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

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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.