The parents of children in California who need medical cannabis treatments could be permitted to administer their young with medicinal-grade weed on school property.

News of the approval of a state Assembly bill to permit medical cannabis on school campuses in California has been well-received by parents, who were formerly forced to remove their children from school grounds in order to medicate them.

California state Assembly sent the bill to permit medical cannabis on school campuses to Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, August 27.

The fact that the bill has been passed by the Legislature means that parents in “The Golden State” may no longer have to worry about a state law that was enacted in the 1990s, which forbode minors from using medical cannabis on campus.

Based on the details of the bill, cannabis can only be administered to children in the form of capsules or oils. Vaping and smoking will not be permitted. Plus, the students who receive medical cannabis on school grounds in California must have proof that they possess a certification from a doctor.

While school districts will have the chance to opt-in if they want to enact the policy, the bill does not command school districts to allow it.

Bill to permit medical cannabis on school campuses was one of many passed by Legislature

The bill to permit medical cannabis on school campuses in California wasn’t the only bill to be passed by the Legislature before their Friday deadline.

Business has now come to a close for the year and the Legislature made sure they hit their deadline by passing a number of bills.

Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill carried the bill, claiming that by permitting medical cannabis consumption on school property will benefit medically-impaired children and teenagers greatly.

Previous incidents involving the confiscation of cannabis oil or dismissal of children who consume medical cannabis on school grounds has contributed to the passing of this bill.

The legislature also took action in the following ways:

• A bill to forbid cannabis-containing alcoholic drinks was passed by the Senate. The bill was put forth by Assemblyman Ken Cooley. Cooley is a Democrat from Rancho Cordova and he pushed for the bill to be acknowledged by the Senate after he noticed bartenders combining cannabis extracts, such as CBD oil, with drinks. This bill will now go to the Assembly.
• “Safe injection sites” could soon be a thing in San Francisco. If the bill is approved, users of heroin and other illegal drugs will be allowed to consume illicit substances under the supervision of medical professionals. The Assembly’s decision to pass this bill was prompted by its potential to reduce the number of fatal drug overdoses.
• Legislation was also passed by the Assembly to make certain that messy signatures do not invalidate mail-in ballots. Counties must now confirm whether or not a voter signed a mail-in ballot, before tossing it aside. The signature on the ballot must be consistent with the signature on the particular voter’s registration file.
• No longer will people be able to purchase more than one long-gun during a single month, if the state Senate approves this new measure. The Assembly passed the bill with a few exceptions and, if an additional bill is passed, gun ownership restrictions will be a lot tighter for individuals with mental disorders/illnesses.