California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1649.4

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 242, Sec. 5. (SB 988) Effective January 1, 2023.

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 Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11362.7) of Chapter 6 of Division 10 or include medicinal cannabis in a patient’s discharge plan.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 1649.4 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-2-licensing-provisions/chapter-4-9-compassionate-access-to-medical-cannabis-act-or-ryan-s-law/section-1649.4

Other sections in Chapter 4.9 - Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law

§ 1649§ 1649.1§ 1649.2§ 1649.3§ 1649.4§ 1649.5§ 1649.6

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