California Proposition 215
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California Proposition 215 was a referendum that was put to the vote in the US state of California on November 5, 1996 . It is also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ( German law for the application of compassion ). (See → Compassionate Use ).
The bill exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal responsibility for owning and growing marijuana under state law, and was named California Health & Safety Code 11362.5. Law.
Effects of the law
The purpose of Proposition 215 was
"Ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana"
“To ensure that critically ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medicinal purposes in cases where such medicinal use has been deemed appropriate and recommended by a doctor who has determined that the person's health is affected by the use would benefit from marijuana "
Impunity has also been obtained for patients who use cannabis as a medicinal product :
"Medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction."
"[The use for] medical purposes on the recommendation of a doctor are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction"
Origin of the proposed law
Dennis Peron was one of the main initiators of Proposition 215. He had previously been the founder of the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club . He first came into conflict with the law when he was an Air Force soldier returning home from Vietnam and brought two pounds of marijuana home in his duffel bag.
Therefore, he began fighting for the right to own marijuana in the 1970s.
After long fighting for general legalization, he changed his approach when his longtime companion Jonathan Westen died of AIDS in 1990. He now focused on making and delivering marijuana to those who had medical needs.
The first draft of the proposal, which was to become Proposition 215, was written in July 1995 by Dennis Peron and Dale Gieringer, who were involved with the NORML community. The draft was revised in the following months by John Entwistle Bill Panzer and others.
In order to bring about a vote, a quorum of 433,000 valid signatures had to be proven by April 24th. On the deadline, proponents of the initiative handed over 800,000 signatures to Secretary of State Bill Jones (a Republican who was actively involved in an anti-215 campaign). The vote was initiated.
Result of the vote
Proposition 215 was accepted with 55.6 to 44.4% of the vote.
See also
Web links
- Medical Marijuana Program - Compassionate Use act - Proposition 215 , change in law as a result of Proposition 215
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuanna grown for medical use (PDF; 849 kB), as of December 2015.
- ^ Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuanna grown for medical use . Edmund G. Brown Jr. Department of Justice - Attorney General State of California. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuanna grown for medical use . Edmund G. Brown Jr. Department of Justice - Attorney General State of California. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f Dennis Peron and the Passage of Proposition 215 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 849 kB), as of December 2015.
