MADISON (WRN) - State lawmakers will hear what people think Tuesday about letting cancer patients and others use marijuana for their treatment.

The Assembly and Senate health committees will hold a joint hearing at the State Capitol on a bill that’s been around for years – but never went anywhere until voters gave Democrats control of both houses last November. Under the new bill, a patient would need a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana – and it could be grown at home or bought at a licensed facility. 

13 states allow the use of pot as medicines.