{"id":64576,"date":"2015-11-12T15:57:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64576"},"modified":"2015-11-12T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:57:10","slug":"governor-signs-bill-to-expedite-access-for-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64576","title":{"rendered":"Governor Signs Bill to Expedite Access for Medical Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35792\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?resize=226%2C223\" alt=\"Joseph Griffo\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?resize=150%2C148&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Griffo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(Utica, NY \u2013 Nov. 12, 2015) State Senator Joseph Griffo, R-Rome, announced yesterday that his bill to help certain critically ill patients obtain emergency access to medical marijuana has been signed into law by the Governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the Governor for signing this important bill, which I sponsored in the Senate along with Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee,\u201d Griffo said. \u201cWe hope this legislation will now help critically ill patients and children, like young Mackenzie Kulawy of New York Mills who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy, get the immediate treatment they need so they no longer have to await relief from their pain and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Utica, NY \u2013 Nov. 12, 2015) State Senator Joseph Griffo, R-Rome, announced yesterday that his bill to help certain critically ill patients obtain emergency access to medical marijuana has been signed into law by the Governor. \u201cWe thank the Governor for signing this important bill, which I sponsored in the Senate along with Assemblyman Richard 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