When: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 From 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: OSHKOSH PUBLIC LIBRARY, 106 Washington Ave, Oshkosh WI (Meeting rooms A & B)
A forum on legalizing marijuana is being presented by the Fox Valley American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and moderated by Stephen Richards, a criminal justice professor. A discussion panel will include:
All are welcome to attend. The event is open to the public and there is no admission.
This forum is being sponsored and funded through donations by the Fox Valley Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, TaxThis.org and Selthofner Consulting.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Caley with the Fox Valley ACLU at 920-470-6800 or Jay Selthofner 920-410-2920 for more information.
HOW TO GET TO THE OSHKOSH PUBLIC LIBRARY (106 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901) Oshkosh Public Library is located at 106 Washington Avenue one block east of Main Street and four blocks north of the Fox River in downtown Oshkosh. The library’s entrance is on the north side of the building facing the parking lot.
Featured presenters and information covering the topics of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, addiction cures, recreational marijuana and drug policy reform.
Featured Presenters/Exhibitors:
Scheduled Activist Presenting and Subject Matter
Introduction Mike Klotz: Introduction
5:05 – 5:10: Ben Plunkett: Voting 101 and Electoral Participation
5:10 – 5:20: Tristan: Veterans Still In Battle With the War on Drugs
5:20 – 5:35: Jeffrey Smith: Industrial Hemp; Good for the Economy, Good for You.
5:35 – 5:50: Mark McNamee: Medical Cannabis Refugee/Tax Plan Advocate
5:50 – 6 :15: Rich Martin: Cannabis Law Reform, Not What You May Think
6:15 – 6:30: Jacob Sieg: Surviving an Illness, Surviving a Raid
6:30 – 7:00: Dana Beal: The Cure For Addiction
7:00 – 8:00: James Gierach: Drug Policy Reform
Additional exhibits and information will be available from a variety of organizations supporting drug policy reform, along with signature support pages for the 2011-2012 Wisconsin Medical Cannabis Act and activist kits.
This will be the second annual Free 420 Concert in the Park hosted by the Northern Wisconsin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Green Lake Wisconsin will come alive with the one of the first spring outdoor concert event of the year. Featuring a repeat performance from A Royal Clark, who participated in the September 18th “13 Band Cannabis Jam” for Friends of Jay Selthofner. Music from A Royal Clark, possible other bands/entertainment and spoken words by hemp cannabis activists will fill the air. This is not Madison and filling the air with cannabis smoke is not allowed, in fact; smoking of any form maybe prohibited in Deacon Mills park. But there might be artists spinning fire, if you know what we mean!
Vendors including food/beverage, NORML merchandise, as well as a variety of wares are planned. Booths from Treating Yourself Magazine, THC-Tshirts, local chapters of NORML(s), P.A.M.P. (People Against Marijuana Prohibition), The WisconsinTeaPotPary, The Health Advocates Society, GreenWebDesign, Magic Hat Glass and local food co-op members are planned.
Vendor space is available and tents are allowed in the park.
A press release, printed/radio ads and flyers and additional promotional material are planned. Interested sponsors, vendors and others need to have responded by Friday, April 1st to be included on the printed promotional materials.
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What other faces will we see for sure in the Wisconsin State Senate in addition to the ones I examined in my April article entitled Senators not up for re-election likely to continue prohibition in 2021-22? The filing deadline was June 1, 2020 for candidates to declare and turn in signatures. The uncontested races exposed four (4) more Wisconsin State Senate Seats that we already are familiar with… and here they are:
So if we add the above two Republicans Cowles and Stroebel to the other ten Republicans not up for re-election and received failing grades, do we have a dirty dozen? Jokes aside, with 33 Senators to vote on bills, these 12 are not needed if the rest of them support cannabis reform, right?
Senator Lena Taylor with her A+ grade makes her uncontested seat a win in the column of marijuana reform.
Senator Robert Wirch uncontested seat went by untouched, as no one even filed or attempted to run against him I could find…. this seat is probably a win for medical marijuana and maybe he was playing political stuff, but:
Wirch (D-Keosha) has been elected since 1992 and is a member of the Assembly Committee of State Affairs, the committee that was responsible for medical marijuana in 2019-2020 session.
Rep. Wirch was the only Democrat to co-sponsor the Republican medical marijuana legislation without home grows and did not allow smoking products. Senator Wirch was singled out back in October 2019 as not being a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan medical marijuana effort with home grows and smoking allowed (SB507).
Good news at least, in the remaining Senate races totaling 11; will see 4 races with Incumbents that have viable challengers in them and 7 of the races have no incumbent running and there will be primary elections in 8 races!
We will be digesting the candidates and reporting on the other races, so stay tuned and come back…… but we can point out Senator Alberta Darling (R) and Senator Dan Feyen (R) both received failing grades and they face challengers in November 2020.
For sure, we will see some new faces in the Wisconsin State Senate in 2021. If you find value in what we do and what we write about, please donate today.
Update after August 2020 Primary Election:
Kelda Helen Roys (D) won her primary race for Senate District 26. There is no Republican filed to run so Kelda Roys takes the seat.
She replaces long time Senator Fred Risser has he retires.
A Special evening, featuring local talent and timely subject matter will converge at the historic District #1 Schoolhouse on Saturday, December 16. (Event Link)
Located at the District #1 Old Schoolhouse at 110 N. 2nd St, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, this is a public event taking place between 7pm – 9pm CST. It is being hosted by the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP).
Mt. Horeb area’s State Senator, Jon Erpenbach will speak on two pieces of medical marijuana legislation that had been circulating for co-sponsorship last month – Assembly Bill 75 and Senate Bill 38, the Compassionate Cannabis Care Act, as well as Assembly Joint Resolution 7 and Senate Joint Resolution 10, legislation that would authorize a non-binding statewide referendum on legalizing medical marijuana in 2018.
Twenty-eight states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, including Wisconsin’s neighbors Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. Recent national polling from May 2016 shows that 89 percent of Americans support medical marijuana.
The featured performer for the evening is Rick Harris, a wonderful talent from Mineral Point. The evening will also feature local Mt. Horeb area residents. Perhaps you? Whether a song, a poem, a story or a joke, all are invited to spend up to 10 minutes on stage.
Individuals or groups can sign up the evening of the event. The open mic format will provide for an interesting evening of variety and a current issue.
I am an activist from the 41st Assembly District in Wisconsin. It is rural district with Ripon being the largest city within it, about 7,810 is the population. Ripon is in Fond du Lac County but not much more than the city of Ripon in that county is actually in District 41.
Some quick stats: Fond du lac County had 1 marijuana arrest cases for every 696 residents in 2018. As rural as it is, the Assembly District 41 is primarily Green Lake County, which had 1 marijuana case for every 193 residents in 2018, cracking the top 10 of the highest arrest ratio counties. (Waushara County is the highest with 1 marijuana case for every 120 residents!) Over the last decade Rep. Ballweg and Senator Olsen have always spoke to me about the issue and seemed sympathetic, but in the end, they have been pathetic on the issue.
Joan Ballweg pounced on Luther Olsen Senate seat when she called dibs, and so far no one challenged her … that is the old school Republican way solidified in the Reagan era and it probably will not change soon. Running against a Republican incumbent might be a no-no, but when it comes to filling that vacant seat, expect a primary with a few elephant contenders and we hope someone comes forward to challenge her for the Senate seat and forces and Republican primary.
In the 41st assembly district, and that of the 14th Senate District, history shows taking the Republican primary, takes the seat. I researched as far back as I could and although the district boundaries change and sway, a Democrat has never held either seat.
So if history repeats itself, it comes down to the Republican primary in November 2020 for both the Senate and Assembly, lets look at our competitors in the Assembly District. I saw Alex Dallman, Green Lake Party Chair announce his intent on Feb 28th, 2020 but it turns out the early bird in the registration department goes to the young Republican Tate Barber as he filed his campaign registration statement Feb 25th, 2020. No Democrat was listed as registered for the 41st Assembly District.
The campaign of Republican Tate Barber did contact our office via email with press release of the campaign. Without public information on his website about marijuana reform we replied and asked if they needed information about marijuana reform or if the campaign formulated a stance on the issue. We received a reply from Tate saying:
” I support legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes.”
20-YEAR-OLD TATE BARBER HOPES TO BE JOAN BALLWEG’S SUCCESSOR IN STATE ASSEMBLY
[Ripon, WI, March 9, 2020] Tate Barber, a lifelong native of Ripon, formally announced at the Birthplace of the Republican Party on Monday that he will be seeking candidacy in Wisconsin’s 41st Assembly district. The seat is currently held by Rep. Joan Ballweg who is running for State Senate.
“I’ve seen first-hand the impact that post-partisan legislation can have, and I want to carry that into the State Assembly. In a society that is too polarized, it’s time for a young leader to come in and make a difference. Working across the aisle is the only way to get that done. It’s time to stop playing politics and start getting to work,” announced Barber. “My neighbors here in the 41st district deserve someone who is going to look out for their best interests.”
Barber is confident that he is the man for the job, despite his age. “Many folks just find it refreshing to see a candidate who is willing to work across the aisle. It doesn’t matter how old or experienced you are; if you refuse to work with the other side, all that experience is worthless because you won’t accomplish anything.”
Tate Barber is a Ripon High School graduate and lifelong resident of the district. He is currently receiving his BA in Political Science at St. Norbert College, and has spent his spring semester in Washington D.C., working for a nonpartisan nonprofit organization. “Spending a couple months outside of the district has really opened up my worldview,” added Barber. “I have a lot of new ideas that I’m excited to bring to my district.”
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For more information, please contact Tate Barber for Wisconsin at contact@tateforwisconsin.com or 920-291-8283.
Wow, this is amazing news. When I became active back in October 2009 there was only one meeting choice to go to if you wanted to be NORML. There are always many ways to support marijuana reform and make a difference in your community, but I wanted to find out more about the organization NORML and how I could help them. So I set out for Madison to see what all the buzz was about. Multiple ways to help, active marijuana legislation and a network of people working hard of the issue on behalf of us in Wisconsin is what I found, so I joined them.
Multiple events, passed medical marijuana referendums and stagnant legislation over the past two years has lead to a marijuana movement in Wisconsin which continues to grow! The week of September 12th looks to offer some choices for marijuana activists with FIVE different NORML chapters holding meetings throughout the state.
1) September 12th 7:00-9:00pm Madison NORML meeting. Location: Wil Mar Center Youth Room in basement 7-9pm, Wil Mar Center 953 Jenifer St. Madison, WI 53703.
2) September 12th, 7-8:30pm Southeastern Wisconsin NORML meeting. Location: Brewing Grounds for Change Cafe located at 2008 N. Farwell Ave in Milwaukee, WI
3) September 14th, 6:00-8:00pm Eau Claire NORML meeting. Location: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire Room, 400 Eau Claire Street in Eau Claire, WI 54701
4) September 15th, 6:00-8:00pm Northern Wisconsin NORML Meeting. Location: Harmony Cafe, 233 E. College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
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