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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 New York launches medical marijuana program, among the nation's strictest 🌿New York launches medical marijuana program, among the nation's strictest
New York will roll out its medical marijuana program Thursday when dispensaries open, dispersed throughout the state from New York City to Albany. Eight dispensaries are slated to launch this week.
The Compassionate Care Act was signed into law in July 2014, and will allow patients with debilitating or life threatening conditions to obtain medical marijuana. The Department of Health includes patients with these conditions as eligible: cancer, HIV infection or AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury with spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathy, and Huntington's disease.
Patients suffering from these conditions would have to see a registered physician to receive a prescription. Doctors are required to pay for a $249 four-hour online course in order to receive licensing. The Department of Health has not published a list of registered physicians, but will "soon post a list of those registered physicians who consent to providing their names and specialties," ...
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