TELL LEGISLATORS TO PASS MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT

Dear Editor: The grass-roots advocacy campaign for medical marijuana
in Wisconsin has ignited a firestorm of interest in how state
government works. Thousands and thousands of state residents are
learning for the first time who represents them because of the
popularity of this issue.

A recent ABC news poll found that nationwide, 81 percent of
Americans, and 72 percent of Republicans, want medical marijuana legalized.

The question remains, however, will our Legislature listen to the
will of the people? To their credit, many state lawmakers have
already signaled they will vote for the Jacki Rickert Medical
Marijuana Act. However, the lack of bipartisan support for a
decidedly nonpartisan issue is sad.

In neighboring Minnesota, a bipartisan bill won legislative approval
only to be vetoed by Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Here in Wisconsin,
Gov. Jim Doyle has promised to sign a bill if it reaches his desk.
Wisconsinites cannot let this historic time pass without our
Legislature acting on behalf of Wisconsin's citizens. State lawmakers
know how popular this issue is. They only need to look at their
office constituent contact logs or recall all the personal
conversations in support they've had with people of all backgrounds.

Medical marijuana affects us all. We must each work so this option is
available if the unthinkable happens to a loved one, a friend or
ourselves. If doctors are allowed to prescribe toxic medications and
treatments with dangerous, even potentially lethal side effects, why
can't they recommend a natural plant that has compounds which work by
binding to receptors within our body's own endocannabinoid system?
Please contact your lawmakers via the toll-free Legislative Hotline:
800-362-9472 and ask them to support this bill.

Gary Storck

director of communications, Is My Medicine Legal YET?

www.immly.org