Marijuana
In an effort to help Wisconsinites better understand the issues regarding marijuana, the Badger Institute is releasing a series of policy briefs. We aren’t weighing in on whether Wisconsin should keep cannabis illegal, allow medical use, or legalize adult recreational use, though we may do that at some future point. Rather, we simply seek to establish as many relevant facts as possible.
What’s New
Legalizing all adult use is likely to increase the uncontrolled and harmful use of cannabis — that is, “cannabis use disorder” — in Wisconsin. Researchers are more divided on whether legalizing only the medical use of marijuana has similar effects.
Perspectives
Opposing opinions on marijuana legalization were published in the Spring 2019 edition of Badger Institute’s Diggings magazine.