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2022 Wisconsin Marijuana Referendums

By2022 Election Coverage by Jay Selthofner Posted on10/23/2022 4:20 PM

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….

Ed Hibsch (R) to challenge Tip McGuire (D) for AD 64

ByJay Selthofner Posted on09/26/2020 11:19 AM10/01/2022 11:51 PM Updated on10/01/2022 11:51 PM

Assembly District 64 (MAP) is in parts of Kenosha and Racine County. November 2018, 88% of Kenosha County voters supported an advisory referendum to legalize medical marijuana. ### Rep. McGuire (D) did not co-sponsor the “Erpenbach/Testin/Taylor Medical Marijuana Bill AB570. Rep. McGuire does hold a seat on the Assembly Committee of State Affairs which will be the committee…

Crystal Miller (R) to challenge Tod Ohnstad (D) for AD 65

ByJay Selthofner Posted on09/22/2020 8:17 PM10/01/2022 11:52 PM Updated on10/01/2022 11:52 PM

Assembly District 65 (MAP) is in Kenosha County, primarily in the city of Kenosha. 2018 Kenosha County Referendum: “Should the State of Wisconsin allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use and safely access marijuana for medical purposes, if those individuals have a written recommendation from a licensed Wisconsin physician?” 88% YES 12% NO ###…

State balks at legalizing marijuana and Rep. McGuire could tip the committee

ByJay Selthofner Posted on01/25/2020 3:50 PM01/25/2020 4:45 PM Updated on01/25/2020 4:45 PM

Newly elected Assembly District 64 Rep Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha) is making marijuana news again. In his primary candidate statements, McGuire seemed like he was a medical marijuana supporter stating: “I think marijuana has substantially less risk than some of those other drugs,” McGuire said. “I believe that any loosening of marijuana laws, however, has to…

Republican Medical Marijuana Bill receives committee assignments

ByJay Selthofner Posted on01/19/2020 4:56 PM01/20/2020 9:32 AM Updated on01/20/2020 9:32 AM

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!…

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Rep. Samantha Kerkman Spring Marijuana Survey Results

ByJay Selthofner Posted on12/12/2019 9:35 PM12/13/2019 10:54 AM Updated on12/13/2019 10:54 AM

Representative Samantha Kerkman, Majority Caucus Sergeant At Arms Assembly District 61 – (R – Salem) Telephone: (608) 266-2530 (888) 529-0061 Email: Rep.Kerkman@legis.wisconsin.gov We are reporting on behalf of a Field Activist for NORML down in this district. Steffany has been working on reform with Southeastern Wisconsin NORML and has spent time in Madison. She brought to…

Tip McGuire campaign statements on marijuana laws

ByJay Selthofner Posted on05/20/2019 4:20 PM01/25/2020 3:39 PM Updated on01/25/2020 3:39 PM

The marijuana questions keep coming from main stream media. In a report by The Journal Times entitled Assembly 64 Democratic candidates for Barca’s vacant seat debate issues, the marijuana issue came and a variety of answers came from the Democrats. One wants medicine taxed, one did not mention recreational and one goes all in. Be…

Senator Van Wanggaard editorial on marijuana reform

ByNorthernWINORML.org Posted on04/20/2019 4:20 PM04/26/2020 11:29 AM Updated on04/26/2020 11:29 AM

Is it high time to legalize in Wisconsin? No … The harmful effects on health and society outweigh any potential benefits By VAN WANGGAARD | April 2019 Fifteen years ago, Wisconsin outlawed public smoking because it is harmful. Today, many of the same anti-smoking advocates favor legalizing marijuana because they believe it isn’t harmful. The…

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Republican Rep. Kerkman statements on marijuana reform

ByJay Selthofner Posted on02/26/2019 4:20 PM02/01/2020 4:01 PM Updated on02/01/2020 4:01 PM

Medical marijuana Evers’ budget includes policy to legalize medical marijuana and de-criminalize up to 25 grams of recreational pot. “I think the discussion about medical marijuana should take place outside the budget,” Kerkman said. “That conversation was already started. Why not join the conversation?” She said she also is not supportive of including policy to…