LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County school board members on Monday unanimously approved a policy that regulates how medical marijuana is administered on campus.
According to the new proposal, students who are on the state's medical marijuana registry and have a qualified patient identification card will be permitted to receive treatment at a designated location on school property as long as an authorized caregiver administers it.
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The school cannot store the product and employees cannot supervise the treatment process. Medical marijuana cannot be given on a school bus or at a school-sponsored event.
The policy was developed earlier this year after the Florida Department of Education sent a memo to school districts reminding administrators that they needed to have a medical marijuana plan in place.
The proposal was tentatively approved in October then received a final vote on Monday.
Click here to read the proposal in its entirety.