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Melissa Hughes: “There's obviously a huge amount of damages from alcohol and…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Published | Video Starts at 32:55

It's not just as simple as turning a light switch on. Yeah. My brother's a cardiologist and he has concerns around your heart and prolonged usage of marijuana. So there's a lot we don't know. There's obviously a huge amount of damages from alcohol and opioids. So we just have to try and be as. As thoughtful as we can be. I'm so glad you mentioned alcohol, because when I was looking at your. (32:55–33:01)

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Asserts that alcohol and opioids cause significant damage.

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