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Wisconsin GOP unveils medical marijuana bill after Evers voices his support

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Monday unveiled a highly restricted plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state, a proposal years in the making that comes less than a week after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers voiced support for the idea. The bill would limit medical marijuana only to severely ill people with chronic diseases such as cancer and allow for it to be dispensed at only five state-run locations. Smokeable marijuana would not be allowed. The measure is far from the full legalization that Evers and Democrats have pushed unsuccessfully to pass for years. Still, ...

Cannabis and NMU

MARQUETTE — Over the past few years, marijuana has gone from an illicit substance mainly trafficked underground whose use was largely frowned upon, to a more than $50 billion dollar industry in the United States. The state of Michigan has got in on the business as well, after voters ...