State of Wisconsin Cannabis Reform Questionnaire

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A vast majority of US states and territories, not including Wisconsin, are regulating cannabis for medical and/or adult use, despite cannabis’ federal illegality. Ending federal prohibition would help alleviate this tension between these states and the US government and allow states to set their own policies better suited for them and free from federal interference.
The HDC market emerged from three factors: Federal legalization of hemp derivatives (2018 Farm Bill) Advancements in extraction and conversion technologies Consumer demand for accessible cannabinoid products This created a fast-growing retail sector including: Hemp stores, smoke shops and specialty retailers (dispensaries) Wellness shops Beverage and edible manufacturer
SB 682 / SB 747, The Testin/Kurtz legislation was widely supported during the 2025-26 legislative session by industry stakeholders, advocacy organizations and received wide support during the Senate Public Hearings. Conversely, the Assembly did not hear SB 682/AB747 and instead, blocked the Testin/Kurtz bill from a public hearing and instead, advanced AB 606, widely known as the Three Tier Bill. The Three Teir Bill (SB 681/AB 606) was met with great opposition from industry stakeholders and drew strong criticism during the Assembly Public Hearing Testimony
Legalizing responsible adult use of cannabis provides states the opportunity to take cannabis off the streets and place it behind age-verified counters to better provide for consumer and public safety and prevent youth access. Taxing and regulating adult use of cannabis also provides economic stimulus through job creation and tax revenue.
Ending state level prohibition of cannabis will save tax payors money. We would want the government to use the savings (estimations are equivalent to possible tax revenue of sales at 40% tax) wisely first before taxing a newly emerging industry.
This one is up is up to you to answer if you wish. Ending state level prohibition of cannabis will save tax payors money. We would want the government to use the savings (estimations are equivalent to possible tax revenue of sales at 40% tax) wisely first before taxing a newly emerging industry.
Cannabis has countless potential therapeutic and medicinal benefits related to multiple compounds and has helped with numerous diseases and 83 percent of Wisconsin Voters believe medical use of cannabis should be legal after completing a 2019 Marquette Law School Poll. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, Schedule 1 drugs are those that have a high potential for abuse and have no currently accepted medical use. Some examples of other Schedule 1 drugs are heroin, LSD, ecstasy, methaqualone and more.
Prohibition of cannabis allows for disproportionate criminalization of black and brown Wisconsinites, despite similar rates of consumption across all races and ethnicities. The impacts of cannabis criminalization are far reaching and include long-lasting collateral consequences well beyond the criminal charge.
With public support for reforming marijuana laws at an all time high, we request key Senate and Assembly allies to form the first-ever Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to reform state cannabis laws. We ask that candidates that support reform pledge to help form and be a member of the caucus if elected to office. Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s nearly century-long experiment with marijuana prohibition. The continued criminalization of adult marijuana use is out-of-step with the views of adults throughout America, 93% of whom support medical marijuana (Quinnipiac, 2017) and 64 percent of whom endorse the outright legalization of recreational cannabis (Gallup, 2017). The official establishment of this Caucus will represent the growing, bipartisan support in our Senate and Assembly for marijuana reform. An official bipartisan state caucus can streamline cannabis reform legislation at the state level while developing and promoting sensible cannabis policy reform and work to ease the tension between political parties.
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