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JJScorpio · 06-12-2007, 04:17 PM

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007...ru_albany.html

It seems it may be close. Cross your fingers...........

06-12-2007, 04:23 PM

im hoping too....

crazed · 06-12-2007, 06:16 PM

Moving to NY would be far more feasible than to a west coast state for me. I realize this bill would only allow for patients with life threatening diseases, but hopefully we can baby-step our way to freedom.

Also crossing fingers.

pizzadude · 06-12-2007, 08:20 PM

wow, thanks for the link JJ!!!

JJScorpio · 06-13-2007, 06:09 PM

Here is a positive update. Governor Spitzer is now publicly backing the Bill.....

https://www.timesunion.com/AspStories...date=6/13/2007

clue7 · 06-13-2007, 08:53 PM

Lets hope it goes through!

killa-bud · 06-13-2007, 09:51 PM

coooooooool

marley1 · 06-14-2007, 04:55 AM

so when does this get voted on? in another forum someone posted that it already passed. also how would you go about getting a medicinal card? just wait till their is a weed freindly doc?

"The Assembly just passed it!

I just got an email about it from the Marijuana Policy Project.. the link they reference to is right here.. click on it, fill it out your address, and it automatically finds your senator and sends it to him/her.. couldn't be easier.. fill it out!
https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/al...lertid=9874316

New York Assembly approves medical marijuana bill! Ask the Senate to follow suit

For the first time ever, the New York Assembly voted today on Asm. Richard Gottfried's legislation to protect seriously ill patients from arrest for the medical use of marijuana. The Assembly approved the bill by an impressive 92-52 vote! And newspapers are reporting that the Republican-controlled Senate may take up the issue before the legislature adjourns next Thursday. Your help is urgently needed to make sure the opportunity to protect patients doesn't slip away.

Please click here to ask your senator to do all he or she can to support allowing the medical use of marijuana. You can send one of our pre-drafted letters, or you can personalize the letter. Please let your senator know if you are a medical professional or if you or someone you love could benefit from the medical use of marijuana for a life-threatening condition. If you have a personal connection to the issue, please also e-mail Karen@mpp.org to see how you can help these final crucial days.

Then, please follow up with a call to your state senator. Click here to look up his or her name and contact information. You can keep your message simple. Let your senator know that protecting seriously ill medical marijuana patients from arrest is important to you, and you want him or her to do all he or she can to see that medical marijuana legislation passes this year.

Assembly Health Committee Chair Gottfried's (D-Manhattan) bill — A4867-A — would allow patients with life-threatening conditions to use marijuana according to their doctors' recommendations. The state health department could also add other serious conditions. Patients would be allowed to cultivate a safe supply their own medicine (up to 12 plants) or have a caregiver do so for them. They could possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana.

The issue has tremendous support from the medical community and the public. A 2005 poll found that 76% of New Yorkers support allowing the medical use of marijuana, including 72% of Republicans. Medical organizations representing the state's medical schools, the state's nurses, and the state's physicians have voiced their support for allowing medical marijuana. Talk show host Montel Williams has gone to Albany to tell legislators about his struggle with MS and how marijuana helps alleviate his pain. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has also joined the chorus urging legislators to protect patients.

Please don't forget to raise your voice. And please pass this message on to friends, family, and listservs in New York. With your help, we can make New York the 13th state to stop the senseless prosecution of suffering patients."

clue7 · 06-14-2007, 05:46 AM

I just dropped an email to Mr. Schumer with my support.

06-14-2007, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JJScorpio

Here is a positive update. Governor Spitzer is now publicly backing the Bill.....

https://www.timesunion.com/AspStories...date=6/13/2007

Yeah man...that made my day! I read the article last night and I was floored. It seems we actually have the best chance ever to get legal medical Mj approved by the senate. Thank god Spitzers brother is a doctor who is for med usage of mmj. He's the one who turned the tide for the Gov. changing his mind. I'm gunna gear up to start a med club or dispensary if this thing gets passed. I'm keeping my toes and fingers crossed on this one for sure. So too are all the people I help out.

06-12-2007, 04:17 PM	#1
JJScorpio Thunderstruck Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7,452	Medical marijuana for New York? https://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007...ru_albany.html It seems it may be close. Cross your fingers........... __________________ JJScorpio is a fictional name I use on marijuana forums only. All posts and pictures are fictional. Any other use of this name, in any other forums or chatrooms, will be someone other than myself.
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crazed New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19	Moving to NY would be far more feasible than to a west coast state for me. I realize this bill would only allow for patients with life threatening diseases, but hopefully we can baby-step our way to freedom. Also crossing fingers. Last edited by crazed; 06-12-2007 at 06:17 PM..
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pizzadude Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 213	wow, thanks for the link JJ!!! __________________ confucious says "man with hole in pants pocket, feel cocky all day"
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06-13-2007, 06:09 PM	#5
JJScorpio Thunderstruck Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7,452	Here is a positive update. Governor Spitzer is now publicly backing the Bill..... https://www.timesunion.com/AspStories...date=6/13/2007 __________________ JJScorpio is a fictional name I use on marijuana forums only. All posts and pictures are fictional. Any other use of this name, in any other forums or chatrooms, will be someone other than myself.
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06-12-2007, 04:23 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	im hoping too....
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06-13-2007, 08:53 PM	#6
clue7 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 36	Lets hope it goes through!
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06-13-2007, 09:51 PM	#7
killa-bud Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,054	coooooooool
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06-14-2007, 04:55 AM	#8
marley1 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 510	so when does this get voted on? in another forum someone posted that it already passed. also how would you go about getting a medicinal card? just wait till their is a weed freindly doc? "The Assembly just passed it! I just got an email about it from the Marijuana Policy Project.. the link they reference to is right here.. click on it, fill it out your address, and it automatically finds your senator and sends it to him/her.. couldn't be easier.. fill it out! https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/al...lertid=9874316 New York Assembly approves medical marijuana bill! Ask the Senate to follow suit For the first time ever, the New York Assembly voted today on Asm. Richard Gottfried's legislation to protect seriously ill patients from arrest for the medical use of marijuana. The Assembly approved the bill by an impressive 92-52 vote! And newspapers are reporting that the Republican-controlled Senate may take up the issue before the legislature adjourns next Thursday. Your help is urgently needed to make sure the opportunity to protect patients doesn't slip away. Please click here to ask your senator to do all he or she can to support allowing the medical use of marijuana. You can send one of our pre-drafted letters, or you can personalize the letter. Please let your senator know if you are a medical professional or if you or someone you love could benefit from the medical use of marijuana for a life-threatening condition. If you have a personal connection to the issue, please also e-mail Karen@mpp.org to see how you can help these final crucial days. Then, please follow up with a call to your state senator. Click here to look up his or her name and contact information. You can keep your message simple. Let your senator know that protecting seriously ill medical marijuana patients from arrest is important to you, and you want him or her to do all he or she can to see that medical marijuana legislation passes this year. Assembly Health Committee Chair Gottfried's (D-Manhattan) bill — A4867-A — would allow patients with life-threatening conditions to use marijuana according to their doctors' recommendations. The state health department could also add other serious conditions. Patients would be allowed to cultivate a safe supply their own medicine (up to 12 plants) or have a caregiver do so for them. They could possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana. The issue has tremendous support from the medical community and the public. A 2005 poll found that 76% of New Yorkers support allowing the medical use of marijuana, including 72% of Republicans. Medical organizations representing the state's medical schools, the state's nurses, and the state's physicians have voiced their support for allowing medical marijuana. Talk show host Montel Williams has gone to Albany to tell legislators about his struggle with MS and how marijuana helps alleviate his pain. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has also joined the chorus urging legislators to protect patients. Please don't forget to raise your voice. And please pass this message on to friends, family, and listservs in New York. With your help, we can make New York the 13th state to stop the senseless prosecution of suffering patients."
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06-14-2007, 05:46 AM	#9
clue7 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 36	I just dropped an email to Mr. Schumer with my support.
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