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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.