N.Y. Public Health Law § 3300-a: Legislative purposes

§ 3300-a. Legislative purposes. The purposes of this article are:

1. to combat illegal use of and trade in controlled substances; and

2. to allow legitimate use of controlled substances in health care,

including palliative care; veterinary care; research and other uses

authorized by this article or other law; under appropriate regulation

and subject to this article, title eight of the education law, and other

applicable law.