New York state lawmakers and advocates of medical marijuana are gathering in New York City to discuss the implementation of a new state law authorizing marijuana as a treatment for certain medical conditions.

Sen. Diane Savino and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried are scheduled to address the Marijuana Regulatory Summit on Sunday.

Other speakers include national advocates and representatives of the medical marijuana industry.

This summer New York became the 23rd state to authorize the drug for patients with conditions including AIDS, cancer and epilepsy.

State regulators say it will likely be 2016 before the new program is up and running.

The state last month requested federal permission to import out-of-state marijuana so children and young adults with epilepsy won’t have to wait for the new rules to be implemented.

(AP)