People v. Mentch

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Act; Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.5, added by voter initiative, Prop. 215, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 5, 1996)) provides partial immunity for the possession and cultivation of marijuana to two groups of people; qualified medical marijuana patients and their primary caregivers. We consider here who may qualify as a primary caregiver. We hold that a defendant whose caregiving consisted principally of *278supplying marijuana and instructing on its use, and who • otherwise only sporadically took some patients to medical appointments, cannot qualify as a…