 1649.4 This chapter does not require a health care facility to provide or furnish a patient with a recommendation to use medicinal cannabis in compliance with the…
• § 1649.5 (a) This chapter shall be enforced by the State Department of Public Health. (b) Compliance with this chapter shall not be a condition for obtaining, retaining…
• § 1649.6 (a) If a federal regulatory agency, the United States Department of Justice (US DOJ), or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) takes one…