The Democratic governor of Wisconsin says he’d be inclined to sign a restrictive medical marijuana legalization bill that GOP legislative leaders are planning to introduce this month, as long as there are no “poison pills” baked into the proposal.
In a series of interviews this week, Gov. Tony Evers (D) emphasized that he still believes the state should enact comprehensive adult-use legalization, but he’s willing to take the more modest step of signing limited medical cannabis legislation into law in the interim.
“I would think that getting it all done in one fell swoop would be more thoughtful as far as meeting the needs of Wisconsinites that have asked for it,” he told The Associated Press. “But if that’s what we can accomplish right now, I’ll be supportive of that.”
GOP leaders have made clear they will not entertain a conversation about adult-use legalization, declining to even hold hearings on Democratic reform proposals over multiple sessions. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said the forthcoming medical marijuana measure his caucus crafted is designed to avoid a scenario where it becomes widely available for recreational use.
“Do I think we need to consider recreational marijuana? Of course,” the governor told News 3
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