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Medical Marijuana Is Up To Democrats In State
Posted by FoM on December 19, 1999 at 11:02:40 PT
By Gary Storck
Source: The Capital Times
Dave Zweifel did a great job of pointing out the hypocrisy of Republican legislators at both the federal and state level, "3 bills show how GOP flip-flops on values", 12.6.99. A prime example of government intrusion into people's lives can be found in the prohibition of the medical use of marijuana.
In Wisconsin, inaction on protecting sick, disabled and dying state residents from arrest and jail for using marijuana to ease their suffering is the fault of legislators from both parties. Despite the public's support for providing this medicine to sick people, Democratic legislators are for the most part too timid to act, while Republicans must adhere to the party's rigid prohibition against medical marijuana.At this point, only Reps. Frank Boyle and Mark Pocan have taken a firm stand in support of medical marijuana. The Republican's control of the Assembly ensures that if legislation were introduced there, it would languish and die in committee like the bill introduced in the prior session.The only hope at this point for medicinal marijuana legislation in Wisconsin to move forward rests with Democrats in the State Senate. As of this writing not one has stepped forward to do something that would protect some of our most vulnerable residents from arrest and jail. Gary StorckMadisonNote from Gary Storck:They finally did publish this, but left off the last paragraph, which reads "Please call the legislative hotline at 800-228-2115 and let your assembly and senate representatives know that the time to legalize access to this medicine for state residents is now."Published: December 18, 1999Frank S. WorldDrug Policy Forum Of Wisconsinhttp://www.drugsense.org/dpfwi/You can meet Gary Storck at DrugSense Chat and other fine activists too! The chat is always open but activists meet here on weekend evenings between 18:00-20:00 hours PDT.http://www.drugsense.org/chat/News Article Courtesy Of MapInc.http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1372/a09.html 
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