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Maryland\u2019s governor has signed legislation to provide legal protections for veterinarians who recommend medical marijuana for animals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday approved a pair of bills to make it so the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners cannot \u201csuspend or revoke a license, reprimand or censure a licensee, or place a licensee on probation solely on the basis of the licensee discussing or recommending the use of cannabis\u2026or a product that contains cannabidiol on an animal for potential therapeutic effect or health supplementation purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n SB 54<\/a> from Sen. Clarence Lam (D) and HB 452<\/a> from Del. Michele Guyton (D) had both cleared each chamber of the legislature in unanimous votes this session.<\/p>\n The new law will\u00a0take effect on October 1.<\/p>\n At the Senate bill\u2019s hearing before the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee in February, Lam said the proposal came about from conversations he had with veterinarians.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d heard from some vets who were concerned, because they had heard from animal owners or pet owners that some of their pets and animals were experiencing things like cancer,\u201d he said, \u201cand their veterinarians were not able to even discuss the options for cannabis use for those animals to be able to alleviate alleviate their pain and suffering for those animals, even if the animal owner requested it.\u201d<\/p>\n The lawmaker said a letter about the issue sent by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners a few years ago \u201chas given a lot of caution to veterinarians to even talk about whether cannabis might be helpful for an animal.\u201d<\/p>\n The legislation now heading to the governor\u2019s desk, Lam argued, will help by \u201csetting a baseline level of protection to ensure that veterinarians are able to answer their clients\u2019 or customers\u2019 questions and provide evidence-based information about the use of cannabis and CBD products for pets who may need them.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew Weeman of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association told the committee that the bill will \u201creinforce the veterinary client patient relationship and allow us to have a discussion with our clientele.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a topic that comes up frequently, and in small animal medicine, in particular\u2026CBD products are available over the counter,\u201d he said. \u201cConsumers are taking those in. They\u2019re giving them to their pets, and they come to us with questions, and most of us feel a little bit hamstrung and that we try to keep up on this, but we can\u2019t discuss it with them, knowing that [state officials] could take punitive action against our license if we do that.\u201d<\/p>\n The legislation, Weeman said, \u201cremoves a layer of ambiguity at the state level and helps us to just reinforce that communication so that we can keep pets safe and clients informed of the questions that they\u2019re bringing to us every day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Meanwhile, Maryland lawmakers are also recently sent the governor legislation to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized over their lawful use of medical marijuana<\/a> off the job.<\/p>\n They also passed bills to extend a psychedelics task force through the end of 2027, charging it with developing updated recommendations<\/a> on expanding therapeutic access to the novel substances and potentially creating a regulatory framework for broader legalization.<\/p>\n The post Maryland Governor Signs Bills To Protect Veterinarians Who Recommend Medical Marijuana For Animals<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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