Assembly District 14 Republican Candidates Marijuana Interviews
Assembly District 14 in Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties, including the city Wauwatosa and areas west along 190. (MAP) This district was a close one last election cycle. In the 2018 election, we saw four candidates on the general, with Libertarian and Moderation Party candidates taking 3.2% of the vote. Democrat Robyn Vining won by 138 votes or .4%
The Moderation candidate is now running as a Republican in a primary with two other candidates. Let’s thank WI EYE again for asking the marijuana question in 2018 and again in 2020.
Primary Election August 11, 2020
Republican Party Candidates
On July 22, 2020, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Mary Spicuzza interviewed Bonnie Lee (R-Wauwatosa) who is running for the 14th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.
Bonnie Lee says she is very wiling to have a discussion on medical marijuana / cannabis, she adds there is a FDA pipeline for bringing drugs to market, through research and development and that there is medical cannabis that is available. She goes on to say on scientific reasons she does not agree with legalizing recreational marijuana, she says THC is highly addictive and harmful, the potency of THC today is 25% and not the 5% of a generation ago, so it is not the same thing. She says there is an increased risk of schizophrenia and psychosis for marijuana users and there is a significant risk to babies, in utero and to the developing adolescents mind if the mothers used marijuana when pregnant, so for those reasons and also as the wife of a physician who has treated many people for these tragic problems and then also the consequences of those tragic medical problems she is just not in favor ignoring the scientific research she viewed around the recreational use of this drug.
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On July 23, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Linda Boucher (R-Brookfield) who is running the the 14th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.
Linda Boucher says look at states that legalized like Colorado with big waves of unemployment, tent cities and people deficating in the streets. She went on some ramble and I could not transcribe it all, but she says look at the data, it will be a social and cultural change. You will have to listen for yourself.
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Back in the 2018 election we first saw Shevey emerge as the Moderation Candidate. On September 18, 2018, Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed Steve Shevy
On July 22, 2020, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Mary Spicuzza interviewed Bonnie Lee (R-Wauwatosa) who is running for the 14th Assembly District in the upcoming partisan primary election.Steven Shevey (R-Brookfield) who is running for the 14th Assembly District in the upcoming election.
We do not know if he has changed his stance or moved his opinion further since 2018, but back then he said he supports medical marijuana and agrees with and shares that medical marijuana is a veterans issue and for that reason we should open to medical marijuana, but for recreational, although he is young, he sees the dangers of it, cites an increased black market in legalized states, laced products and that is where he thinks we should take a step back and say can our state handle legalized marijuana.
The winner of the Republican Primary will face Incumbent Democratic Robin Vining. (2018 Campaign Interview)
General Election is Tuesday November 3rd, 2020.
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