Dane County Board votes unanimously to put MMJ Advisory Referendum on Nov. 2 General Election Ballot
MADISON: In a voice vote, the Dane County Board unanimously voted Thursday night to place a Medical Marijuana Advisory Referendum on county ballots for the Nov. 2 general election. Thursday’s vote sets up the first-ever vote in Dane County on medical marijuana.
The resolution was sponsored by District 6 Supervisor Jon Hendrick, who was joined by 12 cosponsors. It had previously passed out of the board’s Executive Committee on July 8 on a unanimous 6-0 vote.
The vote means that on Nov. 2, all Dane County ballots will carry this 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?
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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 Room 201 of 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
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MADISON: What began as an anti-war protest 40 years ago that soon morphed into a cannabis legalization rally will celebrate the beginning of its fifth decade October 1-3, 2010. The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival has long been a fall ritual in Madison as much as University of Wisconsin Badger Football or Halloween on State St.
Sadly, this year will not be the anticipated celebration of the passage of the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act but yet another call to action as the fight for reefer sanity rages on both in Wisconsin, and much more successfully in other states.
The 40th Annual Harvest Fest will follow the format used in recent years, a Friday evening benefit to kick off the weekend, live music, speakers, informational tabling and vending on Saturday afternoon at the Library Mall at the end of State St., and Sunday’s traditional Parade to the Capitol for a concert and rally.
According to the brand new Harvest Fest website, the 2010 festival will feature a not only some familiar faces but also some new ones. Festival organizer Ben Masel, who has been the driving force behind Harvest Fest for the last 38 years, will be speaking along with Wisconsin colleagues Gary Storck and Jacki Rickert. Their fellow “Medical Marijuana Commando Squad” member, Jim Miller from New Jersey, is also returning.
MADISON: Wisconsin Medical marijuana supporters have begun collecting signatures in Janesville and Milton to place advisory referendums on the Nov. 2 ballot in those cities. The nearby City of Edgerton may be next.
The question activists want to place on these local ballots is, “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?”
In Dane County where County Supervisor John Hendrick has sponsored a resolution to place the referendum on the County ballot this November, the next step is a July 15 meeting of the Board’s Executive Committee. Sup. Hendricks resolution has 12 additional sponsors on a 37 member board.
Efforts are also underway in Western Wisconsin. In River Falls, signature gathering for the referendum has been underway for about a week. In La Crosse, activists are about to start gathering signatures as well as holding a community meeting to explain the process. According to an event page on Facebook, a “La Crosse MMJ Advisory Referendum Signature Collection Meeting” is scheduled for this Monday, June 28, 2010 from 7 – 8 pm at The former Elite Street, 412 Main St. in downtown La Crosse, WI
