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Thursday, June 18, 2015

New York senate approves expedited medical marijuana bill

New York senate approves expedited medical marijuana bill
By Taylor Brailey on Jun 17, 2015 09:45 am
[JURIST] The New York Senate [official website] on Monday passed a medical marijuana bill [materials] that would expedite access to marijuana for emergency medical purposes. The bill, passed [Capital report] by a Republican-led Senate in a 50-12 vote, would allow people with "progressive and degenerative" diseases or whose lives are at risk to have better access to marijuana. Opponents of the bill had wanted a specific provision allowing early access to marijuana for young children with debilitating conditions that could...   +read more

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