THREADING THAT NEEDLE.
JASON STEIN, THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WISCONSIN IS SURROUNDED BY
LEGAL MARIJUANA WITH BOTH
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN LEGALIZING
THE RECREATIONAL USE OF
MARIJUANA IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
IN MINNESOTA, VOTING TO DO THE
SAME EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IT'S ESTIMATED MORE THAN HALF OF
ALL STATE RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE
OF 21 LIVE WITHIN A 75-MINUTE
DRIVE TO A LEGAL DISPENSARY, AND
THAT NUMBER WILL ONLY INCREASE.
ZAC SCHULTZ EXPLAINS HOW THIS
LEAFS WISCONSIN RESIDENTS AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT CAUGHT IN A GRAY
AREA WHERE A PRODUCT PURCHASED
LEGALLY IN ANOTHER STATE BECOMES
ILLEGAL THE MINUTE IT CROSSES
THE BORDER.
>> THE HIGHWAY 41 BRIDGE TRAVELS
OVER THE MENOMONEE RIVER,
CARRYING YOU OUT OF WISCONSIN
AND INTO MICHIGAN'S UPPER
PENINSULA.
TAKE THE FIRST RIGHT AND YOU'RE
KNOT PARKING LOT OF A
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARY.
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE
DRIVE-THROUGH, YOU DON'T EVEN
NEED TO EXIT YOUR CAR TO
PURCHASE LEGAL MARIJUANA
PRODUCTS AND START THE DRIVE
BACK ACROSS THE RIVER.
>> YEAH.
JUST A REALLY OPTIMAL LOCATION.
>> LINDSEY MARWICK IS FROM
HIGHER LOVE.
SHE SAYS MOST OF THEIR CUSTOMERS
ARE FROM OVER THE BORDER.
>> A GOOD MAJORITY ARE FOLKS
FROM WISCONSIN.
>> THEY'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING
OUT OF A TRAILER BUT ARE
BUILDING A PERMANENT LOCATION
NEXTDOOR.
>> THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO
US FROM WISCONSIN, WE GET TO
BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE
HIGHER LOVE FAMILY AND WE'RE
JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE FROM OTHER
STATES AND BE NICE AND CLOSE TO
THE BORDER FOR CONVENIENCE.
>> BUT WHEN THEIR CUSTOMERS
CROSS THE BRIDGE INTO MARINETTE,
THE PRODUCT THEY JUST BOUGHT IS
ILLEGAL.
>> IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT THAT
CARS THAT ARE STOPPED HAVE, YOU
KNOW, MARIJUANA PRODUCTS,
ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE TRAVELING
THROUGH THE AREA, NOT
NECESSARILY FROM THE AREA.
>> Reporter: CALLAHAN IS A
NARCOTICS INVESTIGATOR FROM THE
MARINETTE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> IN MY OFFICE, WE ARE CHARGING
WITH THE ENFORCING THE LAWS.
MARIJUANA IS AGAINST THE LAW IN
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN IN ANY
FORM.
>> Reporter: DeSHEA MORROW
IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
TOGETHER, THEY'RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE THE
SURGE OF WISCONSIN RESIDENTS
TAKING DAY TRIPS FOR
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
>> THAT 141 CORRIDOR, WITHIN THE
DRUG UNIT, KIND OF HAD THE
NICKNAME OF THE GREEN HIGHWAY,
THE GREEN CORRIDOR, JUST BECAUSE
IT WAS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR
SEVERAL YEARS NOW SINCE THOSE
DISPENSARIES OPENS UP, THAT THAT
WAS THE QUICKEST ACCESS POINT
FOR LEGAL WEED FOR CLOSE TO NEAR
A MILLION PEOPLE, RESIDENTS OF
WISCONSIN.
>> SO FAR, MOST PEOPLE PULLED
OVER WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF
DISPENSARY MARIJUANA HAVE
AVOIDED ARREST.
INSTEAD, THEY LIKELY RECEIVE A
CITATION AND THE CONFISCATION OF
THEIR PURCHASE.
>> THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TRIAGE
APPROACH, THERE HAS TO BE IN
THIS LINE OF WORK.
AND SO, YES, IF IT'S SMALL
AMOUNT OF WEED, THAT MAY BE
TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN A SMALL
AMOUNT OF HEROIN.
>> ON APRIL 20th OF THIS YEAR,
A MARINETTE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
PULLED OVER A CAR WITH TWO MEN
AND SEIZED A BACKPACK FULL OF
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
WHEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DISPLAYED THE BUST ON THEIR
FACEBOOK PAGE, THE POST
ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS,
RANGING FROM RIDICULE TO
SUPPORT.
>> I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY
REALIZE THAT THAT'S NOT
EVERYTHING THAT WE -- WE HAD
FOUR OR FIVE OTHER INTERDICTION
STOPS THAT DAY.
THAT WAS JUST ONE TRAFFIC STOP.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF FEEDBACK,
BUT WE WERE REVERT TO THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN.
>> THEY RECEIVED CITATIONS FOR
$263.
THEY HAD TRAVELED FROM OSHKOSH,
MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES AWAY.
IN MANY WAYS, IT'S NOT
SURPRISING THAT SOME OF THE
DISPENSARY START ADVERTISING ON
BILLBOARDS AS FAR SOUTH AS
FOND du LAC.
>> THE MORE WE CAN ADVERTISE AND
LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE,
THE BETTER.
>> LINDSAY MARWICK SAYS THE RISK
BELONGS TO THE CUSTOMER AND IT'S
A RISK THEY'RE CLEARLY WILLING
TO TAKE.
>> THEY KNOW THAT WHERE THEY'RE
HEADING, IT'S NOT LEGAL.
NO ONE WANTS TO BE IN THAT LIGHT
SO WE TRY TO EXPRESS TO OUR
CUSTOMERS WHAT TO PAY ATTENTION
TO IF THEY ARE CROSSING THAT
LINE.
>> IT'S CLEAR THAT THE MOST
DANGEROUS THING ABOUT CANNABIS
IN WISCONSIN IS THAT IT IS
ILLEGAL.
>> DEMOCRAT FROM WISCONSIN.
>> PROHIBITION DID NOT WORK IN
WISCONSIN AND WHEN IT CAME TO
ALCOHOL OR MARGARINE.
IT'S NOT WORKING WHEN IT COMES
TO CANNABIS.
>> SHE'S BEEN TRAVELING THE
STATE ON HER AGGREGA GRASSROOTSR
PROMOTING HER BILL TO LEGALIZE
MARIJUANA IN WISCONSIN.
>> IT IS CLEAR, NEARLY SEVEN OUR
10 PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN SUPPORT
RESPONSIBLE ADULT USE POLICY FOR
CANNABIS WITH A MEDICINAL
COMPONENT.
>> HOWEVER, SENATOR AGARD
DOESN'T HAVE ANY SUPPORT FOR
HERE BILL, WHICH MEANS IT MAY
NOT GET A HEARING, MUCH LESS A
VOTE ON THE FLOOR.
>> FOR THE LAST THREE SESSIONS,
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A BILL
AROUND MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND
IT'S SLOWLY GAINING.
MEME ARE MUCH MORE OPEN TO IT.
>> SENATOR FELZDOWSKI'S PROPOSAL
WOULD LEGALIZE MEDICINAL
MARIJUANA, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A
PATIENT TO SEE A DOCTOR TO GET A
PRESCRIPTION.
AS A CANCER SURVIVOR, SHE WANTS
TO SEE MORE OPTIONS FOR PAIN
MANAGEMENT.
>> I'M TRYING TO HELP PATIENTS.
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD VERY
DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS,
ARE VETERANS, THE P.T.S.D.,
M.S., AND I HAVE FIRSTHAND
KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT OPIOIDS DO TO
YOU AS A SIDE EFFECT.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE'S FACING
STIFF OPPOSITION FROM HER
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, WHO SEE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA AS A GATEWAY
TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
SHE SAYS AGARD'S BILL DOESN'T
HELP.
>> AND MELISSA IS VERY MUCH IN
FAVOR OF THIS AND SHE CAN DO,
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, BUT IT DOES
MAKE IT HARDER IN OUR CAUCUS,
AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR CAUCUS
MEMBERS ARE LOOKING AT THIS
GOING, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT
TO BE ILLINOIS, WE DON'T WANT TO
BE MINNESOTA.
>> AGARD SAYS FELZKOWSKI'S LAST
VERSION OF THE BILL DIDN'T GO
FAR ENOUGH.
>> THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS.
SENATOR FELZKOWSKI HAS BEEN
OUTSPOKEN FOR HER SUPPORT OF
MEDICINAL MARIJUANA.
>> THE CARS STILL HEAD NORTH ON
HIGHWAY 41 AND MORROW SAYS
THEY'D APPRECIATE SOME CLARITY
FROM MADISON.
>> THEY NEED TO LOOK AT LAWS
THAT ARE GOING TO PROTECT OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALSO TO SEND A
VERY CLEAR MESSAGE TO PEOPLE IN
THE STATE, BUT ALSO TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO GIVE US BRIGHT
LINES ON HOW TO ENFORCE THIS.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ADVICE FOR
THEM.
I FEEL BAD THAT THEY'RE PUT IN
THIS POSITION.
I THINK THEY'RE IN AN UNTENABLE
SITUATION WHERE WHAT IS THE WIN
HERE.
I MEAN, THERE REALLY IS NO WIN
HERE.
>> FELZKOWSKI SAYS SHE'S HOPING
TO GET A PRELIMINARY HEARING ON
HER PUBLIC HEARING ON HER BILL
IT AND MAYBE A VOTE ON THE
FLOOR, BUT FINAL PASSAGE MAY BE
A LONG WAYS OFF.
>> IT'S A HEAVY LIFT THIS
SESSION, BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC.
I'M OPTIMISTIC.
>> REPORTING FROM MARINETTE, I'M