NY: Cuomo defends state's medical marijuana program
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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday recognized that the state’s slow moving medical marijuana program is not “perfect,” but said he’d rather err on the side of caution than move it along too quickly.
Eighteen months after signing the Compassionate Care Act into law, the state’s medical marijuana plan went into effect last month.
Advocates, who have long complained that the program is to restrictive, say that the lethargic roll out has resulted in large geographical areas not being served and have look to expand the program.
At a press conference in Dunkirk, Cuomo defended the program.
“The system just started. We moved very quickly The system is up. It's working. Most accounts are it's working well,” Cuomo told reporters. “Is it perfect? No. But you also have to remember, you're dispensing marijuana and you've got to be careful, and I'd rather be a little bit more careful then have the...
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