{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2525","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2525","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) For the purposes of this section, “financial interest” shall have the same meaning as in Section 650.01.\n(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.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"de7161018d09eb2d1059fd288443d9d84446be09821ab7a12370f0dced5d6e05","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2523","next":"us-ca/bpc-2525.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}