New York Laws
Title 1 - General Provisions
3300-A - Legislative Purposes.

ยง 3300-a. Legislative purposes. The purposes of this article are:

1. to combat illegal use of and trade in controlled substances; and

2. to allow legitimate use of controlled substances in health care,
including palliative care; veterinary care; research and other uses
authorized by this article or other law; under appropriate regulation
and subject to this article, title eight of the education law, and other
applicable law.