Top NY GOP lawmaker hails emergency medical marijuana law

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of the Republican minority in the New York state Assembly says a new state law granting critically ill individuals expedited access to medical marijuana is an example of bipartisanship and good government.

Minority Leader Brian Kolb said Friday that the bill signed into law this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was “worth fighting for.”

The law will give individuals with degenerative illnesses or who face grave health risks to faster access to medical marijuana as the state works out the details of its full…