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N.Y. Cannabis Law § 32-a: Medical cannabis patient reciprocity

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  1. Cannabis Law
  2. Article 3. Medical Cannabis

§ 32-a. Medical cannabis patient reciprocity. 1. Subject to the

provisions of this article and the rules and regulations of the board

promulgated thereunder, medical cannabis patients from other states

within the United States, United States territories, commonwealths or

possessions, or the District of Columbia are authorized to obtain

medical cannabis or medical cannabis products from a registered

organization, provided such patient is deemed a certified patient or is

registered as a medical cannabis patient in their home state or

jurisdiction and presents proof of such certification or registration

and a valid government-issued photo identification to a registered

organization. Such registered organization shall then validate such

patient and dispense medical cannabis pursuant to the procedures

determined by the board in regulation.

2. Medical cannabis patients from other states or jurisdictions of the

United States who obtain medical cannabis from a registered organization

in this state pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall comply

with:

(a) all provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations

promulgated thereunder; and

(b) articles one hundred seventy-nine and two hundred twenty-two of

the penal law.

3. Certified patients in New York shall be authorized to obtain

medical cannabis or medical cannabis products from other states and

jurisdictions of the United States in accordance with the requirements

set forth by such state or other United States jurisdiction.

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