Wisconsin residents spent millions on legal pot – in Illinois

By Caroline Reinwald | WISN via CNN

ILLINOIS (WISN) — Wisconsin residents are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash in Illinois, specifically on weed.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation estimates the state made $36.1 million in tax revenue last year from Wisconsinites traveling across state lines to buy marijuana.

The same report said more than half the cannabis sales made in counties bordering Wisconsin were made by out-of-state residents.

“It’s the power of the purse. We know people spend their money to match their values and it’s clear the legislature here in Wisconsin is out of touch with what the majority of people want,” said Wisconsin state

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