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New York: Medical marijuana for chronic pain starts

ALBANY — Chronic pain sufferers will now be able to get medical marijuana prescribed to them in New York.

After announcing in December it planned to add chronic pain to its list of eligible conditions, the state Health Department on Thursday said medical marijuana for the ailment will be available starting Wednesday.

The Health Department also said physician assistants can now register to prescribe medical marijuana — the latest group of health-care professionals allowed to prescribe the drug.

Read More at PoughkeepsieJournal.com

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