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McCaffrey, of Lindenhurst, was elected in 2013. A 1972 graduate of Berner High School in Massapequa, he is seeking a bachelor's degree in business from SUNY Empire State College. He is president of Teamsters Local 707, and has served as Lindenhurst trustee since 1990.
Twenty States already passed laws allowing for the dispensing of medical marijuana. It's been shown to provide relief to many chronically ill patients suffering from cancer to Glaucoma to AIDS. I believe it is time, with the proper controls in place, residents of New York have access to the same treatment options.
I do not support smoking as a method for the delivery of medical marijuana. Alternative delivery methods such as oils and capsules are shown to have the same therapeutic effect as smoking.
To the question of distribution limited to a limited number of hospitals, I am not sure the dispensing of medical marijuana should be from hospitals only. A thorough review should be undertaken of the success or failure of the dispensing methods used in states where it is currently legally dispensed. Strict controls of the prescribing and dispensing are important.
I need to do more research before taking a position on which patients medical marijuana should be prescribed to and for what conditions or symptoms.
We must be careful under any circumstances to ensure we have sufficient controls in place to not have a repeat of the opiate pain medicine prescription problems we are still dealing with today. I am adamantly opposed to the legalization of marijuana for recreational use as has been done in other states.
What do you think?