Four NORML meetings expected in Wisconsin for week of Sept 12th, 2011 | Jay Selthofner Meetings in WI week of September 12: September 12th 7:00-9:00pm Madison NORML meeting. Location: Wil Mar Center Youth Room in basement 7-9pm, Wil Mar Center 953 Jenifer St. Madison, WI 53703. September 12th, 7-8:30pm Southeastern Wisconsin NORML meeting. Location: Brewing Grounds for Change Cafe located at 2008 N. Farwell Ave in Milwaukee, WI September 14th, 6:00-8:00pm Eau Claire NORML meeting. Location: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire Room, 400 Eau Claire Street in Eau Claire, WI 54701 September 14th, 6:00-8:00pm Northern Wisconsin NORML Meeting. Location: Harmony Cafe, 233 E. College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
smoker halfway between MAD and MIL..Norml Jay is spearheadin the movement! just gotta get dumb republicans to co-sign.. :?
41 and still smoking: Madison's Harvest Fest continues annual tradition this October 41 and still smoking: Madison
Wisconsin has a rich hemp history. It was the last hemp producing state. Produced a lot of jobs too. In 1943, over 175,000 acres of hemp were planted. "The Rens mill in Central Wisconsin made its last purchase of raw fiber in the fall of 1957, but did not finish processing this material until the following spring. Meanwhile 2 LaCrosse County farmers obtained Licenses for hemp cover crops for spring 1958 planting, used to eradicate Canada Thistle from corn fields. There's no record indicating they attempted to market this material." Here is a link to the history of the Matt Rens farm AMERICA'S HEMP KING BY DENNIS RENS, 1995 from his grandson, cited and with pics. Here is a link to Matt Rens' testimony at the public hearing on the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 Statement of Matt Rens, Representing Rens Hemp Co., Brandon, Wis. Here is a picture of the Fairwater Hemp Company c1917 And I can't have a hemp post without giving a nod to Ben Masel, who passed earlier this year, who really had a knowledge for hemp history and tirelessly worked to end this unjust war.
This weekend is the 41st annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival in Madison, WI 41st Annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival - Sept. 30 thru Oct. 2, 2011
41st Annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival kicks off in Madison tonight at The Frequency on W. Main st. 5-8pm Tomorrow at Library Mall plaza in Madison at the intersection of State St and Lake St., come and see the full scale hydroponic grow demo, bands, speakers and other fun stuff. Come and support IMMLY & Madison/Wisconsin NORML in their efforts to change the law in Wisconsin.
2 first times at harvest fest: A fashion show: and a full scale hydroponic grow demonstration by Grow Maxx (Sheboygan, WI)
Group pushes to legalize marijuana - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather Hey, all--check out one of our very own in a radio interview! Big shout out to Erik Bilstad at WTMJ for taking interest in our movement and posting our information on their site! Here's the link to the audio that aired today at, ahem...4:20pm! ) 41st Annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather
MADISON: Despite the untimely passing of longtime festival organizer Ben Masel earlier this year, the 41st Annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival showed the yearly event is not going away, but instead growing and becoming more polished. Masel organized the festival for all but its first year before losing his battle with cancer April 30. The festival is coordinated by the Madison and Wisconsin chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Wisconsin medical cannabis advocacy group Is My Medicine Legal YET? (IMMLY). Continue reading on Examiner.com Harvest Fest 41 gains more ground on Cannabis Prohibition - Madison norml | Examiner.com Harvest Fest 41 gains more ground on Cannabis Prohibition - Madison norml | Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/norml-in-mad...-cannabis-bill Capitol press conference to launch new Wisconsin medical cannabis bill By Gary Storck, Madison NORML Examiner MADISON: Wisconsin medical cannabis patients and advocates will have something extra to be celebrate this holiday season with news that State Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) has scheduled a press conference to announce a new attempt to pass a state medical cannabis law. The press conference is set for the State Capitol's Assembly Parlor (2nd Floor West) on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1:00 pm. Rep. Pocan's office has confirmed that he and State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) will again be the lead sponsors of the legislation, LRB-2466/1, again dubbed the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA). They will also be sending a letter to their colleagues asking if they would like to cosponsor the legislation. In the 2009-2010 session, the JRMMA received an 8-plus hour combined Senate/Assembly Health Committee public hearing that drew hundreds of patients. State organizations including the Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA), Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts (HOPE) and the WI ACLU testified in support along with representatives of national groups including Patients Out of Time (POT), the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Opposition testimony was limited to a handful of groups who support the status quo of arresting and jailing medical users including the Wisconsin Medical Society (SMS), and the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association (WNOA). Despite the strong support at the hearing and in the legislature, as well as the urging of then-Gov. Jim Doyle for passage, the 2009-10 JRMMA died in committee without a vote. Advocates say Wisconsinites have been far ahead of their elected representatives on this for decades. Advisory referendums asking if state lawmakers should pass medical cannabis legislation passed by wide margins in Dane County (75.49%) and River Falls (68%) in the Nov. 2010 election. Polling in 2002 and 2005 found statewide support in the 75%-80% range. While the bill faces an uncertain future due to a very complicated political situation in Wisconsin, supporters say the need for medical cannabis for state Seniors, Veterans, chronically ill, people with disabilities the dying and others has only increased. Advocates also point to the additional benefits in the job creation power of establishing a medical cannabis industry in Wisconsin. Growth in the industry across the 16 states and District of Columbia where medical cannabis is allowed has created thousands of new green jobs and businesses while providing new revenue sources to cash strapped municipalities, counties and states.
Well in that case, recall for sure. But I was just worred about It distracting people from this new medical marijuana situation in madtown. Idk I just hope this works. Ima tell as many people as I can about this tho, I'm excited for it
Marijuana expo coming to Oshkosh | The Oshkosh Northwestern | thenorthwestern.com An area pro-pot group isn't blowing smoke when it says it wants to make the drug legal. The Northern Wisconsin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is bringing its T.H.C. (Talking Hemp and Cannabis) Tour to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Dec. 7. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Reeve Union and will feature presentations on industrial hemp, medical cannabis, recreational marijuana and drug policy reform. Northern Wisconsin NORML's website says the group's mission is to legalize marijuana by educating the public. The group says marijuana is an organic plant with medicinal uses that is also a safe alternative to legal drugs like alcohol and cigarettes. The chapter covers a large number of cities and towns in the area, including Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Appleton. For more information, visit NORML's website at Northern Wisconsin NORML Blog.
Call your legislator and ask them to cosponsor the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (LRB-2466/1) Who Are My Legislators?