Medical marijuana activists and advocates are making a push this week to convince New York Gov. David Paterson and the legislature to include medical cannabis in the state’s budget. The state Senate passed a measure in March that calls for the inclusion of medical marijuana in the state budget. However, New York’s legislative session ends this week so the window for New York to become the 15th state to allow the use of medical marijuana is closing.
While some New York legislators oppose the bill, one of its most active supporters, Senator Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn), had this to say: “When our fellow humans are burdened by the dire effects of life-threatening illnesses, we must not allow insubstantial ideological arguments to increase their suffering. The proposed medical marijuana legislation contains the critical safeguards needed to guard against diversion or abuse and establish access for patients in need. It is our moral and ethical duty to alleviate misery in our fellow human beings. Any other substance shown to have such beneficial effect would already be in the arsenal of medical practitioners. I wholeheartedly urge passage of this legislation.”
If you live in New York, you can follow this link to contact Governor Paterson and urge him to support medical marijuana.
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