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Wisconsin residents spent estimated millions of dollars buying weed in Illinois last year

Wisconsin residents are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash in Illinois, specifically on weed. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation estimates the state made $36.1 million in tax revenue last year from Wisconsinites traveling across state lines to…

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there’s no ‘pathway’ to legalizing recreational marijuana

January 11, 2023
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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in an interview said legislative leaders have just begun talking about what kind of medical marijuana proposal they could support and suggested Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' plans to introduce a state budget that legalizes marijuana…

Can Wisconsin lawmakers meet in the middle on marijuana?

As lawmakers get ready to return to the floor in January, marijuana, especially medicinal use, could be one of areas where Democrats and Republicans find compromise. Spectrum News 1 Political Reporter Anthony DaBruzzi discussed the issue with Democratic Senate Minority…

Evers wants to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin; challenger Michels wants it to stay banned

September 16, 2022
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Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers and his Republican challenger Tim Michels are on opposite sides of whether marijuana should be legal in Wisconsin, a change that a majority of voters want state lawmakers to make. Evers, who is seeking a…

Republicans plan to throw out Evers’ efforts to legalize marijuana and raise minimum wage

February 19, 2021
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The Republican leaders of the Legislature's budget committee said Thursday they would throw out central parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget, including his plan to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and overhaul the state's juvenile correctional system. They…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will propose legalizing recreational and medical marijuana as part of the next state budget

February 7, 2021
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Gov. Tony Evers will propose legalizing recreational marijuana as part of the state budget he introduces this month — a plan that could generate $166 million in revenue that would be used to help fund rural schools and programs for marginalized…

Wisconsin governor calls for decriminalization of recreational marijuana use

February 18, 2019
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Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow Wisconsin residents to carry or sell small amounts of marijuana and legalize its use for medical reasons, aides said Sunday. Evers will propose in his first state budget proposal to decriminalize marijuana if its users,…