§ 3365-A — Expedited registration of registered organizations

* § 3365-a. Expedited registration of registered organizations. 1.\nThere is hereby established in the department an emergency medical\nmarihuana access program (referred to in this section as the "program")\nunder this section. The purpose of the program is to expedite the\navailability of medical marihuana to avoid suffering and loss of life,\nduring the period before full implementation of and production under\nthis title, especially in the case of patients whose serious condition\nis progressive and degenerative or is such that delay in the patient's\nmedical use of marihuana poses a serious risk to the patient's life or\nhealth. The commissioner shall implement the program as expeditiously as\npracticable, including by emergency regulation.\n 2. The department shall begin accepting and acting on applications\nunder this section for registered organizations as soon as practicable\nafter the effective date of this section.\n 3. For the purposes of this section, and for specified limited times,\nthe commissioner may waive or modify the requirements of this article\nrelating to registered organizations, consistent with the legislative\nintent and purpose of this title and this section. Where an entity\nseeking to be a registered organization under the program operates in a\njurisdiction other than the state of New York, under licensure or other\ngovernmental recognition of that jurisdiction, and the laws of that\njurisdiction are acceptable to the commissioner as consistent with the\nlegislative intent and purpose of this title and this section, then the\ncommissioner may accept that licensure or recognition as wholly or\npartially satisfying the requirements of this title, for purposes of the\nregistration and operation of the registered organization under the\nprogram and this section.\n 4. In considering an application for registration as a registered\norganization under this section, the commissioner shall give preference\nto the following:\n (a) an applicant that is currently producing or providing or has a\nhistory of producing or providing medical marihuana in another\njurisdiction in full compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction;\n (b) an applicant that is able and qualified to both produce,\ndistribute, and dispense medical marihuana to patients expeditiously;\n (c) an applicant that proposes a location or locations for dispensing\nby the registered organization, which ensure, to the greatest extent\npossible, that certified patients with a special certification have\naccess to a registered organization.\n 5. The commissioner may make regulations under this section:\n (a) limiting registered organizations registered under this section to\nserving patients with special certifications;\n (b) limiting the allowable levels of cannabidiol and\ntetrahydrocannabinol that may be contained in medical marihuana\nauthorized under the program, based on therapeutics and patient safety.\n 6. A registered organization under this section may apply under\nsection thirty-three hundred sixty-five of this title to receive or\nrenew registration.\n * NB Repealed July 5, 2028 and Repealed 6 months after the full\ncannabis control board created by Article 2 of the cannabis law has been\nappointed\n