ACLU wants legislation to consider legalizing medical marijuanna

Over the years, more Wisconsinites on both sides of the aisle are supporting either recreational or medical marijuana legalization, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin. In its report “The State of Cannabis,” the ACLU—a nonprofit that works to expand civil liberties—found 78% of Republicans, 84% of independents, and 95% of Democrats supported legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin. In 2022 there was data showing that $121 million from Wisconsinites went to Illinois which contributed about $36 million in Illinois tax revenue. The Wisconsin Legislative Bureau projected the state would earn about $165.8 million in tax revenue each year under Governor Tony Evers’s recreational legalization proposal from the 2021-2023 budget. According to the ACLU, legalization has enough bipartisan support to earn attention.