when did medical marijuana start california
The Medical Board of California. Marijuana for Medical Purposes. This statement was adopted by the full Medical Board on May 7, 2004 and amended in October 2014. On November 5, 1996, the people of California passed Proposition 215. Through this Initiative Measure, Section 11362.5 was added to the Health and Safety Code, and is also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.