New York Laws
Article 33-A - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act
3397-B - Definitions.

ยง 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 section twenty-eight
hundred one of this chapter.