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Fond du Lac County Public safety committee gives new life to cannabis advisory referendum

September 5, 2018 - On Aug. 21, the Fond du Lac County board was one of 7 counties voting on cannabis advisory referendums, but unlike the six others, rejected approving a referendum, instead voting to refer it to the Public Safety committee on a 15-8 vote on a motion by District 23 Sup. Martin Ryan. The move came during a contentious meeting that saw sheriff’s deputies removing at least one person from the chambers...

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Six more Wisconsin counties to vote on cannabis advisory referendums August 21

August 20, 2018 - Six more Wisconsin county boards will be voting Aug. 21 on placing cannabis advisory referendums on their Nov. 6 ballots. Never before in Wisconsin history have six county boards convened to vote on cannabis advisory referendums on the same day. The six counties voting will be Langlade, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Forest, Eau Claire and Kenosha. Racine county votes Aug. 28, the final day to qualify for...

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Portage County approves cannabis advisory referendum on 22-1 vote

August 16, 2018 - UPDATED: 08/17/2018 10:46:27 PM BREAKING NEWS: Clark County becomes the ninth Wisconsin county to approve a medical cannabis advisory referendum and the 20th overall to consider it. The board unanimously approved the referendum at their Thursday, Aug. 16 meeting. The referendum will ask voters: "Should the State of Wisconsin legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes and regulate its use in...

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Racine County Board moves cannabis advisory referendum one step closer plus other updates

August 14, 2018 - On August 13, the Racine County Board held a first reading of the county's proposed cannabis advisory referendum. The resolution returns to the full board for a debate and final vote on Aug. 28, the last day to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot, Coming up Tuesday August 14, the Eau Claire county board's Administration Committee, will take up an advisory referendum proposal starting at 2:30pm at the...

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County Advisory Referendum Updates: Langlade, Eau Claire, Racine, Portage and more

August 3, 2018 - BREAKING NEWS UPDATE as of 8:57:41 AM 08/03/2018: The Forest County Board's Safety and Justice committee is meeting Monday, Aug 6 at 4:30 pm and will be discussing a medical cannabis advisory referendum.http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/meetings_doc.asp?thismeeting=35309 The committee meets in the County Board Room at the Forest County courthouse located at 200 E Madison St. Crandon, Wisconsin 54520. The...

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Marathon County Board to vote July 24 on medical cannabis advisory referendum

July 23, 2018 - This week will see a vote in Marathon County by the full county board on the county's proposed cannabis advisory referendum. The board will meet to vote on the referendum Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 7pm in room B150 at 500 Forest St. in Wausau. On July 19 the board held an educational meeting on medical cannabis with nine speakers. Supporters are strongly urged to attend the July 24 meeting to help...

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Sauk is 4th Wisconsin county to approve Nov. 6 cannabis advisory referendum

July 17, 2018 - THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED Updated 07/18/2018 at 8:12:09 AM Winnebago County. Updated 07/18/2018 at 1:56:19 PM to include update on Kenosha County July 17 committee vote. Updated 07/18/2018 at 2:28:27 PM to include the question approved for the ballot by the Sauk County Board July 17. In Sauk County the full board approved placing the advisory referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot at...