Colorado governor signs bill that expands medical cannabis access for students

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A new law makes it easier for school-aged children to rely on their medical cannabis

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law midweek that seeks to expand access to medical cannabis for school children in need by removing obstacles to its administration. This measure comes to alleviate the stress of many parents who may not have been at ease knowing that their children were not receiving adequate medical care through a cannabis-based treatment.

SB 21-056 will remove the discretion of school principals to establish policies that make it difficult to store and administer cannabis-based medications. The bill places the responsibility on principals to “create a written treatment plan for the administration of cannabis-based medications and on school boards to adopt policies regarding the actual administration.”

In order to have a proper order and clear regulation, school boards have been asked to create guidelines, which specify how cannabis medications should be stored. Similarly, several rules will also be necessary for staff to have the ability to voluntarily possess and administer these medications to all students who are in need, as long as they qualify.

Polis said the measure has been in limbo for a long time and called it “the culmination of communities coming together to make it happen: making change.” He added, “I am pleased to sign this bill, which will finally treat cannabis the same as other prescription drugs,” Polis said.

There is no doubt that many students will now benefit from cannabis treatments as studies have shown that youth have received great medicinal benefits from the plant. From post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the treatment of various pains have been some of the reasons why cannabis has acted in a great way on today’s children.