Terminally ill Delawareans could get medical marijuana if new legislation in the General Assembly becomes law.
"With each passing year, we are seeing more data on the benefits of medical marijuana, which is helping to de-stigmatize the medication," said Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark and the bill's sponsor in a news release. "Delawareans facing a terminal illness should be able to access medical marijuana to help ease their symptoms and to cope with an extremely difficult situation.”
The change would apply to anyone suffering from a condition that is "deemed fatal within a year regardless of any other medical treatment."
Baumbach said the bill was the next logical step after a new law passed last year allowing the use of cannabidol and oil products to treat patients under 18 who suffer from conditions like seizures, muscle spams and nausea.
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