Update on Medical Marijuana and New York State

Medical Marijuana did not pass last year. We thank all the members of NYSAM who wrote to, called or meet with New York State Legislators to advocate our position of opposition to smoked medical marijuana. The Senate race for New York is still undecided but if Republicans take control of the state senate, passage is unlikely. Governor elect Cuomo has also stated his opposition. There has been much in the national news on this subject. MSSNY has modified their position and NYSAM has upcoming CME on Marijuana.

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MSSNY House of Delegates Chooses Not to Reaffirm MSSNY’s Pro Medical Marijuana Position

MSSNY House of Delegates Chooses Not to Reaffirm MSSNY’s Pro Medical Marijuana Position WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 AT 02:42PM DR. NORMAN WETTERAU Two years ago the Medical Society of the State of New York House of Delegates approved a resolution supporting smoked medical marijuana to relieve nausea and pain in terminally-ill patients when nothing else had worked. MSSNY then went on to support a proposed New York State Assembly bill, even though the bill was much, much broader in its scope. The MSSNY House of Delegates had never considered this bill. Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried, Chair of the Committee on Health, had asked for this support from the MSSNY Leadership, and they felt they could provide it.

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