Assembly District 29 Candidate Positions on Marijuana
Assembly District 29 is partly in St. Croix and Dunn County (Map) is going to see a new face for the 2019-2020 legislative session as the Republican Incumbent is not running for this seat. Will it be one of these three Republicans? The face off in a highly contended primary will result in the winner to face a Democrat John Rocco Calabrese in the general election.
On the position of marijuana reform, we have to thank Wi Eye for the candidate interviews and “marijuana” question. It is nice to hear their views in their voices and watch their mannerisms.
Primary Election August 11, 2020
Republican Party Candidates
On July 2, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) who is running for the 29th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.
Clint Moses is a Chiropractor, in the video he says he used to be against marijuana in any form…but he does support medical now, because of his practice he witnessed patients use cannabis with great success, especially chronic pain. He goes onto state that any drug could be misused, like tobacco or alcohol. Recreational marijuana is a little grey for him, saying it is not an area he can jump 100% on board with.
On July 2, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Neil Kline (R-New Richmond) who is running for the 29th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.
Neil Kline said “open to medical” plenty of people who could benefit and plenty of states have done it for data; recreational also open to talking about that, especially about criminal justice reform, huge impacts on minorities. He would like to get law enforcement input, like to see testing for impairment strategies, like alcohol.
On July 1, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Ryan Sherley (R-New Richmond) who is running for the 29th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.
Ryan Sherley speaks about his position on marijuana reform: he says medical marijuana is important, but states impaired driving and not having a test to check for marijuana impairment has concerns for him on recreational side. He mentions slippery slope and ‘looked at statistics from Colorado’, on recreational the initial statistics about increased crime rate, motor vehicle accidents and then goes onto indicate the research he reviewed says it is a gateway and more research needs to be done there.
After the Primary Election in August, one of these guys will go onto face the Democrat in the general election in November.
And that Democrat is John Rocco Calabrese. First off, his Facebook page header picture is one of the best I have saw since reporting on the races. Secondly, WI EYE was not interviewed him yet, they are interviewing the candidates that have a contested primary election. Last, many candidates already have a public statement of marijuana reform, with many of them listing marijuana reform as and issue or priority for their campaigns.
His campaign did have an early statement on marijuana reform we are happy to report another supporter in the candidate column. Here is his position on marijuana reform:
“I firmly believe marijuana should be legalized for medical and recreational use. It should be taxed and regulated and there should be mechanisms in place to allow residents to grow their own up to a certain amount. We should also expunge the records of anyone in prison or on probation for non violent marijuana related infractions.“
Learn more about the Campaign of John Rocco for Democracy on Facebook and visiting his website at https://www.calabreseforwisconsin.com/
General Election is Tuesday November 3rd, 2020.
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