Colorado Bill Would Require Schools To Store Cannabis-Based Medicines For Student Use

Nothing.”A Colorado bill under consideration by the state Legislature aims to make life easier for kids like Marley and their families. However, it didn’t require school nurses and staff to administer the medicine to students as they would pharmaceutical drugs. The bill wouldn’t force any school personnel to administer the medicine, if they don’t feel comfortable, but it does require school districts to have a policy for the storage of cannabis-based medicine on campus. The policy must allow willing school nurses, teachers or staff to administer the medicine to a student who provides a doctor’s recommendation and dosing instructions. The bill contains an exception for school districts that can prove they are at risk of losing federal funding if they administer cannabis to a student.