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Support The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act
The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA) (Senate Bill 371) provides that the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician.Contact your legislators and urge them to support The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act
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Wisconsin Legislature to Consider Medical Marijuana Measure
Urge Your Elected Officials to Support AB 475/SB 371!
Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana has been reintroduced into both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature.
Assembly Bill 475 and Senate Bill 371 would amend state law to "authorize an individual to use marijuana for medical purposes as directed by a physician." The proposed legislation would allow for authorized patients to obtain their marijuana from state-licensed distribution centers. Qualified patients would also be permitted under the law to possess up to 12 plants and three ounces of usable marijuana.
AB 475 has been referred to the House Committee on Health. SB 371 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health. Neither bill has been scheduled for a hearing.
Sixteen states -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington -- in addition to the District of Columbia have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. There is no legitimate reason why Wisconsin patients should not enjoy these same legal protections.
Please urge your member of the House and Senate to support this legislation by visiting NORML's Take Action Center here:
http://www.capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=57993501
Urge Your Elected Officials to Support AB 475/SB 371!
Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana has been reintroduced into both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature.
Assembly Bill 475 and Senate Bill 371 would amend state law to "authorize an individual to use marijuana for medical purposes as directed by a physician." The proposed legislation would allow for authorized patients to obtain their marijuana from state-licensed distribution centers. Qualified patients would also be permitted under the law to possess up to 12 plants and three ounces of usable marijuana.
AB 475 has been referred to the House Committee on Health. SB 371 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health. Neither bill has been scheduled for a hearing.
Sixteen states -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington -- in addition to the District of Columbia have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. There is no legitimate reason why Wisconsin patients should not enjoy these same legal protections.
Please urge your member of the House and Senate to support this legislation by visiting NORML's Take Action Center here:
http://www.capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=57993501
Wisconsin medical marijuana bill assigned to opponent's Senate committee
Gary Storck, Madison NORML Examiner
January 10, 2012
Wisconsin Senate Bill 371 - The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA) - has been referred to the Senate Health committee. Senate Health is chaired by Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa), a longtime opponent who famously refused to hold a hearing when a 2007-2008 session bill was assigned to the committee she chaired as an Assembly representative. The JRMMA was rolled out at a Nov. 30 Capitol press conference.
Sen. Vukmir also demonized medical cannabis patients in an outburst at the Dec. 15, 2009 combined Assembly/Senate health committee hearing on the JRMMA. The current Senate Health committee has five members. The vice-chair is Sen. Pam Galloway (R-Wausau), a physician and cancer surgeon. Also serving is Sen. Terry Moulton (R-Chippewa Falls) who also has a long history of opposing medical cannabis dating back to his Assembly days. Moulton and Vukmir even opposed the medical cannabis bills put forth in the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 sessions by their colleague, then-Rep. Gregg Underheim (R-Oshkosh).
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View Senate Bill 371
Gary Storck, Madison NORML Examiner
January 10, 2012
Wisconsin Senate Bill 371 - The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA) - has been referred to the Senate Health committee. Senate Health is chaired by Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa), a longtime opponent who famously refused to hold a hearing when a 2007-2008 session bill was assigned to the committee she chaired as an Assembly representative. The JRMMA was rolled out at a Nov. 30 Capitol press conference.
Sen. Vukmir also demonized medical cannabis patients in an outburst at the Dec. 15, 2009 combined Assembly/Senate health committee hearing on the JRMMA. The current Senate Health committee has five members. The vice-chair is Sen. Pam Galloway (R-Wausau), a physician and cancer surgeon. Also serving is Sen. Terry Moulton (R-Chippewa Falls) who also has a long history of opposing medical cannabis dating back to his Assembly days. Moulton and Vukmir even opposed the medical cannabis bills put forth in the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 sessions by their colleague, then-Rep. Gregg Underheim (R-Oshkosh).
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View Senate Bill 371
Wisconsin Organizations supporting the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin (ACLU)
Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts of Wisconsin (HOPE)
Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA)
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