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Announcing the Milwaukee Cannabis Freedom Festival

Tue, 03/17/2015 - 1:33am
Milwaukee Cannabis Freedom Festival and Cannabis Freedom Parade!   FREE! May 2nd at Milwaukee’s Gordon Park   SCHEDULE:   11:00-12:00 Blind Tarzan 12:15-01:15 Red Sky Warning 01:30-02:45 Undercover Organism 03:00-04:00 MARCH in protest of prohibition with us in the **Cannabis Freedom Parade** 04:00-05:15 Natty Nation 05:30-06:45 Conundrum 07:00-08:30 Cosmic Railroad   *********************************************   FOOD DRIVE [...]

Sadomoralist: A new word for fighting prohibition

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 8:42pm
Words are powerful. The right word can communicate a complex idea concisely and clearly. Labels are powerful. They help us to categorize and understand the world, allowing us to sum up the beliefs and characteristics of a person in a single word. Together, they influence the perspective from which we view the world. This is [...]

Wisconsin’s First Medical Marijuana Billboard is Now Up!

Tue, 09/30/2014 - 5:08pm
  The first-ever billboard advocating for medical marijuana legislation in Wisconsin is now up! You can see it from I-94 as you drive eastbound into Milwaukee between Moorland rd and the Zoo Interchange.   This is a huge moment for the legalization movement in Wisconsin! This is just the first step in our campaign to [...]

Wisconsin’s First Pro-Medical-Marijuana Billboard Goes Up Along I-94 on Monday Sept 29!

Wed, 09/24/2014 - 8:21am
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! Wisconsin’s very first pro-medical marijuana billboard is going up on Monday September 29th! It will be clearly displayed to Eastbound traffic on I-94 by 121st St. in West Allis, between Moorland Rd and the Zoo Interchange until after the election on November 9th.   This is one of the most viewed billboards in [...]

Milwaukee Marijuana Legalization Petition Update

Sun, 06/22/2014 - 12:36am
For more information and continued updates, please see the Milwaukee Marijuana Legalization Petition page. For those who don’t know, on May 31st we started an official petition to get a referendum on the November ballot to legalize marijuana in the City of Milwaukee. To qualify for the November ballot we need to collect at least 27,957 [...]

Milwaukee Marijuana Legalization Petition

Sat, 06/07/2014 - 9:13pm
On May 31st we started an official petition to get a referendum on the November ballot to legalize marijuana in the City of Milwaukee! To qualify for the November ballot we need to collect at least 27,957 *valid* signatures in 60 days. To make this work, we’re going to need your help!   For more information [...]

THC Tour heads to Wausau June 7th, 2014

Fri, 05/09/2014 - 1:49pm
For immediate release: Contact: Richard A. Martin Jr. Phone: 920-659-2052 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.NorthernWiNORML.org Wisconsin’s Hemp History Week Public Event. Northern Wisconsin NORML presents the Talking Hemp and Cannabis (THC) Tour. The event will include speakers, displays and printed handouts on the topic of hemp, cannabis, activism and a question and answer segment.  Learn of [...]

A Wisconsin Marijuana Billboard

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 2:54pm
Wisconsin reform organizations, working together, have worked to set up this goal. We hope to gain your support in working towards putting up a billboard in the Waukesha/Brookfield/West Allis area, near districts of Sen Vukmir and Sen Lazich. Medical Marijuana is supported by a majority of Wisconsin voters, but this medicine is being blocked by [...]

Wisconsin NORML Website In Progress Stay Tuned…

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 11:48pm
Wisconsin NORML is currently working towards a strategy that will push the Cannabis movement to where we need to be in Wisconsin, forward!  We currently have 3 local chapters; Madison NORML, Northern WI NORML, and Southeast WI NORML if you are in these areas or interested in more information.  Please, follow the links to their sites and [...]

December 12, 2013 NORML Meeting in Appleton

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 3:04pm
Northern Wisconsin NORML is a regional chapter for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and holds regular public monthly meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 until approximately 6:30pm in the Harmony Cafe located at 223 E College Ave, Appleton.  Check the calendar of events often for updates, items to [...]

Wisconsin Medical Cannabis Bill to be introduced Oct 3rd, 2013

Wed, 10/02/2013 - 10:49am
The inside scoop from activists in Madison is that the 2013-2014 Medical Marijuana bill will be introduced by Representative Christine Taylor and Senator Jon Erpenbach on Thursday October 3rd, 2013 in the Assembly Parlor at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison at 10:30am   Although this is not official and has not been confirm by this author, [...]

Northern Wisconsin NORML Meeting in Appleton on August 8th, 2013

Thu, 07/25/2013 - 5:20am
  Northern Wisconsin NORML is a regional chapter for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and holds regular public monthly meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 until approximately 7pm in the Harmony Cafe located at 223 E College Ave, Appleton.  Check the calendar of events often for updates, items [...]

SE WI NORML Meeting on Sat July 27th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Thu, 07/25/2013 - 5:20am
  Southeastern Wisconsin NORML meeting for members, prospective members and the general public starts at 4:20PM, Saturday, July 27th, at the OPEN LOT NEXT TO The Riverwest Public House located at 815 E Locust St., Milwaukee, WI. You are invited to join Wisconsin’s emerging leader in cannabis (marijuana) law reform.   The chapter supports the [...]

UW Fox Valley Research Study Medical Marijuana Migration to Michigan

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 10:01pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Selthofner, Tel: 920-410-2920; Email: [email protected] PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA MIGRATION/RELOCATION RESEARCH PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WELCOME Wisconsin to Michigan Medicinal Movement Participants are needed for an undergraduate research study that is being conducted by a student/staff team specializing in geography at the University of Wisconsin Fox-Valley. We will be looking to conduct our research [...]

Public Forum Makes Case for Legalizing Marijuana in Wisconsin

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 9:59pm
WBAYOshkosh - The 2012 elections saw the legalization of marijuana in two states, and now the idea is making its way to Wisconsin. A group at a public forum in Oshkosh Wednesday night discussed why legalizing the drug would benefit the state. You might not expect someone advocating for the legalization of marijuana to say, [...]

WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay covers the hemp cannabis forum

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 9:57pm
OSHKOSH, WI — A forum in Oshkosh Wednesday night discussed legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin.  The forum hosted by the Fox Valley ACLU, featured medical experts and law enforcement.   In the November election, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana.  Wednesday, the panel discussed why Wisconsin should be next.  But [...]

Oshkosh marijuana forum generates main stream media news coverage

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 9:56pm
WBAYWinnebago County - A group in the Fox Valley is working to educate the public as it explores the legalization of marijuana in Wisconsin. An open forum on legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin is taking place Wednesday night at the Oshkosh Public Library. Jay Selthofner from NORML is one of the panelists. He says in addition [...]

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