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Government

Mar. 4, 2014

Legislation would overturn court ruling's rule on medication possession

A bill proposed in the Assembly would clarify that a patient's representatives may pick up and transport prescription medications.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A bill proposed in the Assembly would clarify that a patient's representatives may pick up and transport prescription medications.


Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, introduced the legislation after a 3rd District Court of Appeal panel ruled that only the patient could possess and transport a prescribed control substance. People v. Carboni, C066518 (Cal. App. 3rd Dist. Jan. 3, 2014)...

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