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Lawmakers from Madison area introduce medical marijuana bill
MADISON (WKOW) -- Two Wisconsin Democrats are taking another
shot at legalizing marijuana for medical use in the state.
Representative Chris Taylor of Madison and Senator Jon Erpenbach
of Middleton held a news conference Thursday to announce their
bill. They claim marijuana can provide pain relief other
medication cannot.  It's unlikely the bill will go anywhere, as
Republicans control both houses of the legislature in Wisconsin.
Democrats have been pushing for years to legalize medical
marijuana in Wisconsin and introduced a similar bill in 2010,
when they had complete control of the state government. That
proposal stalled after a public hearing.  Democrats brought it
back in 2011, when Republicans controlled the Assembly and
Senate, and the measure didn't get so much as a hearing.
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