Wisconsin GOP leadership: No weed for you!

 

Headline:  Filter, 5/9/2025

Ben Adlin reports:

The actions are a repeat of 2023, when GOP members of the same committee removed proposals to legalize marijuana for adult and medical use from the governor’s biennial executive budget at that time. 

A press release from the governor’s office about the May 8 committee changes says the legalization proposal would have regulated marijuana “much like the state already does with alcohol, which would help Wisconsin compete with other states for talented workers and have more resources to invest in critical state priorities.” \ 

The reform is “a proposal that over 60 percent of Wisconsinites support,” the release notes, pointing to a poll from February.

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