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THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION Position Statement on Medicinal Marijuana The New York State Nurses Association Board of Directors, at its meeting of June 7, 1995, endorsed the Virginia State Nurses Association resolution regarding Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Purposes (see attached). According to the Virginia Nurses Society on Addictions, as a Schedule I drug, marijuana cannot be used by patients or prescribed by health care providers. Marijuana has been found to be effective in the treatment of glaucoma by reducing intraocular pressure and in reducing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. Marijuana has also been effective in stimulating the appetite of AIDS patients suffering from the wasting syndrome, controlling spasticity in spinal cord injury patients and in controlling seizures for persons suffering from epilepsy and for persons with multiple sclerosis. Marijuana is remarkably non-toxic and the estimated lethal dose is 20,000 to 40,000 times a normal dose. In New York state, Marijuana cannot be used by patients or prescribed by health care providers. Public Health Law 3330 Schedule I Substances states: "No prescription may be made or filled for any controlled substance in schedule I nor may such substance be possessed, distributed, dispensed or administered except pursuant to Title III of this Article." Title III prohibits use of Schedule I Substances for research, instructional activities and chemical analysis relating to controlled substances without having obtained a license and establishes the provisions for obtaining the required license. Thirty-six states, including Virginia, have recognized marijuana's therapeutic potential and have passed legislation supporting its medical use. The NYSNA Peer Assistance Committee agrees with the intent and content of the resolution Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Purposes. MA/bd, 6/29/95 MARIJUAN.A/NPSPOSST.AT NP63