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SB 7STATE · ColoradoIntroduced

Medical Marijuana Use in Health Facilities

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.     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.)

Voted: 3/30/2026Source

How representatives voted

57 yea·12 nay·4 other

Action history

  • 3/30/2026Governor Signed
  • 3/18/2026Sent to the Governor
  • 3/18/2026Signed by the Speaker of the House
  • 3/17/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  • 3/10/2026House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  • 3/9/2026House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  • 3/4/2026House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  • 2/19/2026Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
  • 2/19/2026Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  • 2/18/2026Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee