Status
Operational
Law Signed:
2014
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- Acute pain management
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Epilepsy
- HIV/AIDS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropathies
- Opioid substitution
- Spinal cord damage
- Any other condition that the practitioner believes can be treated with medical cannabis
PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
Patients may purchase up to a 60-day supply of cannabis products.
HOME CULTIVATION
Qualified patients are able to home-cultivate up to six plants (only three mature) per private residence. Plants may be cultivated either indoor or outdoor, but they must be grown in an enclosed space that is not visible to the public. Patients may possess a total of up to five pounds of cannabis from their harvest.
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES
Yes.
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL
Yes
CAREGIVERS
Yes, each certified patient may have up to five caregivers.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS
- 121,167
- Source: New York State Department of Health, as of March 1, 2023
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS
- Yes
- Details
RECIPROCITY
No