NY A07467 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that medical marihuana may be used as part of the treatment of a patient's condition and removes the "serious" designation of such condition; provides that a practitioner be authorized to prescribe controlled substances in the state and removes the requirement that a physician prescribe such medical marihuana; increases the supply amount of marihuana from thirty to sixty days; allows a designated caregiver facility or designated caregiver facility employee to possess, acquire, deliver, transfer, transport or administer medical marihuana; requires the commissioner of health to establish a medical marihuana research license; establishes a medical marihuana research program; requires the registration of designated caregiver facilities; authorizes the commissioner of health to approve and permit one or more independent laboratories to test medical marihuana; increases the number of dispensing sites of a registered organization from four to eight; and makes related provisions.

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Title

Provides that medical marihuana may be used as part of the treatment of a patient's condition and removes the "serious" designation of such condition; provides that a practitioner be authorized to prescribe controlled substances in the state and removes the requirement that a physician prescribe such medical marihuana; increases the supply amount of marihuana from thirty to sixty days; allows a designated caregiver facility or designated caregiver facility employee to possess, acquire, deliver, transfer, transport or administer medical marihuana; requires the commissioner of health to establish a medical marihuana research license; establishes a medical marihuana research program; requires the registration of designated caregiver facilities; authorizes the commissioner of health to approve and permit one or more independent laboratories to test medical marihuana; increases the number of dispensing sites of a registered organization from four to eight; and makes related provisions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-05-21 - Assembly - Assembly Health Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (Y: 22 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to codes
2019-05-22Assemblyprint number 7467a
2019-05-22Assemblyamend and recommit to codes
2019-05-21Assemblyreported referred to codes
2019-05-06Assemblyreferred to health

Same As/Similar To

S05657 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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