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By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island, left, and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, listen to a speaker during a news conference announcing an agreement on legislation legalizing medical marijuana in New York in the Red Room at the Capitol on Thursday, June 19, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. A vote on the legislation is expected Thursday night when the legislative session is scheduled to end. Savino and Gottfried sponsored the legislation in their respective houses. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

New York lawmakers agree on medical marijuana

By Josefa Velasquez - Associated Press

Haley Hilt, 7, of East Greenbush, N.Y., who suffers from epilepsy, is comforted by her mother Melissa and a friend during Senate health committee meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Haley suffers from epilepsy. A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in New York has passed the Republican-led health committee, one of a series of hurdles the measure will have to go through before becoming law. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Medical marijuana passes NY Senate health panel

By JOSEFA VELASQUEZ - Associated Press

Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

NY health chief sees marijuana study within a year

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN - Associated Press