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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu May 15, 2014, 04:55 PM May 2014

Medical marijuana bill up for NYS Senate committee vote at high noon on Tuesday

KEN LOVETT

The state Senate Health Committee is set to take up a medical marijuana bill at high noon on Tuesday.

The vote will the first needed step toward bringing the measure, which is sponsored by Sen. Diane Savino, to the floor of the Senate for a vote.

If it passes the committee, it would then go to the Senate Finance Committee. From there, it could face a full Senate vote.

"The first step in the process is to make sure it gets through the committee process," said Senate Independent Democratic Conference spokesman Jason Elan.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/medical-marijuana-bill-nys-senate-committee-vote-high-noon-tuesday-blog-entry-1.1793877#ixzz31otbLy00