marijuana legalization

Politics	Video: Robin Vos out of his mind on marijuana January 2, 2022 - Below is a 43 second video of WI Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Upfront in 2019 bloviating about the alleged horrors of WI Fov. Tony Evers' support of cannabis legalization.
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.
Medical	Rep. Felzkowski, Senator Bernier Introduce GOP-sponsored Medical Marijuana Bill December 11, 2019 - Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and Sen. Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) released a bill this morning that would create a medical cannabis program in Wisconsin. The bill, long in the drafting process, is the first Republican-sponsored medical marijuana bill introduced into the Wisconsin legislature since 2005. According to the Legislative Reference Bureau analyis of the bill, " Medical marijuana...
Decriminalization	Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says medical marijuana still on table, equates decrim as legalization March 10, 2019 - Appearing on WISN’s UpFront on Sunday, March 10, 2019, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he supported medical cannabis and that “We are going to potentially see something hopefully later in the year.” Responding further he agreed when asked if he still wants medical marijuana if it’s not in the budget, saying that for five years he’s “talked about it about it a very limited way to do it Vos...
Politics	New Marquette Law school Poll finds 59% support for cannabis legalization in Wisconsin January 24, 2019 - A new Marquette Law School poll released today finds 59% answering yes to the question, “Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?” 35% said no. In the previous poll, released August 22, 2018, 61% said marijuana should be fully legalized and regulated like alcohol with 36% opposed. The same question asked in the poll released in July 2016, which found 59% support. and 39%...
Politics	Gov. Tony Evers to present first State of the State address Tuesday January 22 January 19, 2019 - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will be delivering his very first State of the State (SOTS) Address at 7:00 pm on Tuesday January 22 in the Assembly chambers at the Capitol in Madison. I’ve been to a lot of these events over the years dating back to the Tommy Thompson years. This year, it’s expected that Evers will share details of his plans to include what he called the “first step toward legalizing...
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...
Elections	Wisconsin Cannabis Advisory Referendums pass easily, Evers, Kaul win narrowly November 7, 2018 - As I predicted here, here, here, here and here, all 18 Wisconsin cannabis advisory referendums passed easily in Wisconsin’s Nov. 6 general election. The referendums got over a million votes Tuesday, sending a clear message to state officials that Wisconsin has had enough of cannabis prohibition. Tony Evers also defeated Gov. Scott Walker in a close election that was finally called after 1am. As of...
	The Cannabadger Guide to the 2018 Wisconsin County Cannabis Advisory Referendums September 26, 2018 - UPDATED: 11/02/2018: The year 2018 has been a historic year for cannabis law reform in Wisconsin. On Nov. 6, sixteen Wisconsin counties and two cities, from the Michigan border to the Illinois border, from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River will vote on Wisconsin’s archaic and punitive cannabis laws. While Dane County has twice held county cannabis advisory referendums and Madison and other...
Medical	UPDATED: Racine and Lincoln make 16 counties approving Nov. 6 cannabis advisory referendum August 28, 2018 - UPDATED: 2018-08-29 2:30:52 PM BREAKING: Make that 16 counties. Cannabadger has just learned Lincoln County passed a medical cannabis advisory referendum Aug. 21 as well as Racine County passing one Aug. 28. Here are the minutes from the Lincoln County 8/21 board meeting at which it was approved by a voice vote with 22 members present. (Map below updated) Just hours before the deadline to get on...