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Legalization	Evidence-Based Health Policy Project To Host Capitol Briefing On Medical Marijuana March 19 February 8, 2019 - Madison – States across the country are implementing legislation on medical and recreational marijuana use, and local ballot initiatives in Wisconsin show support for discussion of the issue here. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Evidence-Based Health Policy Project (EBHPP) will host a briefing to help inform this discussion in Wisconsin by taking a look at what we know (and don’t know) about...
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	Timeline: Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Marijuana January 23, 2019 - UPDATED: 02/21/2019 8:55:59 PM As we did with former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Cannabadger has assembled the following comprehensive timeline of comments made about cannabis by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), beginning Monday, April 13, 2015, with the most recent addition to the timeline on top. The timeline currently includes eleven statements, two of which are video,...
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	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...
History	Cannabadger 2018 Top Ten Wisconsin Cannabis Stories December 30, 2018 - 2018 was an amazing year for moving Wisconsin closer to cannabis legalization. Never before has the state seen the level of support for legalization of cannabis for both medical and adult use as 2018. Not only did the Marquette Law School Poll find their highest level of support for legalizing cannabis like alcohol with 61% saying they approve, an unprecedented 16 counties and 2 cities placed...
Business	Survey: Wisconsin Bankers Say Not Yet Ready To Provide Loans To Wisconsin Hemp Industry December 26, 2018 - A survey of 95 Wisconsin bank CEOs and presidents by the state’s largest financial industry trade association, the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA), has found low confidence for funding investments in Wisconsin’s new hemp industry at this time, according to a release from the group. 83% of the respondents said “no,” with only 17% saying “yes” to the two questions asked in the survey:. The...
Medical	Senator Patrick Testin appointed chair of Wisconsin Senate Health Committee December 17, 2018 - Wisconsin Senate Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has announced state senate committee chairmanships for the upcoming 2019-2020 legislative session. In a move that could be a game-changer, Fitzgerald appointed Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) to chair the Senate Health Committee, a position long held by Sen. Leah Vukmir, who gave up her state senate seat in a losing bid for the U....

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