While the State Legislature is working on a potential medical marijuana bill, Governor Cuomo has made an agreement with GW Pharmaceuticals to begin trials of cannabidiol, a chemical in marijuana that is being tried on children with epilepsy.

The children chosen for the trials are those who have not benefited from other treatments.

The move makes New York the 2nd state in the nation to initiate trials of the marijuana derivative.

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