California Statutes

§ 2525. — 2525. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 599, Sec. 3.)

California·Code BPC Business and Professions Code - BPC·Div. 2. DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS·Ch. 5. CHAPTER 5. Medicine·Art. 25. ARTICLE 25. Recommending Medical Cannabis
(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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 599, Sec. 3. (AB 3261) Effective January 1, 2019.

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