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Montel Williams threw his support behind legalizing medical marijuana
in New York, saying pot helps him cope with multiple sclerosis.

Williams, who was diagnosed with the neurological disease in 1999,
said he uses marijuana every night before bed to relieve the pain in
his legs and feet.

"I'm breaking the law every day, and I will continue to break the
law," Williams, host of the syndicated "Montel Williams Show," said
Tuesday.

Williams recalled during a news conference how prescription
painkillers and even morphine failed to control his tremors and spasms.

Nine states -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine,
Nevada, Oregon and Washington state -- allow medical marijuana use.

Williams, 47, said he can legally obtain marijuana in California,
where he owns property, but argued that as a New York state taxpayer,
he should have the same right there.