Pubdate: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 Source: Wisconsin State Journal (WI) Copyright: 2003 Madison Newspapers, Inc. Contact: http://www.wisconsinstatejournal.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/506 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?154 (Conant vs. McCaffrey) MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW TO BE CONSIDERED A Republican state representative says it's time to consider letting doctors prescribe marijuana for medicinal use after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the federal government cannot punish doctors for recommending marijuana to their ill patients. The court's decision "leaves it up to individual states to determine the enforcement standards for (marijuana's) medicinal use," said Rep. Gregg Underheim, R-Oshkosh. Ten states have approved the use of medical marijuana for people with terminal of debilitating diseases. Underheim, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee, said he plans to introduce similar legislation and hold hearings to gauge the support for such a law in Wisconsin. "The therapeutic effects of marijuana are believed to help improve the quality of end-of-life situations by decreasing pain and nausea and stimulating appetite," Underheim said. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk