Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1649.3
Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law
Redline — January 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2021
Notwithstanding the classification of medicinal cannabis as a Schedule I drug and any other law, health facilities permitting patient use of medicinal cannabis shall comply with drug and medication requirements applicable to Schedule II, III, and IV drugs and shall be subject to enforcement actions by the State Department of Public Health.
(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 cannabis and does not have a primary caregiver that is available to remove the medicinal cannabis, the product shall be stored in a locked container until it is disposed of in accordance with the health facility policy and procedure governing medicinal cannabis.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725) of Division 2.
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