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Debate Over Medical Marijuana In Schools Begins At State Capitol

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/04/2015 - 08:00

DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers began a debate on Friday over whether to allow children to bring medical marijuana to school.

The bill passed out of committee with a unanimous vote. It went to the state House floor for debate on Friday evening. It was given initial approval and needs one more vote before heading to the state Senate.

The bill is designed to help the nearly 500 children who use medical marijuana for debilitating conditions like seizures and muscle spasms. Many of those children have moved to Colorado with their families specifically to have access to medical marijuana.

Those children take a special strain that is low in THC but high in cannabinoids, what is believed to help relieve their symptoms.

Right now many of those children aren’t able to to go school because schools are “Drug Free Zones” and the laws don’t differentiate between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana....

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