Delaware senators have approved a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Members of the Senate Health & Social Services Committee on Tuesday passed the legislation from Sen. Marie Pinkney (D), along with an amendment to clarify its scope.
“This is a compassionate measure for patients in acute care settings to seek comfort with the use of their medical marijuana in a safe and dignified manner,” Christopher Otto, executive director of the Delaware Nurses Association, told senators before the vote.
Pinkney, the chair of the panel, explained that she worked with the Medical Society of Delaware and the Delaware Healthcare Association to craft the adopted amendment, which specifies that the bill applies only to licensed acute care hospitals and not other types of healthcare facilities, and clarifies that patients and caregivers must notify attending physicians of patients’ use of medical cannabis.
Under SB 226, patients and their caregivers would be responsible for acquiring and administering medical marijuana, and it would need to be stored securely at all times in a locked container.
Smoking or vaping of medical cannabis would be prohibited, so patients would need to consume it via other
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