Press Release: Expanding NY’s Medical Marijuana Program: Statement by Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried

Per our piece earlier in the day here’s the source press release and links

Expanding NY’s Medical Marijuana Program:

Statement by Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried

“I applaud Commissioner of Health Howard Zucker and Governor Andrew Cuomo for taking further steps to expand access to medical marijuana.

Expanding the list of eligible conditions to include chronic pain will help thousands of New Yorkers ease their suffering with an alternative to drugs , such as opioids, which can be dangerous, addictive, and have serious side effects.

Allowing the companies that manufacture and sell medical marijuana (registered organizations) to wholesale their products to other registered organizations will expand the variety of products available across the state. Additionally, the decision to lift the cap of five products (“brands”) per registered organization will ensure access for patients with rare or complex conditions.

These changes build on the Department’s recent decision to allow physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) to certify patients for medical marijuana – good news for the thousands of New Yorkers who use PAs or NPs as their health care providers, and reflecting PA’s and NP’s long-recognized scope of practice.”

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