California § 11362.765. 11362.765. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 137.)

California Statutes

§ 11362.765. — 11362.765. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 137.)

California § 11362.765.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 10.DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Ch. 6.CHAPTER 6. Offenses and Penalties

Art. 2.5.ARTICLE 2.5. Medical Marijuana Program

This text of California § 11362.765. (11362.765. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 137.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC Code § 11362.765. (2026).

Text

(a)Subject to the requirements of this article, the individuals specified in subdivision (b) shall not be subject, on that sole basis, to criminal liability under Section 11357, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11366, 11366.5, or 11570. This section does not authorize the individual to smoke or otherwise consume cannabis unless otherwise authorized by this article, nor shall anything in this section authorize any individual or group to cultivate or distribute cannabis for profit.

(b)Subdivision (a) shall apply to all of the following:

(1)A qualified patient or a person with an identification card who transports or processes cannabis for his or her own personal medical use.

(2)A designated primary caregiver who transports, processes, administers, delivers, or gives away cannabis for medical p

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a)
Subject to the requirements of this article, the individuals specified in subdivision (b) shall not be subject, on that sole basis, to criminal liability under Section 11357, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11366, 11366.5, or 11570. This section does not authorize the individual to smoke or otherwise consume cannabis unless otherwise authorized by this article, nor shall anything in this section authorize any individual or group to cultivate or distribute cannabis for profit.
(b)
Subdivision (a) shall apply to all of the following:
(1)
A qualified patient or a person with an identification card who transports or processes cannabis for his or her own personal
medical use.
(2)
A designated primary caregiver who transports, processes, administers, delivers, or gives away cannabis for medical purposes, in amounts not exceeding those established in subdivision (a) of Section 11362.77, only to the qualified patient of the primary caregiver, or to the person with an identification card who has designated the individual as a primary caregiver.
(3)
An individual who provides assistance to a qualified patient or a person with an identification card, or his or her designated primary caregiver, in administering medicinal cannabis to the qualified patient or person or acquiring the skills necessary to cultivate or administer cannabis for medical purposes to the qualified patient or person.
(c)
A primary caregiver who receives compensation for actual expenses, including reasonable
compensation incurred for services provided to an eligible qualified patient or person with an identification card to enable that person to use cannabis under this article, or for payment for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing those services, or both, shall not, on the sole basis of that fact, be subject to prosecution or punishment under Section 11359 or 11360.