BPC § 2525
Where this section sits in the code
- Business and Professions Code - BPC
- DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
- CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]
- ARTICLE 25. Recommending Medical Cannabis [2525. - 2525.5.]
(a) It is unlawful for a physician and surgeon who recommends cannabis to a patient for a medical purpose to accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration from or to a facility issued a state license pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000), if the physician and surgeon or his or her immediate family have a financial interest in that facility.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “financial interest” shall have the same meaning as in Section 650.01.
(c) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by civil penalties of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) and shall constitute unprofessional conduct.
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