by Andrew Beckett | Nov 16, 2009
Seriously ill patients would be able to get a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana, under legislation being introduced at the Capitol. State Representative Mark Pocan (D-Madison) says the bill is about compassion and health care reform, with the goal of...
by Brian Moon | Nov 12, 2009
The American Medical Association has opened up to the idea of researching cannabis-based medicine, a reversal in its long standing policy. Gary Storck, Communications Director of Is My Medicine Legal Yet, is hoping state lawmakers will take note. “This can only...
by Bob Hague | Feb 13, 2017
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel doesn’t think state legislators should be determining marijuana policy. At an event in St. Paul with Minnesota attorney general Lori Swanson to discuss opioid addiction, Wisconsin’s Republican AG said the medical...
by Bob Hague | Apr 15, 2021
There’s no way forward for legalized marijuana of any sort, in the Wisconsin state Senate. During a WisPolitics virtual event Thursday, Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oosburg) said law enforcement has a lot of concerns – as do employers. “That it...
by Bob Hague | Mar 5, 2021
Democratic leaders in the Wisconsin legislature think the state may be edging closer to legalizing medical marijuana. State Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley (D-Mason) told WisPolitics on Thursday that she thinks a standalone bill to legalize medical cannabis could...
by Bob Hague | Feb 15, 2021
Governor Tony Evers will include language to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in his state budget. It’s a policy change the Democratic governor says he thinks belongs in the spending plan he’ll officially announce on Tuesday. “Every person...
by Bob Hague | Feb 7, 2021
Governor Tony Evers says he’ll include legalization of recreational marijuana in the two-year budget proposal he’ll introduce next week. The drug would be regulated and taxed in much the same way the state does with alcohol. Wisconsin would join 15 other...
by Bob Hague | Aug 4, 2020
A veteran Wisconsin marijuana advocate is underwhelmed by the Democratic National Committee’s platform, which calls for legalizing its medical use, but does not support full legalization of the drug. Gary Storck noted that the popular recreational drug is still...
by Bob Hague | Dec 23, 2019
The past year saw lots of talk about the status of marijuana in Wisconsin. But the closest we came to any action was Governor Tony Evers putting language in his budget that would have essentially legalized pot here — a non-starter for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 29, 2019
State Democrats are continuing their efforts towards various levels of marijuana legalization. A new report from the UW Public Affairs center says Wisconsin could stand to see a windfall through marijuana legalization. State representative David Bowen says the report...
by Bob Hague | Nov 8, 2018
Will Wisconsin eventually say “yes” to medical marijuana? Advisory referendums passed Tuesday with solid majorities in 16 counties and two cities where they were on the ballot. Also on Tuesday, Republican Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 6, 2018
Marijuana is on the ballot in many Wisconsin communities Tuesday. Voters will join in a national debate for or against legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use. Advisory referendums are on local ballots in 16 counties and two cities – Waukesha and...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 9, 2018
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issuing warnings against using fake marijuana after users in Illinois have been sickened or killed by the drugs. The state started investigating the case after Illinois officials reported 95 people who were suffering from...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 15, 2016
The latest Marquette University Law School poll released this week found 59 percent of respondents support fully legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin and regulating it like alcohol. State Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) says lawmakers should be paying...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 4, 2013
Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) are introducing a bill at the state Capitol to decriminalize the use of marijuana that serves to give relief to those suffering from chronic pain. Taylor says it’s the compassionate...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2010
Should we have an advisory referendum on medical marijuana? John Colbert report :38 potjr040210
by WRN Contributor | Nov 14, 2007
Lawmakers hear from experts at a capitol hearing about the medicinal use of marijuana. Dr. David Bearman is one of thousands of medical doctors who supports legalizing pot for patients. "The fact of the matter is is that 75-to-80% of Americans in any poll done in...
by Bob Hague | Feb 16, 2021
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ proposed two-year state budget includes a major focus on K-12 education funding. “So for the second budget in a row, our Badger Bounceback agenda proposes that the state delivers on its commitment to two-thirds funding for...
by Bob Hague | Dec 20, 2019
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Friday he’d like to address property taxes in the remainder of the current legislative session. “I’m not saying everybody’s property tax bill went up, but it sounds like a number of people have...
by Bob Hague | Dec 16, 2019
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says opioids and meth remain the most dangerous drugs in Wisconsin. As for medical marijuana, Kaul thinks the time is right to allow it here. “Personally I think we should move forward with legalizing medical marijuana in...
