Title:
As the temperatures rise, keep the heat on N.Y. leadership to pass medical marijuana bill
Message:
It’s week three of the Legislature Watch, and our legislators have left Albany in this heat wave. However, they may return to session at any time. Thus, we need to keep the heat focused on them, urging them to pass medical marijuana legislation as soon as they can.
Let us make our leaders understand the necessity for this bill by making a big push this week. Please call Governor Paterson TODAY and ask him to work with the legislature to enact the bill.
Then call Speaker Silver and Senator Sampson and ask them to pass the medical marijuana bill when the legislature returns — patients can’t wait!
Last week, the legislature temporarily adjourned without finishing its work. Now it is likely that it will return at least once more before adjourning for the summer. As a result of all of the calls you have put in, and Montel Williams’s great work, we are definitely still alive and are now looking to pass the bill as a standalone measure.
Help make sure that this last, best opportunity to help seriously ill patients does not slip away. Please also urge other New Yorkers to act now before it is too late. Forward this message to at least 10 New Yorkers, post the link to your social networking sites, and otherwise spread the word. We must not let another year go by with patients criminalized for treating their illnesses.
Thank you for your support and compassion.
