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Wisconsin Examiner ‘For so long we’d been beating our head against the wall at the state level’ Marijuana leaf in the sunset | Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash While ending cannabis prohibition remains a key ambition of many Badger State residents, their toolbox of strategies may need to change. Advocates like Eric Marsch, of Southeastern Wisconsin NORML, a pro-cannabis organization, are beginning to re-focus their efforts away from the state level. “For so long we’d been beating our head against the wall at the state level,” Marsch told Wisconsin Examiner. “I think that trying to ...

‘Beating our head against the wall’ pushing Legislature to legalize pot. //end headline wrapper ?> A joint. (Pixabay License). While ending cannabis prohibition remains a key ambition of many Badger State residents, their toolbox of strategies may need to change. Advocates like Eric Marsch, of Southeastern Wisconsin NORML, a pro-cannabis organization, are beginning to re-focus their efforts away from the state level. “For so long we’d been beating our head against the wall at the state level,” Marsch told  Wisconsin Examiner. “I think that trying to refocus on the local level...

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...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County is considering dropping the fine for possessing a small about of marijuana from hundreds of dollars to just a dollar. The proposal comes the same week the governor proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana across the state, WISN reported. "This resolution will reduce the fine of possession of 25 grams of marijuana to no more than a dollar," said Sylvia Ortiz-Velez with the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Ortiz-Velez said her proposed ordinance would be a de facto decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana in the county. A fine of ...

    Milwaukee (WISN ) — If someone is caught with a small amount of marijuana in Milwaukee County, it could soon only cost them a $1 fine. A county board supervisor is proposing the change the same week Gov. Tony Evers proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana in Wisconsin. “This resolution will reduce the fine of possession of 25 grams of marijuana to no more than a dollar,” Milwaukee County Board Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez said. Ortiz-Velez said her proposed ordinance would be a de facto decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana in the county — fine of $1. Fines right n...