The Mississippi House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice centers.
About a week after advancing out of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee, the full chamber passed the legislation from Rep. Kevin Felsher (R) in a 117-1 vote on Wednesday.
Known as “Ryan’s Law,” an acknowledgement of a young cannabis patient who passed and whose father has since become an advocate for access in hospital settings, the bill is meant to “support the ability of terminally ill qualifying patients to safely use medical cannabis within specified health care facilities.”
“Ryan’s Law is rooted in one simple principle: at the end of life, compassion and medical judgment should come before bureaucracy,” Felsher said on the floor before the vote. “This legislation will allow terminally ill qualifying patients to safely use medical cannabis within a specific healthcare facility, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and hospice facilities.”
The legislation would require hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and hospice centers to “allow terminally ill qualifying patients in the facility to use medical cannabis” in forms other than smoking or vaping.
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