Medical marijuana help in California

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code 11362.5 citizens of California now have the right to treatments under a doctor's supervision involving the use of medical marijuana. Help finding physicians and facilities related to the medicinal use of cannabis can be found through the Medical Cannabis Caregivers Directory. An online version of their medical marijuana list is available to help patients in need conveniently find resources and assistance. Remember, to legally obtain medical marijuana, California law requires that the patient must be seriously ill and treatment recommended by one of the medical marijuana doctors that are aware of the benefits. Nonmedical use was not legalized by Code 11362.5 nor was unsupervised medicinal use.

Our online medical marijuana list contains many legal suppliers and medical professionals providing treatment related to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. These listings may be searched by county or by proximity to a specified zip code. If you are a provider of medical marijuana help and wish to be included in the list, please contact the Medical Cannabis Caregivers Directory. The directory only contains facilities operating within the state of California and it is not intended to be a general listing of doctors, clinics or hospitals.

The Compassionate Use Act, also known as Health and Safety Code 11362.5, legalized the controlled use of medical marijuana. California still does not allow any citizen the right to use or grow cannabis without reason. Remember, the ordinance contains the following provisions:

• It protects the rights of the "seriously ill" to use cannabis medicinally
• The law does not condone nonmedical uses of marijuana
• Written or oral direction of a physician is required

It should also be remembered that this is a California state law and does not affect in any way the statutes or regulations of any other state. The Compassionate Use Act does not supercede federal laws.