1 out of 10 Green Lake County Voters agree with Selthofner that ending marijuana prohibition is the solution of many of the problems Wisconsin currently faces

The precincts have reported and the votes are counted, and of course a great many citizens are just glad the election is over.

The two medical marijuana referendums in Wisconsin passed, and in Green Lake County voters turned to the campaign of Jay Selthofner for their own marijuana referendum of sorts.

Selthofner, who ran as an Independent candidate, entered the race as a new comer to the hard core Republican election circuit in the district and gained immediate credibility with his Truth, Honesty and Compassion Campaign.  The focus on ending marijuana prohibition for Industrial Hemp, Medical Marijuana and Recreational Cannabis were highlited in Selthofner’s campaign slogan “Let’s Get Growing!”

Selthofner went onto add, “as an Independent Candidate, it will be a huge challenge to take the seat, but I can help reform politics and get a message out there by running a great campaign, and focusing on and presenting real life solutions to the problems we face.”

Throughout the campaign many Republican and Democrats shared Jay’s views ending marijuana prohibition and the Berlin Journal, the local newspaper had this to say in the week leading up to the election:

The race for Republican incumbent Joan Ballweg‘s seat on the 41st Assembly District has been arguably the most openly discussed among the local voting public in the weeks leading up to  the election, largely due to the emergence of the Independent Party candidate Jay Selthofner, whose platform has largely entailed his support of passing a medical marijuana bill in Wisconsin.

As the campaign kicked off and the local news media started to report on the issue, the only controversy of the campaign seemed to come from Selthofner’s  stance that Recreational Cannabis is SAFER than alcohol and should be regulated and taxed in a similar fashion to alcohol and tobacco products.

The loudest opponent to Selthofner’s stance came from Tim Lyke of Ripon Printers and The Ripon Commonwealth Press in an opinion piece printed in the newspaper entitled “Don’t Get High – Get Real.”  The piece generated dozens and dozens of letters back to the editor dis-crediting Mr. Lyke’s statements by providing and citing sources, rather than just spewing refer madness.  Now, with the recent study which labels alcohol as the most dangerous drug, who is laughing now?

The concept of  Industrial Hemp for food, fuel and fiber is not new to Wisconsin or the district.  Incumbent Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) had actually introduced and sponsored Assembly Bill 206 that would have allowed Wisconsin farmers to grow hemp cannabis, workers to be employed in the industry, and would have allowed Wisconsin to capture  part of the hundred million dollar business that Industrial Hemp is.

Medical marijuana has been in the news for years now.  Some states have had medical marijuana legislation for almost 15 years, and currently 14 states allow medical marijuana.  Our neighboring state of Michigan was one of the most recent states to get with the program, and Wisconsin was poised to be the next, but the Assembly Bill 554 / Senate Bill 368, publicly known as the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act, failed to pass out of committee early in the spring of 2010.

Selthofner had volunteered and worked with his legislators, Senator Luther Olson and Assemblywoman Joan Ballweg, as well as legislators and constituents statewide, on the issue of medical marijuana.  The “medical marijuana bill” was largely viewed as a democratic bill by Selthofner’s Republican legislators, even though the original legislation for medical marijuana was a Republican sponsored bill and through Selthofner’s work in the community an overwhelming flood of support from people in the district was noticed at the state level. Even more troubling to Selthofner was the death of the Industrial Hemp bill, which seemed to be on the track for passing, but ultimately was never scheduled for a vote.

To make a long story short, in a year in which “It is a Republican Ticket for Wisconsin” was heard being whispered, preached loudly and displayed on bought air time, the word reform could have been lost in translation.  Although the word marijuana was not on the ballot, it was a clear choice for almost 10% of voters in Green Lake County who, like Selthofner, believe that marijuana is the answer to many of the problems we face in Wisconsin today.

That is 1 out of 10 voters in Green Lake County who say Marijuana Reform should be Wisconsin’s top priority.  What a loud message you sent with your votes, thank you!

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Industrial Hemp means jobs! Medical Marijuana is Health Care! And finally, the high taxes, strict business regulations, and public safety virtues of Wisconsin will pay off if we end marijuana prohibition once and for all by regulating, taxing and protecting the marijuana industry in Wisconsin.

Contact your elected officials, either newly elected or re-elected, and tell them that now more than ever it is time to end these unjust laws.

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