NY keeps list of cannabis doctors from public view
Two days before the state’s medical marijuana program started, the section of frequently asked questions on the Department of Health’s medical marijuana assured visitors “(t)he Department of Health will soon post a list of those registered physicians who consent to providing their names and specialties.”
Apparently, not to the public.
To be literal, the original FAQ did not say to whom the list would be posted. You, like me, probably figured it’d be posted on www.health.ny.gov/regulations/medical_marijuana/. That way, we could look up which physicians had completed online training, registered with the state and could certify those of us who met stringent criteria to buy the medication.
In fact, that line was emailed to me by a health department spokesman when I asked on Jan. 5 when the state would release data on the number of physicians who were registered in the program.
Now the state is clearing up any confusion....
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