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Elections	PUB LTE: Wisconsin State Journal: VOTE FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT LEGAL POT -- GARY STORCK August 19, 2022 - Dear Editor, Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult use of cannabis. Several more will be voting on adult-use legalization in November. But it's still illegal in Wisconsin, even though we are surrounded by legal states. Polls show 83% support legalizing medical cannabis and 61% support legalizing it for all adults. Gov. Tony Evers strongly supports both medical and...
Elections	Today in Wisconsin Cannabis History: Pp. 202-203: The Rise and Fall of Cannabis Prohibition in Wisconsin: 1998: Thompson reelected after dissing medical cannabis November 3, 2020 - Tuesday, November 3, 1998: Running for a fourth term as governor against Democratic challenger Ed Garvey, three-term GOP Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is slammed by the group Project Vote Smart after his campaign uses information on Garvey's support for medical cannabis from their website to attack Garvey. Thompson does not support cannabis use for any reason, saying that would send the wrong...
Elections	Today in Wisconsin Cannabis History from "The Rise and Fall of Cannabis Prohibition in Wisconsin": Tuesday, August 28, 2018: Voting just hours before the deadline, Racine county becomes the 16th county to place a cannabis advisory referendum on the ballot August 28, 2020 - Today in Wisconsin Cannabis History from "The Rise and Fall of Cannabis Prohibition in Wisconsin": Tuesday, August 28, 2018: Voting just hours before the deadline, Racine County becomes the 16th county to place a cannabis advisory referendum on the ballot after county supervisors vote 11-10 to place it before voters in November.
Elections	Today in Wisconsin Cannabis History from "The Rise and Fall of Cannabis Prohibition in Wisconsin": Tuesday, August 21, 2018: Six of Seven Wisconsin county boards, voting on the same day, approve cannabis advisory referendums for the November 6 ballot. August 21, 2020 - On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, county boards in Langlade, Marquette, Forest, Lincoln, Eau Claire and Kenosha counties all voted to approve cannabis advisory referendums for the November 6, 2018 general election ballot. Fond du Lac county was the only one of seven counties voting to reject a referendum proposal.
Elections	Pro-legalization Republican wins three-way primary in Neenah August 13, 2020 - Newcomer Rachael Cabral-Guevara won a three-way Republican primary in the 55th Assembly District. During her campaign, Cabral-Guevara, a certified Nurse Practitioner, said she was open to "exploring legalizing marijuana for recreational use." GOP incumbent Mike Rohrkaste did not seek re-election.
Elections	Cannabis advisory referendum split in Wood County, Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor approve both April 2, 2019 - UPDATED: 04/03/2019: 8:14:29 PM: The votes are in for Wisconsin’s Spring 2019 election and, 5 of 6 advisory referendums were approved. Voters in Wood County split, passing medical but rejecting adult use, while the City of Sturgeon Bay and the Door County village of Egg Harbor said yes to legalizing both medical cannabis and adult use cannabis. Wood County: Wood County voters overwhelmingly passing...
Elections	Wisconsin County, City and Village to hold Cannabis Advisory referendums April 2 March 28, 2019 - In addition to a statewide Wisconsin Supreme Court election, and assorted city and county elections, three Wisconsin localities will find cannabis advisory referendums on their ballots in the upcoming Spring 2019 election on April 2; Wood County, the City of Sturgeon Bay and the Door County village of Egg Harbor. Wood County supervisors approved two referendum questions in a 10-7 vote on Jan. 15....
Elections	Sturgeon Bay City Council approves wording for two Spring election cannabis advisory referenda January 16, 2019 - Sturgeon Bay District 6 alder Seth Wiederanders tells Cannabadger that the Sturgeon Bay city council voted Jan. 15 to finalize and approve the wording of two cannabis advisory referendums for the April 2 spring election ballot in the city. The Council voted 5-2 to approve the wording. The two questions to be asked are: “Do you support the use of cannabis for medical purposes?” “Do you support...
Elections	Wood County Board approves April 2019 Cannabis Advisory Referendums January 15, 2019 - This morning, after much discussion and debate, Wood County supervisors approved a proposal by Sup. Jake Hahn to place two cannabis advisory referendums on county ballots for Spring Election on April 2, 2019. The vote was 10-7 in favor. The first proposed referendum asks voters, “Should marijuana be legal for adults 21 years of and over, for recreational and medical use, which will be taxed and...
Elections	Wood County Board to vote on April 2019 Cannabis Advisory Referendum Jan. 15 January 10, 2019 - On Jan. 4th, the Judicial & Legislative committee of the Wood County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to put two cannabis advisory referendums on the April 2, 2019 Spring Election ballot by a 4-1 vote. Cannabis Advisory Referendum vote by the Judicial & Legislative committee of the Wood County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 4, 2019. Source; Committee minutes The resolution was...

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