In July 2014, the New York state legislature enacted the Compassionate Care Act to provide a comprehensive, safe and effective medical marijuana program available to certified patients with serious conditions.
New York is now part of a movement that has seen a majority of the states provide for some form of medical marijuana, with the number expanding in recent years. On a federal level, however, marijuana remains illegal. As a result, the reimbursement aspect of marijuana is unsettled and subject to further developments on both a state and federal level.
