Wisconsin Police Remind Residents That Pot Is Still Illegal

A sheriff from Wisconsin would like to remind residents that cannabis is still illegal and don't bring it into the state unless you want to get arrested.

Marijuana Is Still Illegal In Wisconsin

Every year, more and more states are legalizing cannabis. As soon as the government officials witnessed the amount of tax money generated from legal weed, the floodgates broke open, and many jumped on the pot bandwagon.

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Legal recreational marijuana is huge in Illinois and a massive money maker for businesses and the state. Wisconsin is one of the places that has resisted changing its cannabis laws. The residents who disagree with those rules will simply cross the border to purchase pot somewhere else.

A couple of years ago, Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker actually thanked Wisconsin for not legalizing cannabis because their residents are spending lots of money on marijuana here. Just because it's legal in neighboring states doesn't mean the Wisconsin police will let visitors or residents get away with it.

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According to WFRV...

A County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin is reminding residents that just because marijuana is legal to purchase in one state, it doesn’t make it legal to use in Wisconsin.

 

“If you’re going to Michigan or Minnesota to visit your drug dealer, don’t bring your ‘legal’ weed to Douglas County,” the post said. “It’s not legal in Wisconsin.”

So remember, if you travel up to Wisconsin this summer, be careful if you bring weed with you because it's still illegal there, and the police aren't going to give you a free pass just because you're from Illinois.