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CA AB2215

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/27/2018

Primary Sponsor

Ash Kalra

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits licensed veterinarians from dispensing or administering cannabis or cannabis products to animal patients.

  • Allows the Veterinary Medical Board to revoke, suspend, or fine a veterinarian's license for accepting remuneration from cannabis licensees when the veterinarian or immediate family has a financial interest with that licensee.

  • Allows the board to revoke, suspend, or fine a veterinarian for discussing medicinal cannabis with clients while employed by or contracted with a cannabis licensee, or for distributing cannabis advertising in California.

  • Protects veterinarians from discipline solely for discussing cannabis use for medicinal purposes on animals in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, absent negligence or incompetence.

  • Requires the Veterinary Medical Board to adopt and post guidelines for cannabis discussions by January 1, 2020.

Legislative Description

Veterinarians: cannabis: animals.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 819, Statutes of 2018.

9/27/2018

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/26/2018
Business, Professions and Economic Development6/7/2018
Rules5/30/2018
Appropriations4/23/2018
Business and Professions3/22/2018

Full Bill Text

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