Connections: Are We Prepared for Medical Marijuana?

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson

Published January 21, 2016 at 6:22 PM EST

The nearest medical marijuana dispensary -- Columbia Care in Eastman Business Park -- will open January 28, 2016. However, many questions remain regarding the substance's use in New York State. Who are the doctors who will be licensed to prescribe it? What will it cost? Will insurance companies cover it?

Our panel tries to sort it all out. Our guests:

Nancy Adams, executive director, Monroe County Medical Society
William Valenti, M.D., senior vice president for organizational advancement; co-founder; and staff physician, Trillium Health
Veronica Volk, WXXI reporter

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