STATE NEEDS TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Thank you Wisconsin legislators for introducing the Jacki Rickert
Medical Marijuana Act that creates a list of conditions which doctors
can recommend cannabis to be used by patients meeting these conditions.

Wisconsin law is modeled after Michigan, which is the 13th state to
pass medical cannabis laws, and would allow patients or a caregiver to
cultivate personal amounts of cannabis, as well as language to allow
non-profit dispensaries to distribute a variety of cannabis
medications to patients.

We all know someone who is affected tragically by cancer, or born with
an illness such as MS (multiple sclerosis) or a loved one fighting a
mental illness. It is about time a law is enacted to outline safe uses
of cannabis for medical purposes and allow compassionate use of this
safe and effective medication.

I would also like to thank the hundreds of area residents who recently
signed support letters and contacted their legislators, without you it
would not have got this far. One last push is needed, contact your
representatives and committee members now, as they are debating this
very issue as we read this. Go to www.immly.org or www.jrmma.org for
more information and to find contact numbers and emails.

Jay Selthofner

Green Lake