{"id":7996,"date":"2016-01-07T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clon.genehtik.com\/?p=7996"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:32:51","slug":"abiertos-dispensarios-de-marihuana-medicinal-en-nueva-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genehtik.com\/en\/marihuana-medicinal\/abiertos-dispensarios-de-marihuana-medicinal-en-nueva-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical marijuana dispensaries open in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Thursday, January 7, 2016, 18 months after the law was passed, eight of the twenty dispensaries planned to offer medicinal marijuana will open their doors to the public.<\/p>\n

Since December 23, 2015, patients have begun registering for approval, but only those with a credential issued by the Department of Health and approved by physicians who have completed a special course will have access to medical marijuana. Patients must also provide photo identification and proof of residency in the state.<\/p>\n

Although the law allows the Health Commissioner to add other pathologies, the list of diseases that can receive cannabis treatment is limited: cancer, AIDS (HIV), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, damage to nerve tissue of the spinal cord, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, and cachexia.<\/p>\n

Medical marijuana will not be dispensed for smoking but in the form of oil, capsules, or pills.<\/p>\n

Some potential users have criticized the dispensing process and the number of steps required to access it, as it is difficult to find a doctor who can prescribe it, and the Department of Health has not provided a list. However, according to the Department of Health, 150 doctors have enrolled in the mandatory course required to prescribe medical marijuana.<\/p>\n

These are the 5 companies that obtained the license to dispense marijuana and own the 20 dispensaries in the state of New York:<\/p>\n