(WHBL) – The latest marijuana proposal out of the Wisconsin Capitol would not legalize pot in the state. It would, however, make it less-illegal.
Republican state Rep. Shae Sortwell and Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Valez introduced their new plan on Tuesday. It would classify possession of a half-ounce or less of marijuana as a ticketable offense, and change the law to classify possession of up to an ounce as a misdemeanor. Currently possessing an ounce of marijuana is a felony in Wisconsin. Anything above an ounce would continue to be felony possession in the state.
Sortwell says the plan is a middle ground between people who want full legalization, and those who don’t want to see more drugs in the state.
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