Republicans who control the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee again blocked a Democratic attempt Wednesday to legalize marijuana for medical uses.
The GOP stripped a provision legalizing medical marijuana from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget last month as the party erased hundreds of Evers’ proposals from the spending plan.
Democrats on the budget committee introduced a motion Wednesday that would legalize it and provide the state Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection with roughly $185,000 per year to regulate the drug.
Rep. Evan Goyke, a Milwaukee Democrat, said the “sky has not fallen” in other states that have legalized marijuana for medical purposes.
“Stop running from this debate,” Goyke said.
Committee Co-Chairman Sen. Howard Marklein, a Spring Green Republican, ruled th
Source: https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/02/wisconsin-republicans-block-medical-marijuana/