MEDICIAL MARIJUANA BILL MAY NOT MAKE FLOOR OF STATE LEGISLATURE

MADISION - A bill allowing medical marijuana might not get to the
floor of the Wisconsin Legislature. Senate Majority Leader Russ
Decker (D-Weston) says more work needs to be done on the measure. And
Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) says lawmakers must be
careful that it's not a quote, "slippery slope" toward a full
legalization of pot.

Chronically ill-patients have tried for years to approve a controlled
use of marijuana to deal with their pain. And they thought they
finally had a chance once voters gave Democrats both houses of the
Legislature 14 months ago.

But Sheridan says he'll need more information before he can take a
position on the bill. The State Medical Society says more effective
pain alternatives are already available. And state Attorney General
J.B. Van Hollen says the bill would be a nightmare for law
enforcement in keeping pot away from those who are not sick.