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Montel Williams: “Every day that we delay is another day of needless suffering for patients like me all across the state” |
Former talk show host and U.S. Navy officer and current New York City resident Montel Williams on Tuesday urged Governor David Paterson and members of the Legislature to act quickly in order to pass New York’s medical marijuana bill.
Williams spoke at a press conference in Albany. He uses medical marijuana to help ease the effects of his multiple sclerosis.
According to supporters, the New York bill would create one of the best-regulated systems in the country for providing seriously ill patients with safe and effective access to medical marijuana.
“New York needs to act now to make marijuana legally available for medical use. Every day that we delay is another day of needless suffering for patients like me all across the state,” Williams said.