The state Assembly shot down a Dem amendment to a CBD oil bill that wouldve set up a process for letting people obtain medical marijuana.
The bill would shield from state prosecution those who possess the cannabidiol marijuana extract, which is used to treat seizures.
Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, sought to amend the bill to let people access medical marijuana if theyre registered with the Department of Health Services. The amendment also would have required DHS to license and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries.
Taylor said her amendment calls for a very specific, structured regulatory system and noted some Republican-led states that now allow medical marijuana.
Its high time that Wisconsin join 28 other states and enter the 21st century, she said.
Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, raised concerns that marijuana could be a gateway drug and that the amendment substantially expands the scope of the bill. The Assembly voted on party lines that the amendment wasnt germane to the bill.
Speaker Robin Vos called it a political stunt and said the silly amendment would distract from a bipartisan effort on CBD oil.
The chambers debate on the CBD oil is going on right now.
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