SmokeDog420
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The debate over medical marijuana comes down to a simple question: Should we prohibit doctors from prescribing or even discussing with their most gravely ill patients all treatment options?
Organizations like the New York County Medical Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians have called for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. Nine states already have taken this step. I have sponsored a resolution in the City Council urging the state Legislature and Gov. Pataki to enact a medical marijuana program in New York. Twenty-one Council members currently support the bill - including six of the seven Health Committee members - and I expect the resolution to be passed this spring.
At a recent hearing on the resolution, a woman testified that her brother had searched in vain for a medication to treat the nausea and lack of appetite that came with his chemotherapy. He had tried Marinol, a pill that mimics marijuana, but found it ineffective. Only marijuana relieved his symptoms. It helped him to have a better quality of life before he died. Unfortunately, he had to break the law to find relief.
Pubdate: Sun, 14 Mar 2004
Source: New York Daily News (NY)
Copyright: 2004 Daily News, L.P.
Contact: voicers@edit.nydailynews.com
Website: New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip - Homepage - NY Daily News
Organizations like the New York County Medical Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians have called for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. Nine states already have taken this step. I have sponsored a resolution in the City Council urging the state Legislature and Gov. Pataki to enact a medical marijuana program in New York. Twenty-one Council members currently support the bill - including six of the seven Health Committee members - and I expect the resolution to be passed this spring.
At a recent hearing on the resolution, a woman testified that her brother had searched in vain for a medication to treat the nausea and lack of appetite that came with his chemotherapy. He had tried Marinol, a pill that mimics marijuana, but found it ineffective. Only marijuana relieved his symptoms. It helped him to have a better quality of life before he died. Unfortunately, he had to break the law to find relief.
Pubdate: Sun, 14 Mar 2004
Source: New York Daily News (NY)
Copyright: 2004 Daily News, L.P.
Contact: voicers@edit.nydailynews.com
Website: New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip - Homepage - NY Daily News
