Updated April 2, 2015 9:40 AM
By The Associated Press By MICHAEL VIRTANEN (Associated Press)
By The Associated Press By MICHAEL VIRTANEN (Associated Press)
There is concern over how much marijuana patients would be allotted each month. (4/2/15)
ALBANY, N.Y. – (AP) — Cancer, AIDS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis are among the conditions for which New Yorkers can apply for the statewide medical marijuana program expected to start next year.
Also included in the final regulations posted by the New York Health Department are certain spinal cord injuries, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies and Huntington’s Disease and symptoms including severe or chronic pain, seizures, severe nausea, persistent muscle spasms and wasting syndrome.
Under the law signed last July, patients with those diseases will be able to obtain non-smokeable versions of the drug, which can be ingested or vaporized. The regulations posted Tuesday night authorize the health commissioner to add other conditions, symptoms or complications.
Approved products will be limited to liquids, oils or capsules, according to the regulations set to take effect when published April 15 in the State Register.
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