Advocate of Medical Marijuana Says Republican Bill Falls Short

Monday, January 31st, 2022 -- 8:15 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) A long-time advocate says the latest medical marijuana bill being offered by Republican legislators falls far short of what people need to access the drug.

“Some ability to grow your own medicine is pretty critical, because that way you're not facing the steep potential cost of going to dispensaries.” Gary Storck of Madison heads the group Is My Medicine Legal Yet?

Storck continued, “Certainly the forms that they want to put it in are useful, and some patients don’t like to smoke. But I think the vast majority of patients do find the best benefits by smoking or inhaling vapors, and most states do allow that.”

The new legislation would keep medical marijuana tightly regulated, and only allow doctors to recommend various non-smokable forms of the drug to their patients.

Storck believes individuals should be able to grow marijuana in limited amounts for their own treatment. Wisconsin is one of just 14 states that have yet to legalize medical marijuana in some form.

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