Lawmakers on Monday morning will hold a continued public hearing on the updated rules and regulations for the island’s medical marijuana program.
Sen. Dennis Rodriguez’s committee on health recently made markups on Bill 210, which would adopt the rules recently rewritten by the Department of Public Health and Social Services and expand the program to allow visitors to use medical marijuana.
In the marked-up rules and regulations, a provision was added to define “drug free school zones,” in which medical cannabis businesses cannot be established. According to the bill markups, a drug free school zone means any area within 1,000 feet of a public or private educational institution or its grounds (elementary to post-secondary). Zones also include the vehicle of any school bus which transports students while in motion.
