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March 30, 2006
Letter: Don't Harm Medical Marijuana Users
Posted by Gary Storck
Thursday, March 30, 2006
On March 9, Joel McNally’s column in Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express, “Willie Horton Multiplied” click here, talked about Wisconsin Republican Attorney General candidate Paul Bucher’s fear-mongering on the war on drugs.
My letter below, a followup to the article and another letter to the editor click here, notes Bucher’s prosecutions extend even to medical marijuana patients and their families. For background, read "Pair Seen As Martyrs In Effort To Legalize Pot" click here,
Newshawk: Is My Medicine Legal YET? www.immly.org
Source: Shepherd Express
Pubdate: March 30, 2006
Author: Gary Storck
DON'T HARM MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERSRegarding Joel McNally's article (March 9), and Randy Vizyak's letter (March 23) about attorney general candidate Paul Bucher's claims that fellow candidate Kathleen Falk has supported legalizing marijuana: So what? Taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol and tobacco instead of the current counterproductive prohibition would not only benefit society by offering a safer alternative to alcohol, but also bring in revenues to a cash-starved state.
On the other hand, Bucher's overzealous prosecution of even medical users of marijuana as Waukesha County D.A. may have led to the 2002 suicides of Dennis and Denise Schilling. The Big Bend couple took their lives after Bucher's office decided to begin forfeiture proceedings to take the family home while prosecuting them for medical marijuana used to treat Denise's medical problems. After their suicide, Bucher's office followed through with the forfeiture, leaving little remaining for the couple's five children. So much for family values.
Focusing on real problems rather than attempting to fear-monger about cannabis would be a better approach. But, since Bucher clearly has little positive to offer, his longtime fixation with marijuana prohibition comes as no surprise. Voters should take note.
Gary Storck
Madison
Posted by Gary at March 30, 2006 11:47 AM
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