In this July 26, 2021 photo, Brianne Walker plays with her 3-year-old daughter, Jeannette, at A Place To Grow daycare in Brentwood, N.H. Walker and her family have qualified for the expanded child tax credit, part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. “The additional money does help alleviate the pressure,” said Walker, 29, who took custody of her two siblings last year after her mother overdosed. The $800 credit will help make up for losses she incurred after quitting a kitchen design job to care for her three children, as well as her two younger brothers. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
South Florida Democratic Sen. Tina Polsky has filed a bill for consideration in the 2025 regular legislative session that would prohibit a court from denying or restricting parental rights based solely on a parent’s use of medical marijuana.
The measure (SB 146) also would prohibit the presumption of neglect or child endangerment based on a parent’s status as a certified medical marijuana patient. Polsky filed a similar bill in the 2024 session but it was never considered by the Senate. In its support of the 2024 proposal, the National Organization of Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) last year released a statement noting “there is no evidence to suggest that cannabis use impacts one’s ability to take care of a child.”
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