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Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report: Wisconsin Bill Would Give People with AIDS Legal Access to Marijuana

KAISER DAILY HIV/AIDS REPORT
A free service of kaisernetwork.org
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/hiv
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Thursday, December 13, 2001

ACROSS THE NATION
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1. Massachusetts Legislature to Vote on Budget Restoring $2.5 Million in 
AIDS Spending

2. Wisconsin Bill Would Give People with AIDS Legal Access to Marijuana

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2. Wisconsin Bill Would Give People with AIDS Legal Access to Marijuana

A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature Tuesday would allow state 
residents with AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and some other diseases to legally grow 
and smoke marijuana with their doctor's consent, the St. Paul Pioneer Press 
reports. Not-for-profit organizations would also be able to grow and sell 
medical marijuana while being regulated by Wisconsin's Department of Health 
and Family Services. Many people with AIDS and other diseases use marijuana 
to manage pain and increase their appetites, the Pioneer Press reports. 
Marijuana is "the only thing that allows me to function normally," glaucoma 
and arthritis patient Gary Storck, who has been illegally using marijuana for 
medicinal purposes for 30 years, said. The bill, introduced by state Reps. 
Frank Boyle (D) and Mark Pocan (D), has also gained support from Libertarian 
gubernatorial candidate Ed Thompson, who is the brother of HHS Secretary 
Tommy Thompson. While the State Medical Society of Wisconsin supports 
legalizing clinical trials to test marijuana's medical efficacy, it does not 
support legalization for medical use because of "potential risks, including 
increased addiction," Dr. Michael Miller, former Dane County Medical Society 
president, said. "We know [medical marijuana] works, but we need proof in 
the scientific community," Wisconsin Nurses Association representative 
Tiffany Richards said, adding that clinical research would ultimately 
"ensure" legalization of marijuana for medical purposes (Wyatt, St. Paul 
Pioneer Press, 12/12). Legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has been a 
"perennial loser" in the Wisconsin Assembly and the bill faces "substantial 
opposition" in the Legislature, the AP/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports 
(AP/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/12). The bill is modeled after a similar 
measure signed into law in Hawaii last year. In seven other states, voters 
have approved ballot initiatives permitting medical marijuana use (St. Paul 
Pioneer Press, 12/12). In May, however, the Supreme Court ruled in a 
California case that "medical necessity" is not a valid defense against 
federal law prohibiting marijuana distribution (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 
5/15).

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The Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free 
service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, by National Journal Group 
Inc.
© 2001 by National Journal Group Inc. and Kaiser Family Foundation. All 
rights reserved.

Updated Tuesday, June 08, 2010

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