California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sept. 2 to protect the right of patients to medical treatment if they use cannabis and the right of physicians and clinics to treat them.
Assembly Bill 1954, introduced by California Assemblymember Bill Quirk, passed the legislature with bipartisan support.
The bill was sponsored by California NORML, the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1972 that advocates for the rights of cannabis consumers in the state, and co-sponsored by Americans for Safe Access.
“Many physicians are under the mistaken impression that they can’t prescribe medication to patients who test positive for cannabis,” said Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML.
The new law clarifies that physicians cannot be punished for treating patients who use or test positive for cannabis, despite its illicit status under federal law.
The bill also outlaws the automatic elimination of cannabis-using patients from pain management programs by specifying that a positive drug test for cannabis should not be the sole basis for denying medical treatment.
Really!
With the homeless and fentanyl problems our governor is Concerned about cannabis.
Re-elected Newsom ?
What!?
We know countless individuals and families that have never had this happen anywhere with dozens of medical offices. Hospitals and ER facilities.
What is Newsom trying to pull here exactly?
I’m sick and tired of this guy and his constant BS.
+1 … next will be hallucinagenics then cocaine then ???
Kaiser will not allow you to get pain meds if you use Marijuana
Newsome is crazy! This is not needed.
And neither is most the stuff he does. Do you know what’s crazier? Most California’s are going to vote to reelect him!
Votes don’t elect out leaders. Vote counters do.
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Marijuana users are now a protected class?
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… it’s wokeism!
Wow that’s great! Gives you something to think about when you and your family are driving in front of a 80,000 lbs Semi-Truck.
Newsom is super concerned and focused on the rights of drug users….
I read it a couple of times, but still didn’t see the part where it said that truck drivers will no longer be drug tested. Maybe you could point it out?
Stupid people should not be allowed to vote!
This isn’t a game, it’s serious business… allowing complete morons to decide who will govern is never going to turn out well.
We don’t even require a high school diploma for people to vote.
Stop the insanity!
Any sentence beginning with “Governor Newsom signs” is bound to be bad news.
But you can’t look away because it’s important to know what the adverse effects will be.
I’m tempted to manufacture “Newsom/Soros ‘24” bumper stickers, just to see how many Californians proudly display them.