Act now to help pass the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act!
AB554/SB368, the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act remains in committee as sponsors attempt to assemble the votes to pass the bill. At the current time, while many Democratic Assembly representatives and Senators are ready to vote for the JRMMA, the problem is, so far, no Republican members have formally said they would vote for the bill.
As Democratic majorities in both houses are slim, the JRMMA needs supporters of both parties to pass the Legislature this session. We need to get the word out that the JRMMA is about compassion and that Wisconsinites deserve the same freedom to legally access medical cannabis as Americans in the 14 states that now allow this option.
As of today, we have 51 days until April 22, 2010, at which point the JRMMA’s chance of passage will likely expire.
We need to act with urgency now:
http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx
* Send pre-written, editable letter to Legislators:
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=14115736 or http://bit.ly/JRMMA
* Find out Who Represents you:
http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx
* Call your Legislators: Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 1-800-362-9472
* Send a Letter to the Editor of your local paper:
http://www.mapinc.org/resource/how2lte.htm
* Call local Media and ask them to support the bill
* Ask your local place of worship to join our Statewide Day of Prayer for Compassion, Date TBA
* Attend our events
* Attend Madison NORML meetings: 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7pm: see our Take Action page.
* Wisconsin Residents for Assembly Bill 554 “Wisconsin Residents for Assembly Bill 554 http://bit.ly/cmd4eI
* Print your own fliers:
http://www.madisonnorml.org/PYOcenter.html
More information to follow.
MADISON: Wisconsin medical cannabis activists made two more stops on the road to medical freedom in Wisconsin. “A Grass Roots Evening”, at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, on Monday Feb. 22, was well received, filling a 200-seat lecture hall. “A Grass Roots Evening” was sponsored by the campus Students for Democratic Society as well as the creators of the popular Facebook group, “Wisconsin Residents for Assembly Bill 554“, Daryl Heil and Hans Schnelker.
When: Sat, February 27Where: McMillan Memorial Library
(Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
On Saturday February 27th (12:00 – 3:00PM), the McMillan Memorial Library will play host to the T.H.C. Tour or “Talking Hemp and Cannabis Tour” as various state supporters of hemp and cannabis travel to Wisconsin Rapids. The focus of this event is to teach the community about the past, present and future of hemp and cannabis in Wisconsin. Industrial Hemp may soon be grown again in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 206). Come learn about the versatility of the hemp plant. What if hemp can provide food, clothing, shelter, fuels and energy; could hemp help turn Wisconsin green and help heal our local economy? Come discuss and share knowledge of this misunderstood plant. As the legislation year comes to an end the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (Assembly Bill 554) is still alive and growing. Since the 1970′s the race has been on to duplicate nature with synthetic marijuana medicines and since the 1980′s marijuana based medicines have been available by doctors and patients state wide. Learn about research available, read the latest studies, understand the research obstruction behind cannabis and current forms of FDA medications available. Find out where our legislation stands on the current Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act, be informed about what the Medical Marijuana Act is set to accomplish and most importantly, find out how you can get involved. If you or your organization would like to be involved or if you would like to volunteer to help, please do not hesitate to contact Jay Selthofner at immlyinthefield@yahoo.com or 920-410-2920.
MADISON: Many people in Wisconsin are aware there is medical marijuana legislation now before the State Legislature. AB554/SB368, the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA) is sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) and Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee).
But just who is Jacki Rickert?
Jacki Rickert is a 58 year old Wisconsin grandmother and medical cannabis patient/ activist and the Founder and Executive Director of Is My Medicine Legal YET? (IMMLY). Jacki discovered that cannabis provided unique relief for symptoms of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) she is afflicted with. EDS is a rare genetic disorder that attacks the body’s connective tissues. Jacki also suffers from another extremely painful condition, Advanced Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.
