The North Dakota legislature has sent a bill to the governor that would allow patients admitted to hospice care to self-certify as medical marijuana patients.
The legislation from Rep. Mary Schneider (D) cleared the House in an 86-6 vote last month and the Senate unanimously in a 45-0 vote last week. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Doug Burgum (R).
Under the proposal, terminally ill patients could use proof of their admittance in hospice care in lieu of a doctor’s written recommendation to register as a medical cannabis patient. As introduced, the measure would have given the self-certification option to any person age 65 and older, but that was amended out by the House Human Services Committee last month.
The legislation states that regulators would have to issue a cannabis patient card within 14 days of receiving the documentation, and application fees would be waived.
In the interest of expediency, the bill also makes it so designated caregivers would be able to pick up marijuana products for patients in hospice without going through a background check process, just as they’re currently allowed to do for terminally ill patients.
“When someone is in hospice, they often don’t have the
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