Rethinking Marijuana: As Colorado Opens World's First Pot Retail Stores, NY To Allow Medical Usage
January 6, 2014
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as posted by the channelNew York state is poised to become the latest state to loosen restrictions on marijuana usage. This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly announce a plan to use his executive power to allow 20 hospitals across the state to prescribe marijuana to certain patients. The governor's surprise reversal on medical marijuana is part of a nationwide shift in drug laws. Last week, the world's first statelicensed marijuana retail stores opened in Colorado to long lines of customers. Possession and private use of marijuana has been legal in Colorado over the past year, but it will now be legally produced and sold, as well. Around three dozen stores have been licensed to sell to customers. We speak to Gabriel Sayegh, the director of the Drug Policy Alliance's New York policy office.
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