Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients, report.

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Plain-English Summary

Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report. Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients in medical care facilities…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Medicaid / public insuranceindirect

Hospital staff may administer cannabis oil to terminally ill patients with valid certification, and staff are exempt from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil.

Low-income / working-classindirect

The bill may indirectly affect low-income patients by potentially increasing access to medical cannabis in medical care facilities, though cost is not explicitly mentioned.(low confidence)

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

Medicaid / public insuranceindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Hospital staff may administer cannabis oil to terminally ill patients with valid certification, and staff are exempt from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil.
“hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil.”· Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil.
Low-income / working-classindirectMinor impactLow certainty
The bill may indirectly affect low-income patients by potentially increasing access to medical cannabis in medical care facilities, though cost is not explicitly mentioned.
“hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil”· Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil.

What the Bill Does

Directs the Department of Health to create regulations for hospital staff to store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil to terminally ill patients with valid certification.
Exempts hospital staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil under these circumstances.
Establishes a work group to discuss the implementation of providing cannabis products in medical care facilities.

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