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Posted by FoM on March 13, 2002 at 08:27:32 PT Poll Commissioned By 'Is My Medicine Legal Yet?' Source: Channel 3000 
Eighty percent of Wisconsin residents support legalizing the use of marijuana for medical use, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll was commissioned by Is My Medicine Legal Yet?, a group that supports the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The polling was done by the Chamberlain Research Consultants and randomly selected 600 people aged 18 and over in all 72 Wisconsin counties in its telephone poll. The poll was conducted Jan. 28 through Feb. 7. The margin of error was plus or minus about 4 percent. Respondents were asked if they would support or oppose the Legislature passing a bill that allows the terminally or seriously ill to use marijuana for medical purposes. Is My Medicine Legal Yet? Madison marijuana smoker Gary Storck was born with glaucoma and without marijuana to relieve eye pressure, he says he would be blind. "I think it's ludicrous that I'm still forced to break the law at this stage of the game," Storck said. He and countless other Americans are now watching Canadian patients who can light up a joint legally. Canada's revolutionary new rule goes in to effect this week. "We're all people," Storck said. "People who are sick and need their medicine ... there should be no difference -- south of the border or north of the border." Since the early 1970s, Storck has been trying to convince American politicians that he and others like him are not criminals. On his last Washington D.C. visit he tried to meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who could play a powerful role in changing the drug's legal classification. "We thought, 'We're from Wisconsin, he's from Wisconsin, of course he'd want to meet with us,'" Storck said. But Thompson wouldn't see him. His spokesman told News 3 that more scientific data is still needed before Thompson weighs in on the controversy. "We should be past this," Storck said. "We're wasting too much time, and effort chasing down sick and dying people for a humble little plant." Online Resources: Learn more about medical use of marijuana on the Is My Medicine Legal Yet? -- http://immly.org/ Source: Channel 3000 Related Articles & Web Site: Medical Marijuana Information Links The Candidate On Tap Medical Marijuana Bill Deserves Real Consideration Wisconsin Should Take Lead In Marijuana Research Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #1 posted by idbsne1 on March 13, 2002 at 12:18:49 PT |
| 'His spokesman told News 3 that more scientific data is still needed before Thompson weighs in on the controversy' WHAT?!?!?!?!!?!?! When are we going to STOP allowing them this bullsh*t response? idbsne1 [ Post Comment ] |
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