Governor & Wisconsinites want legal weed, but is GOP onboard?
A Marquette University Law School poll in 2019 showed 59% of Wisconsinites support full legalization. Share Updated: 5:19 PM CST Feb 8, 2021
Governor & Wisconsinites want legal weed, but is GOP onboard?
A Marquette University Law School poll in 2019 showed 59% of Wisconsinites support full legalization. Share Updated: 5:19 PM CST Feb 8, 2021
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Show Transcript KENT: THE DEBATE OVER LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IN WISCONSIN IS FIRING UP AGAIN. CURRENTLY THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT MARIJUANA IN WISCONSIN CURRENTLY IS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL. KENT SENATOR MELISSA AGARD OF MADISON HAS LED THE PUSH FOR LEGALIZATION FOR YEARS. AND SHE SUPPORTS GOVERNOR TONY EVERS’ PLAN TO INCLUDE IT IN HIS STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL, SAYING IT WOULD MEAN A WINDFALL FOR WISCONSIN. WE’RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY $165 MILLION PER YEAR IN REVENUE, ADDITIONALLY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC SITUMULUS TIED TO
Evers says legalized marijuana would net $165M in 2023
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Evers says legalized marijuana would net 165 million dollars in 2023
Some lawmakers say Wisconsin has been losing money on this because Wisconsinites are going to states that have legalized marijuana.
MADISON, Wis. - Governor Tony Evers says the state could make $165 million in Fiscal Year 2023 by legalizing and regulating marijuana. Some lawmakers say Wisconsin has been losing money on this because Wisconsinites are going to states that have legalized.
A map from Disa Global Solutions, which provides drug testing for companies, shows 15 states have fully legalized marijuana including two of the Badger State s neighbors, Michigan and Illinois.