October 2018

Gary Storck: Capital Times: Voters should pass pot referendums, defeat candidates who oppose legalization

Here is a letter to the editor I wrote that was published Saturday, October 27, 2018 by Madison’s Capital Times.
Letter to the editor by Gary Storck as published by the Capital Times on Sat. Oct. 27, 2018.

Gary Storck: Capital Times: Voters should pass pot referendums, defeat candidates who oppose legalization

Dear Editor: When I first stumbled upon cannabis as a means to save my sight from the ravages of congenital glaucoma 46 years ago, I never could have imagined this versatile medicine would still be illegal in my home state today.

Letter To The Editor: Pot referendums aren’t a liberal ploy

On Saturday, October 20, 2018, the Wisconsin State Journal published a letter to the editor I wrote in response to comments by cannabis advisory referendum opponents in a recent State Journal article. article . The letter was also published online by the State Journal on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

RELATED: The Cannabadger Guide to the 2018 Wisconsin County Cannabis Advisory Referendums
Letter to the Editor by Gary Storck that appeared in the Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 print editions of the Wisconsin State Journal.

Pot referendums aren’t a liberal ploy — Gary Storck

UPDATED: Cannabis comes up twice in first debate between Scott Walker and Tony Evers

UPDATED: 10/22/2018: On Friday, October 19, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers met for their first gubernatorial election debate. The subject of legalizing cannabis was raised twice, first surprisingly by Walker himself, later as a question from, one of the panel of moderators that quizzed the two candidates.

The Cannabadger Guide to the 2018 Wisconsin County Cannabis Advisory Referendums

Michigan will likely vote to legalize cannabis Nov. 6 – What it might mean for Wisconsin

While Wisconsin voters in 16 counties and two cities will cast ballots in cannabis advisory-only referendums Nov. 6, voters in Michigan are expected to approve a proposal to legalize adult use of cannabis in the state the same day. And while passing Wisconsin’s advisory referendums, paired with electing some new faces from governor on down will certainly have an impact on state cannabis laws, so will having a neighboring state where cannabis will be legally available at dispensaries right across the Michigan-Wisconsin border.