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‘The Insiders’ discuss Wisconsin tribes’ push to legalize medical marijuana

By2024 Election Coverage by Jay Selthofner

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at the Wisconsin’s Native American tribe’s recent push to provide medical marijuana. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. I wrote an article about the potential 2025-26 State Senate line up with emphasis on the Senators that are…

2021-22 Recreational / Medical Marijuana Bill open for co-sponsorship
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2021-22 Recreational / Medical Marijuana Bill open for co-sponsorship

ByJay Selthofner

Wisconsin is ready to grow our future by legalizing cannabis. What LRB-4361 (Senate Bill 545) will help build safe communities and a healthy future. Agricultural business will bloom and the economic benefits will be felt by Wisconsinites as the state legalizes cannabis. The legislation is currently being circulated for co-sponsorship. Who Over 60% of Wisconsinites…

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LTE: Vote Democrat, legalize medical marijuana

ByNorthernWINORML.org

Hello fellow citizens. Back on Nov. 6, 2018, the voters in Marathon County had the opportunity to weigh in on the issue of allowing an adult patient in the state of Wisconsin to be prescribed medical marijuana by their state qualified, certified personal physician. This ballot measure passed by a definitive margin of 81 ½…

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Medical Marijuana Committee Members 2019-20 Smoke the Vote Grades

ByJay Selthofner

The 2019-20 Smoke the Vote Candidate Scorecard and Voter guide is coming along nicely. We have all of the 2019-20 Wisconsin elected officials grades complete and an Executive Summary of the grades is also available. The “Candidate Module” of the guide is still in progress and you can help! But for this article, we are…

Cannabis Caucus
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Petition to Schedule Medical Marijuana Bills for a Public Hearing

ByJay Selthofner

Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) have been assigned to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection and Assembly Committee on State Affairs. The bills have not been scheduled for a public hearing, which is…

Representative Mark Born Assembly District 39 (R - Beaver Dam)
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Republican Assembly Rep. Mark Born co-sponsors medical marijuana bill

ByJay Selthofner

Republican Assembly Representative Mark Born from Beaver Dam has co-sponsored the bill to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin. The bill creates a medical marijuana program that tightly regulates the cultivation, processing, testing, and dispensing of medical marijuana to ensure patients have legal, safe, and reliable access to a consistent product without breaking the…

Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program
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Republican Medical Marijuana Bill receives committee assignments

ByJay Selthofner

The Republican Medical Marijuana legislation authored by Representatives Mary Felzkowski, Pat Snyder, Michael Schraa, Shae Sortwell and Senator Kathy Bernier has received Assembly Bill 750 and Senate Bill 683 and committee assignments for the 2020 legislative session. This bill would create a medical marijuana program to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana in Wisconsin!…

Representative Bob Kulp Assembly District 69 (R - Stratford)
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Rep Bob Kulp Assembly District 69 Announces Retirement, co-sponsors medical marijuana

ByJay Selthofner

Is there hope for medical marijuana yet in Wisconsin? It is coming eventually and this election cycle will change the landscape again. Let’s journey to a town of Strartford where Rep. Bob Kulp has announced his retirement. I was really hoping he would have announced his co-sponsorship of the bipartisan medical marijuana bill in the…

Representative Jesse L. James Assembly District 68 (R - Altoona)
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Republican Assembly Rep Jesse James co-sponsors medical marijuana bill

ByJay Selthofner

I have been paying attention to Assembly District 68 ever since Jesse James gave his first campaign hint of supporting marijuana reform. Having former law enforcement on your side cannot hurt the case for medical marijuana in Wisconsin, especially if he is a Republican. A Field Activist with the chapter reported in February he hinted…

Representative Michael Schraa Assembly District 53 (R - Oshkosh)
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Michael Schraa from Oshkosh co-authors Republican medical marijuana legislation.

ByJay Selthofner

Rep. Michael Schraa is a Republican from Oshkosh and we have been working in his district forever and a day on the issue. With 99 Assembly Districts and not even all Democrats being up to speed on marijuana reform, education is constant, education is critical and education is key. Schraa is not a newcomer to…

Senator Kathleen Bernier Senate District 23 (R - Chippewa Falls)
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Republican Senator Kathy Bernier statement on medical marijuana LRB-5095/1

ByJay Selthofner

Republican Legislators Offer Avenue to Medical Marijuana Legalization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2019 CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694 Senator Kathy Bernier 608-266-7511 Madison – Representative Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) released a bill Wednesday morning that would create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin for patients with certain medical conditions:…

Representative John Macco Assembly District 88 (R - Ledgeview)
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Republican Assembly Rep. John Macco calls out Fitzgerald on Medical Marijuana

ByJay Selthofner

The headlines grab us all the time. I hope mine did. I am not sure what the controversy is anymore… Is it the marijuana? Is it that Macco is calling out a fellow Republican? Is it the new GOP Pharma Pot Pill Bill that is causing all the controversy? Is it that Republican Senators Testin…

Representative Patrick Snyder Assembly District 85 (R - Schofield)
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Rep Pat Snyder sponsors bill to create medical marijuana program

ByJay Selthofner

Republican Pat Snyder from Schofield will be hosting district office hours Monday January 20th from 6pm until 8pm at Biggby Coffee, 320 E Bridge St, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403. We found this information published on Rep. Snyder Facebook Page. Here is the Facebook Event we created: https://www.facebook.com/events/2398141236959111/ Marathon County voted 82% Yes to medical marijuana in…

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Medical Marijuana Senate and Assembly Committee Information

ByJay Selthofner

Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) have been assigned to the following committees: 2019 Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection (Chair) Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Saukville) (608) 266-7513 Email: Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov (Vice Chair) Senator…