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Vice President Kamala Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana, ensuring that access to cannabis is “the law of the land."
If elected, she will "break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land."
The Democratic presidential nominee’s cannabis plan to "legalize marijuana at the federal level to break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back" is part of what her campaign calls an "opportunity agend." (10/14/24)
As Vice President, Harris has repeatedly stated that Americans should not be incarcerated for marijuana use. She’s championed the Biden administration’s efforts to pardon low-level marijuana offenders and to loosen certain federal cannabis restrictions. And as the Democratic presidential nominee, she’s the first major party candidate to have ever called for the plant’s legalization and regulation.
Following the passage of Congressional amendments limiting the Justice Department from taking prosecutorial actions against those in legal marijuana states, Former President Trump consistently issued signing statements indicating that he believed that he had the power to disregard these amendments because he believed them to be unconstitutional. (Source)
Regarding Florida's 2024 Amendment 3, Trump said, "someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States.” (8/31/24)
Governor Walz has been an outspoken proponent of adult-use marijuana legalization and in 2019 he ordered state agencies to begin taking steps to prepare for a change in law.
Vance was among the nine members of the Senate Banking Committee who voted in the minority against the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act in September 2023. That bill is still pending floor action, and Democratic leadership has repeatedly described it as a priority without advancing it further, but Vance said he opposed it in part because he believes it would inadvertently make it easier for illicit operators to traffic other drugs such as fentanyl. Asked about his opposition to the legislation in April 2024, the senator argued that it “was crafted in such a way that actually would have opened up access to banking resources for fentanyl traffickers and others.” There’s no clear evidence that that’s the case, but Vance has more generally discussed his concerns with the fentanyl trade on several occasions. (7/15/24)
During a campaign event with the Milwaukee Police Association in Wisconsin, Vance said he spoke to a police officer who told him that "we’ve got fentanyl in our marijuana bags that our teenagers are using," echoing a claim about laced cannabis that’s been routinely contested by advocates and certain state regulators: "Look, I’m the parent of three young kids… A seven-year-old, a four-year-old and a two-year-old. We don’t have to worry about this yet, but I’m certain—because kids are kids—that one day, one of my kids is going to take something or do something that I don’t want them to take. But I don’t want that mistake to ruin their life. I want them to learn from it. I want their parents to be able to punish them. I don’t want our kids to make mistakes on American streets and have it take their lives away from them," he said, suggesting that he recognizes when his children grow up they may experiment with certain substances such as marijuana, but he’s more concerned with potentially lethal contamination. (8/16/24)
Mark Pocan is a vocal advocate for legalizing cannabis at a federal level. He has consistently voted in favor of progressive reform legislation, and calls for sensible marijuana laws.
In 2020 Derrick Van Orden participated in some facebook banter about cannabis reform with a veteran cannabis activist. Van Order replied "I support the legalization of medical marijuana, not recreational." He goes onto add "That may not be popular position with some Republicans, but it has been proven to work for several different conditions. As a SEAL, we understand that if it works, it works." Since that time, it seems Derrick has dodged the issue, candidate interviews and debates. -source
Robert Raymond completed the 2020 Candiate Questionnaire and we are happy to report that he supports ending federal marijuana prohibition.
“The war on drugs ripped American families apart, falling especially hard on communities of color. Its effects continue to wreak havoc across the country.”
Gwen Moore is a consistent co-sponsor of cannabis reform at the federal level. She always has great insight and comments in the main stream media when asked about marijuana.
Not often do we see a federal congressional candidate with a platform plank issue of cannabis legalization, but with Ben Steinhoff we get that and more. His campaign website has cannabis legalization as one of his top four tier issues to confront it elected. What does Steinhoff say about cannabis?
“Fiscal Conservatives” that have long run the state of Wisconsin have run on the idea that Wisconsin needs to have a well-balanced budget. However, what we’ve seen is large amounts of our tax dollars go to corporations and tax cuts.
All of this while lowering the amount of tax dollars seen to help improve our own communities and help establish a solid base for those of us not receiving tax breaks. Last year alone the state of Illinois brought in $445 million in taxes from marijuana alone, millions of that coming from the pockets of hard-working Wisconsinites. If these “fiscal conservatives” really wanted to balance the budget and improve funding for their constituents then they’ll need some progressive policies to help them do that.
Economic benefits:
Legalizing marijuana can create new sources of revenue for the government through taxation, licensing, and sales. According to a report by New Frontier Data, legalizing marijuana on a national level in the U.S. could generate $105.6 billion in federal tax revenue and create 1.1 million new jobs by 2029. Legalizing marijuana would also help reduce the number of non-violent drug offenders in prison.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, marijuana arrests account for over half of all drug arrests in the United States. Legalizing marijuana would reduce the number of people incarcerated for low-level drug crimes, freeing up resources to target more serious offenses.
Legalizing marijuana would allow for more research into its medicinal properties.
Currently, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it is considered to have no medicinal value. This classification makes it difficult for researchers to study the plant and its potential benefits.
Legalizing marijuana would allow for improved research and understanding of its full range of medical applications.
In conclusion, legalizing marijuana would have numerous benefits for both individuals and society as a whole.
It would reduce crime rates, generate tax revenue, create jobs, decrease overcrowding in prisons, and allow for improved research into its medicinal properties. With legalization becoming more and more common throughout the United States, it is time for our government to recognize the potential benefits and take steps towards national legalization.
Please give his campaign facebook page Ben Steinhoff for Congress and like and follow him as his campaign continues to grow.
Fitzgerald was a NO to anything marijuana and even opposed allowing public hearings on his watch as a Wisconsin State Senator. He was labeled as an obstacle to decriminalization from even conservative measures by fellow Republicans going back to 2017.
His lack of compassion was just as evident as his lack of education on the issue of medical cannabis. The sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin suffered under his control and patients within his districts ending up dying while being insulted by this prohibitionist.
Adult use marijuana is known as recreational marijuana in the news at times. We are unsure if this guy has every had any recreational fun in his life, but it is ironic that he worked in Madison Wisconsin where weed is basically legal and now he works in Washington D.C. where weed is legal. His district he left behind supports reform and so does the guy who replaced the State Senate Fitz left behind.
Will money change Fitzgerald and his stance on cannabis? His first vote on the issue concerned money/banking and he voted yes…. maybe it was by mistake…..
Glenn Grothman is a proponent for hemp and its ability to help agricultural areas of Wisconsin, but is against recreational marijuana.
Tom Tiffany opposed reform as a Wisconsin state elected official and continues blow smoke about cannabis reform at the federal level. He voted against the SAFE Banking Act and The MORE Act. At this point he is just another prohibitionist Republican stating marijuana legalization is a states right issue and under the 10th Amendment Wisconsin has the right to do what they want. He has been no help on the homefront either.
“It should be legal, no question. That said, as a physician, I also want to be sure that vulnerable populations, especially pregnant women (my area of expertise) have access to the educational materials they need to make healthy choices and avoid marijuana in pregnancy, same as we recommend that they avoid alcohol.”
Dr. Lyerly has completed out 2020 Candidate Questionnaire:
The Peterson campaign assured us that Kelly supports legalization of marijuana. - source
Wimberger ran in 2014 for State Assembly (lost by 18% points) and who also ran for the Wisconsin State Senate for District 30 in 2016 and only lost by 3% points will try for State Senate again in 2020 as the incumbent retires. He joined the Political Radar crew to in 2016 to discuss several key issues that are emerging in Wisconsin. They discuss the viability of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin and its challenges. In 2020 and "It is just a plant" came from Wimbergers lips. What does that tell us. Over the years this candidate has made several public statements about marijuana reform in interviews.
Dora Drake said her stance is that she supports legalizing adult use of marijuana because of revenue and a moral stand point and address social justice issues. - source
Senator Johnson sponsored both Adult Use / Recreational Marijuana and the medical marijuana bill that would allow home grows and smoking products for patients. She did not sponsor the decriminalization measure. She still gets an A for all she is doing.
This candidate narrowly lost a bid for this seat in 2023 during a special election. She lost by 1.7% or 1292 votes to Dan Knodl (R).
Habush Sinykin received her law degree from Harvard Law School, and began her professional career as a judicial clerk to a federal district court judge, followed by a decade of private practice. She is a partner at Habush Habush and Rottier. Her father is Robert Habush.
Most recent email from the Senator: "I’m opposed to the legalization of marijuana for any use. Many studies have shown that marijuana may lead to the use of other drugs and a destructive lifestyle. There are currently clinically approved pain therapy methods that do not have the same negative effects as marijuana."
Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) have been assigned to the following committees:
2019 Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
(Chair) Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Saukville) (608) 266-7513 Email: Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov is blocking any cannabis reform from a public hearing and for his past actions we give him a failing grade of F
Here is the link to the Petition to push the Committee to hold public hearings: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/schedule-medical-marijuana-bills-for-a-public-hearing
More information on this Senator can be found at https://www.northernwinorml.org/?s=Stroebel
We spoke with Sharlene from his office on January 3rd, 2020 and she indicated that Rep. Stafsholt has not taken a "hard stance" on anything marijuana reform and will not be co-sponsoring any marijuana legislation this session. His office would only say "he looks forward to hearing the issue during a public hearing".
Although past news articles have quoted Rep. Stafsholt as "supporting" medical marijuana and decriminalization, he has failed to sponsor any legislation on the issue and has given contradicting statements on medical marijuana according to news archives below. We grade him a C
Rep. Stafsholt has announced he is running for Senate.
She has publicly supported anything that crosses her path regarding legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana. She went onto add that it is long past time we give people the right to try natural treatments for what ails them. Other states that have legalized it have seen Significant tax revenue increases, and Wisconsin could also. - source
Felzkowski is safe in her newly drawn district lines and has already been holding listening sessions in her new area of the state. She has sponsored a limited medical marijuana bill, gave multiple positive news statements and understands a great deal about the topic of marijuana reform. Her willingness to learn more and all the extra credit she is doing helps secure her solid rating with activists. - source
Democrat Sarah Keyeski has announced her intent to run in the new SD14. When activists from the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network first spoke to this candidate the fall of 2023 she said “I have not been able to study the issue deeply, yet, but I am open to considering the legalization of marijuana for medical use.“
Activists then followed up with her again in the Spring of 2024 and this time she stated “I’m still learning a lot about all of the issues, but I can assure you that decriminalizing marijuana is an important issue to me.”
Please follow her campaign Facebook Page Sarah Keyeski for Wisconsin and visit her campaign website for more information on this candidate.
A board member for NORML has been active with marijuana reform for over a decade in her district. Both Senator Olsen and Rep. Ballweg seemed sympathetic back in 2009 while the Republicans were in the minority under a Dem controlled legislature. 2010 changed as Republicans took control and basically killed everything marijuana related, always. Since then, Rep. Ballweg has really failed on the issue.
During 2019, Assembly Republicans worked on the issue and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683) which Rep. Ballweg (R-Markesan) failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which she did not co-sponsor.
NOTE: Advisory Referendums on Marijuana in 2018 passed 78% in Marquette County and 80% in Sauk County and Rep. Ballweg Constituent Surveys in 2019 had 73-83% support for marijuana reform.
Melissa Ratcliff has been a consistent support of legalization efforts for both medical and recreational marijuana.
Kristin Alfheim will support legalization efforts in Wisconsin and has recently worked to get the 2022 City of Appleton marijuana referendum on the ballot.
The Dr. Anthony Phillips for the 18th State Senate District Campaign Facebook Page was easy to find and when Jay reached out to this candidate about his stance on marijuana reform he simply replied “I agree with medical marijuana use“.
I have definitely decided where I stand on this issue and Marijuana needs to be legalized. If not for the health benefits, then for the tax revenue. - source
As Assistant Majority Leader in the 2019-20 Assembly, Feyen gave early signs of hope to medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin during a April 2019 interview saying "he’s open to the idea".
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Senate Bill 683) which he failed to co-sponsor. The support of Senator Feyen on this legislation would have been critical in the Senate.
Assembly Rep. Wirch (D-Keosha) has been elected since 1992 and is a member of the Assembly Committee of State Affairs.
Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Republican Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) are both in his committee.
Rep. Wirch was the only Democrat to co-sponsor the Republican medical marijuana legislation. Senator Wirch was singled out back in October 2019 as not being a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan medical marijuana effort (SB507).
SB507 Medical Marijuana is supported and co-sponsored in the Senate by Republican Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point).
This bill allows smoking and home grows.
This is the first time Republicans have signed their name to a bill in nearly two decades.
https://www.northernwinorml.org/2019/10/18/bipartisan-medical-cannabis-bill-introduced/
https://www.northernwinorml.org/2019/10/19/sb507-ab570-medical-marijuana-legislation-for-2019-20/
Megan Lach for Wisconsin Senate provided this statement: I am for WI legalization of marijuana. As it stands we're an island, and behind the times. It's an opportunity to help people and boost our state's economy.
Like and follow her official campaign facebook page and visit her campaign website for more information on this candidate and to get involved with her campaign.
Bradley comes out against recreational marijuana, but understands people turn to marijuana for medicinal purposes, his concern is he wants to insure it goes through the same process that any drug would before it is legalized for medicinal purposes and sent out to people. Not in favor of over regulatory situation, but before people are taking a drug prescribed to them that drug has cleared all hurdles. - source July 30, 2020 candidate interview.
After some back and forth with his office on the issue, Brad Pfaff did end up co-sponsoring the 2021-22 legislation to legalize adult use marijuana in Wisconsin. Source
Renee Paplham has said “in general, I am for legalizing it…just as all of our neighboring states have done.“ - source
The Sturgeon Bay area is where Rep. Kitchens calls home and thanks to the work for field activists in the area, cannabis possession in your own home in Sturgeon Bay no longer as any penalty, civil or criminal! This comes after a great deal of work and a coalition of groups in the area pushing marijuana reform. Right after the elections in 2018, Door County was on of the first counties to declare a supporting resolution supporting medical marijuana. The following spring 2019, Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor asked residents in the district about medical and recreational marijuana on a local referendum, all four referendums passed. For being a leader in 2017 on decriminalization and sponsoring both versions of medical marijuana bills, along with the high support he is showing to constituents, Rep. Kitchens receives a high grade. (thanks to the district for all the extra credit work they did for this rep).
The bad news is both medical marijuana bills are stuck in committee and Rep. Joel Kitchens is not a committee member.
He ran for office as a Republican and spoke about marijuana reform on the campaign trail in 2018. He sponsored legislation his first session as a freshman Assembly Representative. He is leading the way to common sense reform within the GOP.
I am pro-marijuana legalization, both medical and recreational.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he did not co-sponsor but "may" support. Click link to send a message to support medical marijuana legalization.
I support medical marijuana and would like to see more research to find areas where it would be helpful and in what areas it is not effective. I am a strong supporter of veterans and have looked into the benefits of medical marijuana on mental health conditions such as PTSD, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. I understand that there is a trend where marijuana is being substituted for other drugs which can allow for improvements in overall health. Medical professionals should have access to the tools they need to help their patients, marijuana is one of those tools. I am still researching the use of recreational marijuana. While I am a strong supporter of personal freedom, I want to carefully consider the issue because I do not want to introduce or support legislation that will cause harm. source
When we research candidates for office and a simple google search turns up multiple results with that candidates name and marijuana reform, it makes the job a little easier. When the candidate also has marijuana reform as a platform campaign issue, that makes the public finding that information easier.
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is the current 12 District Milwaukee County Supervisor and also a Democratic Candidate for Assembly District 8 in Milwaukee. She is fondly known as the queen of hemp in Milwaukee County. Past news articles have highlighted her reform efforts:
- 2018 supported placing marijuana related referendum on the ballot for November 2018
- Passed a resolution to proprogate hemp clones at the mitchell park domes greenhouses
- Passed a resolution to use agricultural land owned by the Milwaukee County for lease to others for hemp production
The issue is a campaign priority for him: Legalize Marijuana and leverage revenue to fund public education and workforce development programs.
Elected in 2018, former pastor and first year assembly representative from Wauwatosa did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020. In 2020-22 legislation session she stepped up the plate and co-sponsored recreational marijuana and had a repeat performance of her co-sponsorship in 2023-24 session.
He said he is a child of the 70's and marijuana is a gateway drug. He says he has mixed emotions about it. He recogonizes that many people are strongly against, but he is keeping his options open yet. He does want or is in favor of getting the marijuana out of the hands of dealers. His WI EYE interview was something to watch and at 13:56 he stumbles over the marijuana question. He never mentions or answers how he feels about medical.
Sarah Harrison told The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network that she supports legalizing marijuana for adult use in Wisconsin.
Republican assembly representative from Pewaukee has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2013.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
This first year assembly representative from Milwaukee did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020 or in 2021-22. We are giving him a C for his candidate statements addressing marijuana reform, his continued public support in the news, but a Board Member for SE WI NORML indicated she was not happy with his communication on the issue.
We do congratulation him on becoming the youngest person ever elected to state office. At 19 years old, we have high hopes for his future as a marijuana reformer and would like to see him co-sponsor legislation on the issue.
Supreme Moore Omokunde said he does support both medical and recreational. He speaks in depth about his stance on marijuana reform, including decriminalization and expunging. Please take a moment and listen to his marijuana question response in the video as it is cued to start at the cannabis conversation.
Campaign Website: Marijuana should be legalized, decriminalized and - importantly - people who have been convicted of marijuana possession or dealing charges should have their records expunged completely. The unequal enforcement of drug charges generally are a matter of equity, and we must correct this as soon as the law is changed.
Milwaukee Assembly Rep Sinicki sponsors marijuana on Adult Use, Medical and Decriminalization. A leader on the issue deserves an A+
The Marstellar Campaign Press Release announcing his run for assembly contained is support for legalization of cannabis and it would be a priority for his campaign. In part, the release stated:
“We have an incredible opportunity under these new fair legislative maps, signed by Governor Evers, to elect people who want to bridge the divide and make real progress on issues that the majority of people in Wisconsin care about – such as expanding BadgerCare, improving affordable housing, legalizing marijuana, and effectively dealing with crime and reckless driving. That is why I’m running.
Republican assembly representative from Oak Creek has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2013.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which she failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which she failed to co-sponsor.
Glasstein said “I support the legalization of marijuana. If it were legalized, it could generate $165.8 million in new annual tax revenue for Wisconsin.” and provided this pdf on the subject: https://doa.wi.gov/budget/SBO/2021-23%20Budget%20in%20Brief.pdf - source
Rep. Paul Melotik took the vacant Rep. Knodl seat during the special election. During the campaign, Melotik seemed opposed to reform measures and didn’t really want to talk about it. As surprising as the “Knodl always supporting medical cannabis since he was elected” statement was, many were surprised to see Melotik as a co-sponsor of the 2024 Republican Medical Cannabis legislation. - source
Deb Andraca has devloped a strong position on cannabis reform and was happy to complete the NORML 2020 Candidate Questionnaire.
Past committee member and not very vocal about the issue, but in 2021 he finally co-sponsored the Republican version of medical marijuana.
Rep. Tittl was a sponsor of the 2017 decriminalization measure and is a sponsor of the 2019-20 Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program for Wisconsin. Rep. Tittl was one of the first Republicans to publicly ask for a public hearing on medical marijuana in past sessions. His continued efforts and willingness to work within his caucus to reform the marijuana laws earned Rep. Tittl a solid reputation for his support on the issue.
Unfortunately, he is not on the committee for medical marijuana legislation for this current session, if he was, maybe the legislation would not be stuck in committee, awiting a public hearing..........
Danielle Johnson is a very vocal supporter of both medical and recreational marijuana. She told the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network that she would co-sponsor a bill to legalize cannabis in Wisconsin.
Elected in 2016, this assembly representative from Mondovi has not supported any legislation on marijuana reform since elected. Rep. Pronschinske represents the home district of life long medical cannabis advocate Jacki Rickert, who passed away in 2017 before her medicine was legal or her elected official championed the issue for her.
WI Interview 15:49 She is absolutely on the medical. She says she needs to do more research on recreational and see if that is what we really want for our state.
Republican Assembly District 30 Rep. Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) is not new to talking about marijuana reform this legislative session. He, fellow Republican Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond and Democratic Senator Patty Schachtner hashed out marijuana reform in their districts in February of 2019.
Of course we all know everything marijuana reform related in the budget was killed, gutted and left on the battle field, much like medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin.
But wait, what is this… a 2019 Spring Survey sponsored by the GOP Assembly Representatives. In the spring of 2019 after overwhelming support in the Wisconsin public marijuana referendums the previous fall, many of the Assembly GOP members held a spring survey which was posted online and sent in the email to people on their mailing list. The results of Assembly Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) spring survey are not surprising as 76.48% of his district supported medical marijuana.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
Zimmerman was also absent on any the Republican Decriminalization bill and medical marijuana start up bill in 2021-22. He failed.
As the right hand man of Robin Vos, Rep. August could have helped moved the bipartisan medical marijuana to a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. In fact, in January 2019 he seemed open to supporting a push for a public hearing on the issue among the assembly by saying, "It’s a conversation (re medical marijuana) that I’m not opposed to having, but we need to have that separate of the state budget."
During the following 12 months of 2019, his fellow Assembly Republicans worked on the issue and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
One step above failure is Speaker Robin Vos. In past news articles he has stated he would not sponsor legislation on the issue and holds up to that promise. He gives false hopes to the sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin by saying he "supports medical marijuana". Rep. Vos has offered little more than stall tactics in even the basic steps of medical marijuana reform.
His inability to move publicly supported bipartisan medical marijuana through committee is clear that he is close to failure on the issue.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/schedule-medical-marijuana-bills-for-a-public-hearing
Republican Rob Swearingen Chairs of the Assembly Committee of State Affairs, which is/was "in charge" of medical marijuana for the 2019-20 legislative session. He was one the Republicans that gutted everything marijuana reform related from the budget, calling for the issue(s) to be addressed outside the budget. The next step in the process was to hold a public hearing on the issue. Rep Swearingen in February 2020 said “I’d be willing to look at a proposal for medical marijuana as long as it was prescribed by a doctor and filled by a licensed pharmacy.”
Rep Swearingen held his very own Spring 2019 GOP Survey and results yielded 63% support medical marijuana.
Well, he lied, again. The past medical marijuana legislation fit that bill by definition came, Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and then the Republican Caucus bill vetted to get a public hearing arrived Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program). Both are stuck in the committee he is the leader of. Most likely medical marijuana legislation will die in committee under the watchful eye of Committee Chair Rob Swearingen.
Rep. Swearingen maybe pushing "pill only form" of legislation, but he is still denying any cannabis reform from public hearings in his committee and for that reason we grade him a F.
Rep. Callahan (R- ) Took over for Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) as she moved up to the Senate. Felzkowski has been an outspoken Republican trying to move something medical marijuana related into a public hearing. But back to Callahan…. he did not respond to any or our candidate surveys. Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) also did not conduct a WI EYE Interview in which candidates were asked about their stance on marijuana reform.
Is it safe to assume a “file of marijuana information from the district” comes along with job change? Probably not. Is is safe to assume the incoming legislator will support what the former legislator was working on? Probably not. Case in point is this guy.
Calvin Callahan made his debut to the cannabis conversation on WPR Route 51 on March 5th, 2021 episode called “Legislative Quarterly”. Republican Callahan gives the standard “medical marijuana could be an option, but I want to learn more before making an opinion.” or something like that. Listen to the interview. Although Calvin Callahan (R) indicates he is getting used to his job as a freshman assembly rep regarding procedures and such, he also is throwing up the signs of a prohibitionist.
Ben Murray does support legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana. He would push for medicinal use since medical marijuana is less harmful than many prescription pain killers. Having lived in Colorado during legalization he would be valuable asset to the table.
Republican assembly representative from Crivitz has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2004.
During the 2018 referendums in the counties he represents had 79% and 77% support for medical marijuana. Rep. Mursau conducted his own 2019 GOP Spring Survey of his constituents in which 64% voted to support medical marijuana. So instead of co-sponsor the Republican Caucus approved medical marijuana bill, Rep. Mursau teams up with Rep. Rob Swearingen to go visit an unregulated adult use social club in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with police to make a video against medical marijuana. In later interviews Mursau blames the whole day on Swearingen (who is the Chair of the Committee that is holding medical marijuana from even a public hearing).
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
Rep. Mursau has failed now for 16 years to support any marijuana reform.
We need to support small farmers/growers and small businesses when Wisconsin legaizes cannabis. - source
Rep. Born has been somewhat quiet regarding his support for medical marijuana reform and comes in as a late co-sponsor to the Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program in 2019-20, but was absent from any attempts in 2021-22
Mark Born is an American law enforcement officer and politician. Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Born graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. He then worked in the Dodge County, Wisconsin sheriff department. Born also served on the Beaver Dam Common Council.
Izzy Hassey Nevarez clearly believes in legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational use, his website says so!
He won his primary by 16 votes, ex military police and former staffer of a Republican. Early signs shows he is playing politics with pot and giving people the run-around on the issue. He is opposed to recreational marijuana reform. In 2021-22 he was absent from any co-sponsorship of legislation and labeled one of the worst Assembly Reps to work with.
On Oct 12th, 2022 Penterman participated in an AAUW Candidate Forum and gave his opinions on the issue. It is best to watch this guy rather than have me translate his opposition statement.
On the campaign trail he said one thing, than after elected he turned into a prohibitionist.
He said until the County Sheriffs on board he is not even supporting decriminalization.
I support the legalization of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Advisory referenda in Wisconsin about legalization have passed by wide margins. Our neighboring states have made it legal and are seeing economic benefits. Three of every 10 Wisconsinites above the age of 21 live within an hour’s drive of a legally-operating dispensary. It is time Wisconsin took that step. - source
When contacted he said this about his stance on marijuana reform: My stance will be the will of the people.
We heard this guys name before from an activist with the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network. This activist indicated she had saw Helmer's campaign sign on county property so she took it down and contacted him. He told her that he supports medical marijuana hands down, but not recreational marijuana.
Helmer seemed to put on the will of the people brakes and replied "I take no objection to medical weed. As of right now I have no opinion on recreational. - source
October 2018: On the topic of marijuana legalization, Kurtz said he’s against marijuana for recreational use. “A lot of people are intrigued by the dollar signs and the revenue they can get from that,” Kurtz said, adding there were drawbacks to legalization as well.
Oct 2018 He noted he would be open to medicinal use of marijuana if hemp proved ineffective.
He is a hemp farmer, or at least tried one year... he is pretty quit about everything.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor and was not on board with any 2021-22 Republican efforts to decriminalize or allow medical marijuana.
During her WI EYE Interview 14:23 she indicates her support for both medical and recreational. She seems to be more confident in medical, but would be fine with recreational marijuana if impaired driving was addressed in legislation.
Depending on how legislation is written I’m not opposed to the legalization of marijuana. It has many valuable uses. - source
During his WI EYE Interview 14:23 he indicates yes to medical marijuana and recreational down the road, marijuana is a drug, like alcohol and tobacco and formal recognition of it and regulation of marijuana would be beneficial to the public.
10:34 Wi Eye Interview he states he is favor of both recreational and medical. Heavily in favor of both. He has no concerns about recreational marijuana and enough other states have done it that Wisconsin can draw from them and make a smooth transition to a regulated market.
“I support the legalization of marijuana for both recreational and medicinal purposes.” - source
Quimby was in a eight (8) was Republican primary in 2021 during a special election. It was noted that she was the only Republican in that primary battle that supported legalization of marijuana. - source
After nearly a decade in office this Republican dairy farmer from Cuba City did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform since elected.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he failed to co-sponsor.
Wi Eye Interview Indicates she is favor of both medical and recreational.
Elizabeth and her husband James were licensed hemp growers and have a boutique CBD line of full spectrum tinctures and artisan soap. All products were grown and produced in Wisconsin. Elizabeth has studied courses on medicinal cannabis as well as cultivation techniques.
Wisconsin saw two versions of medical marijuana legislation for the 2019-2020 session and Rep. Novak sponsored both of them. With 84% of his district supporting medical marijuana reform and citizen lobbyists in the district reporting this rep supported medical cannabis, we expected Rep. Novak to make a move and being one of the first Republicans in way too long to sponsor medical marijuana legislation. In the 2021-22 session, he only sided with Republicans and only on medical, as he was absent from decriminalization measures.
When I ran in 2018, I made sure to include my pro-cannabis stance on my website http://votesnodgrass.com/. It was important for me to let constituents know that from pain management, to criminal justice, to economic recovery, legalizing just makes sense.
In the hemp cannabis world and in the past Shukoski provided professional hemp testing services to the industrial hemp industry in Wisconsin. A well known Wisconsin Cannabis Activist said this "I have known Duane for sometime now and firmly believe he would be one of the strongest advocates for cannabis reform in Wisconsin. His life experiences, professional background and willingness to work hard for Wisconsin are the key ingredients that make him the ideal person to represent the district."
WI EYE Interview 13:20. Says past time on medical but is still not quite 100% on recreational but is leaning yes, depending on how it is packaged including preventing youth use, substance abuse and what does the data truly look like for economy, but close it out, saying YES to medial and partial YES to recreational.
Jay had a chance to speak with Kyle about marijuana reform and in short, he told me this: I support legal recreational use in Wisconsin. - source
This candidate said more positive things about marijuana and cannabis reform in the quick chat than her challenger has said in his over a dozen years in office. Emily Tseffos is pro legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana. - source
David Murphy (R-Appleton): Friendly GOP Assembly Representatives named this guy as a possible supporter of medical cannabis reforms. I am starting to seriously doubt that. Unfortunately, Republican Dave Murphy from Appleton has not sponsored any marijuana reform legislation since being elected to the State Assembly in 2012. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans circulated and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which Assembly Rep. Murphy did not co-sponsor.
In February 2019 he said he would “oppose any push to legalize recreational use”, but added he would support regulated medical marijuana if it ensures the safety of public roadways. Late in the 2019-20 session, a bi-partisan effort to decriminalize 10 grams or less of marijuana in Wisconsin was introduced. Assembly Bill 1004 did not attract the attention of Rep. David Murphy as he did not sign on as a co-sponsor. We thought he was going to see a primary challenger in the 2020 general election, but that did not happen and his candidate statements added more reasons he is opposed.
I have had the chance to work with Ruth Caves in the past and consider her an great supporter of reforming marijuana laws in Wisconsin. Visit and follow her facebook page for more information on her campaign. - source
Dylan Testin (Independent)
His facebook page Testin for 57 has been contacted and his immediate reply was “I am an advocate for responsible legalization. I have a ton of ideas on how it could be done responsibly for the state to benefit.” - source
Republican assembly representative from Waupaca has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2006.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
Governor Evers’ budget proposal would also establish an expungement procedure for people convicted of possessing, manufacturing or distributing less than 26 grams of marijuana and have completed their sentences.
Republicans who control the legislature would have to approve the budget items. State Rep. Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) says he’ll vote against the measure.
“Unless it’s proven otherwise, I think it opens up the door to legalize it for recreational marijuana and I am definitely opposed to that,” Gundrum says.
During 2019, his fellow Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor and was abesent from any reform efforts by the GOP in 2021-22.
Republican assembly representative from Saukville was elected in 2014. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor. In 2021, he co-sponsored a decriminalization bill. In 2021 he co-sponsored the Republican version of medial marijuana.
Wi Eye 10:20 His interview shows he is pretty confident that Wisconsin should legalize marijuana and he would help in the process if elected.
“This is not a cause I am supporting“ was his stance during the Republican Primary.
WI EYE 16:20 Interview Legalization of both recreational marijuana and medical cannabis have worked well in other states and she supports both.
“We need to send an appropriate message to our young people and to the public in general that drugs are devastating this community,” Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan said re Milwaukee lowering the fine for marijuana possession.
Ald. Bob Donovan was one of three council members to vote against the measure. In a statement emailed to NNS, he said the change in the local law would result in more people using marijuana, which will hurt their employment opportunities.
“We already have a serious joblessness rate in Milwaukee and I believe now we will have many more people closing a door to employment opportunities because [applicants] can’t pass a drug test,” wrote Donovan. The most recent data available from the American Management Association found that 62 percent of employers require a drug test.
Donovan stated that the drug problem in the community is growing, and that the new ordinance is sending the wrong message. “I cannot, in good conscience, support something I feel will hurt society’s efforts to combat drug use,” he said. - source
Elected in 2018, this Republican freshman assembly representative from Racine did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
In 2018, 88% of Kenosha County voters supported an advisory referendum to legalize medical marijuana and it was not until 2021 that this legislator signed on as a co-sponsor to adult use/recreational marijuana.
As a freshman assembly rep from Racine did not co-sponsor any marijuana legislation her first session. Although she made public statement about the marijuana reform in the budget, her statements did not touch on adult use/recreational marijuana. With her district showing 85% support for medical and 59% for recreational marijuana in the 2018 referendums.
In 2020-22 legislation session, she did co-sponsor adult use/recreational marijuana.
In his candidate interview he stated he has 33 years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol and does not think we need something else to get high from in Wisconsin and is definitely not in favor of recreational marijuana. On medicinal, he would “listen” as this is something he has not been real involved in.
He co-sponsored the Republican version of medical marijuana two sessions in a row and came on as a co-sponsor to decriminalization in 2021-22.
Candidate Questionnairre on file, neutral on recreational marijuana.
Roger Halls from Stanley said his stance is completely decriminalized, legalized, and would like to see it expunged from records unless violence was involved. - source
I am currently researching and studying the issue of the legalization of marijuana. I have been given written material by constituents on both sides of the issue—and then I have my own educational/clinical experience in working with those of my clients that are users of marijuana. My Master of Science degree in Biochemistry has given me the molecular knowledge of how cannabinoids impact cells. However, there is more yet to know, and other considerations most be taken into account besides the impact at the cellular level. I also am gathering data from other states as well that have legalized marijuana and what impact it has had—whether pro or con. Many constituents have spoken to me about this issue—some pro, some con.
Remy Gomez told WiscoCan that he would love to see Marijuana legal for use, sale and growing in Wisconsin for adults 21 and up. Well past time.
Elected since 2014, this Tomah area representative has never co-sponsored legislation to reform marijuana laws.
In 2018 VanderMeer's campaign did not respond to multiple contact attempts from a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin reporter which poised a marijuana question to her challenger.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which VanderMeer did not sponsor. She was absent from any 2021-22 legislation Republicans presented.
Rep. Krug could do a much better job communicating with constituents in the district about the issue. We have mixed reports from people in his district on what Krug is willing to support. What we do know for sure is that shortly after being re-elected in 2018 he announced to expect Republican bill(s) this session on medical marijuana but as the session lingered on and constituents contacted him, he seemed to be silent.
His Senate District is that of fellow Republican Testin, who did sponsor the Bi-partisan Medical Marijuana Bill that allows home grow and smoking products. He was also a late comer to the game on the Republican bill it seems and was not an author or original sponsor in 2019, but was an original bill co-sponsor of medical marijuana in 2021-22.
We first contact his campaign in July, 2022 and asked if he needed any information on this matter. This district was a primary battle and we contacted his campaign three times.
Oct 4th, 2022 He says he is supportive of medical marijuana but before committing on recreational he would want to study it.
Rep Shelia Stubbs is incredible when it comes to knowledge of marijuana reform and a consistent co-sponsor of adult use cannabis legislation. The Madison rep has really worked hard for cannabis consumers, patients and those convicted of past cannabis crimes. We look forward to working with her in the future and are happy to award her an A+.
Receiving a high grade last session by co-sponsoring a varitey of billls, we hope to see her name on adult use/recreational marijuana reform if re-elected. This Madison area Democrat ran unopposed as an incumbent in 2018 and ended up co-sponsoring medical marijuana with home grows and smoking products, along with both versions for decriminalization for the 2019-2020 session. In the 2021-22 session she was a co-sponsor of adult use legislation.
Mike Bare says there is no question Wisconsin should move forward by legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana.
Robert Relph told The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network that marijuana reform is a touchy subject but an important one we need to address. If we chose to legalize it then I believe it needs to be treated like a liquor license and only certain licensed individuals should be able to sell it.
Alex Joers supports legalizing marijuana. His WI Eye Interview explains why.
Rep. Allen: We should point out that Rep. Allen is opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana, but believes there might be some room for expanded research into the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
August 2019 Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) began circulating a letter to colleagues in the Wisconsin state legislature asking federal officials to streamline medical research and collect data surrounding cannabis and marijuana.
This Rep has hosted a “SAM” Smart Approach to Marijuana seminar. SAM are bad guys pretending to help conservative legislators navigate the coming legalization issues and he bought right into it. The “webinar” was a disaster. As far as tax revenue goes, that is another issue in legalization and Rep. Allen has indicated sin tax in general should not be used for harm preventative or education, but rather seen as a source of profit.
He continued his hate, by helping author a bill to increase penalties for certain cannabis concentrates known as BHO and hosting "education" events on cannabis that seem to spread mis-information.
Medical sales offering conservative options for pain management was a former career before being elected in 2016, but Rep. Wichgers from Muskego offers no hope or signs of relief to the sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin that could benefit from medical marijuana. Early in the beginning of the 2019 session, Rep. Wichgers made a hard stance against marijuana reform. He was a co-author of the "BAD BHO Bill" that Republicans jammed through. The bill would have increased penalites for butane hash oil manufacturing and possession of butane hash oil products.
He has only served a few terms and growing on issue of medical marijuana. His district shows high support for cannabis reform and Rep. Snyder responded by at least co-sponsoring the bill to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin in 2019-20. Durig the 2021-22 session he emerged as a potential leader, authoring AB 1067, the Republican bill to create a medial marijuana program. He testified in favor of his bill during the Senate hearing, but was unable to get leadership to advance his bill to the public hearing stage of a bills life cycle.
Rep John Spiros (R-Marshfield) representing Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly District and Chair of the 2019 Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety which is holding up the Legalize Opportunity – Legalize Marijuana Bill (AB 220). In an interview before being re-elected in 2018, he seemed to think CBD Oil was the miracle cure and medical marijuana was not needed, while dismissing the opportunity marijuana reform presents.
Back in 2022 Marathon County a proposal to basically lower the fine for the existing decriminalization measure was met with some resistance by Jacobson. “I don’t want to see it in the hands of anybody quite frankly. I think it’s a poor comparison to suggest going home that going home and having a can of beer is the same as going home and having marijuana”, said Supervisor Brent Jacobson.
Democratic Party of Brown County Chair Christy Welch has entered the race for Wisconsin’s 88th Assembly District. Her campaign facebook page Christy Welch for State Assmebly had this to initially say: as a general statement I can tell you I think it should be legalized.
It is a competitive toss up district that is for sure and Democratic candidate Ryan Spaude is hot on the campaign trail. If we had to put Spaude on a list, he would fall under the “Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it” heading. You can visit his campaign website Stand With Spaude to learn more about this candidate.
In 2018, Green Bay Supervisor Patrick Buckley voted NO to placing a marijuana referendum on the Fall ballot. The referendum went onto pass with 76% of the vote - source
In 2019, Patrick Buckley joined the John Muir Show as a Green Bay Mayor Candidate and spoke about marijuana fines in the city. Pat disagrees with lowering fines for marijuana possession or use, but recognizes that many fines have gotten quite high "In some cases... Are we better off... And it's got to be a punishment... People have to be able to afford to pay it... In some cases, If they can't afford the ticket, how much are we spending to house them in the jail?" - source
As a freshman Democrat in the Assembly, Rep. Emerson stood out as a sponsor of the Adult Use/Medical combination bill we know as "Legalize Marijuana - Legalize Opportunity". She also sponsored the Decriminalization bill that entered the legislation session late this year. We thank her for her support on the issue and are happy to issue a solid A grade for this Eau Claire area representative. During her 2nd term in office she duplicated her efforts and again co-sponsored Adult Use Marijuana legislation in 2021-22
Plouff is back from a break. Joe was an Assembly Rep from 1997 until 2005 and also served in the US Army, as well as sat on the Menomonie Common Council and Dunn County Board of Supervisors.
Believe it or not, back in 2003-04 session, yes over 20 years ago there were medical cannabis bills presented in the Wisconsin legislation and Joe Plouff was a co-sponsor!
Side note: Assembly Bill 892, which was Authored by Republican Gregg Underheim back in Feb 2003 attracted Plouff as a co-sponsor.
He has a campaign facebook page and campaign website.
Clint Moses is a Chiropractor, in his candidate interview he said he used to be against marijuana in any form…but he does support medical now, because of his practice he witnessed patients use cannabis with great success, especially chronic pain. He goes onto state that any drug could be misused, like tobacco or alcohol. - July 2, 2020 Candidate Interview.
Christian Phelps has legalization of cannabis on his official campaign website as a priority issue and it states:
Wisconsin is increasingly becoming a bubble. Despite the fact that legalizing marijuana would be immensely popular, our regressive, Republican-led legislature has kept Wisconsin stuck in the past even as our Midwestern neighbors have moved forward. By legalizing, taxing, and regulating cannabis, and expunging the records of those unjustly arrested for possession or use, we can keep families together and open up a new stream of public revenue.
So in researching him we wondered why Rep. Doyle did not sponsor anything and found a few news article about Rep. Doyle and marijuana reform in his area which led to an op ed piece entitled "Did Doyle Dump Cannabis Reform?"
In all fairness and to close out, we do believe he supports medical marijuana, as Rep. Doyle was a past co-sponsor of the medical marijuana bill in 2017, but since than he has been missing as a co-sponsor for recreational marijuana efforts. We do not know if he supports recreational marijuana, but 63% of La Crosse County supported adult use in the 2018 referendum.
2022: In his September canddiate interview he states he has always been in favor of medical marijuana but is less enthusiastic about recreational marijuana, but referendums in his district show that is what the people want so he would support it based of that.
During 2017 Rep. Billings supported CBD legislation and an Assembly Joint Resolution to place a medical marijuana on a state wide non binding referendum.
In 2018 she ran unopposed and in October 2018 had somewhat disappointing news comments, including invoking the "slippery slope theory" by saying "A common path for other states is to open the door with CBD oil and then medical marijuana and then recreational marijuana," and goes onto questioning the validity of medical marijuana.
The 2019-2020 she was not vocal on adult use marijuana reform. Medical marijuana saw two different bipartisan versions this session, which both came up empty with her name. She only co-sponsored a decriminalization measure, AB 980 to barely earn her C- that session.
In 2021-22 legislative session a majority of Democrats co-sponsored adult use marijuana legislation, but Rep. Billings was absent from that initiative also.
During her 2022 Wi Eye at the 15:00 minute mark she takes a minute to answer the "marijuana question" and says she recently changed her stance and then went onto buy into the "fentanyl laced marijuana scare" and mentioned that Wisconsin is an island.
Wispolitics.com reports she supports full legalization of marijuana.
Elected in 2018, this freshman Republican assembly representative and dairy farmer from Viroqua has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform presented by the GOP. In 2018 he said “At this time I cannot get my support behind it,” Oldenburg stated about the drug. He recognized the belief that it may bring in more revenue for the state, but noted, “I think it would also bring in more criminals and criminal activities.”
A new name to marijuana reform is Rep. Cindi Duchow from the Town of Delafield. This Republican legislator looked like she was going to sign onto medical marijuana reform in 2018. She came out of the gates early and helped author a bill to protect firearms owners who are also medical marijuana patients. But in 2018 and again in 2020 this legislator was a no show to the table when it came time to co-sponsor legislation.
Republican assembly representative from Oconomowoc was just elected in 2018 and in her candidate interview stated she is "vehemently opposed to THC in any form" has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform at all during her first two years in office. Despite her opposition, her office conducted a 2019 Spring GOP Survey which she asked her voting base which responded with support of marijuana reform.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which she failed to co-sponsor despite public and district support. Now late into the 2020 session, Rep. Dittrich is flip-flopping on her social media policy and maybe giving public statements asking for a public hearing on the issue, it is unclear as her office does not return our phone calls or messages.
Governor Evers went further than any campaign promise he made and included legalization of marijuana in the 2021-22 budget only to have it removed by Republicans. Under Evers leadership a majority of Democrats co-sponsored the 2021-22 adult use legislation. Evers has signaled he will include legalization in the 2023-24 budget if re-elected.
Governor Evers has proposed everything he could and presented it to the State Republicans in several ways and they have all been rejected. Evers could call for an Executive Order, but the Republicans would gavel the session in and out before we could even light a joint down in Madison (where pot is basically legal to consume).
If re-elected, Evers will continue to make sure cannabis reform is a high priority.
She said follow the science and data and it leads you to legalized marijuana does not increase the bad effects in your community.
Senator Johnson has come out against recreational marijuana legalization, but comments that he is open to seeing data produced by states that are moving forward with recreational cannabis in order to make a further decision.
Mark Pocan is a vocal advocate for legalizing cannabis at a federal level. He has consistently voted in favor of progressive reform legislation, and calls for sensible marijuana laws.
In 2020 Derrick Van Orden participated in some facebook banter about cannabis reform with a veteran cannabis activist. Van Order replied "I support the legalization of medical marijuana, not recreational." He goes onto add "That may not be popular position with some Republicans, but it has been proven to work for several different conditions. As a SEAL, we understand that if it works, it works." Since that time, it seems Derrick has dodged the issue, candidate interviews and debates. -source
“The war on drugs ripped American families apart, falling especially hard on communities of color. Its effects continue to wreak havoc across the country.”
Gwen Moore is a consistent co-sponsor of cannabis reform at the federal level. She always has great insight and comments in the main stream media when asked about marijuana.
Fitzgerald was a NO to anything marijuana and even opposed allowing public hearings on his watch as a Wisconsin State Senator. He was labeled as an obstacle to decriminalization from even conservative measures by fellow Republicans going back to 2017.
His lack of compassion was just as evident as his lack of education on the issue of medical cannabis. The sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin suffered under his control and patients within his districts ending up dying while being insulted by this prohibitionist.
Adult use marijuana is known as recreational marijuana in the news at times. We are unsure if this guy has every had any recreational fun in his life, but it is ironic that he worked in Madison Wisconsin where weed is basically legal and now he works in Washington D.C. where weed is legal. His district he left behind supports reform and so does the guy who replaced the State Senate Fitz left behind.
Will money change Fitzgerald and his stance on cannabis? His first vote on the issue concerned money/banking and he voted yes…. maybe it was by mistake…..
Glenn Grothman is a proponent for hemp and its ability to help agricultural areas of Wisconsin, but is against recreational marijuana.
Tom Tiffany opposed reform as a Wisconsin state elected official and continues blow smoke about cannabis reform at the federal level. He voted against the SAFE Banking Act and The MORE Act. At this point he is just another prohibitionist Republican stating marijuana legalization is a states right issue and under the 10th Amendment Wisconsin has the right to do what they want. He has been no help on the homefront either.
As an Assembly Representative he ignored constituents on the issue starting back in 2010. As a Senator he repeats his past performance and earns a solid F.
"Open to medical", "medical marijuana use regulated by a doctor", "supports medical marijuana" are all things we can find in the news archives and what we hear from him in district of Green Bay. He has been around since the late 80s and we are sure he has heard from enough people over the years to form his opinion and muster courage to sponsor a bill. This would have been the session, but the lead authors on the Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program have two problems.
1) The bill SB 750 is stuck in the Senate Committee
2) The need one more Republican Senator to co-sponsor SB 750 and the Senate will have majority support for medical marijuana in the Senate.
For the above reasons and a few more we give him a grade of D+ and almost failing, but this Senate district could be a little higher should he co-sponsor SB 750.
We have Senator Carpenter labeled as a cannabis supporter. We are not aware that we sponsored adult use or decriminalization measures. In the past he was against medical marijuana patients growing their own medicine and it appears he has a change of heart as he did sponsor AB 570 in the 2019-20 session, which was medical marijuana legislation with home grows.
During the 2022 campaign he did a candidate interview with WI EYE (19:03mark) he states he does support ending prohibition and legalizing adult use marijuana with restrictions on driving and work place safety, similar to alcohol.
Republican assembly representative from Brookfield has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2012.
In 2018 his candidate interview said he is against recreational marijuana, he said marijuana is a gateway drug and is even hesitant on medical marijuana.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he did not sponsor. He did not co-sponsor the bi-partisan AB 1004 (2019-Decriminalization) nor the bi-partisan 2017 bill to decriminalize 10 grams of cannabis.
Senator Johnson sponsored both Adult Use / Recreational Marijuana and the medical marijuana bill that would allow home grows and smoking products for patients. She did not sponsor the decriminalization measure. She still gets an A for all she is doing.
Senator Larson sponsored Adult Use, Grow Your Own/Smoking Medical Marijuana and Decriminalization and that is all we can ask. Thank you Senator Larson for your continued support, you earned your A+ rating.
Past committee member and not very vocal about the issue, but in 2021 he finally co-sponsored the Republican version of medical marijuana.
Out of the 25 attendees in a 2017 listening session, nine people voiced their support of legalizing medical marijuana in the state. Many cited mental health issues they believed would be better treated with cannabis oil than with pharmaceuticals. “There is a lot of interest on both sides of the issue,” LeMahieu said. “… It is great to have these listening sessions and hear people’s opinions.”
His office has continued to ignore the issue and has chosen to remain uneducated while sticking to prohibition as the ideal model set forth by the federal government.
We spoke with Sharlene from his office on January 3rd, 2020 and she indicated that Rep. Stafsholt has not taken a "hard stance" on anything marijuana reform and will not be co-sponsoring any marijuana legislation this session. His office would only say "he looks forward to hearing the issue during a public hearing".
Although past news articles have quoted Rep. Stafsholt as "supporting" medical marijuana and decriminalization, he has failed to sponsor any legislation on the issue and has given contradicting statements on medical marijuana according to news archives below. We grade him a C
Rep. Stafsholt has announced he is running for Senate.
Voting NO to hemp along side Sentor Stroebel gives a clue into the mind of the legislator. Dismissing public polling and district support seals the deal on Senator Nass failing grade for consecutive sessions.
Felzkowski is safe in her newly drawn district lines and has already been holding listening sessions in her new area of the state. She has sponsored a limited medical marijuana bill, gave multiple positive news statements and understands a great deal about the topic of marijuana reform. Her willingness to learn more and all the extra credit she is doing helps secure her solid rating with activists. - source
Rep. Jagler has been "swayed" to support medical marijuana and now sits on the committee for the 2019-20 and again in 2022 that medical marijuana bills. As a Republican he did not officially co-sponsor any medical marijuana legislation, but he did express the need for a public hearing on adult use / recreational marijuana and with a little work he could easily be an A+ legislator on medical marijuana and lead the conversation on cannabis reform within the Republican Party.
In 2022, he kind of shocked us and reversed his tune a little as he was on the committee that held a public hearing on medical marijuana and he read into testimony of the Wisconsin Medical Society, which was against the bill.
A board member for NORML has been active with marijuana reform for over a decade in her district. Both Senator Olsen and Rep. Ballweg seemed sympathetic back in 2009 while the Republicans were in the minority under a Dem controlled legislature. 2010 changed as Republicans took control and basically killed everything marijuana related, always. Since then, Rep. Ballweg has really failed on the issue.
During 2019, Assembly Republicans worked on the issue and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683) which Rep. Ballweg (R-Markesan) failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which she did not co-sponsor.
NOTE: Advisory Referendums on Marijuana in 2018 passed 78% in Marquette County and 80% in Sauk County and Rep. Ballweg Constituent Surveys in 2019 had 73-83% support for marijuana reform.
Rep. Spreitzer co-sponsored Adult Use, Grow Your Own/Smoking Medical Marijuana and Decriminalization and that is all we can ask. Thank you Rep. Spreitzer for your continued support, you earned your A+ rating.
Leading the way in the Assembly for legal marijuana in Wisconsin is Rep. Sargent. She earned her A.
She has announced she will not seek re-election to the assembly in 2020 and will be seeking the Senate seat of Miller who is retiring.
After serving 10 years in the legislature, Republican Senator Marklein has not really moved on his stance. He must not have been entertained enough because he did not even co-sponsor the Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program for Wisconsin. Senate Bill 683 does not allow home growing of marijuana or marijuana smoking products. Vetted and supported by the Caucus, if Senator Marklein was a leader he would have supported this measure. If Senator Marklein cared about the sick, dying and disabled of his district that benefit from medical marijuana, he would have done more.
As Assistant Majority Leader in the 2019-20 Assembly, Feyen gave early signs of hope to medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin during a April 2019 interview saying "he’s open to the idea".
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Senate Bill 683) which he failed to co-sponsor. The support of Senator Feyen on this legislation would have been critical in the Senate.
She says she is open to any innovative ways to bring in revenues. She said "other states have legalized adult use and we know the pros and cons, and many constituents have contacted her for support of adult use cannabis.
Republican leadership assigned her Room 420 North her first term in session.
In 2021-22, "RCG" was the only Republican to co-sponsor a medical marijuana measure that allowed home grows and smoking products.
Most recent email from the Senator: "I’m opposed to the legalization of marijuana for any use. Many studies have shown that marijuana may lead to the use of other drugs and a destructive lifestyle. There are currently clinically approved pain therapy methods that do not have the same negative effects as marijuana."
Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) have been assigned to the following committees:
2019 Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
(Chair) Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Saukville) (608) 266-7513 Email: Sen.Stroebel@legis.wisconsin.gov is blocking any cannabis reform from a public hearing and for his past actions we give him a failing grade of F
Here is the link to the Petition to push the Committee to hold public hearings: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/schedule-medical-marijuana-bills-for-a-public-hearing
More information on this Senator can be found at https://www.northernwinorml.org/?s=Stroebel
Republican Senator from Racine has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2010 and most likely will not move is stance of "just say no". After coming off a nearly 30 year career with the Racine police force, he now serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. In April 2019 he wrote an entire op ed piece entitled Is it high time to legalize in Wisconsin? No ... The harmful effects on health and society outweigh any potential benefits
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Senate Bill 683) which he failed to co-sponsor. Previous legislative sessions adult use and decriminalization bills have failed to advance to even a public hearing under his watch and he is poised to do the same in the 2019-2020 session for Adult Use SB 377 and Decriminalization SB 577.
Assembly Rep. Wirch (D-Keosha) has been elected since 1992 and is a member of the Assembly Committee of State Affairs.
Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Republican Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) are both in his committee.
Rep. Wirch was the only Democrat to co-sponsor the Republican medical marijuana legislation. Senator Wirch was singled out back in October 2019 as not being a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan medical marijuana effort (SB507).
The leading prohibitionist in the Assembly, Rep. Jesse James was a co-sponsor of the 2019 Republican attempt to create a medical marijuana program (the “pill bill” that did not allow smoking products or home grows).
He has been outspoken as wanting to be the lead on stopping recreational marijuana reform from happening in Wisconsin. Long time prohibitionist and mega rich man Senator Duey Stroebel was listening when Rep. James was mouthing off, and the two have collaborated to concentrate on finding some way to increase penalties for cannabis use.
SB507 Medical Marijuana is supported and co-sponsored in the Senate by Republican Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point).
This bill allows smoking and home grows.
This is the first time Republicans have signed their name to a bill in nearly two decades.
https://www.northernwinorml.org/2019/10/18/bipartisan-medical-cannabis-bill-introduced/
https://www.northernwinorml.org/2019/10/19/sb507-ab570-medical-marijuana-legislation-for-2019-20/
The 2019 GOP Spring Survey in his district showed 67% of his base supported medical marijuana and Quinn did end up co-sponsoring the Republican attempt to create a medical marijuana program. Since elected in 2014 Rep. Quinn has seemed like a marijuana reformer. He received his high grade mostly because of the words he has been saying, direction he is heading and because voters in his district tell us he supports marijuana reform!
Elected in 2012, previous sessions she only co-sponsored Industrial Hemp and CBD. This Middleton area Democrat ran unopposed as an incumbent in 2018 and ended up co-sponsoring medical marijuana with home grows and smoking products, along with decriminalization for the 2019-2020. During the 2021-22 session as an Assembly Rep she co-sponsored adult use recreational marijuana.
Bradley comes out against recreational marijuana, but understands people turn to marijuana for medicinal purposes, his concern is he wants to insure it goes through the same process that any drug would before it is legalized for medicinal purposes and sent out to people. Not in favor of over regulatory situation, but before people are taking a drug prescribed to them that drug has cleared all hurdles. - source July 30, 2020 candidate interview.
Cory Tomczyk told The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network that he supports medical marijuana and it should have been legal by now. But he cannot support outright legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
Wimberger ran in 2014 for State Assembly (lost by 18% points) and who also ran for the Wisconsin State Senate for District 30 in 2016 and only lost by 3% points will try for State Senate again in 2020 as the incumbent retires. He joined the Political Radar crew to in 2016 to discuss several key issues that are emerging in Wisconsin. They discuss the viability of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin and its challenges. In 2020 and "It is just a plant" came from Wimbergers lips. What does that tell us. Over the years this candidate has made several public statements about marijuana reform in interviews.
Senator Smith sponsored both Adult Use / Recreational Marijuana and the medical marijuana bill that would allow home grows and smoking products for patients. He did not sponsor the decriminalizatin measure. He still gets an A for all he is doing.
After some back and forth with his office on the issue, Brad Pfaff did end up co-sponsoring the 2021-22 legislation to legalize adult use marijuana in Wisconsin. Source
“Legalizing the use of marijuana is not good for Wisconsin. If the use of marijuana really was
harmless, an affirming dope-using vote by the legislature wouldn’t be necessary.”
The Sturgeon Bay area is where Rep. Kitchens calls home and thanks to the work for field activists in the area, cannabis possession in your own home in Sturgeon Bay no longer as any penalty, civil or criminal! This comes after a great deal of work and a coalition of groups in the area pushing marijuana reform. Right after the elections in 2018, Door County was on of the first counties to declare a supporting resolution supporting medical marijuana. The following spring 2019, Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor asked residents in the district about medical and recreational marijuana on a local referendum, all four referendums passed. For being a leader in 2017 on decriminalization and sponsoring both versions of medical marijuana bills, along with the high support he is showing to constituents, Rep. Kitchens receives a high grade. (thanks to the district for all the extra credit work they did for this rep).
The bad news is both medical marijuana bills are stuck in committee and Rep. Joel Kitchens is not a committee member.
He ran for office as a Republican and spoke about marijuana reform on the campaign trail in 2018. He sponsored legislation his first session as a freshman Assembly Representative. He is leading the way to common sense reform within the GOP.
Elected in 2018, Tusler a Republican from Harrison did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020.
But he earned some extra credit points in 2019 by actually calling a voter in his district back after they sent an email to them regarding AB 570, the medical marijuana bill with home grows and smoking allowed, adding onto the potential "YES" votes to this piece of legislation.
His ability to gain extra credits would be to help move publicly supported bipartisan medical marijuana through committee.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/schedule-medical-marijuana-bills-for-a-public-hearing
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he did not co-sponsor but "may" support. Click link to send a message to support medical marijuana legalization.
I support medical marijuana and would like to see more research to find areas where it would be helpful and in what areas it is not effective. I am a strong supporter of veterans and have looked into the benefits of medical marijuana on mental health conditions such as PTSD, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. I understand that there is a trend where marijuana is being substituted for other drugs which can allow for improvements in overall health. Medical professionals should have access to the tools they need to help their patients, marijuana is one of those tools. I am still researching the use of recreational marijuana. While I am a strong supporter of personal freedom, I want to carefully consider the issue because I do not want to introduce or support legislation that will cause harm. source
This Democrat Assembly Representative from Milwaukee has not co-sponsored any marijuana legislation in since elected in 2013.
In 2018 he did a candidate interview with WI EYE (18:20) in which he states that he would be in favor of legalization if the voters supported the upcoming referendum in the district and if there was a strong local control component to the bill and public health/safety was taken into consideration. He indicated he would be voting YES to the referendum.
Rep. Dan Riemer is reported as supporting legalization by constituents in his district, but the Riemer is definitely not vocal about his stance. - (source Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network)
When we research candidates for office and a simple google search turns up multiple results with that candidates name and marijuana reform, it makes the job a little easier. When the candidate also has marijuana reform as a platform campaign issue, that makes the public finding that information easier.
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is the current 12 District Milwaukee County Supervisor and also a Democratic Candidate for Assembly District 8 in Milwaukee. She is fondly known as the queen of hemp in Milwaukee County. Past news articles have highlighted her reform efforts:
- 2018 supported placing marijuana related referendum on the ballot for November 2018
- Passed a resolution to proprogate hemp clones at the mitchell park domes greenhouses
- Passed a resolution to use agricultural land owned by the Milwaukee County for lease to others for hemp production
This freshman assembly representative from Milwaukee has not co-sponsored any marijuana legislation her first term in office. Elected in 2018, she does sit on the Assembly Committee on State Affairs assigned the medical marijuana bills. In 2020-22, she did co-sponsor adult use recreational marijuana.
The issue is a campaign priority for him: Legalize Marijuana and leverage revenue to fund public education and workforce development programs.
Dora Drake said her stance is that she supports legalizing adult use of marijuana because of revenue and a moral stand point and address social justice issues. - source
As a candidate she did not support recreational marijuana measures and leaned towards decriminalization. The newly elected Rep. Myers from Milwaukee did not author, sponsor or co-sponsor legislation on marijuana reform her first session as an Assembly Representative. In 2020 she changed her tune and co-sponsored adult use legalization legislation.
He said he is a child of the 70's and marijuana is a gateway drug. He says he has mixed emotions about it. He recogonizes that many people are strongly against, but he is keeping his options open yet. He does want or is in favor of getting the marijuana out of the hands of dealers. His WI EYE interview was something to watch and at 13:56 he stumbles over the marijuana question. He never mentions or answers how he feels about medical.
Elected in 2018, former pastor and first year assembly representative from Wauwatosa did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020. In 2020-22 legislation session she stepped up the plate and co-sponsored recreational marijuana and had a repeat performance of her co-sponsorship in 2023-24 session.
This first year assembly representative from Milwaukee did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020 or in 2021-22. We are giving him a C for his candidate statements addressing marijuana reform, his continued public support in the news, but a Board Member for SE WI NORML indicated she was not happy with his communication on the issue.
We do congratulation him on becoming the youngest person ever elected to state office. At 19 years old, we have high hopes for his future as a marijuana reformer and would like to see him co-sponsor legislation on the issue.
Supreme Moore Omokunde said he does support both medical and recreational. He speaks in depth about his stance on marijuana reform, including decriminalization and expunging. Please take a moment and listen to his marijuana question response in the video as it is cued to start at the cannabis conversation.
A strong supporter of decriminalization in past sessions and is working hard to unite both parties to support decriminalization of marijuana. A strong champion in changing how the criminal justice system treats marijuana possession.
Campaign Website: Marijuana should be legalized, decriminalized and - importantly - people who have been convicted of marijuana possession or dealing charges should have their records expunged completely. The unequal enforcement of drug charges generally are a matter of equity, and we must correct this as soon as the law is changed.
Milwaukee Assembly Rep Sinicki sponsors marijuana on Adult Use, Medical and Decriminalization. A leader on the issue deserves an A+
Republican assembly representative from Oak Creek has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2013.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which she failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which she failed to co-sponsor.
Republican assembly representative from Menomonee Falls has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2014.
Rep. Brandtjen, Republican assembly representative from Menomonee Falls has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2014. She is somewhat absent of public statements about marijuana reform. In 2020 she was unopposed in the general election. Based off the crowd she runs with and some past listening sessions, most have her down as a failing representative on this issue and many others. As she comes out now as a co-sponsor of this bill, it seems pretty evident she is not a friend of reform and will concentrate hard on prohibition style tactics and misinformation.
Deb Andraca has devloped a strong position on cannabis reform and was happy to complete the NORML 2020 Candidate Questionnaire.
Rep. Paul Melotik took the vacant Rep. Knodl seat during the special election. During the campaign, Melotik seemed opposed to reform measures and didn’t really want to talk about it. As surprising as the “Knodl always supporting medical cannabis since he was elected” statement was, many were surprised to see Melotik as a co-sponsor of the 2024 Republican Medical Cannabis legislation. - source
Rep. Tittl was a sponsor of the 2017 decriminalization measure and is a sponsor of the 2019-20 Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program for Wisconsin. Rep. Tittl was one of the first Republicans to publicly ask for a public hearing on medical marijuana in past sessions. His continued efforts and willingness to work within his caucus to reform the marijuana laws earned Rep. Tittl a solid reputation for his support on the issue.
Unfortunately, he is not on the committee for medical marijuana legislation for this current session, if he was, maybe the legislation would not be stuck in committee, awiting a public hearing..........
Unfortunately Republican Terry Katsma from Oostburg has not sponsored any marijuana reform legislation since being elected to the State Assembly in 2014 and has not been very public about the issue of marijuana reform.
During 2019 the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which Assembly Rep. Katsma did not sponsor.
Gae Magnafici: As a candidate for office in 2018 this elected official had made positives statements about supporting medical marijuana and decriminalization. Early in the 2019 legislation session she signed onto a bill to protect the privacy of firearms owners should Wisconsin ever go medical. We had high hopes, as she is one of the limited number of elected officials with a medical background.
Her Spring 2019 GOP Survey showed over 68% of her voter base supported medical marijuana, and patients had high hopes she would sponsor legislation her first session. Patients were disappointed she did not sign onto either version of the medical marijuana bills this session. Her early quotes showed some compassion, but also early opposition to recreational cannabis.
Over the year or so, she seemed to regress from even her positive statements about medical and decriminalization. She seemed to flip flop according to constituents in her district and acted like she never said anything positive about marijuana reform. She did not co-sponsor the Republican decriminalization bill as I mentioned above and instead decided that increasing penalties was a better route for her career.
Clint Moses is a Chiropractor, in his candidate interview he said he used to be against marijuana in any form…but he does support medical now, because of his practice he witnessed patients use cannabis with great success, especially chronic pain. He goes onto state that any drug could be misused, like tobacco or alcohol. - July 2, 2020 Candidate Interview.
Republican Assembly District 30 Rep. Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) is not new to talking about marijuana reform this legislative session. He, fellow Republican Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond and Democratic Senator Patty Schachtner hashed out marijuana reform in their districts in February of 2019.
Of course we all know everything marijuana reform related in the budget was killed, gutted and left on the battle field, much like medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin.
But wait, what is this… a 2019 Spring Survey sponsored by the GOP Assembly Representatives. In the spring of 2019 after overwhelming support in the Wisconsin public marijuana referendums the previous fall, many of the Assembly GOP members held a spring survey which was posted online and sent in the email to people on their mailing list. The results of Assembly Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) spring survey are not surprising as 76.48% of his district supported medical marijuana.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
Zimmerman was also absent on any the Republican Decriminalization bill and medical marijuana start up bill in 2021-22. He failed.
Ellen Shutt does not support recreational marijuana legalization and dangerous and say it is deadly, increasing being laced with fentanyl and there is no way regulate its safety, but will consider medical cannabis measures for people in extreme pain. - WI EYE Interview 10:40
As the right hand man of Robin Vos, Rep. August could have helped moved the bipartisan medical marijuana to a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. In fact, in January 2019 he seemed open to supporting a push for a public hearing on the issue among the assembly by saying, "It’s a conversation (re medical marijuana) that I’m not opposed to having, but we need to have that separate of the state budget."
During the following 12 months of 2019, his fellow Assembly Republicans worked on the issue and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
During his WI EYE Interview 14:23 he indicates yes to medical marijuana and recreational down the road, marijuana is a drug, like alcohol and tobacco and formal recognition of it and regulation of marijuana would be beneficial to the public.
Republican Rob Swearingen Chairs of the Assembly Committee of State Affairs, which is/was "in charge" of medical marijuana for the 2019-20 legislative session. He was one the Republicans that gutted everything marijuana reform related from the budget, calling for the issue(s) to be addressed outside the budget. The next step in the process was to hold a public hearing on the issue. Rep Swearingen in February 2020 said “I’d be willing to look at a proposal for medical marijuana as long as it was prescribed by a doctor and filled by a licensed pharmacy.”
Rep Swearingen held his very own Spring 2019 GOP Survey and results yielded 63% support medical marijuana.
Well, he lied, again. The past medical marijuana legislation fit that bill by definition came, Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and then the Republican Caucus bill vetted to get a public hearing arrived Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program). Both are stuck in the committee he is the leader of. Most likely medical marijuana legislation will die in committee under the watchful eye of Committee Chair Rob Swearingen.
Rep. Swearingen maybe pushing "pill only form" of legislation, but he is still denying any cannabis reform from public hearings in his committee and for that reason we grade him a F.
Rep. Callahan (R- ) Took over for Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) as she moved up to the Senate. Felzkowski has been an outspoken Republican trying to move something medical marijuana related into a public hearing. But back to Callahan…. he did not respond to any or our candidate surveys. Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) also did not conduct a WI EYE Interview in which candidates were asked about their stance on marijuana reform.
Is it safe to assume a “file of marijuana information from the district” comes along with job change? Probably not. Is is safe to assume the incoming legislator will support what the former legislator was working on? Probably not. Case in point is this guy.
Calvin Callahan made his debut to the cannabis conversation on WPR Route 51 on March 5th, 2021 episode called “Legislative Quarterly”. Republican Callahan gives the standard “medical marijuana could be an option, but I want to learn more before making an opinion.” or something like that. Listen to the interview. Although Calvin Callahan (R) indicates he is getting used to his job as a freshman assembly rep regarding procedures and such, he also is throwing up the signs of a prohibitionist.
Republican assembly representative from Crivitz has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2004.
During the 2018 referendums in the counties he represents had 79% and 77% support for medical marijuana. Rep. Mursau conducted his own 2019 GOP Spring Survey of his constituents in which 64% voted to support medical marijuana. So instead of co-sponsor the Republican Caucus approved medical marijuana bill, Rep. Mursau teams up with Rep. Rob Swearingen to go visit an unregulated adult use social club in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with police to make a video against medical marijuana. In later interviews Mursau blames the whole day on Swearingen (who is the Chair of the Committee that is holding medical marijuana from even a public hearing).
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
Rep. Mursau has failed now for 16 years to support any marijuana reform.
He won his primary by 16 votes, ex military police and former staffer of a Republican. Early signs shows he is playing politics with pot and giving people the run-around on the issue. He is opposed to recreational marijuana reform. In 2021-22 he was absent from any co-sponsorship of legislation and labeled one of the worst Assembly Reps to work with.
On Oct 12th, 2022 Penterman participated in an AAUW Candidate Forum and gave his opinions on the issue. It is best to watch this guy rather than have me translate his opposition statement.
Republican assembly representative from Oconomowoc was just elected in 2018 and in her candidate interview stated she is "vehemently opposed to THC in any form" has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform at all during her first two years in office. Despite her opposition, her office conducted a 2019 Spring GOP Survey which she asked her voting base which responded with support of marijuana reform.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which she failed to co-sponsor despite public and district support. Now late into the 2020 session, Rep. Dittrich is flip-flopping on her social media policy and maybe giving public statements asking for a public hearing on the issue, it is unclear as her office does not return our phone calls or messages.
Rep. Born has been somewhat quiet regarding his support for medical marijuana reform and comes in as a late co-sponsor to the Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program in 2019-20, but was absent from any attempts in 2021-22
Mark Born is an American law enforcement officer and politician. Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Born graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. He then worked in the Dodge County, Wisconsin sheriff department. Born also served on the Beaver Dam Common Council.
Republican assembly representative from Waupaca has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2006.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
On the campaign trail he said one thing, than after elected he turned into a prohibitionist.
He said until the County Sheriffs on board he is not even supporting decriminalization.
Rep. Plumer is a sponsor of the Republican Assembly Bill 750 Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program.
As a freshman Republican, his 2019 GOP Spring Survey showed over 70% support for medical marijuana.
He could have received a higher grade, but as Chair of Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention he failed to recognize that medical marijuana could help and prevent substance abuse, a term we all know as harm reduction.
Wi Eye Interview Indicates she is favor of both medical and recreational.
10:34 Wi Eye Interview he states he is favor of both recreational and medical. Heavily in favor of both. He has no concerns about recreational marijuana and enough other states have done it that Wisconsin can draw from them and make a smooth transition to a regulated market.
Melissa Ratcliff has been a consistent support of legalization efforts for both medical and recreational marijuana.
Rep. Anderson sponsored Adult Use, Grow Your Own/Smoking Medical Marijuana and Decriminalization and that is all we can ask.
Thank you Rep. Anderson for your continued support, you earned your A+ rating.
On June 30, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Samba Baldeh (D-Madison) who is running for the 48th Assembly District District in the upcoming partisan primary election. Marijuana Q & A starts at 9:20 and talks about his support of medical and recreational law changes. - source
After nearly a decade in office this Republican dairy farmer from Cuba City did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform since elected.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he failed to co-sponsor.
October 2018: On the topic of marijuana legalization, Kurtz said he’s against marijuana for recreational use. “A lot of people are intrigued by the dollar signs and the revenue they can get from that,” Kurtz said, adding there were drawbacks to legalization as well.
Oct 2018 He noted he would be open to medicinal use of marijuana if hemp proved ineffective.
He is a hemp farmer, or at least tried one year... he is pretty quit about everything.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor and was not on board with any 2021-22 Republican efforts to decriminalize or allow medical marijuana.
Wisconsin saw two versions of medical marijuana legislation for the 2019-2020 session and Rep. Novak sponsored both of them. With 84% of his district supporting medical marijuana reform and citizen lobbyists in the district reporting this rep supported medical cannabis, we expected Rep. Novak to make a move and being one of the first Republicans in way too long to sponsor medical marijuana legislation. In the 2021-22 session, he only sided with Republicans and only on medical, as he was absent from decriminalization measures.
“This is not a cause I am supporting“ was his stance during the Republican Primary.
Hard to read at times, but proof is in the pudding. Rep. Schraa was a 2017 sponsor of decriminalization and a first Republican on the marijuana reform scene in many many years........ and now in 2020 sponsored a Republican version of medical marijuana to create a program here in our state. The legislation he sponsored was designed to get the issue a public hearing. The bill he sponsored is stuck in committee he is a member of, so who knows what the future holds for this Assembly Rep from the Oshkosh area. He has come a long way since 2013.
WI EYE Interview 13:20. Says past time on medical but is still not quite 100% on recreational but is leaning yes, depending on how it is packaged including preventing youth use, substance abuse and what does the data truly look like for economy, but close it out, saying YES to medial and partial YES to recreational.
David Murphy (R-Appleton): Friendly GOP Assembly Representatives named this guy as a possible supporter of medical cannabis reforms. I am starting to seriously doubt that. Unfortunately, Republican Dave Murphy from Appleton has not sponsored any marijuana reform legislation since being elected to the State Assembly in 2012. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans circulated and prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which Assembly Rep. Murphy did not co-sponsor.
In February 2019 he said he would “oppose any push to legalize recreational use”, but added he would support regulated medical marijuana if it ensures the safety of public roadways. Late in the 2019-20 session, a bi-partisan effort to decriminalize 10 grams or less of marijuana in Wisconsin was introduced. Assembly Bill 1004 did not attract the attention of Rep. David Murphy as he did not sign on as a co-sponsor. We thought he was going to see a primary challenger in the 2020 general election, but that did not happen and his candidate statements added more reasons he is opposed.
When I ran in 2018, I made sure to include my pro-cannabis stance on my website http://votesnodgrass.com/. It was important for me to let constituents know that from pain management, to criminal justice, to economic recovery, legalizing just makes sense.
Governor Evers’ budget proposal would also establish an expungement procedure for people convicted of possessing, manufacturing or distributing less than 26 grams of marijuana and have completed their sentences.
Republicans who control the legislature would have to approve the budget items. State Rep. Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) says he’ll vote against the measure.
“Unless it’s proven otherwise, I think it opens up the door to legalize it for recreational marijuana and I am definitely opposed to that,” Gundrum says.
During 2019, his fellow Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor and was abesent from any reform efforts by the GOP in 2021-22.
During the primary battle is was reported he does not support recreational marijuana and is doing “research” on medical cannabis and also speaking to law enforcement about medical and decriminalization.
Republican assembly representative from Saukville was elected in 2014. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor. In 2021, he co-sponsored a decriminalization bill. In 2021 he co-sponsored the Republican version of medial marijuana.
Elected in 2018, this Republican freshman assembly representative from Racine did not sponsor any legislation on marijuana reform in 2019-2020.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
One step above failure is Speaker Robin Vos. In past news articles he has stated he would not sponsor legislation on the issue and holds up to that promise. He gives false hopes to the sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin by saying he "supports medical marijuana". Rep. Vos has offered little more than stall tactics in even the basic steps of medical marijuana reform.
His inability to move publicly supported bipartisan medical marijuana through committee is clear that he is close to failure on the issue.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/schedule-medical-marijuana-bills-for-a-public-hearing
In 2018, 88% of Kenosha County voters supported an advisory referendum to legalize medical marijuana and it was not until 2021 that this legislator signed on as a co-sponsor to adult use/recreational marijuana.
Rep. Ohnstad sponsored Adult Use, Grow Your Own/Smoking Medical Marijuana and Decriminalization and that is all we can ask.
Thank you Rep. Ohnstad for your continued support, you earned your A+ rating.
https://www.northernwinorml.org/?s=Ohnstad
Senate Bill 507 / Assembly Bill 570 (Medical Marijuana with home grows/smoking) and Assembly Bill 750 / Senate Bill 683 (Creation of a Medical Marijuana Program) have been assigned to the Assembly Committee on State Affiairs which Rep. Ohnstad is a member of. Currently, both pieces of legisalatin ares stuck in that committee and cannot receive the public hearing they need to advance.
Please sign the petition to the committees holding up medical marijuana legislation.
As a freshman assembly rep from Racine did not co-sponsor any marijuana legislation her first session. Although she made public statement about the marijuana reform in the budget, her statements did not touch on adult use/recreational marijuana. With her district showing 85% support for medical and 59% for recreational marijuana in the 2018 referendums.
In 2020-22 legislation session, she did co-sponsor adult use/recreational marijuana.
He co-sponsored the Republican version of medical marijuana two sessions in a row and came on as a co-sponsor to decriminalization in 2021-22.
I am currently researching and studying the issue of the legalization of marijuana. I have been given written material by constituents on both sides of the issue—and then I have my own educational/clinical experience in working with those of my clients that are users of marijuana. My Master of Science degree in Biochemistry has given me the molecular knowledge of how cannabinoids impact cells. However, there is more yet to know, and other considerations most be taken into account besides the impact at the cellular level. I also am gathering data from other states as well that have legalized marijuana and what impact it has had—whether pro or con. Many constituents have spoken to me about this issue—some pro, some con.
Candidate Rozar stance on marijuana reform May 2020: I support the use of marijuana for medical purposes. I am ambivalent and not convinced that recreational use is a good idea. From a public health and law enforcement perspective it appears to be a horrible idea. Others support it and encourage taxing it but I wonder about supporting government programs with “sin taxes”? Just doesn’t seem very prudent.
Elected since 2014, this Tomah area representative has never co-sponsored legislation to reform marijuana laws.
In 2018 VanderMeer's campaign did not respond to multiple contact attempts from a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin reporter which poised a marijuana question to her challenger.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which VanderMeer did not sponsor. She was absent from any 2021-22 legislation Republicans presented.
A late addition as a co-sponsor of the recreational marijuana legislation at the end of 2019, along with original sponsorships of medical marijuana with home grows and decriminalization measures brings Rep. Shankland from Stevens Point to a A-
Rep. Krug could do a much better job communicating with constituents in the district about the issue. We have mixed reports from people in his district on what Krug is willing to support. What we do know for sure is that shortly after being re-elected in 2018 he announced to expect Republican bill(s) this session on medical marijuana but as the session lingered on and constituents contacted him, he seemed to be silent.
His Senate District is that of fellow Republican Testin, who did sponsor the Bi-partisan Medical Marijuana Bill that allows home grow and smoking products. He was also a late comer to the game on the Republican bill it seems and was not an author or original sponsor in 2019, but was an original bill co-sponsor of medical marijuana in 2021-22.
Let’s be clear on my stance with cannabis. I support legalizing and regulating the use of cannabis and believe the legislation should be conducted at the state level. I’m a pro-business candidate and cannabis business is booming. I also support decriminalization for possession and the freedom for recreational or medicinal use of cannabis. While I have not authored or co-sponsored a legalization bill, I believe I would be inclined to support such legislation. source
We first contact his campaign in July, 2022 and asked if he needed any information on this matter. This district was a primary battle and we contacted his campaign three times.
Oct 4th, 2022 He says he is supportive of medical marijuana but before committing on recreational he would want to study it.
In his candidate interview he stated he has 33 years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol and does not think we need something else to get high from in Wisconsin and is definitely not in favor of recreational marijuana. On medicinal, he would “listen” as this is something he has not been real involved in.
Rep Shelia Stubbs is incredible when it comes to knowledge of marijuana reform and a consistent co-sponsor of adult use cannabis legislation. The Madison rep has really worked hard for cannabis consumers, patients and those convicted of past cannabis crimes. We look forward to working with her in the future and are happy to award her an A+.
Receiving a high grade last session by co-sponsoring a varitey of billls, we hope to see her name on adult use/recreational marijuana reform if re-elected. This Madison area Democrat ran unopposed as an incumbent in 2018 and ended up co-sponsoring medical marijuana with home grows and smoking products, along with both versions for decriminalization for the 2019-2020 session. In the 2021-22 session she was a co-sponsor of adult use legislation.
Alex Joers supports legalizing marijuana. His WI Eye Interview explains why.
Mike Bare says there is no question Wisconsin should move forward by legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana.
Receiving a high grade in previous sessions by co-sponsoring a varitey of billls and leading the way on Industrial Hemp is Baraboo Rep. Dave Considine. He was critical in drafting our Industrial Hemp bill that was first passed into law and in 2020 co-sponsored legislation to legalize adult use marijuana.
Medical sales offering conservative options for pain management was a former career before being elected in 2016, but Rep. Wichgers from Muskego offers no hope or signs of relief to the sick, dying and disabled of Wisconsin that could benefit from medical marijuana. Early in the beginning of the 2019 session, Rep. Wichgers made a hard stance against marijuana reform. He was a co-author of the "BAD BHO Bill" that Republicans jammed through. The bill would have increased penalites for butane hash oil manufacturing and possession of butane hash oil products.
“We need to send an appropriate message to our young people and to the public in general that drugs are devastating this community,” Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan said re Milwaukee lowering the fine for marijuana possession.
Ald. Bob Donovan was one of three council members to vote against the measure. In a statement emailed to NNS, he said the change in the local law would result in more people using marijuana, which will hurt their employment opportunities.
“We already have a serious joblessness rate in Milwaukee and I believe now we will have many more people closing a door to employment opportunities because [applicants] can’t pass a drug test,” wrote Donovan. The most recent data available from the American Management Association found that 62 percent of employers require a drug test.
Donovan stated that the drug problem in the community is growing, and that the new ordinance is sending the wrong message. “I cannot, in good conscience, support something I feel will hurt society’s efforts to combat drug use,” he said. - source
He has only served a few terms and growing on issue of medical marijuana. His district shows high support for cannabis reform and Rep. Snyder responded by at least co-sponsoring the bill to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin in 2019-20. Durig the 2021-22 session he emerged as a potential leader, authoring AB 1067, the Republican bill to create a medial marijuana program. He testified in favor of his bill during the Senate hearing, but was unable to get leadership to advance his bill to the public hearing stage of a bills life cycle.
Rep John Spiros (R-Marshfield) representing Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly District and Chair of the 2019 Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety which is holding up the Legalize Opportunity – Legalize Marijuana Bill (AB 220). In an interview before being re-elected in 2018, he seemed to think CBD Oil was the miracle cure and medical marijuana was not needed, while dismissing the opportunity marijuana reform presents.
We did not hear much publicly from this Assembly Representative. Although supporters in the district have said in conversations with the Edming, they felt good about his support for medical marijuana, we are never sure until they sponsor something in writing. The Spring GOP Survey in the district yielded 67% support for medical marijuana. The good news is that Rep Edming sponsored both versions of medical marijuana bills this session, along with a companion bill to protect privacy of firearms owners who are also medical marijuana patients earned him some respect. The bad news is all bills are stuck in committee.
In 2021-22 he sided only with his Republican colleagues, supporting their start up bill and leaving the home grow/smoking products out of his support range this session.
For Republican Representative John Macco, the push to legalize marijuana is personal.
“I think Sen. Fitgerald was a little bit quick in his critique and I would have liked him to have a little bit more open-mindedness,” expressed Macco.
Macco said his wife has been traveling to Mexico for alternative health options not available in Wisconsin, so he understands what medical marijuana patients experience when they have to look outside Wisconsin for options.
“For us to have access to that is a real blessing, add I’m frustrated because not everyone has that same access and I wish they would,” he said. “I think there needs to be the tools available for all individuals to have the same access to healthcare that we do.”
Macco hopes the medical marijuana legislation is brought up for debate, but at this time no such debate is planned.
For calling out prohibitionist Senator Scott Fitzgerald alone he deserves a good grade, but also because people in his district say he supports marijuana reform. Although Rep. Macco did not officially sponsor any legisaltion on the issues in the 2019-20 session, we consider him a supporter of medical marijuana.
In the 2021-22 session he did not break ranks from the GOP on the issue, only co-sponsoring the Republican marijuana start up bill and leaving the home grows and smoking products of the table for this guy.
Behnke did request more information and provided this brief chat message back "Shouldn’t be opening up people to bad habits! But medical is an option."
Behnke was not a co-sponsor of the 2021-22 Republican medical marijuana bill, so it might not be an important option for Behnke at this point to consider him a friendly Republican.
A consistent voice for marijuana reform in her district and in the media. She promsied to help as a candidate and did just that. She was a co-sponsor of the 2021-22 adult use cannabis legislation.
As a freshman Democrat in the Assembly, Rep. Emerson stood out as a sponsor of the Adult Use/Medical combination bill we know as "Legalize Marijuana - Legalize Opportunity". She also sponsored the Decriminalization bill that entered the legislation session late this year. We thank her for her support on the issue and are happy to issue a solid A grade for this Eau Claire area representative. During her 2nd term in office she duplicated her efforts and again co-sponsored Adult Use Marijuana legislation in 2021-22
Elected in 2016, this assembly representative from Mondovi has not supported any legislation on marijuana reform since elected. Rep. Pronschinske represents the home district of life long medical cannabis advocate Jacki Rickert, who passed away in 2017 before her medicine was legal or her elected official championed the issue for her.
Holding this office for a decade now, Republican assembly representative from The Town of Washington has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2010. Part of this district is in Eau Claire County which in 2018 passed an adult use advisory referendum by 54% and medical 84% support.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he did not sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he failed to co-sponsor and did not co-sponsor the 2nd Republican marijuana bill in 2021-22.
So in researching him we wondered why Rep. Doyle did not sponsor anything and found a few news article about Rep. Doyle and marijuana reform in his area which led to an op ed piece entitled "Did Doyle Dump Cannabis Reform?"
In all fairness and to close out, we do believe he supports medical marijuana, as Rep. Doyle was a past co-sponsor of the medical marijuana bill in 2017, but since than he has been missing as a co-sponsor for recreational marijuana efforts. We do not know if he supports recreational marijuana, but 63% of La Crosse County supported adult use in the 2018 referendum.
2022: In his September canddiate interview he states he has always been in favor of medical marijuana but is less enthusiastic about recreational marijuana, but referendums in his district show that is what the people want so he would support it based of that.
During 2017 Rep. Billings supported CBD legislation and an Assembly Joint Resolution to place a medical marijuana on a state wide non binding referendum.
In 2018 she ran unopposed and in October 2018 had somewhat disappointing news comments, including invoking the "slippery slope theory" by saying "A common path for other states is to open the door with CBD oil and then medical marijuana and then recreational marijuana," and goes onto questioning the validity of medical marijuana.
The 2019-2020 she was not vocal on adult use marijuana reform. Medical marijuana saw two different bipartisan versions this session, which both came up empty with her name. She only co-sponsored a decriminalization measure, AB 980 to barely earn her C- that session.
In 2021-22 legislative session a majority of Democrats co-sponsored adult use marijuana legislation, but Rep. Billings was absent from that initiative also.
During her 2022 Wi Eye at the 15:00 minute mark she takes a minute to answer the "marijuana question" and says she recently changed her stance and then went onto buy into the "fentanyl laced marijuana scare" and mentioned that Wisconsin is an island.
Elected in 2018, this freshman Republican assembly representative and dairy farmer from Viroqua has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform presented by the GOP. In 2018 he said “At this time I cannot get my support behind it,” Oldenburg stated about the drug. He recognized the belief that it may bring in more revenue for the state, but noted, “I think it would also bring in more criminals and criminal activities.”
Rep. Allen: We should point out that Rep. Allen is opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana, but believes there might be some room for expanded research into the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
August 2019 Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) began circulating a letter to colleagues in the Wisconsin state legislature asking federal officials to streamline medical research and collect data surrounding cannabis and marijuana.
This Rep has hosted a “SAM” Smart Approach to Marijuana seminar. SAM are bad guys pretending to help conservative legislators navigate the coming legalization issues and he bought right into it. The “webinar” was a disaster. As far as tax revenue goes, that is another issue in legalization and Rep. Allen has indicated sin tax in general should not be used for harm preventative or education, but rather seen as a source of profit.
He continued his hate, by helping author a bill to increase penalties for certain cannabis concentrates known as BHO and hosting "education" events on cannabis that seem to spread mis-information.
Republican assembly representative from Pewaukee has not co-sponsored any legislation on marijuana reform since elected in 2013.
During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor.
March 2020 Republicans circulated a decriminalization bill for co-sponsorship which he did not co-sponsor.
A new name to marijuana reform is Rep. Cindi Duchow from the Town of Delafield. This Republican legislator looked like she was going to sign onto medical marijuana reform in 2018. She came out of the gates early and helped author a bill to protect firearms owners who are also medical marijuana patients. But in 2018 and again in 2020 this legislator was a no show to the table when it came time to co-sponsor legislation.