New York State Is Making it Easier to Get Medical Marijuana
Patients can even get it delivered to their homes.
New York state is about to expand its medical marijuana program to help better meet patient need and improve accessibility.
The state’s new policies were recommended by the Department of Health and will include things like home delivery and doubling the number of companies that can provide the substance. The New York Times reports that the policy changes are expected to be announced on Tuesday.
Advocates of medical marijuana have previously criticized New York’s program for being too limited. “We’ve always been interested in expanding the program,” Alphonso David, Governor Cuomo’s counsel, told the Times. “We just wanted to make sure we had the data to support it.” Most of the Health Department’s recommendations will go into effect right away. Home delivery, for one, will likely be implemented by the end of September.
Kassandra Frederique, the state director at the Drug Policy Alliance’s...
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