May 2009: Medical marijuana rally at Capitol.
MADISON: The Associated Press has now issued a correction of an erroneous report that went out Sunday stating next Tuesday's hearing was this Wednesday. The incorrect information was widely reported by numerous tv and radio stations, news websites and other sources.
The actual hearing date remains Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 at 10am in Room 412 East of the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (Assembly Bill 554/Senate Bill 368), is sponsored by Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison).
The combined hearing will be held by two Wisconsin State Legislature Committees: the Assembly Committee on Public Health and the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue. The Senate committee is also chaired by Sen. Erpenbach.
For more info: List of qualifying medical conditions included in the JRMMA. For additional details on the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act, the Dec. 15 combined Health committee hearing, and how to submit testimony, bill text and status, all the latest news and how you can help, visit JRMMA.org, IMMLY.org or MadisonNORML.org. Visit my Madison NORML Examiner articles archive. Photo courtesy of IMMLY.
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