- In Colorado anyone who is 21 years old can have 30 grams of marijuana, which costs less than $ 100 today. It has already been legalized in Alabama, Georgia and Texas, "says Ricardo Baca, former editor-in-chief of the magazine and" The Cannabist "from Denver.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a law that allows school nurses in this state to administer medical marijuana - informs Newsweek.
Signed by Hickenlooper, Act No. 1286 gives parents the right to bring medical marijuana to their child's school and hand it over to a school nurse - provided that medical marijuana has been registered for medical reasons - informs "The Denver Post".
Parents in Colorado had the right to administer medical marijuana to their children in school. The new law, however, makes this entitlement also to school nurses, if they were previously authorized by parents.
The new regulations also specify that medical marijuana must be kept in schools in special cabinets that only the school head and parent can open.
Hickenlooper in a statement after signing the act stressed that the state authorities will continue to make efforts to prevent recreational marijuana from landing in the hands of students.
In Colorado, the use of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal since 2012 (in the US there are eight states that allow this, 20 consecutive states allow the use of medical marijuana).