Pubdate: Tue, 07 Jun 2005
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (WI)
Copyright: 2005 Madison Newspapers, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.wisconsinstatejournal.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/506
Author: Phil Brinkman
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)

WISCONSIN LAWMAKER WORKING ON A MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

In Wisconsin, state Rep. Gregg Underheim, R-Oshkosh, said he plans to 
reintroduce legislation soon allowing limited use of medical marijuana. 
Under the bill, the drug would have to be prescribed by a doctor.

The patient would then obtain a card from his or her local public health 
department certifying need, which could be presented to police showing the 
person has a right to possess small amounts of marijuana.

Significantly, the bill is silent on how a person might obtain the drug. 
Last session, Underheim proposed "growing clubs" that could provide 
marijuana to patients, but "I'm not sure the public is ready to sanction 
people growing this drug in their home and then distributing it," Underheim 
said.

"I'm going to throw it out there and see what reaction I get," Underheim 
said of the bill, which he said was inspired by conversations he had with 
cancer survivors while he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
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