Brooklyn Could Get A Medical Marijuana Dispensary

southeast

Came across this - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/05/medical-marijuana-brooklyn-new-york_n_7518724.html.  What are your thoughts?

whynot_31

I'm for it.

...we need to go about it in an orderly, thoughtful manner, but I think NYS can get to the legal use of marijuana for recreational use by 2017.

newguy88

No sweat off my chest. 

southeast

I'm for it.

...we need to go about it in an orderly, thoughtful manner, but I think NYS can get to the legal use of marijuana for recreational use by 2017.

By 2017?  I think we will get there, but I don't think it will be that soon.  They haven't even implemented the Medical Marijuana Program passed in 2014.  Also, the program is the strictest in the country.  I think that first the medical laws will have to be relaxed and there will then be a natural progression to legalizing recreational use.

whynot_31

Once nearby states do it, and NYS sees the revenue that it is losing, we will get there.

southeast

Not happening in Brooklyn (just yet) - https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/2015-07-31_registered_organizations.htm

CrainsNY: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150731/HEALTH_CARE/150739966/state-anoints-medical-marijuana-operators