Wisconsin Tribal Leaders Spearhead Push For Cannabis Legalization: The Wellness Campaign
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis unveiled their latest initiative on Tuesday. Named the Wisconsin Wellness campaign, it is aimed squarely at the legalization of medical cannabis in the state.
As the only state in the Upper Midwest yet to embrace either medicinal or adult-use marijuana, Wisconsin finds itself isolated amidst neighbors with bustling cannabis economies.
Improving Life Quality For Wisconsinites With Medical Cannabis
Michael Decorah, founder of the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis, highlighted the difficult choice Wisconsin residents face. “Right now, there’s no bill for legalizing cannabis in our state. Our citizens are having to make a choice of whether to really commit a crime to go get their medicine and bring it back to the state,” Decorah explained during a press conference, reported The Daily Cardinal.
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