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Gary Storck: Capital Times: Voters should pass pot referendums, defeat candidates who oppose legalizationOctober 27, 2018 - 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... |
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Letter To The Editor: Pot referendums aren’t a liberal ployOctober 22, 2018 - 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... |
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UPDATED: Cannabis comes up twice in first debate between Scott Walker and Tony EversOctober 20, 2018 - 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... |
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Michigan will likely vote to legalize cannabis Nov. 6 – What it might mean for WisconsinOctober 10, 2018 - 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... |
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The Cannabadger Guide to the 2018 Wisconsin County Cannabis Advisory ReferendumsSeptember 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... |
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Milwaukee County board approves hemp study for county greenhouses + more hemp newsSeptember 23, 2018 - Legalization of industrial hemp by state lawmakers last session continues to bring lots of good change to Wisconsin in a short amount of time. On Thursday Sept. 20, the Milwaukee County Board approved 17-1 Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez’s resolution to have the Parks department conduct a study of possible revenue-generating uses for the Mitchell Park Greenhouses including producing industrial... |
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Wisconsin Justice Institute launches Vote Cannabis 2018 websiteSeptember 18, 2018 - The Wisconsin Justice Institute (WJI)https://www.wjiinc.org/, a key player in coordinating the campaign to place advisory referendums on cannabis legalization on Wisconsin city and county ballots in the Nov. 6 general election, recently premiered a new website Vote Cannabis 2018 (https://votecannabis2018.com/) The Wisconsin Justice Institute created Vote Cannabis 2018 to serve as a hub for... |
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Milwaukee County board committee to look at studying hemp production in Mitchell Park greenhousesSeptember 11, 2018 - Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, who represents the 12th district, has introduced a resolution to have the Parks department conduct a study of possible revenue-generating uses for the Mitchell Park Greenhouses including producing industrial hemp. The proposal will be discussed by the Parks, Energy and Environment Committee on Friday Sept. 14 at 1:00pm in Room 201B of the County... |
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Fond du Lac County Public safety committee gives new life to cannabis advisory referendumSeptember 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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UPDATED: Racine and Lincoln make 16 counties approving Nov. 6 cannabis advisory referendumAugust 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... |