Wisconsin’s top Senate Democrat is asking the public to put pressure on the state’s GOP-controlled legislature to hold a hearing on a bill to legalize marijuana that she’s sponsoring.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard (D) has been pushing the Republican majority to act on cannabis reform for years, and now she’s circulating an online petition to show support for a public hearing for lawmakers to finally take up the issue.
“We know that cannabis legalization is a popular policy in Wisconsin, yet Republican Legislators in the Capitol refuse to even schedule a public hearing for my bill to #LegalizeIt,” the petition says. “Legislative Republicans cannot continue to ignore the will of the people and need to hear the voices of Wisconsinites!”
My #GrassRoutesTour has always been about listening to the people of Wisconsin! You can sign the petition for a public hearing here: https://t.co/XeeEq9OKOb #MarijuanaMonday
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— Senator Melissa Agard 🌻 (@SenatorAgard) November 20, 2023
The petition also directs to a constituent services page with materials on Agard’s legalization bill, her informational illustrated “zine” on marijuana reform and other resources for people to get familiarized with the proposal, which she unveiled at a hemp farm in September.
“Please feel free to share this petition widely and be part of the conversation about this important issue,” Agard said. “Legalizing cannabis will…
