Wisconsin tribal members have launched a campaign to advance medical marijuana legislation in the state.
The “Wisconsin Wellness” campaign, which emphasizes the public health benefits of cannabis access, is a partnership of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, or ICIA, a trade group, and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis.
The campaign argues that cannabis is medicine and advocates for cannabis usage in treating conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Rob Pero, president of the ICIA and the campaign’s director, said that the benefits of legalization can particularly help Indigenous Wisconsinites — and that Indigenous people are also disproportionately affected by criminalization
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