N.Y. Public Health Law Section 3397-B
Definitions

As used in this article:

1.

“Cannabis” means cannabis as defined in section 222.00 of the penal law and shall also include tetrahydrocannabinols or a chemical derivative of tetrahydrocannabinol.

2.

“Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York including a person authorized to practice medicine in a federal medical facility in the state.

3.

“Hospital” means a hospital as defined in § 2801 (Definitions)section twenty-eight hundred one of this chapter. * NB Repealed May 20, 2026

Source: Section 3397-B — Definitions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/3397-B (updated Nov. 28, 2025; accessed Feb. 14, 2026).

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