Legalized Marijuana on your Unit?

Nurses General Nursing

Published

I am curious if anyone has encountered any legalized marijuana on your unit? Vapes, edibles, whatever else people use now. Do you have any policies on it? Interesting stories? I am surprised I have not run into it yet. I hear it might interfere with Keppra but honestly do not know about interactions.

How about in SNF or LTAC or other long term care where patients remain a long time?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

I haven't personally encountered it, but at my job hospice and home health clients use medical marijuana. Hospice clients use edibles, home health clients prefer tinctures.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

I'm sure there won't be smoking types (vapes) allowed. As for edibles, I'd assume that any medications would have to be approved/checked by pharmacy, otherwise we'd be letting people take their home medications, which isn't allowed. One of my units used marinol (a derivative) as an appetite enhancer. It was a geriatrics unit (but hospital stocked it, so likely used on other units),

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ER.

Our hospital has written a policy saying they are committed to allowing marijuana, if the patient takes it at home. However, they don't provide it, except in pill form, and they have a nonsmoking policy. Family would have to bring it in edibles, I suppose.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I think it's safe to assume many patients are using edibles.

I don't think a hospital bed is getting between a committed user and his edibles.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment