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Old 01-06-2014, 11:19 AM
 
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Cuomo finally came to his senses and will allow medical marijuana in NY state.

It will be one of the most stringent medical marijuana states in the country and it's expected to get the go ahead this year.

It will be dispensed through 8 hospitals.

Time for me to sign up.
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Old 01-06-2014, 11:30 AM
 
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My guess is that this will also lead to legal recreational use.
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Old 01-06-2014, 11:43 AM
 
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32898153.QUOTE=Above Average Bear;32898153]My guess is that this will also lead to legal recreational use.[/quote]

If it can be done safely here I would have no problem with it.

We would have to closely monitor states that allow recreational use such as Colorado and Washington.

Hey, maybe open up smoking clubs like they had in the 20's in Harlem.
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Old 01-06-2014, 11:48 AM
 
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My guess is this will be "rolled" out in phases and they will add hospitals along the way. There is going to be a huge demand in the city alone.
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Old 01-06-2014, 12:00 PM
 
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Got any links to this?

I read something like the OP about 1 yr ago. Republicans had blocked it back then.
I didn't like that the proposed law was so stringent but I guess it's better than no law.
Now it's time that the federal government stopped being so ridiculous and take pot off the schedule I type of drugs.
Having MJ alongside heroine is nothing short of stupid.
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Old 01-06-2014, 12:03 PM
 
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Got any links to this?

I read something like the OP about 1 yr ago. Republicans had blocked it back then.
I didn't like that the proposed law was so stringent but I guess it's better than no law.
Now it's time that the federal government stopped being so ridiculous and take pot off the schedule I type of drugs.
Having MJ alongside heroine is nothing short of stupid.

He signed an Executive Order so he wouldn't have to go through the Senate and the Assembly.


I wonder which hospitals are going to be able to dispense it??
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Old 01-06-2014, 12:56 PM
 
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NYS needs to adopt an constitutional amendment and become like other states and ban current office holders from running for election to another.

Every single thing Cuomo does between now and 2015 or so must be viewed with the face he most certainly going to run for the WH in 2016.

This very limited EO puts another notch in Cuomo's "progressive/liberal" belt. He's already pushed gay marriage but that was two years ago and he needs more if he's going go up against Hillary Clinton and the governors of Maryland and Delaware (rumored also to be running).
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Old 01-06-2014, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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Got any links to this?
I saw it on the front page of one of those subway newspapers (I think it was The Metro) but here's a link to the Daily News:

Gov. Cuomo to allow limited use of medical marijuana in New York - NY Daily News
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Old 01-06-2014, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Mandatory drug tests for all patients in the program. An opiate addiction is hard to kick. Otherwise plenty of chronic pain patients are going to use the same old opiates and boost it with weed.
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Old 01-06-2014, 01:35 PM
 
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I predict tougher smoking bans to follow if it does happen.

Honestly though I think NY will be one of the last states to legalize it. Too much red tape here and with the cities' demographics it would be a nightmare.

California is next IMO.
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