Patrick Marley

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Thursday ruled out the possibility of accepting Gov. Tony Evers' plan to decriminalize marijuana and cast severe doubts on legalizing medical marijuana.

The Rochester Republican is open to medical marijuana but said the Democratic governor's plan goes so much further that it has almost no chance of getting through the GOP-controlled Legislature.

"There’s no chance Republicans are going to go for recreational marijuana," Vos said at a luncheon hosted by WisPolitics.com. "We’re not going to decriminalize it so people can carry around baggies of weed all over the state.

"That is so far out of the mainstream it made the entire proposal not serious."

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Vos made his comments on pot during an hourlong discussion in which he threw jabs at Evers, saying the governor needed "on-the-job training" and complaining the two had a "non-existent" relationship.

Vos said he thought medical marijuana had about a 10 percent chance of passing the Legislature. Evers' overall plan on marijuana won't stay in the state budget Evers plans to introduce next month, Vos said.

"There’s no chance," Vos said.

Under Evers plan, the state's agriculture and health departments would regulate medical marijuana and users, and manufacturers and distributors of medical marijuana would not be charged with crimes if they handled up to 25 grams of the drug.

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During his talk Thursday, Vos said his relationship with Evers and his administration was "nonexistent," "underwhelming" and "disappointing."

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes scoffed at Vos' sentiment, writing on Twitter that Vos' approach "reeks of extreme entitlement."

"Getting all sassy is no way to build a working relationship," Barnes tweeted.