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On August 29, 2015, Northern Wisconsin NORML invites you to join us for a highway cleanup project.  This will be our second official highway cleanup of 2015!

 

Meet at the Intersection of Cty Hwy K & US-51 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin at 3pm to help out.

Please Contact erica@NorthernWiNORML.org for any questions, or to sign up to help!

Here is a link to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/915385275200478/

Map, more information and safety video at: http://www.northernwinorml.org/2015/01/21/adopt-highway-420-cleanup-project/

For Release: Immediately

June 16, 2015

 

Northern Wisconsin NORML and Canna Travel Announces

Joint State Tour to Washington and Oregon

 

2015 Joint State Tour to Washington and Oregon

Appleton/Milwaukee—June 16, 2015Northern Wisconsin NORML and Canna Travel have announced the immediate availability of a trip planned to the states of Washington and Oregon.  The “Joint State Tour” offers something for all cannabis consumers.

 

This trip is also part of joint fundraising efforts between the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the regional chapter Northern Wisconsin NORML.  Participants will travel with long time activist Jay Selthofner (NORML Jay) and meet with National NORML leaders while on the trip.   This tour is enabling consumers throughout the Upper Mid-West the opportunity of experiencing a legal marijuana market while in Oregon and Washington.

 

“Industrial Hemp for food, fuel and fiber in addition to the benefits of  medical marijuana, multiplied by the recreational market potentials; the issue of cannabis reform touches us all.  This trip offers an unique opportunity to travel as a group to experience some of what the nation is all up in a buzz about” stated Jay Selthofner, Founder of Northern Wisconsin NORML.

 

Positive Customer Impact

Many patients from all lifestyles suffering from cancer, glaucoma, alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, Cachexia (wasting syndrome), severe pain, severe nausea, epilepsy, seizures, muscle spasms, multiple sclerosis and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)  have already benefited from participating in the medical marijuana programs.  With prohibition of marijuana ending, states are compiling positive data in multiple areas, tax revenues are being collected, and consumers are participating in a safer legal market.

 

Availability

This will be a 3 night, 2-day recreational, educational and medical travel event. The event is planned for Friday, November 6th through Monday, November 9th, 2015.

 

 

 

Northern Wisconsin NORML is a regional chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Northern Wisconsin NORML’s mission is to educate and move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition, so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty. Northern Wisconsin NORML hopes to have a wide reach. We have a unique style and are organizing to provide support to our growing member base.

 

Canna Travel was created specifically to help the Cannabis/Hemp/Marijuana community become educated by attending legal Cannabis/Hemp/Marijuana events. Canna Travel specializes in custom group travel events supplying a seamless travel event with an environment of entertainment, value and customer service. Canna Travel is affiliated with Montrose Travel, a Top 50 Travel Management Company nationwide. Established in 1956, they are a stable, financially secure company with the products and services that will enable us to fulfill your program needs. The staff at Canna Travel has 25 years’ experience in event management, sales and hospitality and has the understanding of the items that are important to a client and their guests.

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Contacts and Additional Information:

Northern Wisconsin NORML, Jay Selthofner at 920-410-2920 or jayselthofner@gmail.com

For more information, itinerary and costs: 2015 Joint State Tour WA/OR Itinerary and cost

RSVP for this trip: www.NorthernWiNORML.org/2015JointStateTour

Washington Recreational Marijuana:: http://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/Marijuana/RecreationalMarijuana

Oregon Medical Marijuana:

https://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/ChronicDisease/MedicalMarijuanaProgram/Pages/index.aspx

Oregon Recreational Marijuana:: http://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/pages/default.aspx

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 and continued updates, please see the Milwaukee Marijuana Legalization Petition page.

 

WHO CAN SIGN/WHAT’S A VALID SIGNATURE?

For a signature to be valid the signer (Make sure the signer meets these criteria *before* signing, please):

 

  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must live in the City of Milwaukee (no suburbs)
  • Must have signed within 60 days prior to the submission of the petition (between May 31th and July 29th)
  • Must *not* be currently serving a felony sentence (jail/prison/probation/parole); felons who are *no longer* on probation/parole *can* sign
  • Must not have already signed (Duplicate signatures are thrown out, but the original still counts. So all signing multiple times hurts is our estimate of how many signatures we have)

 

PLACES TO SIGN PETITIONS

The following stores have petitions available for signing:

  • Closet Classics (1000 E North Ave Milwaukee, WI 53212)
  • Atomic Glass (1813 E Locust St Milwaukee, WI 53211)

More stores to be added soon!

 

Do you manage a store in the City of Milwaukee and would like to collect signatures and be listed here? Contact us at admins@sewisconsinnorml.org

 

WHO CAN COLLECT SIGNATURES?

To collect signatures (“circulate the petition” in legal terms) the circulator:

 

  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Must *not* be currently serving a felony sentence (jail/prison/probation/parole); felons who are *no longer* on probation/parole *can* collect signatures.

Basically, the rules are the same for circulating petitions and signing them, except that signers need to live in the City of Milwaukee and circulators/collectors can be any US citizen.

 

For more information and continued updates, please see the Milwaukee Marijuana Legalization Petition page.

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 politicians. Patients are needlessly suffering. Your donation can make a big difference.

The primary goal is to put pressure on politicians who are against medical cannabis, and this is a very prominent spot for billboards, near two committee member districts. A secondary goal is to have residual effect on 2014 elections.

To achieve this goal, we are hoping to top $7500 through crowdfunding. We hope to run the billboard for 4-6 weeks before the November 2014 election.

We hope you will donate to this campaign.

The billboard will be digital, present a picture of Lazich and Vukmir with text of “Who is stopping medical cannabis in Wisconsin? Sen Lazich is… Sen Vukmir is…” It will have reference to SB363.

Your donations will be matched so donate now to double your dollars Click here to donate.

Please send questions to madison@winorml.org

Thanks,

Wisconsin NORML,

Madison NORML,

SE Wisconsin NORML,

N Wisconsin NORML

The Ben Masel Project

Wisconsin ASA

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