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November 03, 2007
County Marijuana Ordinances: Will Waukesha catch up to this quiet trend?
Posted by Gary Storck
Saturday, November 03, 2007
The news that Waukesha County is seriously contemplating a county marijuana ordinance click here inspired me to research how common these county ordinances have become in Wisconsin.
What I found was that not only have counties and municipalities all over the state passed ordinances, but that 14 of the 16 most populous counties have them, including 4 of the top 5, and 9 of the top 10. While prosecutors retain the option of filing more serious charges, county ordinance citations for small amounts of cannabis have quietly become widespread, from Superior to Kenosha, and quite a few localities in between.
Here is a list of the Ten most populous counties and their status:
County/Population, 2006 estimate
CO = County Ordinance
(1) Milwaukee 915,097 CO.
(2) Dane 463,826 CO.
(3) Waukesha 380,985
(4) Brown 240,213 CO.
(5) Racine 196,096 CO.
(6) Outagamie 172,734 CO.
(7) Kenosha 162,001 CO.
(8) Winnebago 160,593 CO.
(9) Rock 159, 153 CO.
(10) Marathon 130,223 CO.
Posted by Gary at November 3, 2007 11:47 AM
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