{"id":2178789,"date":"2024-02-17T07:34:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-marijuana-not-going-to-happen-this-year-vos\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T07:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:36:32","slug":"medical-marijuana-not-going-to-happen-this-year-vos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-marijuana-not-going-to-happen-this-year-vos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vos says medical marijuana won&#8217;t happen this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedical-marijuana-not-going-to-happen-this-year-vos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2178789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wisconsin Assembly Speaker&#8217;s Proposal for Medical\u200b Marijuana Faces Roadblocks<\/h2>\n<h3>Speaker Robin Vos remains hopeful, but acknowledges challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Speaker Robin Vos of Wisconsin is not giving up on his proposal for medical marijuana, but he admits that it won&#8217;t be happening this year. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-sues-electric-company-for-negligence-over-lahaina-wildfires\/\" title=\"Maui County sues electric firm for Lahaina wildfire negligence.\">recent \u2063press conference<\/a>, Vos expressed his frustration with the lack of consensus on the issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think we have now seen, unfortunately, \u2063people who from the very beginning have said that they have concerns that\u200c this will lead to\u2064 widespread recreational marijuana and many\u200b of my\u200b colleagues on the other side\u200b continue to say that that is\u200c their goal which of course that\u2019s \u2063their right,\u201d Vos said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vos&#8217;\u2064 plan involves\u200b the establishment of five state-owned marijuana dispensaries that\u2064 would provide non-smokable marijuana to individuals with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-smack-down-reporter-asking-about-transgender-surgery-and-battle-readiness\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers shut down reporter's question on transgender surgery and battle readiness.\">specific health conditions<\/a>. However, \u200dRepublicans in the Wisconsin Senate are opposed to the\u200b idea of state-owned pot shops.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI still think we have the\u200d votes in the Assembly to pass it,\u201d Vos added. \u2062\u201cI\u2019ve not\u200d had anybody \u200dcome to me who was a supporter and\u200d say they have changed their \u2063position. But when we see that the Senate wants to have a more liberal version than one \u200cthat we\u2019re willing to pass, it probably doesn\u2019t leave us enough time with the\u200c waiting days of the session to get an \u200danswer that both chambers can adopt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the\u200c other hand, Democrats in Wisconsin have openly expressed their \u200bsupport for \u200bthe full legalization of recreational marijuana and have not endorsed Vos&#8217; plan.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin\u2063 is currently one of only 12 states without a medical marijuana \u2064law and one of 26 \u200dstates that has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-legalizes-recreational-marijuana\/\" title=\"New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana\">legalized recreational marijuana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the fear of\u2063 widespread recreational use of \u200bmarijuana hinder progress on Vos&#8217; proposal?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Speaker Robin Vos of Wisconsin is facing roadblocks in\u200c his proposal for medical\u2063 marijuana as he acknowledges the challenges ahead. Despite his determination, \u200dVos recognizes that his plan will not come to fruition\u200d this year. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, Vos \u200cexpressed his frustration with\u200b the lack of consensus on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u2062 the main concerns raised by opponents\u2064 of the proposal is the\u200b fear that it would \u200clead to the widespread recreational\u2063 use of marijuana. Vos stated, &#8220;I think we have now\u200b seen, unfortunately, people who \u200bfrom the very beginning have said that they have concerns that this will lead to widespread recreational marijuana\u2062 and many of my colleagues\u2063 on \u200cthe other side\u2064 continue to say that that is their goal which of course that&#8217;s their\u2062 right.&#8221; This lack of agreement and differing goals has hindered progress on \u200cthe issue.<\/p>\n<p>Vos&#8217; plan includes the establishment of five state-owned marijuana \u200ddispensaries that would cater \u200bto individuals with specific health conditions. However, Republicans in\u200d the\u2063 Wisconsin Senate are opposed to the idea of state-owned pot shops.\u2064 This opposition further complicates the chances of \u200cthe proposal being passed.<\/p>\n<p>While Vos \u2062still believes that the Assembly has enough \u200dvotes to\u200d pass the proposal, the differences between the\u200d Assembly and the Senate create a hurdle. Vos stated, &#8220;I&#8217;ve \u2062not had anybody come to me who\u200b was a supporter and\u2064 say they have changed their position. But when we see that \u200dthe Senate wants \u200dto have a more liberal version than one that we&#8217;re willing to pass, it\u2062 probably doesn&#8217;t leave us enough time with the\u2064 waiting days of the\u200c session to get an answer that both\u2062 chambers\u2064 can adopt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Democrats in Wisconsin \u200dhave openly expressed their support for the full legalization of \u2063recreational marijuana and have \u200cnot endorsed Vos&#8217; plan for medical \u2064marijuana. The\u2062 differing opinions and goals \u2062between the \u2063parties further complicate the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Wisconsin is one\u2063 of only 12 states\u200b without a medical marijuana law and one of 26 states \u2063that has not legalized recreational marijuana. This puts \u200cthe state behind others in terms of marijuana legislation, leaving individuals in \u200bneed of medical marijuana without legal options.<\/p>\n<p>While Speaker Robin\u2063 Vos remains hopeful for the future of medical marijuana in Wisconsin, the roadblocks he faces may delay progress.\u200d The lack of consensus on the\u2064 issue, opposition from Republicans in the Senate, and Democrats&#8217; push for \u200cfull legalization all\u2062 contribute to the challenges Vos \u200cencounters. As\u200c the debate continues, individuals continue to suffer without\u2062 access to medical marijuana, highlighting the urgency of finding a solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That there is not enough agreement on a medical marijuana plan,&#8221; said Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. He acknowledged the diverse perspectives on the issue, making it unlikely for the proposal to move forward this year. However, he did not completely rule out the possibility of revisiting the topic in the future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2178790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046586463035-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046586463035-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2178790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}