{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-11362.712","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 11362.712","heading":"","body":"(a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, a qualified patient must possess a physician’s recommendation that complies with Article 25 (commencing with Section 2525) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. Failure to comply with this requirement shall not, however, affect any of the protections provided to patients or their primary caregivers by Section 11362.5.\n(b) A county health department or the county’s designee shall develop protocols to ensure that, commencing upon January 1, 2018, all identification cards issued pursuant to Section 11362.71 are supported by a physician’s recommendation that complies with Article 25 (commencing with Section 2525) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000. - 11651.]","CHAPTER 6. Offenses and Penalties [11350. - 11395.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Medical Marijuana Program [11362.7. - 11362.85.]"],"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":"14a931841591a7b4961bf9c378e9d667059502df912452047e23a86d044b5263","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-11362.71","next":"us-ca/hsc-11362.713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}