Madison NORML http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/ The Online Blog for the Madison Wisconsin chapter of NORML 2012-05-10T12:18:21-06:00 Madison NORML Examiner: WI congressional delegation splits 4-4 in bipartisan medical marijuana vote http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000663.php Posted by Gary Storck
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Some good news even in defeat as two Wisconsin Republican congressmen join two Democratic colleagues in voting to prohibit funding of an Obama Administration crackdown on medical cannabis.

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News & Views Gary 2012-05-10T12:18:21-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Wisconsin Medical Society plans vote on AMA MMJ resolution at annual meeting http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000662.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

After Wisconsin Medical Society spokes[person Dr. Michael M. Miller MD FASAM testi-lied against medical cannabis legislation at the Dec. 15, 2009 combined hearings on the Jacki Rickert MMJ Act, patients and activists responded with protests at the group's annual meetings. Now, the Society may vote on a more scientific and humane policy.

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News & Views Gary 2012-04-10T18:37:43-06:00
Wisconsin State Journal: Gary Storck: Finish what Dreyfus began 30 years ago http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000661.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

My letter in the WI State Journal.

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News & Views Gary 2012-03-20T10:00:30-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Recall elections set for Wisconsin State Senators who opposed medical marijuana http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000660.php Posted by Gary Storck
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wisconsin recall elections will allow voters to do some housecleaning over a number of issues.

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News & Views Gary 2012-03-14T19:37:22-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: 30 year old Wisconsin medical marijuana law united diverse group of lawmakers http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000659.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Here is a look waaaay back at a time when Wisconsin lawmakers of all political stripes united and passed a medical cannabis bill.

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News & Views Gary 2012-03-06T00:38:37-06:00
The Seventh National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000658.php Posted by Gary Storck
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Below is some information about a very important upcoming medical cannabis conference - The Seventh National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics - being put on in Tucson AZ in late April by Patients Out of Time. Here is the Conference Brochure.

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Events Gary 2012-03-01T20:35:01-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Wisconsin patients go West for medical marijuana approvals http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000657.php Posted by Gary Storck
Friday, February 24, 2012

Here is my look at the recent Oregonian article on out of state patients.

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News & Views Gary 2012-02-24T19:35:27-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Wisconsin pot laws toughest in Midwest http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000656.php Posted by Gary Storck
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Just how bad are Wisconsin pot laws? How about "Worst in the Midwest?"

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News & Views Gary 2012-02-22T23:25:44-06:00
Oregonian: Hundreds of out-of-staters find comfort in obtaining Oregon medical marijuana cards http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000655.php Posted by Gary Storck
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Oregon's largest newspaper, the Oregonian, did a nice article on out of state patients in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. As one of those out of state patients, I was very pleased to contribute to this article.

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News & Views Gary 2012-02-19T17:21:01-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Green Bay marijuana case shows Wisconsin pot laws are dopey http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000654.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Wisconsin's medieval cannabis laws are a cruel reality for the many unfortunates caught in the system for tiny amounts of the herb.

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News & Views Gary 2012-02-14T20:15:06-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: "Lost" permit apps scratch medical cannabis vigil at Walker's State of the State http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000653.php Posted by Gary Storck
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Medical cannabis activists found lobbyists had taken their spot as a missing permit app canceled a peaceful two decade old medical cannabis vigil.

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News & Views Gary 2012-01-26T12:52:37-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Wisconsin medical marijuana bill assigned to opponent's Senate committee http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000652.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Unfortunately, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, the Wisconsin State Senate Republican Majority Leader, has chosen to assign the Senate version SB371, of the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act, to the Senate Health Committee chaired by an arch-opponent of protecting patients using their medicine. The action speaks volumes about Sen. Fitzgerald's concerns for state seniors, veterans, sick, disabled and dying.

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News & Views Gary 2012-01-10T17:19:01-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Wisconsin medical marijuana bill to get bill numbers, committee assignments http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000651.php Posted by Gary Storck
Friday, December 30, 2011

An update on the Jacki Rickert MMJ Act.

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News & Views Gary 2011-12-30T16:12:46-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: Medical marijuana bill gains more support in Wisconsin legislature http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000650.php Posted by Gary Storck
Monday, December 19, 2011

Here is an update on the Jacki Rickert MMJ Act from Madison NORML Examiner.

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News & Views Gary 2011-12-19T23:42:38-06:00
Madison NORML Examiner: New Wisconsin medical marijuana bill adds cosponsors http://www.madisonnorml.org/blog/archives/000649.php Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Halfway to a Dec. 22 deadline for cosponsors to sign on to the new Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act and progress is being made. Here's an update on who is a cosponsor as of this writing.

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News & Views Gary 2011-12-13T20:14:17-06:00