Title:
Wis.: Urge your elected officials to co-sponsor medical marijuana
Message:
Moments ago, Rep. Mark Pocan (D – Madison) and local
activists held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Jacki
Rickert Medical Marijuana Act! Once again, Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D – Dane, Green,
and Rock counties) joins Rep. Pocan as the senate bill sponsor. Please
email your state representative and state senator, urging them to co-sponsor
this important legislation.
The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act is a reintroduction
of medical marijuana legislation filed by Rep. Pocan and Sen. Erpenbach in
2009. The bill would exempt individuals with a doctor’s recommendation from
state marijuana laws against possession and use. In addition, the legislation
would set up a system of safe, reliable, and regulated access so that patients
would not have to use the criminal market to access their medicine. Please
ask your elected officials to support this compassionate bill.
An identical version of this legislation was given a hearing
in December of 2009. The room was packed with patients and advocates, including
myself, who argued passionately for passage of medical marijuana legislation.
Unfortunately, the bill did not get a vote. Make
sure your elected officials are aware that the public supports medical
marijuana.
