New York senators have approved a bill related to reciprocity for out-of-state medical marijuana patients and the availability of pre-rolled joints in the medical cannabis market—even though the state has already enacted those reforms separately.
The Senate Health Committee on Tuesday passed the legislation from Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D) in a 9-3 vote, advancing it to the floor for consideration, where on Thursday it advanced to third reading.
Under the proposal, a “person who is not a resident of this state, but who is authorized to engage in the medical use of cannabis under the laws of such person’s state or jurisdiction of residence, is deemed to hold a valid registry identification if the person provides legitimate documentation and abides by the legal limits on the possession, delivery and production of cannabis for medical purposes in this state.”
The legislation directs the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to establish regulations, and it would also be authorized to “enter into reciprocity agreements with other states with medical cannabis programs.”
Further, the measure, S3105, tasks the board with promulgating rules for the “approval of pre-roll products in the medical cannabis program”—though those products are also already legal for patients to purchase under state
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