Wisconsin residents are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash in Illinois, specifically on weed.
The same report said more than half the cannabis sales made in counties bordering Wisconsin were made by out-of-state residents,
"It's the power of the purse. We know people spend their money to match their values and it's clear the legislature here in Wisconsin is out of touch with what the majority of people want," said Wisconsin state Sen. Melissa Agard. "I think we need to continue to lift up the voices and values of the people who send us here to the building and do the real work that they're asking.
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing fully legalizing marijuana in his state budget proposal, but state Republicans say that won't happen.
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