Bill > A07826

This bill makes several key changes to the medical use of cannabis in New York: 1. It replaces the "registry identification card" system with a system where practitioners certify patients and designated caregivers, and registered organizations validate those certifications when dispensing medical cannabis. 2. It increases the amount of cannabis that certified patients and designated caregivers can possess from a 60-day supply to the greater of a 60-day supply or the amounts authorized under state penal law. 3. It establishes a medical cannabis patient reciprocity program, allowing patients from other states to obtain medical cannabis from registered organizations in New York. 4. It allows certified patients 18 years of age and older, and designated caregivers for younger or impaired patients, to cultivate cannabis for personal medical use. 5. It repeals the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act and transfers any related records to the Office of Cannabis Management. The bill aims to streamline and improve the medical cannabis program in New York by simplifying the patient registration process and increasing patient access and flexibility.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7826