Bill > AB2465

This bill modifies California's medical marijuana identification card program by removing the "voluntary" aspect of the program, making it a requirement for qualified patients and their designated primary caregivers to apply for an identification card to receive protections under the law. It also adds a provision requiring individuals applying for an identification card to state whether they intend to cultivate medical marijuana and, if so, the location of cultivation, and mandates that medical marijuana dispensaries and similar entities must keep a copy of the identification card for each person to whom they provide medical marijuana. The bill also clarifies that possession of a valid identification card generally protects individuals from arrest for certain marijuana-related offenses unless there's evidence of fraud or violation of other provisions.