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EatMoGrass

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So I'm wondering if a grower gets busted here and fights the charges with a medical defence and convinces a jury to acquit, does that set a precedent that could be used in future cases? I know very little about the law so this may be a stupid question. I just don't believe a local jury would convict a patient here for growing a personal amount.
 
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WisconsinNORML

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WHEN: Saturday June 5th, 2010 from 12-4:00pm
WHERE: Playground Park, Green Lake, Wisconsin (Dartford Millpond)

Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin will be celebrated with a Potluck Picnic and Awareness Fisheree at
Playground Park, downtown Green Lake on Dartford Mill Pond.

The afternoon has planned events including, music, entertainment, "Old Timers" with tips and fishing related demonstrations. A variety of baits, extra poles and guidance for first time anglers will be provided.

The event is growing as area fishing clubs maybe in attendance and we plan to close the day out with a fun fishing contest with prizes.

To find out more about this event or to get involved, please contact Northern Wisconsin NORML (Jay) at 920-410-2920 or via email: [email protected].

For the safety of our participants and our meeting facility, we request that you do not bring any illegal possessions or contraband of any type to meetings and events.

northernwinormlfishflye.jpg
 
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WisconsinNORML

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We are collecting signatures in targeted Wisconsin cities and villages to place a referendum question on the general election ballot which would demonstrate to our elected officials that there is a mandate from the public to pass a medical marijuana law. It would read as follows:

“Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician?”

See our print your own how-to collect signatures for this referendum.

Someone from within the city/village must file some paperwork with the City Clerk, but it's simple and they and we will help you through the process and then signatures must be gathered. here are the Wisconsin Statutes. Don't let this worry you, it's simple. First step is either Contact us or the city/village clerk.

Contact us if you can be our contact in a city or a village which has a good chance of passing a vote. We would like to potentially pursue the following cities/villages(in no particular order).
Richland Center
El Roy (not medical, we'd like to discuss a hemp advisory)
Stevens Point
Platteville
Janesville
Menominee
River Falls
Milton
Edgerton
Spring Green
LaCrosse
Rio
Lodi
Mondovi
Superior
Whitewater
Wausau
Viroqua
Trempealeau
Prescott
Osceo
Ripon
Brandon (not medical, we'd like to discuss a hemp advisory)
Ashland
Waunakee
Eau Claire
Beaver Dam
Marshall
Ferryville
Rice Lake
New Glarus
Mineral Point
 
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WisconsinNORML

Member
Go to your Wisconsin City or Village Clerk.

Say

I want to file to place a village referendum on the general election ballot which states

"Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician?"

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Ask the Clerk

How many signatures do I have to get to have it on our city or village general election ballot? (although Madison NORML can help you with those numbers if you don't care to ask, which are 15% of the number of voters who voted in the last governor's race, you can find the data here: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/index.htm)

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Go to Madison NORML Print Your Own Center: http://www.madisonnorml.org/PYOcenter.html for more information

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Start collecting signatures, or let us know you filed and we can recruit people if you don't want to do anything but turn it in with all signatures collected.

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PLEASE HURRY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS. Let's send a message to our legislators.

We have contacts in River Falls, Lodi, Rio and are looking for people to get these on the ballot.
 
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WisconsinNORML

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There is a "come as your favorite plant" thing going on at Olbrich Park in Madison for the solstice. We thought this would be a good thing for people to come dressed as cannabis.


http://madprocession.org/
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Solstice Festival Schedule:

(Sun June 20, @ Olbrich Park)
2:00 Music, Art & Science activities
5:00 Procession of the Species!
6:00 Music, Canoe Rides, Kites, more
8:30 Bonfire!
 
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WisconsinNORML

Member
Thirteen Cosponsors for Dane County MMJ Advisory Referendum Resolution
June 19, 4:53 PM
Madison NORML Examiner
Gary Storck

MADISON: Twelve Dane County Supervisors have signed on to District 6
Sup. John Hendrick's resolution that would put an advisory referendum on
support for passage of state medical marijuana legislation on the Nov.
2010 Dane County general election ballot.

The thirteen cosponsors of RES. 70, 10-11 Referendum On Medical
Marijuana, comprise neatly one third of the 37-member panel. The
thirteen, with District number preceding their names, are resolution
sponsor and Dane County Board First Vice-Chair 6-John Hendrick, 17-Tom
Stoebig, 31-Gerald Jensen, 13-Chuck Erickson, 4-Brett Hulsey, 36-Cynda
Solberg, 11-Al Matano, 14-Melanie Hampton, 34-Patrick Miles, 2-Barbara
Vedder, 37-Bob Salov, 5-Analiese Eicher and 29-Dave Ripp.

Below is the Resolution full text. The next stop will be the County
Board's Exceutive Committee within a month.

RES. 70, 10-11

REFERENDUM ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Current law prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and delivery of
marijuana and the possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture,
distribute, or deliver it. Additionally, current law prohibits a person
from possessing or attempting to possess marijuana. Depending on the
amount of marijuana involved, an individual may face fines and potential
imprisonment for violating the law.

During the 2009 Wisconsin legislative session, two bills were
introduced to establish a medical necessity defense to marijuana-related
prosecutions and fines. Assembly Bill 554 (AB 554) and Senate Bill 368
(SB 368) would have allowed a person having or undergoing a debilitating
medical condition or treatment to invoke this defense. The bills would
have allowed a qualifying patient to invoke this defense if he or she
acquires, possesses, cultivates, transports, or uses marijuana to
alleviate the symptoms or effects of his or her debilitating medical
condition or treatment, but only if no more than the maximum authorized
amount of marijuana is involved. Finally, the bills required the
Department of Human Services to establish a registry for medical users
of marijuana as well as to license and regulate nonprofit corporations
that distribute or deliver marijuana to facilitate it's use. The bills
failed because the legislative session ended before they could be
considered.

Fourteen states across the country have enacted laws that legalized
medical marijuana, including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine,
Michigan, Oregon, and Washington. The Wisconsin legislation would have
changed state law regarding marijuana, but would not have affected
federal law which prohibits persons from manufacturing, delivering, or
possessing marijuana.

There are individuals suffering from serious illnesses who
desperately need cannabis to manage their symptoms and they cannot find
legal relief in Wisconsin. To further the public debate on whether the
State of Wisconsin should allow the use of marijuana for medical
purposes, Dane County voters should have the opportunity to voice their
opinion via a referendum.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dane County Board of
Supervisors places the following advisory referendum on the ballot for
the November 2010 election:

"Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing
residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess
marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician?"

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Dane County Clerk shall take all
necessary steps to implement this resolution.

Submitted by Supervisors Hendrick, Stoebig, Jensen, Erickson,
Hulsey, Solberg, Matano, Hampton, Miles, Vedder, Salov, Eicher and Ripp,
June 17, 2010.
Referred to EXECUTIVE.

If you do not see your supervisor on the list, please contact them and
ask they support Res. 70, 10-11 Referendum On Medical Marijuana.

You can reach your Dane County Supervisor through the Board Main Number:
608-266-5758 or by following the links below:

Map of Dane County Supervisory Districts

Directory of Dane County Supervisors with contact information

Full original article with links and image:
(http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30194-Madison-NORML-Examiner~y2010m6d19-Thirteen-Cosponsors-for-Dane-County-MMJ-Advisory-Referendum-Resolution)

 
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EatMoGrass

Member
Is this a referendum and does this finally mean the people will vote on Medical Cannabis instead of our elected representatives? My doctor is OK with my use of cannabis so I can't wait.

On another note I keep receiving fliers from John Erpenbach and Kelda Helen Roys and it does seem that both are proud to have been involved in the medical effort this last winter. On Erpenbach's flier he even had a photo of him sitting with Gary Stork and Jackie Rickert while testifying about medical cannabis.

Tons of good people will be quick to move back here from out west when this finally passes.
 
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WisconsinNORML

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Address messages for this group to [email protected]

Madison NORML Examiner: Dane County Board to vote July 15 on medical
cannabis advisory referendum for fall ballot http://bit.ly/bgrkNm #mmot

Gary Storck
July 9, 2010

MADISON: The Dane County Board's Executive Committee unanimously voted
Thursday night to send to the full County Board a resolution that would
put an advisory referendum on medical marijuana on county ballots in the
Nov. 2 general election. The vote to adopt Res. 70, 10-11, Referendum on
Medical Marijuana by the full 37-member panel is scheduled for the
Thursday July 15 meeting.

The resolution asks whether board members want to place the following
question before voters:

"Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents
with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana
for medical purposes if supported by their physician?"

A public hearing will be convened during Thursday's County Board meeting
at which supporters will have the opportunity to register or testify in
support. Because the hearing is part of a meeting, testimony is usually
limited to five speakers. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the
City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown
Madison. Supporters are urged to attend and register in support as well
as contact their County Supervisor and ask they vote for the medical
marijuana advisory referendum resolution.

You can reach your Dane County Supervisor through the Board Main Number:
608-266-5758 or by following the links below:

Map of Dane County Supervisory Districts

Directory of Dane County Supervisors with contact information

Read full original article with images and links:
(http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30194-Madison-NORML-Examiner~y2010m7d9-Dane-County-Board-to-vote-July-15-on-medical-cannabis-advisory-referendum-for-fall-ballot)

 
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WisconsinNORML

Member
It passed unanimously. The question
"Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents
with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana
for medical purposes if supported by their physician?"
will be on the ballot in Dane County November 2nd.

At the time of this posting the following videos of the board meeting are still processing. Be patient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-InyKdaY5g


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTPhUV4pDLM
 
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WisconsinNORML

Member
For those in Wisconsin counties outside of Dane, the Wisconsin counties association should have the language of this measure that Dane is using available to all counties in Wisconsin.

Please call your County supervisor and ask them to consider sponsoring a measure like this in your county.

Please take action. Wisconsin must prove to legislators that we want this.
 
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WisconsinNORML

Member
1975 Wisconsin hearings found strong support for legalization - State
ignored results and pursued drug war instead.
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35 years ago this summer State held hearings asking 'Should Wisconsin
Revise Its Marijuana Laws?'
(http://www.examiner.com/x-30194-Madison-NORML-Examiner~y2010m7d20-35-years-ago-this-summer-State-held-hearings-asking-Should-Wisconsin-Revise-Its-Marijuana-Laws)

Part 2: 35 years ago this summer State held hearings asking Should
Wisconsin Revise Marijuana Laws?
(http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30194-Madison-NORML-Examiner~y2010m7d21-Part-2-35-years-ago-this-summer-State-held-hearings-asking-Should-Wisconsin-Revise-Marijuana-Laws)
 
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