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RI S2872
Bill
Status
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Lauria
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AI Summary
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Healthcare facilities must permit terminally ill patients (prognosis of one year or less) to use medicinal cannabis, with smoking and vaping prohibited as consumption methods
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Patients must provide valid identification and either a medical marijuana card or written physician documentation recommending cannabis use
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Facilities must document cannabis use in medical records, require storage in locked containers, and develop written guidelines for medicinal cannabis use on premises
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Healthcare facilities may suspend compliance if federal agencies (DOJ, CMS, or other regulatory bodies) initiate enforcement action or issue rules expressly prohibiting medical cannabis in healthcare settings
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Compliance is not required as a condition for facility licensing, and facilities are not obligated to recommend cannabis or include it in discharge plans
Legislative Description
Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.
Food And Drugs
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
3/4/2026