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Wisconsin GOP's Medical Marijuana Bill Stalls

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces the legislative impasse over the medical marijuana bill, with no resolution in sight for this session.

  • A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin has stalled due to deep divisions within the GOP.
  • Assembly Speaker Robin Vos confirmed the bill's demise, citing opposition from Senate Republicans and a lack of compromise.
  • The proposed legislation aimed to establish state-run dispensaries and limit medical marijuana to severely ill individuals.
  • Public support for medical marijuana legalization in Wisconsin stands at 83%, according to a 2019 Marquette University Law School poll.
  • Wisconsin remains one of 12 states where neither recreational nor medical marijuana is available.
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