ALJAZEERA: New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers announced a deal on Thursday that would allow limited access to medical marijuana and make New York the 23rd U.S. state to offer some kind of availability of the drug for therapeutic purposes.
The program, which would bar the smoking of marijuana but allow it to be eaten or vaporized, would be regulated by the state’s Department of Health. It includes a “fail-safe” provision that would allow the governor to stop the program at any time, Cuomo told a news conference in Albany…
“I always supported the concept of it. If you can get the medical benefits of medical marijuana to a suffering patient, clearly you would want to do that,” said Cuomo. “My trepidation has always been the risk. This bill virtually eliminates the risk.” … (more)
