The one solution they haven’t talked about is an option that’s been on the table since I introduced it in the Legislature four years ago: legalizing marijuana.

States across the country are recognizing the economic bounty of legalizing marijuana and capitalizing on the marijuana rush in droves — one in five Americans now lives in a state where it is legal to use marijuana recreationally, and 26 states and D.C. have legalized marijuana in some form. The most dangerous thing about marijuana is that it’s illegal, and the more our budget crisis worsens and we continue to see new evidence of legalization’s economic benefits, the more unjustifiable — and even foolish — it becomes to put off legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin.

But I don’t want you to take my word for it. Check out the results for yourself: