Bill > SB270

This bill allows terminally ill patients in licensed healthcare facilities to use medical marijuana, provided they have a current recommendation for its use and a terminal, irreversible condition. Healthcare facilities must prohibit smoking or vaping of medical marijuana, document its use in patient records, and require patients or their primary caregivers to be responsible for obtaining, administering, and removing the marijuana, which must be stored securely in a locked container. Healthcare professionals are prohibited from administering or assisting with the medical marijuana, and facilities are not required to provide recommendations or include medical marijuana in discharge plans. The bill also outlines procedures for disposing of unused marijuana upon a patient's discharge and requires facilities to develop staff training on guidelines for medical marijuana use. Importantly, facilities may suspend compliance if federal agencies take action against them related to medical marijuana use or if federal regulations expressly prohibit it, but they cannot prohibit use solely because marijuana is a federally controlled substance.