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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:31 AM Feb 2016

Patients struggle to get medical marijuana in New York

Thousands of critically ill New Yorkers have struggled to access medical marijuana, and some doctors are saying state Department of Health failures are keeping the potentially life-saving drug out of reach.

The state agency mishandled regulations on how doctors certify marijuana patients, including thousands in the Lower Hudson Valley suffering from serious illnesses such as epilepsy and cancer, an investigation by The Journal News/lohud has found.

Questions about conflicts, inaccurate statements and botched dispensary openings have also mounted.

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http://www.lohud.com/story/news/investigations/2016/02/24/medical-marijuana-new-york/79655424/

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Patients struggle to get medical marijuana in New York (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2016 OP

Sounds like Illinois. B Calm Feb 2016 #1

at least in Illinois, patients can get bud waddirum Feb 2016 #2

Foolish consistency, BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2016 #3

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

1. Sounds like Illinois.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:20 AM

Feb 2016

waddirum

(991 posts)

2. at least in Illinois, patients can get bud

Reply to B Calm (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 03:04 AM

Feb 2016

In New York, no bud or any "smokeable" form is allowed. Only tinctures or concentrates for oral use is allowed.

"We have spent billions of dollars in the effort to eliminate smoking, and it goes against all the wisdom of public health to turn our backs on all that we have done in this area," acting State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said when the law was passed.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

3. Foolish consistency,

Reply to waddirum (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 9, 2016, 05:13 PM

Apr 2016

small mind, etc.

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