Lawmakers in multiple states are considering bills to allow seriously ill patients to access and use medical marijuana in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, with several such proposals advancing this week and one running into a legislative roadblock.
While the specific provisions of the legislation differs from state to state, the main goal is same: Legislators are hoping to adopt versions of what’s known as “Ryan’s law,” named after a young medical cannabis patient in California who passed away.
The 2026 session has seen iterations of the reform move in a wide variety of state legislatures so far. And this week, Ryan’s Law bills have seen positive action in at least five states—Connecticut, Hawaii, Oregon, Virginia and Washington State—while stalling, at least for now, in Mississippi.
Here’s a look at where Ryan’s Law bills are seeing action in state legislatures:
Connecticut
Members of the Connecticut legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on a bill to allow terminally ill patients to access cannabis products that could not be smoked or vaporized at health facilities such as hospitals. That would not extend to patients receiving emergency care, however.
The bill, HB 5242, also stipulates that health facilities could suspend the
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