On 4/20, local weed ordinances lead to patchwork of decriminalization While marijuana possession is not legal in Wisconsin, there is a new push to eliminate the fines for it. Share Updated: 6:41 PM CDT Apr 20, 2021 On 4/20, local weed ordinances lead to patchwork of decriminalization While marijuana possession is not legal in Wisconsin, there is a new push to eliminate the fines for it. Share Updated: 6:41 PM CDT Apr 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript COMMUNITY TO THE NEXT, WHICH SOME SAY COULD BE A PROBLEM. GROUPS PUSHING FOR MARIJUANA REFORM IN WISCONSIN, ARE AIMING -- WISCONSIN ARE AIMING LOWER. >> WE’LL GO WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE MOST DIRECT SAY, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ACTIVIST ERIC MARSCH HAS BEEN BEEN LOBBYING FOR CHANGE ONE CITY AND COUNTY AT A TIME FOR A REDUCTION IN FINES FOR POSSESSION OF LESS THAN OUNCE OF MARIJUANA. WHILE MOST SUBURBS STILL HAVE FINES IN THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, MILWAUKEE COUNTY IS MOVING TO A ONE DOLLAR FINE FOR TICKETS FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE ARE PUSHING TO DROP THE FINES ENTIRELY REALLY WHAT YOU END UP WITH, THOUGH, IS A PATCHWORK OF DIFFERENT ORDINANCES. >> IF A PATCHWORK OF PSEUDO-LEGALIZATION IS THE BES WE CAN GET FOR NOW, I MEAN, WE WILL TAKE IT, YOU KNOW. KENT: A 2019 REPORT BY THE WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM HIGHLIGHTED THE CHALLENGES OF THE STATE’S PATCHWORK OF LOCAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS. >> THE IDEAL IS TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF STANDARDIZATION, SO THAT INDIVIDUALS DON’T HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHETHER THEY’RE CROSSING MUNICIPAL BORDERS, AND POTENTIALLY IN VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINA