WHY IT MATTERS: If this bill advances, Wisconsin patients with conditions like chronic pain, epilepsy, or cancer-related symptoms could gain legal access to medical cannabis with physician oversight for the first time. CLINICAL OVERVIEW: Wisconsin Democrats have introduced legislation that would establish both adult-use cannabis legalization and a formal medical cannabis program, placing regulatory oversight of the medical program under the state Department of Health Services. The bill also addresses the growing gray area of intoxicating hemp-derived products, which have expanded rapidly in states without clear regulatory frameworks.