Voters in Superior supported a non-binding referendum to decriminalize marijuana Nov. 8. City residents were asked to weigh in on whether marijuana should be legalized for adults over the age of 21, taxed, and regulated like alcohol. Nearly 72% of voters ticked the yes box; 28% did not support it, according to election results from the Douglas County Clerk’s Office.
The goal of the referendum is to provide the state legislature with the public’s opinion after Gov. Tony Evers’ unsuccessful effort to legalize marijuana in his last budget. City councilors Lindsey Graskey and Nicholas Ledin, who proposed putting the question to voters, said it was a way to localize the issue.
Superior was one of eight Wisconsin municipalities where voters supported legalization of marijuana in the Nov. 8 election, according to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Evan Casy. Similar referendums were on the ballot in Appleton, Racine, Kenosha, Stevens Point, Superior, Dane County, Milwaukee County and Eau Claire County.
The referendum doesn’t bind the Legislature to act to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. However, it does allow legislators to gauge public opinion.
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