ColoradoMedical Marijuana Use in Health Facilities
What it does
The act permits a health facility to allow patients who are terminally ill and who are registered in the state's medical marijuana program to use medical marijuana within the health facility, subject to certain parameters. The act requires a health facility that allows such use to document the patient's medical marijuana program registration and medical marijuana usage in the patient's medical records and develop guidelines for and impose restrictions on the possession, usage, storage, and administration of medical marijuana to ensure the safety of others, safe facility operations, and compliance with other laws. A health facility is not required to handle medical marijuana for a patient.
More detail
The act prohibits the department of public health and environment (department) from requiring compliance with the act as a condition for a health facility to obtain or renew a license or certification that it is required to carry to operate as a health facility. Additionally, the act prohibits the department from requiring compliance if compliance would result in a violation of state law, a loss of federal funding, noncompliance with the federal medicare or medicaid programs, or noncompliance with accreditation or licensing requirements. Lastly, the act allows a health facility to suspend compliance with the act's provisions in the event that, and only as long as, a listed federal entity takes an action that requires the health facility to suspend its compliance with the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Mar 18Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 18Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 17Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Mar 10House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 4House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-007 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-007 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 18Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-007, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced