Sounds like I may be eating a warm piece of crow. I always thought that New York would be one of the last states to allow medical marijuana (right along with those states in the bible belt). But alas, the New York Senate passed a bill legalizing access to medical marijuana on Friday (June 20).
The new agreement included a major demand that no smoking of the drug would be permitted, though a variety of other options — including edibles and tinctures — would be. Patients would also be allowed to inhale if the drug was vaporized, similar to e-cigarettes.
The State Health Department would oversee the program, which would contain a provision to “pull the plug” on it at any time.
A small number of diseases would qualify patients for medical marijuana use, including AIDS, cancer, epilepsy and several serious degenerative conditions.
More than 20 states now allow patients access to marijuana.
Leave a Reply