New Research Challenges Arguments Made Both For And Against Medical Marijuana
There have been lots of arguments made both for and against medical marijuana. But there are flaws in claims made on both sides. That’s what researchers at the Wisconsin Policy Forum found with their...
View ArticleWisconsinites Who Use Medical Marijuana Wait For Laws And Research To Catch Up
After four decades of using strong prescription drugs to treat Crohn’s disease, a chronic digestive disorder, Patty developed an aggressive form of skin cancer. “It’s because my body has been...
View ArticleWith weed legalization in neighboring states, Wisconsin employers are...
The laws about marijuana in Wisconsin aren’t changing. But recent legalization of recreational marijuana in neighboring states and shifting societal norms are causing employers to rethink how to treat...
View ArticleWisconsin GOP medical marijuana proposal snuffed out by Senate leader Scott...
Two Republican lawmakers tried Wednesday to breathe new life into a proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal use, but it was blocked within an hour by the leader of the state Senate. The proposal...
View ArticleTrump To Republicans: Keep Marijuana Legalization Off The Ballot If You Want...
Trump suggested that cannabis ballot measures swing elections in Democrats’ favor and, at least in Wisconsin, he may be right. President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin the...
View ArticleNorth of the border, Wisconsin cops are monitoring the impact of legal...
Despite dispensaries quickly popping up along Illinois’ northern border after that state legalized recreational marijuana almost a year ago, local law enforcement officials say they have not yet seen...
View ArticleWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will propose legalizing recreational and medical...
Gov. Tony Evers will propose legalizing recreational marijuana as part of the state budget he introduces this month — a plan that could generate $166 million in revenue that would be used to help fund...
View ArticleRepublicans plan to throw out Evers’ efforts to legalize marijuana and raise...
The Republican leaders of the Legislature’s budget committee said Thursday they would throw out central parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his plan to legalize marijuana, raise the...
View ArticleReport: Black Wisconsinites 4.3 Percent More Likely To Be Convicted For...
While marijuana usage is equal across racial groups, Black people are more likely to be arrested and convicted for possession of the drug in Wisconsin, according to a new report from the Milwaukee...
View ArticleWisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there’s no ‘pathway’ to legalizing...
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in an interview said legislative leaders have just begun talking about what kind of medical marijuana proposal they could support and suggested Democratic Gov....
View ArticleThe Wisconsin State Legislature may pass medical marijuana—with strict...
The Wisconsin State Legislature may pass legislation legalizing medical marijuana. If medical marijuana is legalized, there will likely be strict conditions determining which patients can legally...
View ArticleAs more Midwestern state legalize marijuana, Wisconsin’s total prohibition...
There have been recent murmurs about the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin. But these proposals have stalled as lawmakers have been unable to agree on the parameters of… The post...
View ArticleWisconsin residents spent estimated millions of dollars buying weed in...
Wisconsin residents are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash in Illinois, specifically on weed. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation estimates the state made $36.1...
View ArticleSpeaker Robin Vos says GOP is building support for a medical marijuana bill...
Republicans who control the state Legislature could be moving closer to creating a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin, an idea Democrats have long called for. A group of lawmakers is… The post...
View ArticleSmall amounts of marijuana decriminalized under bipartisan Wisconsin bill
Possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana would be decriminalized under a bipartisan Wisconsin bill announced Friday. The proposal, which was announced in a memo seeking legislative support and… The...
View ArticleA Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon
Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. Republicans have… The post A...
View ArticleWisconsin governor who called for marijuana legalization says he’ll back...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who has pushed for full legalization of recreational marijuana, said Wednesday that he is open to a more limited medical marijuana legalization being promoted by...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans’ medical marijuana plan gets lukewarm reception from...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans’ highly restrictive plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state drew a lukewarm response from Senate Republicans and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers...
View ArticleRepublican Senate leader says state-run medical marijuana dispensaries for...
Having state-run dispensaries for medical marijuana in Wisconsin as proposed by Assembly Republicans is a “nonstarter” in the Senate, but there’s still the possibility of reaching a compromise that...
View ArticleBipartisan bill would decriminalize marijuana possession under 14 grams in...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced a bill to decriminalize possession of marijuana in Wisconsin. The legislation was introduced by State Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, Rep. Sylvia...
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