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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
This legislation is known as No Smoking – No Home Grow – Pharma Pot Products Bill will have more information come out as it is in the co-sponsorship phase. Each Republican Senator and Assembly Representative that signs on will be another vote for marijuana reform of some sort in Wisconsin. No bill is perfect and…
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…
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…
Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) introduced legislation, SB 507 / AB 570, seeking to provide qualified patients with legal access to medical cannabis with a physician’s authorization. SB507 is supported in the Senate by Republican Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point). In the assembly three additional Republican legislators have cosponsored the AB 570. Field Activists have been reporting…
