Gov Evers special session on ballot initiatives would have created a statewide binding referendum process through a constitutional amendment, allowing voters to file petitions with the Wisconsin Elections Commission and ultimately hold a vote during a general election to repeal laws, propose new state laws and constitutional amendments. If enough signatures by qualified electors are validated…
Governor Evers is keeping on his promise and doing everything he can for the legalization of marijuana in Wisconsin. We need to support Governor Evers including marijuana legalization in the upcoming state budget. Get ready to help Keep Bud in the Budget during the public hearing process again this spring when Governor Evers is re-elected….
Vote YES Eau Claire campaign: Launches to campaign for the legalization of marijuana ahead of the November advisory referendum. On Monday, August 22nd, 2022, the Vote YES! Eau Claire campaign, chaired by Matthew Lehner, a local leader and activist and President of UW-Eau Claire College Democrats, officially launched ahead of the non-binding referendum question that…
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…
The hardcover Stoner’s Travel Guide to Upper Michigan books are here! Written by Gene Check and Edited by Jessica Struzik. There were only 25 first edition hard cover books printed in July 2022. They are beautiful, and are sure to be a collector’s item! Personalize your copy with a free signature from the author and…
Wisconsin Governor Race – Republican Primary August 9th, 2022 Rebecca Kleefisch, Timothy Ramthun and Tim Michels are not supporting reforming cannabis laws. Neither was Kevin Nicholson who dropped out of the race in July 2022. Michels, Kleefisch, Nicholson and Ramthun said they would not even sign a medical marijuana bill into law if they are…
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Race Former State Assembly Rep. Sara Rodriguez co-sponsored the 2021-22 legislation to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. Also running is Peng Her from Madison. Wisconsin Secretary of State Incumbent Doug La Follette faces challenger Alexia Sabor of Madison. Wisconsin US Senate Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes is in the race, along with State Treasurer…
Early in 2019 then State Senator Tom Tiffany seemed to know his Republican colleagues in the Assembly were working in their caucus to put a medical marijuana bill together. In December 2019, the Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750/SB683). AB 750 lead…
All politics are local and a local activist from Kenosha that admins the facebook page Kenosha Residents for Cannabis Reform has been working very hard to have a dialog with and document the stance of candidates for office at the local level. Locally elected officials have the power to lower fines for cannabis possession in…
Fall Partisan Primary August 9th, 2022 Fall General Election November 8th, 2022 Candidate Coverage Currently Underway! We are covering the primary races first. Here are the links to the Republican Primary Candidates and Democrat Primary Candidates and what we know so far about their stance on cannabis reform. Make sure you register to vote! If…
Rachael Cabral-Guevara (born August 10, 1976) is an American nurse practitioner, educator, and Republican politician. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 55th Assembly district since 2021. Her current district comprises Neenah and the western suburbs of Appleton, Wisconsin. In the 2021-22 she was on the following committees: Committee on Colleges…
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…
Marijuana legalization Support for legalization of marijuana has grown since the question was first asked in 2013, with 61% in favor of legalization and 31% opposed now. The trend is shown in Table 28. Table 28: Legalization of marijuana trend, October 2013-February 2022 Poll dates Yes, legal No, illegal Don’t Know Refused Oct. 21-24, 2013 50 45…
Yet another sign that Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) is championing marijuana reform comes in the form of a letter to Congressional Leaders urging them approve the SAFE Banking Act. What has Evers done? Governor Evers has proposed everything he could and presented it to the State Republicans in several ways and they have all…
The Past I remember back to the 2000 through 2008 reign as Rebecca Kleefisch (R) was the Lt. Gov to Scott Walker. I checked my archives and Rebecca Kleefisch did not give any positive news statements about marijuana reform as an elected official. Her eight year run as Lieutenant Governor did not leave me with…