Prosecutor, Talk Show Host Push Medical Pot

[brian54806]

Source: Associated Press

New York -- Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau joined television talk show host Montel Williams on Tuesday in expressing support for the legalization of marijuana for medical uses in New York.

"It should be available to those whose suffering would be eased by the use of marijuana," the district attorney said. "There is absolutely no reason for not using marijuana for medical purposes. It's another weapon in the arsenal."

Morgenthau said he supported a marijuana legalization bill that has been introduced in the state Legislature by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.

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[QuadPro]

Brian54806 you and me are going to have to smoke a fatty some day. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[brian54806]

Sounds like a good plan

[metronycguy]

stupid antiquated laws in nys.

[brian54806]

Originally posted by metronycguy:

stupid antiquated laws in nys.
Sounds like laws in NY my change soon

High Hopes for Pot
Source: Newsday

This was a meeting in the private office of the Manhattan district attorney, involving a proposal to amend the New York State marijuana law. So of course someone had to ask the question. That someone, yesterday, turned out to be me.

"Uh, Mr. Morgenthau, in your long life, what kind of, ah, personal experience have you had with marijuana? Have you ever smoked it yourself?" The soon-to-be-85-year-old district attorney looked up sternly from his chair, then cracked half a smile. "I missed that generation," he said.

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