Robyn Vining (D) Senate 5 Candidate Questionnaire Answers
Full Name
Robyn Vining
Date
6-30-26
hello@robynforwi.com
Phone Number
414-409-3834
Office Sought:
Wisconsin state Senate District 5
Do you currently or have you previously held public office?
Wisconsin Assembly District 14, Wisconsin Assembly District 13 (Current office)
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 have publicly support marijuana, medical marijuana, and hemp legislation–including holding a save hemp rally last night at Kelly’s Greens. Small businesses, expungement are both important to me with legalization.
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?
Yes
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?
No
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?
Unsure–this needs to be worked out. I think hemp and marijuana should be legalized, regulated and taxed–but we need to work out the details on that, and I think it matters who the governor is.
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
Support
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 have worked with and spoken with many industry stakeholders in my district including Erin Kelly from Kelly’s Greens, Pete Swan from Green Swan Hemp Company, and the folks at Kind Oasis. as we I would be open to participating in election coverage events.
