Cuomo Not A Fan Of Medical Marijuana

Like Paladino wasn't high when he made this flyer.

Carl Paladino may be a (possibly) racist, homophobic, Manhattan-hating moron, but he does have one thing on Andrew Cuomo: he said he wanted the issue of medical marijuana to be put to a referendum, according to the Daily News. Cuomo, on the other hand, recently told reporters that under his administration legalization wouldn't stand a chance. "The dangers of medical marijuana outweigh the benefits," said Cuomo. "I don't think the bill passes." But is the risk of Paladino in office worth the chance at a legal smoke?

When asked about state revenues that could be generated by the legalization of marijuana, Cuomo responded, "A lot of things could raise revenues. Legalizing prostitution could raise revenues. I'm against that, too." A recent study showed that 50% of New Yorkers support the legalization of medical marijuana, but Cuomo isn't afraid of his stance's effect on his ratings, and plans to let Paladino continue to run his mouth all the way to election day. "The more the opposition talks, the better we look," Cuomo said. And if Cuomo does get elected and medical marijuana is off the table, the city's glaucoma sufferers can just find their sweet medicine on the streets.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on October 25, 2010 11:05 AM

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starstruck13

Seriously, both of these guys suck. NY is screwed.

Guest

THIS YEAR'S ELECTION SUCKS GIGANTIC ASS.

JenChungsBaby

This is so stupid. Do the dangers of percocet outweigh the benefits? How about oxycodone?

potsmoker

oh like the guy with MS who couldnt use his disease as a defense...

danger is right...danger from the truth

http://gothamist.com/2010/03/25/jailed_marijuana_grower_with_ms_get.php

potsmoker

so whats the danger of medical marijuana again???

could cuomo please explain that.

spnder

To Cuomo and others of his generation, these are all fringe issues. However, as generation X slowly comes into positions of power, you will have politicians who grew up in culturally integrated neighborhoods, with openly gay friends, and who most likely smoked pot themselves at some point. These "fringe" issues have now entered the mainstream.

Meanwhile the "chest thumping" on medical marijuana will continue until it ceases to be politically expedient to do so. See the NYT article last week:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/opinion/23blow.html

ANGRYGOD11

Cuomo and others of his generation certainly did smoke and never suffered the disasters they now say will happen to pot smokers.

Say what you will about the authors of the despised Rockefeller drug laws, they didn't know what they were doing and at least weren't hypocrites.

Guest

by your logic cuomo is right -- look at what happened to cuomo... oh, wait.

amsci

Cuomo is full of shit. An Italian who says he likes Sandra Lee's lasagna (which she makes with cottage cheese and apple cider vinegar), has to be smoking something.

Nyctini11

HAHAHAH, VERY good point! That cottage cheeses lasagna disaster is a disgrace, cuomo should be ashamed!

Mordicai

This is why Cuomo opposes legalizing alcohol, too. Wait, he doesn't? But alcohol is ACTUALLY dangerous. OH I see this is a weird hypocritical thing. Got it, got it.