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Wisconsin Green Party Urges Support for Bill That Will Protect Medical Marijuana Patients, AB 892
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Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
Last Edited | The Oncoming Storm Feb 29, 2004 12:30am |
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News Date | Wednesday, February 25, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | The Wisconsin Green Party today called for support of Assembly Bill 892, which would legally protect medical marijuana patients.
The bill would allow qualifying patients to invoke a “medical necessity defense” which would allow them to be protected from the current laws forbidding citizens to possess, grow, or purchase marijuana, or to possess marijuana paraphernalia.
“Those who have cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, and other debilitating conditions, can find great relief from marijuana,” said Ruth Weill, Green Party member from Milwaukee, and Wisconsin delegate to the Green Party of the United States. “It doesn’t make any sense to prohibit an available and affordable drug such as marijuana to qualified patients.”
The bill requires registration of qualifying patients and their caregivers. |
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