NY Deal on Medical Marijuana Reached
New York is poised to become the 23rd state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. But the deal announced by Cuomo with legislative leaders Thursday afternoon does not allow for the smoking of the drug. Instead, patients would have to ingest it through other forms like vaporization or pills. Cuomo, citing the state’s efforts to combat smoking and the fact the benefits of marijuana can be had in other forms, would not sign off on a deal that allowed the [...]