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New York may legalize marijuana within the month
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by Rob Peters | June 16, 2008 at 09:35 am
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Last year the Assembly passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana; a new version of the bill has moved out of the codes committee, and another version is pending in the Senate. Those who support the bill are optimistic that this is the year New York legalizes medical marijuana.
The Assembly bill, sponsored by Rep. Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, would allow patients to use marijuana only if they have life-threatening or debilitating conditions, and only if their doctors believe it would be the most effective treatment. Patients and caregivers would register with the state and receive identification cards that would allow them to legally purchase marijuana for medicinal use. They would be allowed to grow up to 12 plants and to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, though a state-regulated distribution system would eventually replace home cultivation. This transition would hinge on the federal government’s approval of the state-regulated distribution system.
Last year, the Assembly passed legislation legalizing medical marijuana for the first time, and this year’s version of the bill attempts to address the concerns that derailed its chances in the Senate. Some legislators felt that last year’s bill did not provide for adequate regulation; the new bill mandates that registered organizations such as pharmacies, nonprofit organizations created for the purposing of selling marijuana to chronically sick people and local health departments handle sale and distribution of the drug.
Twelve states have legalized medical marijuana, with New Mexico, which legalized medical marijuana last summer, the most recent to do.
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at 10:44 on June 16th, 2008
Rob Peters, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Ya gotta laugh when US politicians are helping to expand markets for BC's gangs!
at 11:26 on June 16th, 2008
Rob Peters, I like this story. It's good stuff. I'm not sure what to make of legalizing drugs. On one hand, less kids will be doing it just to be cool. But...it also increases public access.
at 12:42 on June 17th, 2008
I don't think you could possible increase access to drugs. They are far easier to get than alcohol. Ever heard of a drug dealer asking for ID? Ever heard of drug dealers closing? No, when a call will have a guy deliver whatever drugs you want faster than you can get a pizza it's hard to imagine how governments could improve on that kind of service.
at 12:07 on June 16th, 2008
Rob Peters, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 07:16 on May 10th, 2009
Listen to WAMC Northeast Public Radio News coverage of the April 17 Rally:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1495124§ionID=2706
www.nycamp.org
CANNABIS OPEN MIKE "SPEAK OUT"
The Cannabis flower is the most effective and versatile medicine known to humankind and the hemp plant can provide non-toxic alternatives to almost every product that people consume, from paper and bath products to building materials. With the legalization of cannabis in all its forms New York State residents will have the opportunity to build a prosperous and healthy life based on locally grown agricultural feedstock, protected from inflation. The key issues are the benefits that we are violently prohibited from enjoying and the atrocity that marijuana prohibition has become.
Sunday, May 17, the voice of the New York cannabis legalization movement will be heard in Albany again. One month after the April 17 rally on the Capitol steps, Abigail Storm is planning a public "Speak Out" in front of the Capitol where anyone who has something to say will have a chance to voice their opinion. This is part of a rallying effort to encourage people to reach out to Governor Paterson and their state representatives for an end to the prohibition of cannabis hemp. But this time Storm is not just rallying outside.
The day after the "Speak Out", On Monday, May 18 a group of concerned citizens will be going into the Capitol building to ask for an audience with Governor Paterson to address what Storm calls a crime against humanity being commited by our government. "We don't need a law to give us permission to use this wonderful plant. God already did that. We need a law to protect us from those who want to deprive us of our rights." She is serious about getting all of the prisoners out of jail who are in for marijuana and getting their children returned to their families.
Abigail says, "Its time to plant our seed and give the people a light of hope for a healthy and happy future."
at 03:30 on August 18th, 2009
"IT'S ABOUT TIME"!! THE LAW'S ARE ALWAY'S 20-30 YEAR'S BEHIND THE TIME'S!!