Allows terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals, skilled nursing, and hospice facilities.
The Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, also known as Ryan's Law, allows terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice facilities. It prohibits smoking or vaping as methods to use medical cannabis and requires patients or their designated caregivers to be responsible for acquiring, retrieving, administering, and removing medical cannabis. Health care professionals and facility staff are prohibited from administering or retrieving medical cannabis.
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