The Basics of Hemp in Wisconsin with Jay Selthofner – owner of Heritage Hemp Farm, founder of Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network. Jay will discuss growing hemp. He will note its benefits and touch on the regulations which impact hemp and growing it. Jay was raised in the small town of Poy Sippi in rural Waushara County but…
With a gubernatorial proclamation declaring October 18 as “Wisconsin Hemp Day”, Governor Evers again shows his support for the hemp cannabis plant. His continued support of the Wisconsin Industrial Hemp Program and cannabis reform is greatly appreciated from those in the fields and offices working on the issue. Governor Evers platform is still to support decriminalizing marijuana,…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is hosting a virtual public hearing for the hemp emergency rule ER2016 at the following: Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020 Time: 1 p.m. Online (limited to 200 participants): To attend the hearing go to www.webex.com, click on “Join” in the top right corner and use meeting access number 126 395 1554 and password ARMHearing, or join by telephone…
Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has announced that he will run for Congress. The announcement was made Tuesday on 1130 WISN-AM out of Milwaukee. He will be running to replace outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner. Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has been an unwavering supporter of prohibition in Wisconsin. He is well known in the cannabis…
I happened across a message in which a reader suggested someone listen to this radio show that was going to air on Wisconsin Public Radio called “How Marijuana Affects Brain Development.” The show had already aired but I was still very interested in hearing the show. I’m sorry I didn’t hear it live and have…
This past week I paid a visit to the State of Colorado to check out their booming cannabis industry. I wanted to see for myself how they operate and if that model could work in a place like Wisconsin. Upon arriving in Colorado, the first question I asked was “where can I find a dispensary?”…
As a member of NORML I obviously support cannabis legalization for both medical and recreational adult use. I support the right of an individual to seek out the medicine they choose and I support the right of every adult to make their own decisions about the way they want to live their life. I also…
Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) began circulating a letter to colleagues in the Wisconsin state legislature asking federal officials to streamline medical research and collect data surrounding cannabis and marijuana. The letter will be sent to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation when circulation concludes. Marijuana is currently classified by the federal government as a Schedule I substance, which…
The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act (HR 3884 / S. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. The Act would also allow the existing state-legal marijuana industry to no longer be barred…
Representative Michael Schraa of the 53rd Assembly District did not pose the question of cannabis legalization on his 2019 spring survey. His district includes Oshkosh, Algoma, Omro, Rushford, Nepeuskun, Utica, Nekimi, Black Wolf, Rosendale, Eldorado, Friendship, North Fond Du Lac, Springvale, Lamartine and Waupun. If you live in these areas please contact Representative Schraa and…
One of the most common excuses I hear from our anti-cannabis legislators when talking to them is that there is no support for cannabis legalization in their district. Even if I bring up the non-binding referendum or I speak of recent polls that were released, they will not budge from their answer. When I ask…
Representative Melissa Sargent has introduced AB 220 to legalize the adult use of medical and recreational cannabis in Wisconsin. If this bill is ever to make it out of committee it needs your support. If you would like to read the details of the bill you can do so by clicking here. Below we have…
Sheriff, Hemp And Pot Advocates Say There’s Too Much Confusion Now By John Davis Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 10:25am The Wisconsin Legislature needs to do a better job clarifying marijuana policies that differ statewide — that’s according to supporters of legalized hemp and cannabis, and a Wisconsin sheriff. Gov. Tony Evers has proposed legalizing…
Representative Robin Vos (R), Speaker, in Assembly District 63, is a supporter of hemp! Please contact him and thank him for mentioning hemp in the Republican response to the State of the State! Please consider supporting Cannabis as well as hemp! Thank You! Madison Office: Room 217 West State Capitol PO Box 8953 Madison, WI…
AG Schimel and Stakeholders Resolve Questions Surrounding DATCP Industrial Hemp Research Pilot Program MADISON, Wis. – On May 9, 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a meeting with Attorney General Brad Schimel and his staff, members of the Wisconsin State Legislature, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF), and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,…