Legislative push for medical marijuana in New York State
ALBANY - Wanda Hernandez has been living with HIV/AIDS for over a decade.
She says she's tired of feeling like a criminal for using marijuana to battle the effects of her illness.
"Because of my HIV medication, I have constant battles of nausea and I have trouble holding down the food that I need to maintain myself and stay healthy but when I can use marijuana, it helps me settle my stomach and I feel comfortable," Hernandez said at a news conference in the Legislative Office Building.
Committee chairs in both the Assembly and the State Senate are pushing for a law that would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana.
The patient would be required to register with the Department of Health and under most circumstances purchase the pot from a hospital or pharmacy.

























