NY patients can't wait: Urge Senator Diaz to commit to voting for S. 8427

Published: November 23, 2010

It all comes down to this.

The New York legislature will likely return for special session on Monday, November 29, and give us one more chance to pass medical marijuana legislation before the year is up. We think we may have 31 of the 32 votes we need to pass, and your senator, Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr., remains undecided about how he will vote. We need his vote to make sure that seriously ill New Yorkers will no longer have to live in fear of arrest for using the medicine they need.

Please e-mail Senator Diaz and call him TODAY to ask him to publicly come out in support of S. 8427, and to vote for it in the special session.

Do not let this last opportunity to help seriously ill patients slip away. Please also urge other Bronx residents 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 ( http://www.mpp.org/states/new-york/alerts/ny-patients-cant-wait-urge.html ), 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.