GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Dozens of people showed up to the Executive Committee Meeting in Brown County last night, to continue discussions about marijuana.
The committee did not take further action on the issue, but they did allow time for public comments.
In July the board made a decision not to ask voters about legalizing recreational marijuana on the November ballot.
That decision made some residents, like Laura Kiefert, upset.
“I’m disgusted that they didn’t ask the voters to weigh in on it, that was their job. Not to interject their own personal opinions of whether or not the board will support it.”
County Board supervisor Bernie Erickson was one of the members that voted no and tells FOX 11 he would never support the idea of legalizing recreational marijuana.
“That’s completely out for me! I’ve done a lot of study on it and once again I talked to the medical community and they say absolutely not.”
Erickson says he has been working on a resolution in support of the state regulating the drug for medical purposes in Wisconsin.
“I had a resolution and it was not written properly so I pulled it. I will hold it for a couple of months until I get the proper wording and then I will bring it forward again.”
In November Brown County voters will be asked about the legalization of medical marijuana, however, the outcome of those results will have no effect on state law.
Brown County will be among five counties that will ask some sort of marijuana referendum question in November.
