2014 Senate Bill 736

Expand court authority over medical marijuana patients’ children

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 15, 2014

Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To expand the authority of a court to order actions that potentially could result in a medical marijuana patient losing his or her parental rights. Specifically, the bill would authorize the court to order an independent medical examination to determine that medical marijuana is indicated for the parent’s condition, order the parent to stop using it if the independent exam does not support this prescription, or impose “any other order" within the court's authority that it considers "in the best interests of the child".

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary