[caption id="attachment_8050" align="alignright" width="183"] Chief Mike Koval[/caption]
In an interview last week, Madison, Wisconsin Police Chief Mike Koval called marijuana prohibition a failure and advocated regulating and taxing the substance in order to pay for treatment programs that focus on more dangerous drugs.
The comments came during an interview with the State Journal Wednesday about data showing African Americans in Madison were arrested or cited for marijuana offenses at about 12 times…
[caption id="attachment_7273" align="alignright" width="120"] Rep. Sargent[/caption]
Wisconsin State Representative Melissa Sargent (D – Madison) is asking her colleagues to sign on to her bill to replace Wisconsin’s marijuana prohibition with a system that regulates marijuana for adults’ use. If you are a Wisconsin resident, email your state representative and senator today and ask them to sign on as co-sponsors!
Rep. Sargent’s proposal is similar to the measures voters in Colorado and Washington…