Wisconsin senators on Wednesday took up a newly filed Republican-led bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state.
Just one week after Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R) and Sen. Patrick Testin (R) filed the legislation, members of the Senate Health Committee debated the proposal at a hearing, taking testimony from patients and other advocates.
An Assembly companion version was also filed by Assemblymember Patrick Snyder (R) and lawmakers, but it has not yet advanced in their chamber.
“Illness does not discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life. There is no doubt that each and every one of us knows someone that has suffered through an illness and struggled to find ways to make it through each day,” Testin said at the hearing, describing how his grandfather used medical cannabis to treat cancer symptoms decades ago. “While there are often medications that doctors can prescribe to help combat these illnesses, many come with side effects that can make living a normal life much more difficult.”
“In some cases, the only option for pain relief is to take opioids on a long-term basis, which can lead to a whole host of other challenges that already afflict our state and our
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