A special committee recommended the state legislature consider using Ohio as a guide to implement a medicinal cannabis program. Chad Issinghoff, a physician in Hutchinson, Kansas, was more supportive of medicinal cannabis than the medical society. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly supports medicinal cannabis use but so far has not dedicated any major effort toward legalization. Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin are lobbying to eliminate all criminal penalties for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower. Lawmakers suggested allowing cannabis patients from other states to be permitted to use infused products in Kansas.
Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin are lobbying to eliminate all criminal penalties for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower. Unlike decriminalization measures in other states, civil citations or fines would not be issued making possession of less than 28 grams essentially legal in Wisconsin.
Currently, an initial conviction for cannabis possession, in any amount, carries a fine of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail according to NORML. A second conviction is considered a felony offense, with steep penalties of up to $10,000 and a prison sentence of three and a half years.
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