A Colorado school district voted unanimously on Thursday to allow students with certain medical conditions to use marijuana products in school.
The District 49 Board of Education’s 5-to-0 vote means students enrolled in schools across Colorado Springs and Peyton can treat medical symptoms with non-inhalable marijuana in-between classes.
The Colorado Association of School Boards said last week’s vote on the “Compassionate Administration of Therapeutic Cannabinoid Products on District Property” policy has made District 49 the first of 178 school districts in the state to allow the therapeutic administration of cannabinoid products on school property.
Upwards of 40 students with medical conditions that may be treated with marijuana products are currently enrolled across District 49, which is composed of more than 20 schools, including three high schools, district spokesman Matt Meister said, the Denver Post reported.
Among the dozens of district students expected to benefit from the new policy is Jackson “Jaxs” Stormes, a 16-year-old Sand Creek High School student who was suspended in May 2015 for bringing cannabis oil to school, the district said.
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