What I read in all this blah blah blah news stuff is Rep. Goyke is looking for a Republican to write and pass a good marijuana decriminalization bill with. I suggest Rep. Shae Sortwell. The other thing I read is Vos distracting us from the Assembly and sending us to lobby the Senate….. sure the…
Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Milwaukee legislators offer their views. 1. “I don’t yet know if I support the legalization of marijuana. I am watching Washington and Colorado closely and am listening to both proponents and opponents here in Wisconsin. I do believe there needs to be immediate changes to our enforcement and criminal justice responses…
The stages are set for the General Election on November 8th, 2022. We have documented below information about candidates feelings and actions about marijuana reform. We hope you find this information helpful when it comes time to vote. There are of course a few candidates with no response or stance unknown, we will update those…
Fall General Election November 8th, 2022 Unfortunately, not all races had a primary candidate or even a challenger in the general election. These are the uncontested seats for the 2022 Wisconsin State Election. A few of these races have late “write in” candidates which most likely will not make these seats competitive for the ballot…
Have you heard of Senate Bill 545 yet? It is a comprehensive legislation addressing cannabis reform. Adult use/medical marijuana combination bill (LRB-4361) has been assigned the Senate Bill Number of 545. The bill is awaiting an assembly bill number assignment. For the first time in the history of Wisconsin legislation, a majority of the Democratic…
I reviewed the uncontested Wisconsin State Senate races in a previous article, now comes the Wisconsin Assembly races. With 99 Assembly Districts up for election every two years, Wisconsin has a chance to replace politicians often. In November 2020, six (6) Democrats and twelve (12) Republicans pass go and collect their paycheck without any one…
In my opinion, this type of decriminalization effort should have been the first marijuana reform bill submitted after the Republicans gutted everything marijuana reform from the budget. This is not new for the elephants in the room and it may not all be politically driven as some of these people just hate marijuana. It is…
FROM: Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Two Rivers) Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) RE: Co-Sponsorship of LRB-5228 relating to: possession of not more than 10 grams of marijuana and providing a penalty. In the last decade, 161,016 arrests were made for simple possession of marijuana. Comparatively, there were 19,190 arrests made for possession with intent to deliver. The burden placed on…
With public support for reforming marijuana laws at an all time high, we request key Senate and Assembly allies to form the first-ever Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to reform state cannabis laws. Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s…
Here is a list of uncontested Federal, State Senate and Assembly races in Wisconsin for November 2018 election. Mark Pocan (i), Dem Tim Carpenter (i), Dem Steve Nass (i), GOP Janis Ringhand (i), Dem Chris Kapenga (i), GOP Marisabel Cabrera, Dem David Bowen (i), Dem Jason Fields (i), Dem LaKeshia Myers, Dem Kalan Haywood, Dem…
Here’s a legislative scorecard we put together with NORML on cannabis (“marijuana”) during the 2017 legalization session in Wisconsin. Let’s hand out some grades A+ – F AB409 DecriminalizationAJR7 ReferendumAB75 Medical marijuanaSA1 Medical amendmentAB147 / AB183 Industrial hemp billsAB158 CBd #FACTS THE LISTNotice, on this list NO REPUBLICAN backs any bills for legalization or medical! Republicans are only found on decriminalization…
This was an informal meeting, and we did not host a video this month. Board members present: Nox, Jessie. We did not have a quorum and led an informal discussion with Rich, Gene, and the few other members who attended. Feb 2014 Treasurer’s Report: Beginning Bal $845, PayPal $272.41, Spreadshirt $9.71, Contributions $150.05, Expenses $334.34…
Meeting was called to Order at 5:30pm. We decided to stay downstairs since it was empty, and a small group. Due to this, we did not host a video this month. Roll Call for Board of Directors: Danielle, Jason, Jay, Jessica, Linda. Public Comments: (Comments due not need to be addressed at this meeting, but…