The all-too-familiar case of Antigo’s ER Doctor Michael Moore has again made the news.  There was an article in the Antigo Daily Journal, which you can find HERE.  According to that article, the Doctor has fulfilled his obligation of completing probation and the court has agreed to drop his Felony charge to a misdemeanor.

This just completely sickens me.  The man had a secret room FULL of marijuana plants, along with GUNS and just because he has money and is a doctor, he now gets the felony dropped.  I find this to be totally absurd!  If anything, since he is a doctor, he should be held to higher standards than the average person!  It seems to fall in line with the politicians lately.

Why, do we, as a society, put up with these things!?!  Especially with the politicians, but, also with someone like Dr. Moore!?  I am ashamed of our government and system more and more each day.  The medical board should have pulled his license and never given it back.

If Dr. Moore was an average citizen living in this county, he would have NEVER gotten this felony lowered to a misdemeanor! Mr. Uttke would have thrown the book at him, like he does with everyone else.  Now, with this lowered conviction, it just looks like Dr. Moore was found guilty of possession of THC, not a room FULL of plants, paraphernalia, guns and whatever else!  What a disgrace!!!

AntigoBuzz Previous Blog on Dr. Moore

******** NOTE WORTH MENTIONING************

Doctor Moore now seems to be using a variation of his name, he is listed as an Emergency Room Doctor for Langlade Hospital as Dr. Scott Moore on the website for Langlade Hospital.  So we will now refer to him as Dr. Michael Scott Moore.

…

Antigo Doctor and his wife charged with growing marijuana

Dr. Michael Moore and his wife, Kerry Moore, have been charged and since released from jail on charges of growing marijuana in their home in Antigo.

Rumor has it that the Dr.’s wife, Kerry, is planning to take the brunt of the blame so that her husband may keep practicing medicine.

Kerry is a physical therapist.

What baffles me about this whole deal is, WHY would a DOCTOR be growing marijuana? When I think of people growing and dealing pot, I think of people who are in need of money. I can’t see a Dr. and his physical therapist wife needing money?? What in the world is going on here? It seems pretty obvious that this wasn’t just for their own use. I would think that 5 pounds of pot would be excessive for a couple who were just using it themselves and not selling it. And doesn’t the healthcare system require drug screening of their employees?

I realize that this is a first offense for both the Dr. and his wife, but, a $5000 cash bond?? C’mon now, I would think the bond would have been a lot higher. Especially considering the fact that this is a doctor and he probably does have money and he probably also has the resources to flee.

Just my 2 cents.

*********UPDATE**************

There is an interesting blog post about this topic here. The blog talks about the idea that maybe Dr. Moore was growing marijuana for his sick patients, to help relieve their pain. Since Dr. Moore was an emergency room doctor, I don’t think this would apply. Even if it did, I doubt that Dr. Moore would admit it. I speculate that he won’t be making any public comments at all.

Besides that, the way that Langlade County handles their court system, it would be highly unlikely that ANYTHING Dr. Moore says would have an impact on the court. They do what they want here. It would be great to see someone actually “stand up” to the court system and government in Antigo. I don’t see that happening anytime in the near future.

Added note – in the Antigo Daily Journal today (11/21/07) there is an article stating that Dr. Moore is now able to go back to work at the Langlade Memorial Hospital. Dr. Moore had been suspended. He has not practiced medicine since the charges were filed. The Wisconsin State Board of Medical Examiners is permitting Dr. Moore to practice again. It is also stated in that article that Dr. Moore has a dependency problem and is getting treatment. So, after reading this, I still concede that Dr. Moore was not growing and/or selling marijuana for ailing patients as mentioned in the above named blog. Also, I am assuming that the article in the Antigo Daily Journal is, in fact, regarding Dr. Michael Moore, even the though the article states, Dr. Scott Moore. I believe this is just a typo of sorts, as I have not heard news of any other Doctors in Antigo getting charged with growing marijuana.

************UPDATE 1/31/08****************

Rumor has it that Dr. Moore has again been suspended from his job at Langlade Memorial Hospital for failing a drug test.

************UPDATE 3/7/08****************

During the preliminary hearing today, Dr. Moore and his wife, Kerry, both pleaded Not Guilty to the drug charges.  The Judge stated that there was probable cause and the bound the pair over for trial.

**********UPDATE 12/2/08*************

Dr. Moore’s wife, Kerry Moore, has plead guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia.  She will pay a fine and have her drivers license suspended.  Three other charges were dropped in the plea deal.  Dr. Moore has a jury trial scheduled for next month.  You can read the full article on WSAW’s site HERE.

***************UPDATE 04/09/09*****************

Doctor Moore has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and delivering

marijuana and has received 30 days in jail, 2 years of probation,

$1000 in fines and 160 hours of community service.

You can read the full story from WSAW HERE.

***************UPDATE 06/09/11*****************

Antigo’s Pot Doctor get his felony lowered

******** NOTE WORTH MENTIONING************

Doctor Moore now seems to be using a variation of his name, he is listed as an Emergency Room Doctor for Langlade Hospital as Dr. Scott Moore on the website for Langlade Hospital.  So we will now refer to him as Dr. Michael Scott Moore. This also explains why the Antigo Daily Journal had referred to him as Dr. Scott Moore.

..