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D John Nygren (R - WI) JAIL TIME FOR POSSESSION

Rep. Nygren has dismissed medical marijuana as tool for doctors and does not address harm reduction tactics under his HOPE Agenda.    The Republican bill sponsors said Rep.  Nyrgren would not fight their bill if they added additional requirements regarding Doctor/Patient tracking.

 

Biography
  • Born Marinette, Wisconsin, February 27, 1964; married; 3 children.
  • Graduate Marinette High School, 1982; attended University of Wisconsin-Marinette.
  • Insurance and financial representative. Former restaurant owner and operator.
  • Member: Jaycees (lifetime member, former chapter, state, U.S. president); Marinette Elks Club; Marinette Moose Lodge; Marinette Kiwanis (former president); Marinette County Republican Party (former chair).
  • City of Marinette Recreation and Planning Board, 2003–06.
  • Elected to Assembly since 2006.
Position on Marijuana Legalization

His October 2018 Q&A: I do not support legalizing marijuana under any conditions. Marijuana is a mind-altering substance which should be approached with caution and I believe we need to know more about the long-term effects of marijuana use before legalizing it.

Position on Medical Marijuana

In early 2019 Nygren was one of the two top Republicans that said they won’t consider Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and legalize it for medical use. “It will not be in the final budget passed,” said Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, co-chairman of the state’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Nygren said neither the medical nor decriminalization aspect of Evers’ proposal will make it into the budget that the Republicans pass and he held to that promise.

Comments

The results of Assembly Representative Republican John Nygren (Marinette) spring survey are not surprising as 70.76% of his district supported medical marijuana.

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