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Wisconsin Democrats propose medical marijuana referendum

January 16, 2017 By Bob Hague

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State Senate Democrats are proposing action on medical marijuana in Wisconsin, through a bill to allow use of medical marijuana and by calling for a non-binding statewide referendum.

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach of Middleton, one of the lawmakers behind the proposals, said he’s hopeful that at least the referendum would stand a chance of being considered in the Republican-controlled legislature. Erpenbach and Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) have proposed Senate and Assembly versions of the legislation.

Erpenbach said a vote in favor of the referendum wouldn’t necessarily signal that a lawmaker supports medical marijuana. “The referendum just gives people around the state a chance to weigh in on the issue.”

Previous efforts to legalize medical marijuana have failed to advance in Madison. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have some form of legal medical marijuana.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct that Rep. Chris Taylor, not Sen. Lena Taylor, is the other sponsor of the bill and amendment.

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