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FEINGOLD SHOULD REVEAL HIS THOUGHTS ON MARIJUANA

Much has changed in the cannabis world since Russ Feingold lost to Ron Johnson in 2010.

Then, about 15 states had legalized medical cannabis, a number now at 25.  Today, four states and Washington, D.C., have legalized adult use.  This November, at least three more will vote on medical, and five more will vote on adult use.

Feingold's record has been thin.  While cannabis activists extensively advocated for his support, he never sponsored any bills.

The federal CARERS Act would make it easier for researchers to study marijuana.  It is sponsored by U.S.  Sens.  Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, and Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and has 19 cosponsors including U.S.  Sen.  Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.

Polling has long shown overwhelming support for medical cannabis in Wisconsin, and in July the Marquette Law School Poll found 59 percent agreeing that marijuana "should be fully legalized and regulated like alcohol" in Wisconsin.

Feingold owes it to Wisconsin voters to reveal where he stands on this issue.  Does he agree on full legalization? Would he sign on to the CARERS Act? What about veteran access? What about the racial disparities of the drug war?

Wisconsin voters deserve answers.

- -- Gary Storck, Madison