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Now that Congressman Tom Tiffany is going to make a run for Governor, the Republicans in his district are now weighing their odds at taking this congressional seat. His 7th Congressional District seat is a safe place to be a Republican Incumbent and Tiffany could have probably finish out his career as a congressman. Didn’t…
We have 360 members/supporters of cannabis reform with the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network in the Republican Congressional District of 7 (Tom Tiffany). Bottom line, that is not enough. Especially since I have to write articles titled Congressman Tiffany blows smoke. If you live, work or know of people in this area, now is the time…
Early in 2019 then State Senator Tom Tiffany seemed to know his Republican colleagues in the Assembly were working in their caucus to put a medical marijuana bill together. In December 2019, the Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750/SB683). AB 750 lead…
Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties. Portions of Chippewa, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, and Wood counties are also in the district. General Election May 12, 2020 Polling place hours 7 a.m. to 8…
Think of all the children and young adults Senator Tiffany wants to make criminals just because they used marijuana. Decriminalization means replacing “crimes” with “fines” and if Senator Tiffany would think of the children, he would think differently. Past marijuana convictions could have future implications on college funding/housing, grants, scholarships, jobs and even future work…
Rob Swearingen and the New Hemp Bill Rep. Swearingen has had many chances to be a team player and instead of giving some love to his colleagues and a bill that could actually pass, he still is pitching his bill, The Three Tier bill, and is now being labeled the “The Wisco Mitch“. No doubt a word…
The stages are set for the General Election on November 8th, 2022. Documented below is information about the Wisconsin US Senate and Congressional candidates feelings and actions towards marijuana reform. We hope you find this information helpful when it comes time to vote. There are of course a few candidates with no response or stance…
Wisconsin Governor Race – Republican Primary August 9th, 2022 Rebecca Kleefisch, Timothy Ramthun and Tim Michels are not supporting reforming cannabis laws. Neither was Kevin Nicholson who dropped out of the race in July 2022. Michels, Kleefisch, Nicholson and Ramthun said they would not even sign a medical marijuana bill into law if they are…
MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH ACT: 343 for and 75 against, the House on April 4th, 2022 approved (H.R. 5657) a marijuana research bill aimed at reducing barriers to conducting studies into cannabis and allowing researchers to access products at state-legal dispensaries. This bill establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research. Specifically, it…
In the previous Congressional session, members of the House of Representatives made history by passing the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act to repeal the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana. The bill has a history of bipartisan support. House members approved similar legislation last year by a bipartisan vote of 228-164. In Wisconsin,…
US Senate and Congressional Representatives Contact information, past sponsorship history, voting records, public comments, member insights and useful links. ACCORDION Sen. Ron Johnson – R Cosponsored the Hemp Farming Bill of 2018, which would end the federal prohibition of industrial hemp. Cosponsored the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2017 and 2015 which would end the federal…
As the 2021-22 Wisconsin Legislation cycle begins, expect a lot of virtual meetings, town halls and forums. Use this as your opportunity to engage your elected officials. Upcoming here in early 2021 are a few chances. Newly elected US Rep. Fitzgerald we should ask about federal legislation known as “The MORE Act“, Robin Vos we…
The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act (HR 3884 / S. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. In Wisconsin, the vote for The MORE Act was straight down party lines with Republicans Gallagher, Steil,…
Northern Wisconsin NORML is pleased to announce the release of our 2020 Candidate Scorecard. This extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to states’ to elected officials based upon their comments, author/co-authored/sponsored/co-sponsored legislation, voting records, interaction with NORML supporters in 2019 and the past that are specific to matters of marijuana policy. Public…
State Rep. Mary Felzkowski announced March 2nd, 2020 she will run this fall for the Senate seat of fellow Republican Tom Tiffany, who’s running in a May special election for the 7th Congressional District. Rep. Felzkowski has recently come into the state spot light for her support of marijuana reform, in specific, medical marijuana. Felzkowski…
Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties. Portions of Chippewa, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, and Wood counties are also in the district. Wisconsin voter? Dates you need to know. Primary Elections February 18, 2020…
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