Im a ca med patient too and i xeroxed a copy of my rec with a copy of my dl and stapled it up at the entrance to my grow. I also came across an interesting bit of info. Check it out for yourself and run a google search on the "kelley case". I printed a copy of that too and stapled it next to my rec also. Basically,( and cali supreme court ruled in favor of this, ) the original prop 215, as enacted by ca voters DID NOT HAVE A PLANT COUNT. And according to the ca constitution here ill quotr this " under california constitution, article II, section 10, subdivision (c), a statute enacted by voter initiative cannot be "amended" by the legislature unless the voter initiative expressly gives the legislature the right to do so. Prop 215 did not give the legislature the right to amend the measure." "The CUA-compassionate use act(prop 215) does not specify an amount of marijuana that a patient may possess or cultivate; it states instead that the marijuana possessed or cultivated must be for the patients "personal medical purposes"(H&S code S11362.5, subd. (d) anyway to make a long story short and skip through all these million dolkar words, heres the important paragraph " the court of appeal held: (1) section 11362.77 is INVALID(<<<plant count) under california constitution, article II, section 10, subdivision (c), insofar as it amends, without approval of the electorate, the CUA, adopted by the voters as prop 215; and (2) section 11362.77 (and by extension the medical marijuana programs id card scheme) is thereby rendered wholly UNENFORCEABLE. The supreme court granted review to address both of these issues." They have since changed the "8ounces, 12 vegging or 6 mature plants" to "an amount consistent with the patients medical needs" our government added the plant count to the original law which the supreme court declared unconstitutional. In fact prop 215 never mentioned anything about having to get a recommendation even. And these prescribing drs are also trying to sell a cultivation permit which supposedly allows u to have up to 99 plants for $100+ which is complete bs cuz there is no such thing in ca law as a cultivation permit. The id card is supposed to protect u from arrest but u dont need ur med card to use medical marijuana as a defense in court. And u dont need an extra paper from ur dr saying that u need more than the 8ounces lie. Prop 215 originally only required a dr to recommend cannabis as a medical treatment(including just a simple verbal statement-no paying $$$ to get it on paper)
