Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

Marijuana Business Factbook 2019 Chapter 2 | State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook 132 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. Qualifying medical conditions Patients need to be diagnosed with a specific severe, debilitating or life-threatening condition that is accompanied by an associated or complicating condition. The conditions are ALS, cancer, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury with spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathy, chronic pain (that a practitioner determines degrades health and functional capability; where the patient has contraindications, has experienced intolerable side effects, or has experienced failure of one or more previously tried therapeutic options), PTSD, Huntington’s disease, any condition for which an opioid could be prescribed, substance use disorder and opioid use disorder if enrolled in a treatment program, as well as associated or complicating conditions cachexia/wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures or severe or persistent muscle spasms Business regulations Very heavy. The state allows just 10 licensed, vertically integrated businesses. The rules on these companies are onerous. In addition to some of the highest licensing fees in the country and a detailed application process, operational regulations established extensive rules for testing, security, inventory tracking, record-keeping, packaging/labeling and advertising. New York also limits the types of strains that can be grown. Prices are not set by the businesses, but rather by the program commissioner. A registered pharmacist is required to be on the premises of dispensaries during all hours of operation. NEW YORK Medical continued