Last updated on: 9/24/2019 | Author: ProCon.org

Aug. 25, 2008 – California Attorney General Issues State Guidelines for Medical Marijuana

On Aug. 25, 2008, then-California Attorney General Jerry Brown issues guidelines for law enforcement and medical marijuana patients to clarify the state’s laws.

The non-binding 11-page document states, “In light of California’s decision to remove the use and cultivation of physician recommended marijuana from the scope of the state’s drug laws, this Office recommends that state and local law enforcement officers not arrest individuals or seize marijuana under federal law when the officer determines from the facts available that the cultivation, possession, or transportation is permitted under California’s medical marijuana laws.”