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Talk Show Host Lobbies in Albany
Posted by CN Staff on May 04, 2004 at 18:32:46 PT
By Brian Taffe
Source: Capital News 9 
After 13 years in television and nearly 2,600 shows, Montel Williams wants to meet you. More though, he just wants you to meet him. Aside from what you know him as: television host, military man, the face of Multiple Sclerosis -- now, you can add political activist to his resume.  "I think that we have been dead wrong about something for about 85 years in this country. And what I think we're dead wrong about is medical marijuana," Williams said.
Montel has long been known for speaking out against drugs, but now he is pleading a case for one. Every day he takes 39 pills, mostly pain killers. But even with those pain killers, he said none work quite as well to ease his constant pain as marijuana, which he wants you to understand why. He said to think of him as your brother."Your younger sibling has an illness, and they're in pain all day, and a doctor says to you the only thing that will stop their pain is medicinal marijuana. Now you tell me what you're going to do," Williams said.And so on Tuesday, Mr. Williams was not in New York City preparing for his show with an audience in the millions. Instead, he was in Albany, preparing for his future before a significantly smaller audience, but no less important to him.The people: New York's elected officials in Albany, in which 44 of them are sponsoring legislation that would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana. It is an issue that has two sides, and a lot of gray area. But some said, why not at least look? Lynette Vincent of Albany said, "For people with cancer, they say it's good for chemotherapy patients, so they probably should take a look at it to see if there's any truth to what people are saying."Williams said, "Listen to the will of the people. And the will of the people is trying to say to you, I got family members who are suffering. Governor, I am."Source: Capital News 9 (NY)Author: Brian Taffe  Published: May 4, 2004Copyright: 2004 TWEAN News Channel of Albany, L.L.C Website: http://www.capitalnews9.comContact: http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/contact_us/Related Articles & Web Sites:Montel Williams Show http://www.montelshow.com/Medical Marijuana Information Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/medical.htmMontel Williams Pushes Pot -- for Medical Reliefhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18797.shtmlTV Talker Says Pot is Healing http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18784.shtmlTranscript: Montel Williams on Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18288.shtml
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on May 04, 2004 at 21:51:47 PT
An AP Picture of Montel Williams from May 4th
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040505/482/ab10205050225
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on May 04, 2004 at 19:45:32 PT
Cannabis prohibitionists and exterminists
ARE DEAD WRONG!
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Comment #4 posted by ekim on May 04, 2004 at 19:35:13 PT
have Leap speaker at your next event
http://www.leap.cc/events/events.php Board Member Howard Wooldridge continues his tour of The Old Dominion State while speaking of the injustices of the failed war on drugs. 
May 5 04 Manassas Rotary 12:00 PM Howard Wooldridge Manassas Virginia USA 
 Yes Virginia, there is a Board Member named Howard Wooldridge, and he continues his visit to your state to meet with members of the Manassas Rotary to discuss issues related to the failed war on drugs. May 5 04 Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary (Metro DC) 07:30 AM Howard Wooldridge Gainesville Virginia USA 
 An early morning breakfast and discussion of the failures of drug prohibition are in store for Board Member Howard Wooldridge and members of the Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary. May 6 04 Kiwanis Club -Great Neck 07:30 AM Howard Wooldridge Virginia Beach Virginia USA 
 Never afraid to stick his neck out to tell the truth, Board Member Howard Wooldridge meets with members of the Kiwanis Club of Great Neck to discuss issues related to the failed war on drugs. May 8 04 Beyond Prohibition: Legal Cannabis in Canada 08:00 AM Walter McKay Vancouver British Columbia Canada 
 The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Presents - A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Law Reform: Beyond Prohibition: Legal Cannabis in Canada Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Senator Pierre Claude Nolin 
http://www.minorml.org
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on May 04, 2004 at 19:32:05 PT
Jamaica a sovereign nation
US CA: OPED: Jamaica Pot And The Law 03 May 2004 
San Jose Mercury News http://www.mapinc.org/newscc/v04/n670/a07.html?397
"Granted, the United States has made various threats every time this possibility has come up, but the question is, is Jamaica a sovereign nation or not? Should what is best for Jamaica be done or not?"
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Comment #2 posted by kaptinemo on May 04, 2004 at 19:00:54 PT:
Okay, Antis, here's your big chance
Let's see some of that famous 'compassionate conservatism'; let's see you tell Mr. Williams, to his face, on national TV, that he is the victim of a 'cruel hoax'.He is, indeed, the victim of a 'cruel hoax'. The same one that has ruined millions of people's lives...thanks to prohibition. A hoax perpetrated and perpetuated...by antis.So, antis...here's your big chance. Look into those pain filled eyes, whose owners' only relief comes after cannabis use, and tell him he's wrong. Tell him. We're waiting...
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on May 04, 2004 at 18:34:45 PT
Video from Capital News 9 
WATCH THE VIDEO Famous face in AlbanyMontel Williams was in Albany lobbying for the use of medicinal marijuana on Tuesday.
 
 Video: http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=72639&SecID=33
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