Legal Related Top GOP Wisconsin Lawmaker Says Marijuana Legislation is Inevitable by Sophia Vida March 08, 2022 According to a top GOP Wisconsin lawmaker, legalization of marijuana in the state will come "at some point." This is despite Republican resistance. The top Wisconsin Assembly lawmaker says that marijuana legalization is esse...
Legal Related Lawmakers in Wisconsin Unveil New Marijuana Legislation Bill by Sophia Vida August 12, 2021 Three Wisconsin lawmakers unveiled a new marijuana legalization bill this week at a cannabis shop in Illinois. The three traveled across the state line on Tuesday to announce the filing of the new legislation for adults in Wisc...
Legal Related Wisconsin Police Say They Will Monitor Recreational Marijuana in Illinois by Sophia Vida December 30, 2020 Wisconsin, a neighboring state of Illinois, which began recreational marijuana sales back on January 1st, will continue to monitor the potential effects of the latter's adult-use marijuana space. Local law enforcement officials...
Legal Related Wisconsin Lawmakers Vote to Allow Marijuana Use in Public by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 This week city officials in Madison, Wisconsin, voted to remove most local penalties for marijuana possession and consumption. This will allow cannabis use by all adults 18 and older. The Madison Common Council voted unanimousl...
Legal Related Wisconsin Sheriff Wants to Remind Residents that Marijuana Will Not Be Legal Next Year by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 A Kenosha sheriff in Wisconsin has reminded residents that marijuana will not be legal in the state next year. The Kenosha County sheriff wanted to make sure that residents are aware that even though Illinois is legalizing ma...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana Legalization in Wisconsin Could Mean Billions for the State by Sophia Vida April 27, 2019 According to a UW-Madison study, the state of Wisconsin could stand to see a $1.1 billion economic benefit over the first five years if medical marijuana is legalized. Graduate students at the La Follette School of Public Affai...
Trends & Articles Wisconsin Senator Says State is Ready for Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 26, 2019 Wisconsin Democratic state Senator Jon Erpenbach thinks Wisconsin is ready for marijuana. He wrote the following opinion piece: Over a decade ago, I was introduced to a woman named Jacki Rickert. She wasn’t the first person t...
Legal Related Wisconsin’s Governor Wants Decriminalization of Recreational Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida February 19, 2019 Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin is calling for the decriminalization of recreational marijuana use. Evers wants Wisconsin residents to be able to carry or sell small amounts of marijuana and legalize its used for medical reaso...
Legal Related Wisconsin Governor Is Pushing for Medical Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida January 17, 2019 Tony Evers, the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin, is supporting legalizing medicinal marijuana in the state and has said to a group of business leaders this week that he will most likely include the "first step" to legislation in ...
Legal Related Milwaukee County Board Committee Has Approved Marijuana Referendum by Sophia Vida May 11, 2018 In a unanimous vote, the County Board of Milwaukee in Wisconsin has approved a proposal this week that will place an advisory referendum on the November ballot to approve the sale, taxation, as well as usage of recreational cannab...