A top Republican Wisconsin lawmaker announced on Thursday’s 4/20 cannabis holiday that GOP members are privately working on legislation to legalize medical marijuana—though Democratic leadership is already skeptical of the plan.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) didn’t provide details about the in-the-works proposals but said that the goal is to draft something with bipartisan appeal that could be enacted later this year.
The speaker stressed that he remains steadfastly opposed to adult-use cannabis legalization, telling The Associated Press that Wisconsin is neither a red nor blue state and is “at best purple, and purple is not legalization of recreational marijuana.”
With the legislature under GOP control, and leadership that’s been historically unwilling to advance modest cannabis reform legislation, the expectation is that the bill that’s apparently being workshopped will be restrictive.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard (D), who’s championed adult-use legalization, isn’t convinced that the speaker will make good on this latest promise.
“We’ve seen this story before—but actions speak louder than words,” she said. “Session after session, the Speaker has come forward with empty promises but no tangible steps toward any form of legal cannabis Wisconsin.”
Agard and Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R) spoke about the prospects of cannabis reform
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