Joint Effort: Medical Marijuana Legislation Gains Momentum in New York

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For millions of the infirmed, the state's anticipated approval of medical marijuana spells relief. For the state, limited legalization may be just the right medicine to cure some chronic budgetary ills.

Already legal in 14 states - and with legislation pending in several others - marijuana for medical use has spawned a budding industry, created thousands of oddly titled new jobs and raised millions in taxes for local governments from Maine to California.

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Joint Effort: Medical Marijuana Legislation Gains Momentum in New York

In New York, medical marijuana legislation has new momentum. It was passed 11-5 by the state Senate Codes Committee last week, a month after winning approval by the Senate Health Committee. Now, the bill sits in the Senate Finance Committee and was recently attached to the state's budg...

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