PARENTS COULD GIVE THEIR SICK KIDS A DOSE OF PRESCRIBED MEDICAL MARIJUANA AT SCHOOL UNDER A BILL PASSED BY HOUSE LAWMAKERS.
THE MEASURE HAS BEEN DUBBED “ASHLEY’S LAW” AFTER AN 11-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WASN’T ALLOWED TO TAKE MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR HER SEIZURES AT SCHOOL. HER FAMILY LATER SUED THE SCHAUMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER THE ISSUE.
THE LEGISLATION MAKES SURE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN ADMINISTER THE MEDICATION ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR A SCHOOL BUS AND IS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE LOU LANG OF SKOKIE.
THE LEGISLATION STILL NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR.
