"Republican Plan for Wisconsin Medical Marijuana Legalization Fails"

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead for this year, with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos stating that a public hearing to build support for passage will occur next session. The measure faced opposition for being too conservative in limiting access and distribution, while Senate Republicans objected to state-run dispensaries and Democrats pushed for full legalization. The highly restrictive bill would limit medical marijuana to severely ill people and allow for it to be dispensed at just five state-run locations, with smokable marijuana not allowed.