The Colorado House of Representatives has sent a bill to the governor that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—with recently added provisions that advocates argue undermine the measure’s original intent.
Weeks after advancing through the Senate, with amendments, the legislation from Sen. Kyle Mullica (D) cleared the full House on third reading in a 49-12 vote on Tuesday. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis (D), who has long championed cannabis reform in the state.
“This is a good bill,” Rep. Ryan Gonzalez (R) said on the floor. “I think we should be able to give patients who are terminally ill, and other conditions, an option to have alternative methods of treatment. And that includes cannabis.”
“I just can’t stress enough the importance of this bill for my district, for my community and for the people that I represent,” he said. “I went back to my district, and they were very excited about this—for people who have an opportunity to do this.”
That said, advocates have been critical about changes made throughout the legislative process, arguing, for example, that making it so hospitals would have the option—rather than
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