In New York's legislature, both recreational and medical marijuana are finding traction. High Times
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New York State Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State
<p>Passage Follows New Poll: 82% of New Yorkers Support Medical Marijuana, Including 81% of Both Democrats and Republicans</p> <p>Healthcare Practitioners and Patients Urge New York Senate to Pass Bill Without Delay </p> New York: Earlier today, the New York State Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act (A.6357/Gottfried) by a vote of 95 to 38. The bill, […]
New York Doctors Say Bloomberg’s Statement on Medical Marijuana is Outrageous & Flies In the Face of Medical Science
<p>Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill</p> New York – Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one the great hoaxes of all time” earlier […]
Poll: 82% of New York Voters – Including 81% of Republicans and Democrats – Support Medical Marijuana
<p>Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates Call for Immediate Passage of New York's Bill</p> A poll released by the Siena Research Institute released today found that 82% of New York voters support allowing seriously and terminally ill people to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if recommended by a doctor. read more Drug Policy Alliance – […]
Pot Busts Down in New York
As drug arrests and marijuana busts decline in New York, residents are looking forward to the day pot is legal in the Empire State. In January, Governor Andrew Cuomo said that his top priorities in 2013 would include the decriminalization of marijuana pos… High Times
Assembly Codes Committee Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State
<p>Advocates Urge New York Assembly and Senate to Pass Bill</p> Earlier today, the New York State Assembly Codes Committee passed (A.6357/Gottfried) by a vote of 16 to 6. The bill would alleviate the suffering of thousands of seriously ill New Yorkers by allowing the use of marijuana to treat debilitating, life-threatening illnesses under a doctor’s […]
New York Republican Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana Busted For Pot
The Wall Street Journal reports a pretty good example of political hypocrisy, with lawmaker Steve Katz, fresh off of helping defeat the legalization of medical marijuana in New York state for people who desperately need it: A Putnam County assemblyman received a ticket for marijuana possession Thursday after he was stopped for speeding on the […]
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in New York State Senate & Assembly
<p>Legislation Would End the Needless Suffering of Thousands of Seriously Ill New Yorkers</p> <p>Statement from Drug Policy Alliance’s Julie Netherland</p> Today, New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Senator Diane Savino introduced a bill that would create one of the nation’s most tightly regulated medical marijuana programs. read more Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana