A 31-year old suffering from fibrous dysplasia was one of those who reached out to Fitzgerald. Opiates did not relieve the pain but cannabis did, without the addiction problems of opiates.

There was a letter from an amputee stating that cannabis relieved his phantom limb pain that other medications did not touch. There were letters in support from doctors and nurses.

In 2010, Dane County held an advisory referendum on medical cannabis that gained 75.49% of the vote. In the six Dane County wards of Fitzgerald's district, the senator was easily outpolled by referendum yes votes.

In the Nov. 6, 2018 election, yes votes on Dane County's adult use marijuana advisory referendum exceeded votes for Fitzgerald by a nearly 62-38% margin in the now 13 wards where his senate district and a portion of eastern Dane County overlap.

One thing is clear: Fitzgerald has no interest in following public opinion regarding medical cannabis support in Wisconsin, not even from his own constituents. Why should one man continue to withhold this medicine from the supermajority of Wisconsinites who wanted medical cannabis legalized long ago?

Gary Storck

Madison

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