We are familiar with Kriss Marion from her 2018 Senate campaign in which she was a full supporter legalizing marijuana. - source
I’m a business owner, small farmer, parent, and grandma. I cherish misty Driftless sunrises, strong coffee and the lush Pecatonica River valley that curves through rural Blanchardville where I live.
I was born in dairy country outside Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to a steel worker dad and a stay-at-home mom. I wanted to experience the big city, so I moved to the Midwest at age 17 to study journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago. On the first day of classes, I met my future husband, Shannon, and we stayed in the city for a while until my heart and body started craving the green spaces and open places of my youth. We moved to Blanchardville 16 years ago, sending our four kids through the Pecatonica Area School District while we repaired our barns, improved our soil and fell deeply in love with our strong, supportive agricultural community. We run wool sheep in a managed grazing system, and raise steers, goats, chickens, ducks and hogs on pasture. We grow vegetables and herbs for our award-winning bed and breakfast, which brings over 700 guests to our village of 825 every year. Shannon has restored our 135-year-old farmhouse, as well as three vintage campers we rent to guests. We enjoy fixing old things and dreaming up new projects.
I would prefer to allow licensed farmers to grow in a caregiver role like MT or OR. I want the legalization of cannabis to help WI farmers diversify and the state to profit without big business or industrial agriculture taking over. MINIMAL licensing! - source
Why is cannabis law reform an important issue to you?
I am very interested in rural behavioral health, as a board member of SWCAP. I am very interested in rural redevelopment and farm diversity. I am also committed to justice for young people incarcerated for minor infractions who’s lives get derailed for cannabis use and possession. Finally, we need to get those incarcerated for these infractions back into our shrinking workforce. - source