A Republican plan to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead [Video]

FACE CHARGES. NEW TONIGHT THE STATE SENATE’S TOP REPUBLICAN, RESPONDING TO ACCUSATIONS HIS CHAMBER KILLED ANY CHANCE OF LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA. 12 NEWS POLITICAL DIRECTOR MATT SMITH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT. MATT, IT APPEARS THE LEGISLATION WILL GO NOWHERE THIS YEAR. PATRICK. ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBIN VOS MAKING THAT CLEAR THIS PAST WEEK AFTER INTRODUCING A BILL TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, VOS BLAMED THE STATE SENATE, SAYING SENATE REPUBLICAN WANTED A MORE LIBERAL BILL. DO YOU WANT ONE? A MORE LIBERAL VERSION THAN THE ASSEMBLY BILL? WELL, HIS THE BILL THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY ROBIN IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE SPEAKER UM, IT CREATED STATE RUN DISPENSARIES AND ONLY FIVE IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE ARE FREE MARKET. UM, WHY WOULD WE GROW THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT? IS THERE SUPPORT WITHIN THE CAUCUS TO PASS MEDICAL MARIJUANA? YOU KNOW, I …