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Marijuana advocates have hope but face hurdles as Wisconsin eyes legalization

Gary Storck has been here before. For decades, Storck, a longtime medical marijuana advocate from Madison, has been pushing the state Legislature to legalize his medicine. Storck suffers from glaucoma. He uses cannabis to slow progression of the disease, which…

Wisconsin governor calls for decriminalization of recreational marijuana use

February 18, 2019
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Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow Wisconsin residents to carry or sell small amounts of marijuana and legalize its use for medical reasons, aides said Sunday. Evers will propose in his first state budget proposal to decriminalize marijuana if its users,…

Wisconsin officials discuss medical marijuana

Legalizing medical marijuana may be gaining ground in public opinion in Wisconsin and around the country, but even with wins at the ballot box it probably won't be happening anytime soon. The momentum, however, is hard to ignore — even…

Northern Wisconsin Tribe Reaches Settlement Over Plans To Grow Hemp For CBD Oil

A northern Wisconsin tribe has reached a settlement with Wisconsin’s attorney general over its plans to grow hemp to produce cannabidiol, or CBD oil. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit in February against state Attorney General Brad Schimel,…

More Legislative Activity for Legalization Puts Prohibition Enforcement in Doubt

September 27, 2017
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California, Delaware, Policy & Legal, Wisconsin
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With California set to completely rock the industry with recreational legalization beginning in January, that state and others are beginning to up the anty when it comes to testing the waters of full and complete legalization. The California state legislative…

Wisconsin Democrats Making Push for Medical Marijuana

February 8, 2017
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MADISON – Democrats pushed for legalizing medical marijuana Monday, hoping to build on momentum after the Republican speaker of the Assembly said he was open to the idea. “We’re not criminals. We no longer want to live in the shadows…

These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017

January 24, 2017
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Connecticut, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
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After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here are the states and the legislation they're proposing: 1. Connecticut Not…

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Wisconsin Democratic convention to vote on health care, pot use

Next month Wisconsin Democrats will vote on whether the nation should adopt a single-payer health care system and a carbon tax along with whether Wisconsin should become just the third state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana. A yes…