The Associated Press is reporting the state of New York is expanding its medical marijuana program. The Department of Health said Tue., Aug. 30, that soon nurse practitioners will be allowed to authorize use of the drug and dispensaries will be able to make deliveries to patients who cannot leave their homes. The state will also consider whether to make chronic pain a condition eligible for medical marijuana. State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said more than 7,000 New Yorkers have been authorized for medical marijuana use since the program began in January. Under the program, patients with qualifying conditions can get a physician’s permission to obtain non-smokable forms of marijuana at state-regulated dispensaries. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.