WHERE IS MEDICAL MARIJUANA?

It's been over 3 months since Rep. Gregg Underheim, R-Oshkosh, held a
hearing on his medical marijuana bill, AB-740. His Assembly Health
Committee has not voted.

Underheim's staff says this is because they aren't sure they have the
votes. Despite compelling testimony from health care professionals,
patients and caregivers - as well as stacks of studies demonstrating
the medicinal efficacy of cannabis -- most committee members have
been silent or voiced hostility.

But the public deserves to know where the committee stands. Very ill
people traveled long distances to testify before the committee on how
medical cannabis helps them. It is the committee's duty to fairly
weigh the evidence and vote the bill up or down.

Because he is not seeking re-election, this is Underheim's last
chance to move medical marijuana legislation in Wisconsin. For
patients, there is no stepping down - their only out is death.

Underheim gave hope to sick people and their families by championing
this issue. But it should not end here.

Wisconsinites overwhelmingly support giving patients legal access to
medical marijuana. As taxpayers and voters, they deserve to know if
the committee agrees.