On the Agenda, lower the fine to $75 for marijuana possession. We all know that activists collected enough thousands of valid signatures from City of Oshkosh residents to lower the fine to $25, they actually did that twice. Thank you and RIP Mark Kelderman for the past work and continuing to inspire activism yet today….
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…
On October 30th, 2019, Reps. David Crowley (D) and Shelia Stubbs (D) introduced legislation to decriminalize minor marijuana possession. Send a message to your lawmakers now in support of decriminalization Under current law, possession of any amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor that carries up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The…
Think of all the children and young adults Senator Tiffany wants to make criminals just because they used marijuana. Decriminalization means replacing “crimes” with “fines” and if Senator Tiffany would think of the children, he would think differently. Past marijuana convictions could have future implications on college funding/housing, grants, scholarships, jobs and even future work…
HERE AND NOW Stroebel: “Decriminalization is Legalization” Clip: Season 1700 Episode 1733 | 5m Republicans have voiced opposition to the governor’s plan to decriminalize marijuana. Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, says there are enough issues with substance abuse in Wisconsin now, and does not want to see marijuana decriminalized. He discusses his opposition to CBD oil,…
Gov. Tony Evers will propose decriminalizing marijuana in his plan for the next state budget, as part of an overhaul of marijuana laws that would legalize it for medical conditions including cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. The proposal calls for allowing records to be expunged for people with previous convictions relating to marijuana…
Wisconsin’s historic new bipartisan cannabis decriminalization bill Senate Bill 318 includes a number of sponsors of cannabis law reform legislation not seen before the current legislative session. Not only is the lead Assembly sponsor a Republican, Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake), there are five other GOP cosponsors, Kathleen Bernier (R-Lake Hallie), Reps. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon…
La Crosse Decriminalizes Small Amount of Marijuana Possession. Yes? No? Maybe so? A double veto by Mayor is overridden by La Crosse City Council. In 2010 a similar news event circulated, then in June the ordinance passed, but was veto’d again by Mayor Harter. The veto in November 2010 almost had the same override result,…
The La Crosse Tribune reports: Mayor Harter rejects pot proposal La Crosse Mayor Matt Harter again has vetoed a move to make first-time possession of small amounts of marijuana a municipal rather than criminal offense. While it might be useful for police to have the option to issue a ticket and fine, Harter said Tuesday…
Continued coverage of Republican lawmakers from around the nation per the request of Wisconsin Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon), this time it is Virgina’s turn. I found a recent story off The Raw Deal but Virginia has made news in the past. As the closing line of the blog by Morgan “I think if they will…
Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in three counties and five municipalities for the 2022 November Election. Like the earlier 2022 spring referendum in Ashland, these referendum all focus on recreational marijuana. The City of Ashland referendum passed by a good majority and I have a hunch many of these will pass with high margins….
The stages are set for the General Election on November 8th, 2022. Documented below is information about the Wisconsin US Senate and Congressional candidates feelings and actions towards 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…
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…
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…
