2nd Assembly Candidate Shae Sortwell speaks about marijuana reform

ByJay Selthofner 10/04/201810/02/2022

On the campaign trail and Republican Candidate Shae Sortwell from Two Rivers answers the following question, as did most candidates in 2018.

Would you support changing state law to legalize marijuana and/or cannabis products? If so, under what conditions? If not, why?

Whatever the state does, cannabis is still federally illegal. States cannot overturn Federal law. President Trump has hinted that this issue ought to fall to the states, but the federal Attorney General has threatened our state CBD industry. We could have people trying to follow the law because Wisconsin “legalized,” who then get prosecuted by Federal authorities. I do not want to set our citizens up for failure and make criminals out of people who are trying to follow the law. As far as what the state should do under current circumstances, I would support decriminalization rather than legalization.

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Jay Selthofner

Jay Selthofner, Founder and current Treasurer of Northern Wisconsin NORML, is a motivated citizen activist in Wisconsin. In the past he has also served as Executive Director of the chapter, and in 2010, he brought awareness to Wisconsin with his run for Wisconsin State Assembly on a platform of full legalization of Cannabis and Hemp for Medical, Industrial, and Recreational purposes. Through networking, communication and hard work he believes the reform of marijuana laws will progress quickly and we will be one step closer to global peace. Visit his website at <a href="http://www.jayselthofner.com/">http://www.JaySelthofner.com/</a>