New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill

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New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-legislature-approves-medical-marijuana-bill-001807700.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GD4.knL7XcFU._og1JJB6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f854234768168416560f6a706700ecc8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his annual State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. Seeming not to hear a question in February about his presidential intentions on the Fox Business Network, Cuomo replied, &quot;I'm sorry, I'm losing you. We have a technical difficulty. I'm running for governor of the state of New York.&quot; (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his annual State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. Seeming not to hear a question in February about his presidential intentions on the Fox Business Network, Cuomo replied, &quot;I'm sorry, I'm losing you. We have a technical difficulty. I'm running for governor of the state of New York.&quot; (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)" border="0" /></a>New York state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that would allow limited access to medical marijuana in New York, joining 22 other states where cannabis has been legalized for therapeutic purposes. The bill, passed on a 49-10 state Senate vote, embodies a deal reached on Thursday between Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers that would allow patients to inhale vaporized extracts of pot's active ingredients or to eat them in food, but prohibit smoking of marijuana itself. Exactly how medical marijuana products will be formulated in New York will be left up to the state's Health Department under the program, which the governor would have discretion to halt at any time, and which will expire after seven years, unless lawmaker reauthorize it.</p><br clear="all"/>

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