New York's medical marijuana bill needs your help!
Published: February 2, 2004
The stage is set for moving New York's medical marijuana bill forward this year, but the Senate bill urgently needs a Republican sponsor. That's why your involvement is key: A. 5796 needs a Republican Senate sponsor in order to move in that chamber. Because your senator is a Republican, it is especially important that you let him or her know that you care passionately about this issue—that it's time to speak up and defend sick and dying patients' right to use their medicine without risking arrest—and urge him or her to introduce the bill.
Please visit Take Action. After you choose your favorite pre-written letter and type in your address, our site will automatically e-mail your letter to your senator … all with the click of a few buttons. The whole process takes less than two minutes, but it makes a world of difference. Also, you can print the letters and send them to your senator through regular mail.
New York's medical marijuana bill has justice, public opinion, and science on its side. But despite overwhelming public support, many legislators say that medical marijuana is simply not an important issue for a majority of voters. After you write your senator, please follow up with a phone call to help dispel this myth:
Senator John DeFrancisco (50th Senate District) 518-455-3511
Senator Martin Golden (22nd Senate District) 518-455-2730
Senator Kemp Hannon (6th Senate District) 518-455-2200
Senator William Larkin (39th Senate District) 518-455-2770
Senator George Maziarz (62nd Senate District) 518-455-2024
Senator Raymond Meier (47th Senate District) 518-455-3334
Senator Olga Mendez (28th Senate District) 518-455-3361
Senator Mary Lou Rath (61st Senate District) 518-455-3161
Senator Nicholas Spano (35th Senate District) 518-455-2231
Senator Guy Velella (34th Senate District) 518-455-3264
Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project. Please pass this information on so that even more voices for reform can be heard.
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