Sentences with phrase «marijuana bill»

The medical marijuana bill reportedly has the votes pass in both chambers of the state legislature.

Silver told reporters earlier today that he did not expect the medical marijuana bill to be approved this legislative session.

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the sponsor of a wider medical marijuana bill in the Assembly, says the governor's plan would not help children like Morgan, because it would not permit specialized strains of cannabis to be used.

▶ technical changes to the medical marijuana bill passed by Governor Cuomo last year that would broaden a program that was narrowed at the last minute by Cuomo's office in negotiations.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a medical marijuana bill into law Monday.

After an almost three - hour thrashing by its opponents, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried's medicinal marijuana bill passed the Assembly late yesterday.

Civil rights groups are worried that parts of the Liberal government's recent recreational marijuana bill will give police sweeping new powers to combat impaired driving that will violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms» protections against unreasonable searches.

Sponsors of a medical marijuana bill continued to negotiate with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the governor's objections to many of the measure's provisions, but say they are hopeful that a deal can be reached in the next couple of days.

The New York State Senate has passed the Medical Marijuana bill Friday afternoon in Albany.

At noon, patients, caregivers and health care providers hold an event to call on the Legislature and Cuomo to pass and sign the medical marijuana bill carried by Assemblyman Dick Gottfried and Sen. Diane Savino, outside the state Senate chambers, third floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Savino is one of the key backers of the medical marijuana bill known as the Compassionate Care Act, a bill that late last week was revealed to be the subject of three - way negotiations with Cuomo's office.

Sen. Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a medical marijuana bill similar to the one that's being reinforced by Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey.

The fate of a medical marijuana bill remains up in the air in New York state.

ALBANY — A lawmaker battling cancer stunned colleagues Friday by coming out against a medical - marijuana bill designed to help people cope with the very same disease.

BY NATHAN RILEY There was something fiendishly clever about Governor Andrew Cuomo's last - minute gutting of a medical marijuana bill devised by the Legislature; he transformed it into a bureaucratic nightmare.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised doubts on Thursday about whether he would sign into law a medical marijuana bill advancing through the state Legislature.

Jeff where's the recreation marijuana bill?

The obstacles Cuomo has thrown up in recent days to obstruct the proposed medical marijuana bill goes against the vast consensus of medical and scientific opinion.

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, chair of the health committee and author of a more expansive marijuana bill, believes the Senate would pass legislation if the leadership allowed such a bill to come for a vote.

There's no telling if New York will follow, but the Assembly has passed a medical marijuana bill for the fourth time and its key Senate sponsor is hopeful that language placing strict controls on everything from production to sale will convince senators to vote for it, too.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has rejected a medical marijuana bill newly amended by lawmakers to address some of the concerns he has raised in negotiations.

«This is the single most far - reaching marijuana bill that's ever been filed in either chamber of Congress,» Tom Angell, founder of the pro-legalization group Marijuana Majority, told the press.

While medical marijuana bills in Republican - controlled states like Indiana and Kansas likely face an uphill battle, some believe it is an encouraging sign that even deep - red states are proposing marijuana reform.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo sat down to ceremonially sign the medical - marijuana bill into law, he was joined by Amanda Houser, a 10 - year - old Rockland County who suffers from Dravet syndrome.

ALBANY — After an almost three - hour thrashing by its opponents, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried's medicinal marijuana bill passed the Assembly late Tuesday.

«Part of what was crucial to getting the medical marijuana bill passed was the families of the young children with severe forms of epilepsy who — it was just amazing that they came to Albany from all parts of the state again and again with their children, which is, when you've got a child in a wheelchair because they have dozens of seizures a day... certainly not an easy thing,» Gottfried said.

Vermont's Legislature has approved a recreational marijuana bill, putting the state on track to become 1st to legalize pot by legislative act.

Sponsors of a medical marijuana bill continued to negotiate with Governor Cuomo over the Governor's objections to many of the measure's provisions, but say they are hopeful that a deal can be reached in the next couple of days.

Senator Diane Savino, who sponsored the initial medical marijuana bill in the Senate, said at the time that she did not support the Larkin bill, citing the Department of Health's plan for implementation.

The home - safety argument may set up another hurdle for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is seeking to pass the marijuana bill in the next few months so the market can open for business later this year.

Several possible Democratic presidential candidates — including Booker and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — have already signed on to a separate bipartisan medical marijuana bill.

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (left) and Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (center) have already signed on to a bipartisan medical marijuana bill, and Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has called for a repeal on the pot prohibition.

He issued a statement reminding people that Assembly Democrats had put the medical marijuana bill in their state budget proposal, and that the chamber has approved the measure numerous times.

The clock is ticking on a medical marijuana bill: The legislative session is due to conclude on Thursday, and any bill would have to be agreed to and printed by this evening in order to be voted on by the end of the week.

New York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried introduced his first version of a medical marijuana bill the year after California passed its bill, and this week the legislation, the Compassionate Care Act, is the closest it's come to passing the state Assembly and Senate in 18 years.

The legislation comes 18 years after the first medical marijuana bill was proposed in the state Assembly and after a week of push - and - pull between legislators and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the details of the program.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today that there's still a chance the state legislature could pass a medical marijuana bill that he would sign.

Advocates cheered as the New York State Assembly approved a medical marijuana bill that would permit patients to possess small amounts of marijuana to treat approved medical conditions.

Earlier this morning, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose top counsel Jim Yates has been involved in negotiations on the marijuana bill, said the governor's concerns over keeping the drug out of the wrong hands were a priority in negotiations.

The Florida Senate voted 31 - 7 to approve an amended version of a medical marijuana bill, sending it back to the House for a final vote on Friday.

Despite Cuomo's reservations, the medical marijuana bill was moved out of the Senate Finance Committee over Chairman John DeFrancisco's objections.

After a brief period of uncertainty, the co-leaders of the state Senate announced they would hold a vote on a medical marijuana bill on Friday morning, with at least one «yes» vote coming from Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos.

Bonacic's support the legislation comes as Sen. Phil Boyle, a Nassau County Republican, introduced an alternate medical marijuana bill that would not permit smokable forms of the drug be used to treat patients.

The state Assembly, meanwhile, was expected to take up the medical marijuana bill in the overnight session, and pass it easily, as it has passed less stringent versions numerous times in the past.

Savino, of Staten Island, invoked a parliamentary maneuver to gain a vote on the medical marijuana bill in the Health Committee.

«There are some questions on the medical marijuana bill and we want to make sure we do it in the light of day so we'll take it up first thing in the morning.»

Over the weekend, Assembly and Senate lawmakers came to an agreement on the final wording of a medicinal marijuana bill that alleviated some concerns of Senate Republicans.

«The medical marijuana bill has already been released from the Finance Committee to the Rules Committee.»

Gottfried said he has «no idea» of how Cuomo intends to act on the expedited medical marijuana bill, which was opposed by one of the original sponsors of the Compassionate Care Act, Sen. Diane Savino, who characterized it as a vehicle for advocates seeking full legalization of pot in New York.

Sen. Diane Savino, an IDC member, recently used this parliamentary maneuver to circumvent the chamber's leadership in a push to get her medical marijuana bill to the floor for a vote.