Legislation is pending the the Assembly to increase patients’ ability gain access to medicinal cannabis.
Assembly Bill 9151 calls on the Department of Health to double the number of state-licensed medical cannabis producers and dispensaries. These new facilities will be located in underserved regions of the state.
At present, only a total of 20 dispensaries are permitted, which are located in only 13 of New York’s 62 counties. Statewide, there are 978,500 New Yorkers for every dispensary. Qualified patients are reporting extremely limited dispensary hours and a shortage of high CBD medicine. Passage of A. 9151 would address the problem of patient access by requiring the Department of Health to authorize additional facilities by January 2017.
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Additional information on pending marijuana law reform information is available from Empire State NORML here or on their Facebook page here.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
