Delaware’s governor has signed a bill to let terminally ill patients use medical cannabis in hospitals.
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives had unanimously passed the marijuana legislation from Sen. Marie Pinkney (D) this session, and Gov. Matt Meyer (D) signed it into law on Thursday.
Under the reform, which is set to take effect one year after its enactment, patients and their caregivers will be responsible for acquiring and administering medical marijuana, and it will need to be stored securely at all times in a locked container.
Smoking or vaping of medical cannabis will be prohibited, so patients will need to consume it via other methods.
Healthcare facility officials will need to see a copy of patients’ state medical marijuana registry ID cards, and they will be required to note their use of the drug in medical records. They will also need to “develop and disseminate written policies and procedures for the use of medical marijuana within the health care facility.”
Facilities will be able to prohibit medical marijuana use if they determine that such use would have an “adverse impact on the medical care and treatment of the patient or is otherwise contraindicated.”
They will also
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