Washington Could be the 5th State to Allow Medical Cannabis in Schools

      The Washington State Senate has passed a bill requiring school districts to allow parents to administer CBD infused products on public school grounds, on buses and at school sanctioned events. Following a 77-19 vote in the Washington House, the bill passed easily in the Senate with a vote of 41-4 and is now headed back to the House for final approval. Students receiving the nonsmokable cannabidiol must be registered in the state medical cannabis database and only their parents are permitted to administer the CBD rich products, a provision meant to protect school district employees from issues with the Federal Government. Additionally, portions of the bill requires a review of the program if the federal Government does threaten school funding.

      The prime sponsor of the bill for the third year, Representative Brian Blake, D Aberdeen commented “We want to give the school system, the K-12 system, some comfort because they said they were stuck between a rock and a hard place. I think there was some objections in the Republican caucus about the word marijuana in the title. think it freaked people out.”

 (From Rep Brian Blake quote to Spokesman Review)

      Despite recent advances in Cannabidiol public policy and science, thirty three states and D.C. have full plant medical cannabis systems, with ~17 more having high CBD laws, the FDA famously approved the first oral CBD spray in 2018 and the University of Alabama Birmingham recently found CBD to be an effective treatment for seizure disorders, school districts around the country still struggle at the intersection of local, state and Federal cannabis laws. Remarkably, if passed Washington would only be the fifth state to require school districts statewide to allow parents to administer medical cannabis at schools.

Tacoma Community College Launches Cannabis Continuing Education Class

     Tacoma Community College is hosting a three session continuing education course on the topic of cannabis at its Tacoma and Gig Harbor campuses. The Tacoma course will be focused on the cannabis industry and the Gig Harbor class will introduce medical cannabis. The course will also touch on the history and the plant itself. These Tacoma Community College continuing education  courses will be taught by Lukas Barfield, a local teacher, Director of Advocates for Medical Cannabis and a local cannabis writer/reporter.

      Come have an experience with cannabis at TCC's Cannabis, Topics and Trends continuing education course. Maybe you are thinking of joining the growing cannabis industry, or wonder why did cannabis become illegal in the first place? Get helpful tips on safely storing cannabis and how to keep it out of the hands of kids, while getting an inside look at cannabis in Washington. Find answers to medical cannabis questions. If you're curious about cannabis, This is the class for you.

*Note-Cannabis products are not allowed on Tacoma Community College campuses. At no time will cannabis be present for this course.

Instructor

Lukas Barfield is a cannabis writer, reporter and activist who lives in Tacoma, WA. He holds a Master's Degree in Education and has experience teaching Math, Science and Technology. This experience, combined with lifelong experience with cannabis, allows him to bring the rigor of Math and Science to the subject of cannabis. He is the Director of Advocates for Medical Cannabis, a WA non-profit dedicated to bringing a medical cannabis system to Washington State based on compassion and science. Lukas writes for Ganjapreneurs, Cannabis Financial Network, Stoned Daily and has been published in Marijuana Ventures Magazine. He has taught in middle school, parochial school, and college settings and is looking forward to bringing his passion for teaching to Tacoma Community College.