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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Medical marijuana facility to open in Town of Newburgh
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patients to use medical-marijuana in
New York include cancer, Lou Gehrig’s
Disease/ALS, HIV, AIDS, Parkinson’s
Disease, epilepsy, neuropathies such as
spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis
and chronic pain. The New York State
Department of Health added Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder to the state’s
list of qualifying conditions in November.
“The process starts with going to a
practitioner who is licensed in the state to
write a recommendation for the patient,”
Bodner explained. Patients then register
online with the DOH to obtain a medical-
marijuana card. “Once they get their
card, they come and visit us,” she said,
and patients will be seen by a licensed
pharmacist.
Bodner was asked whether Curaleaf
products are covered by most insurance
carriers. “Often the doctor’s appointment
will be covered by insurance and the
medicine is not,” she said. Because
of this, the company administers a
“compassionate care program,” offering
discounts to people on public assistance
and in financial need. “We’re committed
Courtesy Curaleaf/PalliaTech NY
A rendering of the Curaleaf medical marijuana dispensary, expected to open on North Plank
Road later this month.
to making our medicine affordable for
everyone who needs it,” Bodner said.
Marijuana - also known by its Latin
name cannabis - has been used to treat
chronic pain, nausea and other conditions
for centuries. According to the National
Institutes of Health, the plant has been
used for medical purposes since the
Bronze Age. “Cannabis is a plant-based,
or botanical, product with origins tracing
back to the Ancient World. Evidence
suggesting its use more than 5,000 years
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ago in what is now Romania has been
described extensively,” reads the NIH
website.
In July, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo
signed into law the Compassionate Care
Act, which legalized and regulated
manufacturing and sales of medical
marijuana across the state.
New York State has the strictest medical
marijuana regulations in the country,
Bodner said. “The Department of Health
highly regulates the types of products we
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to use pharmaceutical-grade excipients
in our manufactured products,” she said.
“We’re not allowed to sell dried flowers,
what people think of when they think of
marijuana.”
The facility will have round-the-clock
video surveillance and products will be
stored in a bank vault after closing time,
she said. “Basically, we’re a wellness
center that operates like a pharmacy,”
she said.
Curaleaf will join Etain, in the Town
of Ulster, as one of two dispensaries
currently operating in the Hudson
Valley. PharmaCann, LLC, operates a
growing facility in Campbell Hall, with
dispensaries around the state, including
Albany and the Bronx. Curaleaf will also
be opening dispensaries in Queens and
Long Island.
According to the DOH, New York
Canna, doing business as Terridiol, is also
expected to open a dispensary in Orange
County. The agency did not provide an
opening date or a specific location for the
facility. To learn more about Curaleaf,
visit Ny.curaleaf.com or call 1-833-470-
5323.
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