Title:
New York Senate fails to call a vote on medical marijuana
Message:
Thank you so much to all of you for your hard work. It has
really shown throughout the year and in the past several weeks. Yesterday, the
New York state legislature returned for special session, and we had hoped the
Senate Democratic leadership would bring S. 8427, MPP’s medical marijuana
legislation, up for a vote. Unfortunately, that did not happen, and the
legislature tackled only a very limited agenda. When we wrote to you last week, we
thought yesterday would be the last day the Senate would meet under the
leadership of Democratic Majority
Conference Leader John Sampson, but there are reports that the legislature will return once more in a couple of weeks.
Please call
Sen. Sampson to ask that he not leave patients as criminals when the session
ends, and that he let this compassionate bill get a vote. Please also ask your senator to urge Sen. Sampson to finally give
this bill a vote, and to support the bill in that vote.
New York patients have waited 13 long years for medical
marijuana legislation to be voted on in the full Senate. Some have already
passed away without their state making their medicine legal. Please
let Sen. Sampson know how upset you are that a vote has not been called,
and ask him to call a vote before the holidays.
Thank you for all of your support and for raising your voice
for compassion. Please also pass this message on to your
friends and family.
