Wisconsin Democrat Doesn't Expect Much Change in the State Regarding Reclassification of Marijuana

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 -- 9:01 AM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) Marijuana has been reclassified at the federal level, but here in Wisconsin a Democratic lawmaker doesn’t expect much to change.

According to Bob Hague with Wisconsin Radio Network, last week the Biden administration moved cannabis into the Drug Enforcement Administration’s less hazardous Schedule III classification.

Milwaukee state Senator LaTonya Johnson doesn’t expect attitudes to change among her Republican colleagues. During a Milwaukee press conference on Friday, Johnson said many Republicans still consider marijuana to be “a gateway drug.”

She said there was no reason for  marijuana to be classified as a Schedule I drug when fentanyl is classified as a Schedule II. A limited, tightly controlled medical marijuana bill failed to advance in the Wisconsin Legislature last session, due to strong opposition by Senate Republicans.

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