Josh Mittness (D) Assembly 50 Candidate Questionnaire Answers
Full Name
Josh Mittness
Date
7/1/2026
josh@mittness4assembly.com
Phone Number
608-293-9415
Office Sought:
WI State Assembly District 50
Do you currently or have you previously held public office?
No
Is there any cannabis related legislation you have sponsored, co-sponsored, or publicly supported? Would you like to provide a brief statement about your stance on cannabis reform?
I am for legalizing cannabis. I support Fran Hong’s Speed for Weed bill.
Do you think individual states should keep their laws in line with federal laws regarding the legalization of cannabis?
No
Do you support ending federal prohibition of cannabis?
Yes
Do you support regulating the HDC (hemp derived cannabinoid) market created under the Industrial Hemp Program / Federal Farm Bill?
Yes
If answered YES to the above question about regulating HDC’s, would you support the 2025-26 legislation Senate Bill 682 and Asseembly Bill 747, commonly known as the Testin/Kurtz HDC Reg Bill?
No
Do you support legalizing and regulating the responsible use of cannabis by adults in the state of Wisconsin?
Yes
Would you support a two year moratorium implementing any excise tax to evaluate true administration/regulation costs before automatically attaching an exise tax to a regulation program?
Yes
If you support an excise tax above and beyond what is needed to administer a regulation program, what percentage of excise tax do you feel is appropriate? Where do you think excise tax should be spent?
My caveat to this would be that I would only support this if the savings were to be directed toward issues we are facing in affordability right now. (HSI, Education, Property tax)
Do you think cannabis should be classified as a Schedule 1 drug?
No
Do you support medical use of cannabis in the State of Wisconsin?
Yes
If you support medical use of cannabis, do you also support patient’s rights to cultivate their own medicine or assign caregivers to do it for them?
Yes
Do you support decriminalization of cannabis in the State of Wisconsin?
Yes
Do you support automatic expungement of non-violent cannabis possession convictions?
Yes
Would you (join, support or not support) The Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus
Join
Is there anything that we have missed or that you would like more information on, please do not hesitate to ask. If you are interested in speaking with a stakeholder in the industry or participating in any election coverage events such as farm or production tours, webinars, zoom town halls or if you are willing to host a hemp cannabis specific event in your district, please provide additional information below:
I am interested in speaking with a stakeholder in the industry or participating in any election coverage events such as farm or production tours, webinars, zoom town halls and am willing to host a hemp cannabis specific event in my district; time permitting. My phone number is 608-293-9415.
