Channel 3000: Madison Man: Is My Marijuana Legal Yet?
'It's Ludicrous That I'm Still Forced To Break The Law'
MADISON, 6:21 a.m. CDT August 1, 2001 -- 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."
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