YAHOO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday he will authorize the medical use of marijuana, making his the 21st US state to do so and one of the biggest…
“We will establish a program allowing up to 20 hospitals to prescribe medical marijuana,” he said during his annual state of the state speech in Albany.
Cuomo argued that research has suggested marijuana, which is widely but illegally used for recreational purposes, can help patients “manage the pain and treatment of cancer and other serious illnesses.” … (more)
