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New York Benefit to Celebrate Recent Medical Marijuana Successes
NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP.org)
will host a spring soiree, a night of comedy and music to benefit MPP's
efforts to protect seriously ill New Yorkers from arrest and jail if they use
medical marijuana with their doctor's recommendation. Patient advocate Joel
Peacock will be honored and Sony/BMG artist Nicole Atkins & The Sea and others
will perform.
MPP is leading the fight to gain medical marijuana access for seriously
ill New Yorkers who have the approval of their physicians. All funds raised
will be used to pass a bill to makeNew York the 13th medical marijuana state
in the country.
The Host Committee for the event and those attending include: Joshua
Baer, John Perry Barlow, Paul Bennett, Lewis Black, State Senator Joseph
Bruno's Director of Public Affairs in New York City Lisa Black, Richard
Brookhiser, Tucker Carlson, Jason Flom, Savion Glover, Leslie Lansman, David
C. Leven, Peter Lewis, Kurt Loder, Fred Newton, Medeski Martin and Wood,
Michelle Phillips, ABC's John Stossel, Ben Taylor, Montel Williams and Robert
W. Wilson.
Last year -- for the first time ever -- the New York Assembly passed MPP's
medical marijuana bill by a 95-52 vote, sending the bill over to the Senate.
This was the result of a four-year lobbying effort that we commenced in 2003.
MPP.org's lobbyist inAlbany built an impressive coalition of
institutional support, including the state physicians association, state
nurses association, state public health association, and the city councils of
Albany,Buffalo, andNew York.
New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is supportive of allowing
medical marijuana, but has not brought the issue to a vote.
With the Republicans facing a tough election this November, when they
could very well lose control of the Senate, we're hoping they'll pay attention
to the public opinion polling that indicates 76% ofNew York voters -- and
even 55% of Conservative Party voters in the state -- support legal protection
for medical marijuana patients.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th Street (212) 414-5994. Tickets for $250 in
advance -- $300 at the door (mostly tax-deductible) available (202) 462-5747
Ext. 104 www.mpp.org/highline
Media Contacts:
Gail Parenteau
Parenteau Guidance
212-532-3934
gail@parenteauguidance.com
SOURCE MPP.org
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