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MEDICINAL MARIJUANA MERITS LEGALIZATION

We are supposed to be excited when the pharma community fast-tracks a new and wonderful drug to market, for the good of mankind, of course.  But watch the TV ads for these new drugs.  Smiling, happy people are shown, but most of the commercial time is used listing the side effects, which may include illness or even death.

Yet we have a medicine that's been used for over 4,000 years, tested by billions of patients with no recorded deaths or serious side effects.  It's called cannabis, and it was put here by our creator.  How can our Legislature deny sick and dying Wisconsin citizens legal access to this medicine?

For many years, patients have travelled far and at considerable discomfort to go before our legislators in the hope that compassion would reign once they heard their stories.  But like kicking old furniture to the curb, some of these legislators insulted sick and dying patients, some who will not survive to return.

All these patients want is to treat their illnesses with dignity and safety, the same as anyone else.  But thanks to career politicians, the compassionate and moral solution is beyond their grasp.  Shame on them for putting career before people they represent.  Remember them at the next election season.

- - Bruce Rideout, Madison