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Earlier this month, the Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley confirmed her non support of adult use marijuana legislation. At the time of the original airing of the story on June 7th, 2021, the twelve (12) Democrat Senators were noted as split 50/50 on the issue of recreational marijuana and that is probably what lead her…

Recently Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley (D) made some main stream marijuana news. How? By stating what to me seemed obvious….there are some Democrats who are not in favor of total legalization of cannabis, and she is one of them. Well those were not her exact words. Not only is she one of them, but…

Governor Evers first budget in 2018 asked for decriminalization of personal possession of marijuana and a medical cannabis program. The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) said NO. In the Spring of 2019, many Republican Assembly Members team up to conduct a “Spring GOP Survey“. The 2019 GOP Assembly Spring Survey was worded like this: Legalization of…

I was a major contributor to a variety to marijuana voter guides for the 2020 general election. During the research of the project I was able to find out the views about marijuana reform from many candidates running for office. A record number of candidates on the Republican side supported reform when questioned and it…

One reason marijuana reform has been stalled to nothing by Republicans over the last decade is simple math, in hours. Floor Time! As soon as the marijuana laws start to reform, they will take up floor time in the legislative session, simple as that. Sure there are many other reasons Republicans have not taken up…

As Senator Scott Fitzgerald now a congressman-elect he will be leaving his seat as Senate Majority Leader,. Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted early in November 2020 to name Senator Devin LeMahieu as new Majority Leader. LeMahieu will be the new head of their caucus following an election that increased their hold on the Senate chamber by two seats.  The 9th District…