- The objective of this presentation is to show practitioners from all states how to implement Ryan's Law (Compassion Cannabis use for terminally ill patients in healthcare facilities) while avoiding potential federal hurdles.

- The focus is to show how to protect healthcare professionals while still helping to facilitate the use of medical cannabis in long term care (elderly facilities) and hospitals. We include policies and procedures the medical teams can bring back to their home states to help implementation. The presentation also includes an overview of views and regulations from current federal organizations (ie. department of public health, centers for medicare services, etc) to help guide practitioners when implementing.

- We have seen a lot of chaos in California which is the first start that Ryan's Law has been approved in so far. The issues are mostly from the healthcare system's staff and facilities which are not prepared or knowledgeable about how to properly implement Ryan's Law in their facilities. This is causing harm to patients as they are seeking the use of medical cannabis for their last year or less of life but when the system is not setup properly they are not able to access the cannabis medicine they need. With this presentations and policies & procedures, clinicians have a guide on how to help their terminally ill patients while still following federal regulations.

- We have seen that patients have a much happier and peaceful end of life when they are able to have access to their medical cannabis therapy. They are less sedated, have better pain and anxiety control, and are able to have a meaningful last contact with their families before they pass. Ryan's law has also been shown to make the dying process easier on both the patient and the family.