Under House Bill 1373, Colorado school districts need to provide reasonable accommodations to students who require medical cannabis, and prohibits school districts from disciplining a student who is enrolled in the state’s medical marijuana program. “Kids don’t have the benefit of time when they’re sick and when they need to go to school, we need to do everything we can to make sure we provide everything we can to provide reasonable accommodations” -Rep.
Now the school district is writing a policy named after Benjamin. Benjamin’s school called Child Protective Services when they found he was taking hemp oil for seizures. Also testifying was Amber Wann and her son Benjamin. When Jack’s mother testified, lawmakers stood in honor of the courage of these families. Jonathan Singer, another bill was introduced this year making it clear that the treatment was not an option, but a necessity, for students like Jack. Their efforts helped to pass a law last year that allowed caregivers to administer cannabis to children at school, but schools soon found a loophole in the process. So when his school confiscated his medicine claiming it was a controlled substance, Jack and his mother Stacey Linn took their fight to the state Capitol. Jack has cerebral palsy and suffers from debilitating spasms and has found relief with medical cannabis. The bill was inspired by a boy named Jack Splitt. School district personnel will not be required to administer the medication to students.
Students themselves will continue to be banned from possessing cannabis in any form on school property. The new law allows any preschool, primary or secondary student in Colorado, who holds a valid recommendation for medical marijuana, to receive non-smokable cannabis treatments at school, on the bus or at a school sponsored event.Ī designated caregiver (usually a parent or private caregiver) must bring the medication to the student, administer it without creating a distraction, and then remove all excess medication. Colorado Gov John Hickenlooper signed “ Jack’s Law“ on Monday which allow students to receive medical marijuana treatments on school property.
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