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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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**FILE** Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, demonstrate Jan. 30, 2013, in Albany, N.Y., as they sit in the audience as Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies before a joint budget hearing on health and Medicaid. (Associated Press)