Dane County Board considers marijuana referendum

By Gretchen Schuldt

The Dane County Board will consider whether to hold a Nov. 6 advisory referendum on legalizing marijuana.

The resolution already has support from a majority of the County Board. Twenty of the county's 37 supervisors are sponsors. 

The resolution that would authorize the referendum is very similar to the one approved by the Milwaukee County Board last month.

The referendum question would differ somewhat from the Milwaukee County question, which also will be on the Nov. 6 ballot. The Dane County question would ask: "Should marijuana be legalized, taxed and regulated in the same manner as alcohol for adults 21 years of age or older?"

The Milwaukee County question will ask,  "Do you favor allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana?"

Sponsors of the measure are Yogesh Chawla, Jeff Pertl, Tanya Buckingham, Kelly Danner, Patrick Danner, Analiese Eicher, Chuck Erickson, Richard Kilmer, Jason Knoll, Dorothy Krause, Patrick Miles, Paul Nelson, Steven Peters, Michele Ritt, Bob Salov, Andrew Schauer, Sheilia Stubbs, Matt Veldran, Heidi Wegleitner, and Hayley Young.

The resolution was referred to the Executive Committee.