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One more thing. The opinions expressed in my letter and in this blog are my personal opinions and not necessarily those of Madison NORML. My intent with this letter is to help educate voters on where candidates stand, so they can have as much information available as possible when making their choices.

Source: Waukesha Freeman
Pubdate: July 15, 2006
Author: Gary Storck

GREEN LACKS COMPASSION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA ISSUE

There is no longer any question whether marijuana is medicinal, but even if there were, is it good public policy to arrest and jail patients who have turned to it after modern medicine has failed them?

Congressman Mark Green apparently thinks so, judging by his vote recently against a congressional budget amendment that would have prohibited the use of federal funds - our tax dollars - to target medical marijuana patients in the 11 states that have legalized it. This is Green's fourth such vote in four years.

While Fox TV commentator Bill O'Reilly has his "no spin zone," Green apparently has a "no compassion zone." For a man who aspires to be the governor of Wisconsin, a state whose citizens overwhelmingly support medical marijuana, Green has a strange way of trying to connect with voters.

Meanwhile, the incumbent, Gov. Jim Doyle, has always stated he would sign medical marijuana legislation if and when it reaches his desk. I've taken the pledge to never vote for any candidate who opposes medical marijuana, and I hope you will too.

Gary Storck, co-founder, Is My Medicine Legal YET?
Madison

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Please take the pledge, newly revised to “never vote for any candidate who opposes medical marijuana or who refuses to state their position”. The revised wording was suggested by Jim Miller, a man who is no stranger to getting politicians on record on medical marijuana.

Wisconsin’s medical marijuana bill died in committee because of lawmakers who refused to take a position, both Republicans and Democrats. They want to represent us. They owe us an answer. If everyone keeps asking, soon we’ll know where they all stand. Then we can start electing people who truly represent the overwhelming sentiment among Wisconsinites that medical marijuana should be legal in our state click here.