What's happening
This bill adds dysmenorrhea (painful periods) to the list of conditions eligible for medical marijuana use in New York.
Why it matters
Expands treatment options for people with painful periods. By specifically naming dysmenorrhea as a qualifying condition, the bill acknowledges the severity of menstrual pain and gives patients access to medical marijuana when other treatments may not work.
Addresses a common and often overlooked health issue. Dysmenorrhea affects a large portion of menstruating people, sometimes causing significant disruptions to daily life. Including it in medical marijuana legislation brings more visibility and legitimacy to menstrual health concerns.
Could influence insurance coverage and medical practice. With dysmenorrhea officially recognized, doctors may be more willing to recommend medical marijuana, and insurance providers could face pressure to cover related costs for this condition.
Signals a broader shift in medical marijuana policy. Adding a non-life-threatening but quality-of-life-impacting condition to the eligibility list may open the door for further expansions, affecting how state law treats chronic pain and women's health issues.
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Add Period Pain to Cannabis Coverage
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History
- Ordered to third reading cal.45
- Advanced to third reading cal.484
- Reported
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
582
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adding dysmenorrhea to the list of conditions covered for lawful medical use of marihuana
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3360 of the public health law, as added by chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threatening conditions: cancer, dysmenorrhea, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, or as added by the commissioner; and
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the amendments to section 3360 of the public health law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01929-01-7
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