LEGALIZE MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL REASONS

I am a law-abiding citizen concerned about the overzealous movement by
non-cannabis users to reflect their uneducated views to our society to
give this ancient medicine a criminal reputation.

Not only have the Western Hemisphere Indians used this plant for pain,
cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and some forms of mental illness,
but it has been used by the ancient Egyptians, the very first human
society.

Fourteen states have legalized marijuana and I believe that Wisconsin
ought to do the same. Not only will the legalization of medical
marijuana ease the tensions that a marijuana smoker feels, but it will
create jobs, raise much-needed taxes for government spending and
eradicate the cash we in Wisconsin spend on housing marijuana users
and dealers in our jails and prisons.

Let the officers of the law concentrate on violent crimes and the
prevention thereof.

Marijuana use has always existed and always will. Let us, as a
society, recognize this fact and move on with our lives.

Al Brouchoud

Manitowoc