One law expands the pool of patients eligible to receive medical cannabis authorizations while another prohibits doctors from recommending medical marijuana to those who are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
Topic: Legislation
The legislation will make it easier for qualified patients to register for the state’s medical cannabis access program and for physicians to participate in it.
The pending legislation raises the amount of THC-infused products patients can legally possess.
NORML opposes HB 1053 because it unduly interferes with doctor/patient relations.
The legislation provides dedicated funding so that scientists can better understand the safety and efficacy of real-world cannabis products.
The measure seeks to “encourage the full participation of entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement.”
The Governor explained, “The exclusion of people from the workforce because of marijuana-related activities that are lawful in Colorado, but illegal in other states, hinders our economy and our state.”
“The budget bill is a helpful start, but much more needs to be done to make legal cannabis more readily accessible to consumers.”