Once registered, self-certified adults may access any of the District’s seven licensed medical cannabis dispensaries.
Topic: Legislation
A spokesperson for Democratic Gov. John Carney said that he will review the bill, but that the Governor remains largely opposed to legalization.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said that the establishment of the center should not slow down legislative efforts to legalize medical cannabis access.
SB 46 limits state employers from taking punitive actions against employees who consume cannabis products at home in compliance with the state’s medical marijuana access law.
Senate Bill 24 permits registered patients to cultivate a total of four marijuana plants and to legally possess the harvest from those plants.
Despite the law’s passage, there still exists no explicit timetable for when adult-use retail sales will begin in New York.
Friday’s vote marks the sixth time that members of the House have advanced the SAFE Banking Act to the Senate either as an amendment or as a stand-alone piece of legislation.
“Our goal is to do it in April. Then we begin the nationwide push, spearheaded by New York, to get the federal law done,” Senator Schumer said.