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Hickenlooper On Allowing Medical Marijuana In Schools: ‘Common Sense Would Prevail’

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 08:00

DENVER (CBS4) – A new law signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday requires medical marijuana caregivers to register with the state, and get a license if they sell more than 99 plants. But an amendment to the new law is the real story.

 

The amendment makes Colorado the first state in the country to allow medical marijuana in schools. Nearly 500 students in Colorado take cannabis for debilitating conditions. The amendment is named after one of those students whose mother led the fight for it.

As Hickenlooper signed Jack’s Amendment into law, Jack Splitt’s smile said all he couldn’t say. Splitt has cerebral palsy and just wants to go to school like any other kid.

“When you see Jack you wish that just common sense would prevail, and people say, ‘Why would this ever happen?’ ” Hickenlooper said.

Three months ago Splitt’s school confiscated the medicine that treats his...

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