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Administering Medical Marijuana At School In Colorado: A Legal Analysis, Spencer C. Weiler, Philip Westbrook
Administering Medical Marijuana At School In Colorado: A Legal Analysis, Spencer C. Weiler, Philip Westbrook
BYU Education & Law Journal
The topic of this legal analysis is the administration of medical
marijuana to students attending Colorado K-12 public schools.
Colorado has been a pioneer in legalizing the use of marijuana. Beginning
in the year 2000, Colorado voters approved Amendment 20
legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. This law specifically
allows minors to receive a prescription for medical marijuana
under certain conditions. An unintended consequence of this law
is that minors meeting its requirements are requesting, along with
their caregivers and physicians, to have marijuana-based medication
administered to them at schools. The purpose of this legal analysis
is to …