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Jan. 21, 2010 — Today, the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s limits on how much medical marijuana patients can possess — they can now legally possess as much as is “reasonably related to the patient’s current medical needs.”

California Supreme Court strikes down limits on medical marijuana possession
January 21, 2010 | 11:50 am

The California Supreme Court today struck down the state’s limits on how much medical marijuana a patient can possess, concluding that the restrictions imposed by the Legislature were an unconstitutional amendment of a 1996 voter-approved initiative.

The decision means that patients and caregivers with a doctor’s recommendation to use marijuana can now possess as much as is “reasonably related to the patient’s current medical needs,” a standard that the court established in a 1997 decision.

Read the full story at LATimes.com.