'New York may allow medical marijuana use'

[OZ Stoners]

New York (AFP) - New York is planning to loosen its marijuana laws to allow limited use of the drug by people suffering serious illness, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing state officials.

 

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[doctor_nelson]

January 5 2014. NY USA. copyright presumably NYT.

New York state finally sees the light and is preparing to allow tightly regulated medical cannabis use

Not quite Colorado style, but NY has historically had tough cannabis laws and enforcement so this is a good sign...

Edited January 5, 2014 by doctor_nelson

[OZ Stoners]

New York will soon allow the limited use of medical marijuana for seriously ill patients under a plan the governor will announce in the next few days, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has steadily resisted pressure to legalize marijuana, was expected to announce the plan at Wednesday's State of the State address, according to the newspaper's website. The ...

 

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[OZ Stoners]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would become the 21st state to allow medical use of marijuana under a proposal Gov. Andrew Cuomo will unveil this week.

 

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[OZ Stoners]

New York Times reports that state may become the 21st US state to allow medical use of marijuana.

 

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[OZ Stoners]

New York is planning to loosen its marijuana laws to allow limited use by people suffering serious illness.        

 

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[Skunkxxx]

The Mayor found a loop hole in NY state law so he signed the Bill Today.Limited Medical use for some is better than nothing.

[OZ Stoners]

Too bad weed is not cool, because New York will finally catch up to the 20 other states (and D.C.!) with medical marijuana laws this week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives his State of the State address.  The New York Times first reported that Cuomo will announce an executive action on Wednesday making medical marijuana legal for patients with serious illnesses, under strict conditions. New York was ...

 

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[OZ Stoners]

New York appears poised to join the 20 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo – who in the past had opposed medical marijuana – reportedly will announce his support in his State of the State address this week. As first reported by the New York Times, Gov. Cuomo’s plan will be more restrictive than other states permitting ...

 

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