A bill to significantly expand Delaware’s medical marijuana program is heading to the governor’s desk. At the same time, separate legislation to provide state-level protections for banks that work with cannabis businesses has passed through the House of Representatives and now moves on to the Senate.
As Delaware prepares to implement adult-use marijuana legalization, both cannabis reform measures saw major action on Thursday—with the previously House-approved medical marijuana proposal passing the Senate in a 16-5 vote, while the banking bill unanimously cleared the House and now heads to the opposite chamber.
Both bills are sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski (D), who championed that marijuana legalization legislation that was enacted into law last year.
The medical cannabis expansion measure that’s being sent to the desk of Gov. John Carney (D) would remove limitations for patient eligibility based on a specific set of qualifying health conditions. Instead, doctors could issue marijuana recommendations for any condition they see fit.
The legislation would also allow patients over the age of 65 to self-certify for medical cannabis access without the need for a doctor’s recommendation.
“With the full legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana last year, my colleagues and I agreed that our medical marijuana law
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