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NY S 5704

in committee

Relates to certification by pharmacists of patients using medical cannabis

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5704 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5704 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 5704 about?

Relates to the content and procedure for certification by pharmacists of patients using medical cannabis; allows a pharmacist employed by a registered organization and responsible for supervising the dispensing of medical cannabis within a cannabis dispensing facility to recommend and certify patients upon consultation within such dispensing facility.

Who sponsors NY S 5704?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 5704, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to the content and procedure for certification by pharmacists of patients using medical cannabis; allows a pharmacist employed by a registered organization and responsible for supervising the dispensing of medical cannabis within a cannabis dispensing facility to recommend and certify patients upon consultation within such dispensing facility.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary
  • Jeremy Cooneycosponsor
  • Michelle Hincheycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6909not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2566

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5704?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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