Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are unveiling a new bill to legalize marijuana in the state—though its prospects of passage remain dubious with Republicans still in control of both chambers of the legislature.
“Legalization of cannabis is not radical. What’s radical is continuing a system that destroys lives, drains resources and ignores the will of the people,” Rep. Darrin Madison (D) said during a press conference on Monday. “Wisconsin’s ready.”
While a majority of states, including most of those neighboring Wisconsin, have legalized marijuana, “Wisconsin hasn’t, which leaves us behind the curve,” he said. “Not because the evidence isn’t clear, not because people don’t support it, but because politics keeps on blocking progress.”
“The will of the people is clear on this issue, and today we’re acting on it,” he said. “Legalizing cannabis in Wisconsin is an economic necessity, a public safety strategy and a racial justice imperative.”
Madison also made the case that, because President Donald Trump signed into law large-scale legislation that included provisions to ban most consumable hemp products, legalization at the state level could give the industry a “lifeline, allowing them to transition from hemp-derived THC to cannabis-derived THC and keep jobs, investments and innovation right here in
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