The GOP leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly says a limited medical marijuana bill will be introduced next month—though he expects that lawmakers are “going to have to pass it with just Republican votes” because his Democratic colleagues want broader legalization and aren’t willing to accept the scaled-back reform.
In an interview with Spectrum News 1 that was published on Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said that it’s “taken us a while to find a consensus on the Assembly Republican side” to craft a passable medical cannabis bill. But he’s “pretty confident” the votes will be there, even without Democratic support.
“It will come out in January. The sad thing is, I think most of my Democratic colleagues, because they only want recreational or nothing, we’re going to have to pass it with just Republican votes,” he said.
“Now, my goal is I want Democrats to vote for it too, but if they want everything, they usually get nothing,” Vos added. “You got to find that common sense middle ground, so I feel like there’s a whole lot of issues like that.”
While the text of the legislation hasn’t been introduced yet, the speaker recently previewed the proposal, detailing how it
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