MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
* Allows patients who suffer from specific serious conditions who also have a condition clinically associated with, or a complication of, the serious condition to be certified by a practitioner to receive medical marijuana products for medical use.
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211 Mid New York
Physical Address
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237
Hours
M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM.
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Application process
Call hotline for more information or speak with your treating practitioner about whether the medical use of marijuana is appropriate for your condition.
Fee
Call for information.
Eligibility
Potentially eligible for medical marijuana if you have been diagnosed with one or more of the following severe debilitating or life threatening conditions: cancer, HIV infection or AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury with spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathy, Huntington's disease or chronic pain. The severe debilitating or life threatening condition must also be accompanied by one or more of the following associated or complicating conditions: cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, or severe or persistent muscle spasms.
Service area
New York
Agency info
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
New York State Department of Health oversees sites and programs devoted to diagnoses, treatment and research for public health problems. Reviews quality of health related programs including nursing homes. Response to health threats. Facilitates professional medical discipline.