the Badger State remains one of only 11 without legal recreational or medical marijuana, but prospects for legalization remain cloudy
It's already been more than a decade since two states – Colorado and Washington – kicked off the wave of recreational marijuana legalization in the United States back in 2012. Even before that, medical marijuana had been legalized (or at least decriminalized) in more than a dozen states, beginning with California in 1996. As of 2025, all but 11 states allow the use of pot for medical or recreational purposes – or both. Among those 11 is Wisconsin ...