ACLU Wisconsin Report Finds Support For Legalization

An ACLU Wisconsin report found that 95% of Democrats, 84% of Independents and 78% of Republicans support the legalization of medical marijuana in Wisconsin. Despite these numbers, the state of Wisconsin still has not legalized medical cannabis.

Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) said the stall in the legalization of recreational marijuana is bankrupting Wisconsinites financially and morally. Wisconsin is an outlier in this area of legislation, according to the Marijuana Policy Project.

A disproportionate share of Wisconsin’s state funding goes to the criminal justice system compared to other states, largely due to the criminalization of cannabis, according to ACLU Wisconsin.

In 2022, there were 13,400 arrests in Wisconsin related to cannabis, many of which were for possession, according to ACLU Wisconsin.

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