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January 9, 2016

New York State's medical marijuana program is officially really open for business now, and hardly anybody cares. You can only get into the program if you have at least one of these ailments: "cancer, HIV infection or AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury with spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathy, and Huntington's disease." People with glaucoma can just go blind, I guess. You have to approved by one of the 150 doctors in the state who have been authorized to approve it. The doctors have to pay $249 for an online course on the subject of MMJ. No other state has this requirement. (So far, only 51 patients have gotten approvals). Only 20 dispensaries will be permitted throughout the state. Finally (and here's the killer), the only products permitted are those for vaping. No edibles; no green weed. Any patient who thought they might get started with as little as a package of rolling papers and a lighter may be taken up short by the requirement to buy a vape device first. Taking a quick look at VapeWorld I see that the cheapest device they offer is the Innokin Cool Fire IV for $50, better models are much more expensive.

Columbia Care New York was the first dispensary to open in New York City – in Union Square – at noon, and nobody showed up for the first hour! Patients have to make an appointment before visiting the dispensary.

Net result: the black market continues unabated.

Filed under Marijuana | permalink | January 9, 2016 at 09:00 AM

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