Colorado Legislature Passes School Medical Marijuana Accommodation Bill

In the week leading up to the end of the Second Regular Session of the State Legislature, two major pieces of marijuana legislation met their fates.

In the first week of May, a proposal to certify organic marijuana at the state level was rejected in a Senate committee by a vote of 4-3, while Jack’s Law, a bill requiring Colorado schools to accommodate the use of non-smokeable medical marijuana by students, passed both the House and Senate.

These bills are small, but significant pieces of legislation. They were necessitated by conflicts between state and federal laws concerning the rights of cannabis patients and consumers.

The measure concerning organic certification for marijuana, HB16-1079, was introduced in the midst of a long line of recalls for marijuana grown with unapproved and potentially hazardous pesticides in an attempt to protect consumer rights and public health.

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