Colorado Governor Signs Bill Allowing School Nurses to Administer Medical Cannabis
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law legislation allowing School nurses to legally administer medical cannabis to students who are qualified patients.
Representative Dylan Roberts, the primary sponsor of House Bill 1286, called the governor’s signature “a major win for Colorado kids and their families.”
According to its official summary; “The bill allows a school nurse or the school nurse’s designee, who may or may not be an employee of the school, to also possess and administer medical marijuana to a student at school.”
The new law “provides a school nurse or the school nurse’s designee protection from criminal prosecution if he or she possesses and administers medical marijuana to a student at school.”
House Bill 1286 was passed by the House of Representatives 47 to 17, and by the Senate 30 to 5. The full text of of the measure can be found by clicking here.
