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Finally, the bill prohibits discrimination in employment and licensing against
individuals who have valid certifications and registration cards based on their use
or possession of medical cannabis off the employer's premises during nonworking
hours, unless one of certain exceptions applies. The bill similarly provides that an
employee who is terminated solely due to a positive drug test for cannabis
components or metabolites or who violates the employer's policy concerning the use
of cannabis is not disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance or worker's
compensation benefits if the employee has a valid certification and registration card,
unless 1) the employee uses or possesses medical cannabis on the employer's
premises or during working hours; 2) the use impairs the individual's ability to
undertake adequately the job-related responsibilities of that individual's
employment; or 3) the action is necessary for the employer to avoid losing certain
benefits under federal law.
The bill changes state law regarding THC. It does not affect federal law, which
generally prohibits persons from manufacturing, delivering, or possessing THC and
applies to both intrastate and interstate violations.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB507,1 1Section 1 . 20.115 (7) (ge) of the statutes is created to read:
SB507,4,42 20.115 (7) (ge) Medical cannabis licenses and registration. All moneys received
3under s. 94.57 (4) to license and regulate producers, processors, and dispensaries,
4and to register laboratories, under s. 94.57.
SB507,2 5Section 2. 20.435 (1) (gq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB507,4,86 20.435 (1) (gq) Medical cannabis registry. All moneys received as fees under
7s. 146.44 (2) (a) 4. and (ac) 3. and (4m), for the purposes of the Medical Cannabis
8Registry Program under s. 146.44.
SB507,3 9Section 3 . 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,4,2010 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit
11the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to par. (c) and the
12exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the
13ordinance; except that if. Any ordinance enacted under this paragraph shall provide
14a person who is prosecuted under it with the defenses that the person has under s.
15961.436 to prosecutions under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e). If
a complaint
16is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana,
17or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for
18possession of marijuana, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under
19this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless all of
20the following occur:
SB507,4 21Section 4 . 59.54 (25) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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159.54 (25) (c) A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted
2under par. (a) if, under s. 968.072 (2) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject to
3prosecution under s. 961.41 (3g) (e).
SB507,5 4Section 5. 59.54 (25m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,5,145 59.54 (25m) Drug paraphernalia. The board may enact an ordinance to
6prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574
7(1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance.
8Any ordinance enacted under this subsection shall provide a person prosecuted
9under it with the defenses that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions
10under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted
11under an ordinance enacted under this subsection if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b),
12the person would not be subject to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or
13961.575 (1).
The board may enforce an ordinance enacted under this subsection in
14any municipality within the county.
SB507,6 15Section 6 . 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,6,216 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
17marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g)
18(intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance ; except that if. Any
19ordinance enacted under this paragraph shall provide a person who is prosecuted
20under it with the defenses that the person has under s. 961.436 to prosecutions under
21s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e). If
a complaint is issued regarding an allegation
22of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of
23marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana, the subject
24of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that

1is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district
2attorney declines to prosecute the case.
SB507,7 3Section 7. 66.0107 (1) (bp) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,6,114 66.0107 (1) (bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the
5same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or
6(2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance. Any ordinance enacted
7under this paragraph shall provide a person prosecuted under it with the defenses
8that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574
9(1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted
10under this paragraph if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject
11to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1).
SB507,8 12Section 8 . 66.0416 of the statutes is created to read:
SB507,6,16 1366.0416 Medical cannabis. No village, town, city, or county may enact or
14enforce an ordinance or a resolution that prohibits producing, processing,
15dispensing, testing, or possessing medical cannabis if those actions are lawfully done
16by one of the following:
SB507,6,17 17(1) A licensee under s. 94.57.
SB507,6,20 18(2) If the amount of cannabis does not exceed the maximum authorized
19amount, as defined in s. 961.01 (14c), a person who has a valid registry identification
20card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), and is one of the following:
SB507,6,2221 (a) A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
22to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
SB507,6,2423 (b) A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
24to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
SB507,9 25Section 9 . 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.1201 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
2facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may not be denied the right, benefit,
3facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against
4because of sex, race, color, creed, or sexual orientation,; status as a victim of domestic
5abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u) ,; whether the
6person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44
7(1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h),
8or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or
9national origin.
SB507,10 10Section 10 . 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,7,1911 66.1213 (3) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
12facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
13or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
14sex, race, color, creed, or sexual orientation ,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
15sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u),; whether the person
16holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g),
17has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or
18has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national
19origin.
SB507,11 20Section 11 . 66.1301 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,8,421 66.1301 (2m) Discrimination. Persons entitled to any right, benefit, facility,
22or privilege under ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
23or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
24sex, race, color, creed, or sexual orientation ,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
25sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u),; whether the person

1holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g),
2has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or
3has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national
4origin.
SB507,12 5Section 12 . 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,8,146 66.1331 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
7facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
8or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
9sex, race, color, creed, or sexual orientation ,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
10sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u),; whether the person
11holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g),
12has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or
13has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national
14origin.
SB507,13 15Section 13 . 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,8,2316 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or
17privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege
18in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race,
19color, creed, or sexual orientation, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual
20assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), ; whether the person holds, or
21has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been
22the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been
23a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national origin.
SB507,14 24Section 14 . 77.52 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,9,12
177.52 (13) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
2prevent evasion of the sales tax it shall be presumed that all receipts are subject to
3the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale of tangible
4personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services
5is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that
6person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner
7prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service
8is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required
9for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1)
10(b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10),
11(11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46),
12(51), (52), (66), and (67), and (69).
SB507,15 13Section 15 . 77.53 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB507,9,2414 77.53 (10) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
15prevent evasion of the use tax and the duty to collect the use tax, it is presumed that
16tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or
17(d), or taxable services sold by any person for delivery in this state is sold for storage,
18use, or other consumption in this state until the contrary is established. The burden
19of proving the contrary is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person
20takes from the purchaser an electronic or paper certificate, in a manner prescribed
21by the department, to the effect that the property, or items, property, or goods under
22s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable service is purchased for resale, or otherwise
23exempt from the tax, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible
24personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or

1services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n),
2(21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), and (67), and (69).
SB507,16 3Section 16 . 77.54 (69) of the statutes is created to read:
SB507,10,64 77.54 (69) The sales price from the sales of and the storage, use, or other
5consumption of medical cannabis and drug paraphernalia delivered or distributed
6by a dispensary licensed under s. 94.57.
SB507,17 7Section 17 . 94.57 of the statutes is created to read:
SB507,10,8 894.57 Medical cannabis. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB507,10,139 (b) “Dispensary” means a person who obtains packaged and labelled medical
10cannabis from a licensed processor and dispenses that cannabis, and cannabis
11paraphernalia, at a permanent location to a member of a treatment team holding a
12valid registry identification card issued under s. 146.44, regardless of whether the
13dispensing is done in exchange for monetary consideration.
SB507,10,1614 (c) “Laboratory” means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
15processor and tests that cannabis for tetrahydrocannabinol content and the presence
16of molds, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants.
SB507,10,1817 (d) “Licensee” means a producer, processor, or dispensary that holds a valid
18license under this section.
SB507,10,1919 (e) “Maximum authorized amount" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (14c).
SB507,10,2220 (f) “Medical cannabis" means a cannabis plant or usable cannabis that is
21intended to be used by a qualifying patient registered under s. 146.44 to alleviate the
22symptoms or effects of the patient's debilitating medical condition or treatment.
SB507,11,223 (g) “Processor" means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
24producer, processes the medical cannabis into usable cannabis or individual
25cannabis plants, packages and labels the usable cannabis or cannabis plants, and

1transfers or sells the packaged and labelled usable cannabis or cannabis plants to a
2licensed dispensary.
SB507,11,53 (h) “Producer” means a person who plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more
4than 12 cannabis plants for medical cannabis and transfers or sells the medical
5cannabis to a licensed processor.
SB507,11,66 (i) “Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (e).
SB507,11,77 (j) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).
SB507,11,88 (k) “School” has the meaning given in s. 118.257 (1) (d).
SB507,11,99 (L) “Treatment team" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20t).
SB507,11,1010 (m) “Usable cannabis” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21f).
SB507,11,1111 (n) “Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).
SB507,11,20 12(2) License required. No person may operate in this state as a producer,
13processor, or dispensary without a license issued by the department under this
14section. A person who engages in more than one of these activities shall obtain a
15separate license for each activity. A licensee may engage in the licensed activity at
16more than one location without obtaining a separate license. No licensee may
17operate at more than 2 separate locations, regardless of the number of licenses held.
18A person who is an employee of a licensee is not required to obtain a separate license.
19A person is not required to obtain a license under this section if the person handles
20only industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55.
SB507,11,23 21(3) License criteria. (a) The department may issue a license under this section
22to an applicant only if the applicant has been a resident of this state for at least the
232 years immediately preceding the application.
SB507,11,2524 (b) The department may not issue a license to, and must revoke a license of, any
25entity to which any of the following applies:
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11. The entity is located within 500 feet of a school, including a charter school.
SB507,12,52 2. If the entity is a dispensary, the dispensary distributes to a member of a
3treatment team a number of cannabis plants or an amount of usable cannabis that,
4in the period of distribution, results in the treatment team possessing more than the
5maximum authorized amount.
SB507,12,96 3. The dispensary possesses a number of cannabis plants or an amount of
7usable cannabis that exceeds the combined maximum authorized amount for all of
8the treatment teams that use the dispensary by a number or an amount determined
9by the department by rule to be unacceptable.
SB507,12,1110 4. The applicant, or a principal officer or board member of the applicant, has
11a financial interest in a registered laboratory.
SB507,12,14 12(4) Licensing procedure; fees; license term. (a) An application for a license
13under this section shall be in writing on a form provided by the department and
14include the licensing application fee under par. (b) 1.
SB507,12,1615 (b) 1. A licensing application fee shall be an amount determined by the
16department but not less than $250.
SB507,12,1817 2. The annual fee for a licensee shall be an amount determined by the
18department but not less than $5,000.
SB507,12,2019 (c) A license is valid unless revoked. Each license shall be issued only for the
20applicant named in the application and may not be transferred or assigned.
SB507,12,25 21(5) Producers. (a) A licensed producer may plant, grow, cultivate, and harvest
22medical cannabis, including planting, growing, cultivating, and harvesting
23outdoors; transfer or sell the medical cannabis to a licensed processor; and engage
24in any related activities that are necessary for the operation, such as possessing,
25storing, and transporting the medical cannabis.
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1(b) A licensed producer may not plant, grow, cultivate, or harvest medical
2cannabis for personal, family, or household use.
SB507,13,10 3(6) Processors. (a) A licensed processor may obtain medical cannabis from
4a licensed producer; process the medical cannabis into usable cannabis or individual
5cannabis plants; transfer samples of the usable cannabis or individual cannabis
6plants to a registered laboratory; package and label the usable cannabis or individual
7cannabis plants; transfer or sell the usable cannabis or individual cannabis plants
8to a licensed dispensary; and engage in any related activities that are necessary for
9the operation, such as possessing, storing, and transporting the usable cannabis or
10individual cannabis plants.
SB507,13,1711 (b) Before distributing medical cannabis to a licensed dispensary, a licensed
12processor shall provide samples of each type of cannabis plant and usable cannabis
13that it processes to a registered laboratory to test for mold, fungus, pesticides, and
14other contaminants and may not distribute medical cannabis that tests positive for
15mold, fungus, pesticides, or other contaminants if the contaminants or the level of
16contaminants is identified by the laboratory as being potentially unsafe to an
17individual's health.
SB507,13,22 18(7) Dispensaries. (a) A licensed dispensary may obtain packaged, labelled
19medical cannabis from a licensed processor; dispense the medical cannabis according
20to the provisions of this section; and engage in any related activities that are
21necessary for the operation, such as possessing, storing, and transporting the
22medical cannabis.
SB507,13,2423 (b) A licensed dispensary may dispense medical cannabis only to a person who
24presents a valid registry identification card issued under s. 146.44.
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1(c) The department shall determine which and how many applicants for a
2dispensary license receive a license on the basis of all of the following:
SB507,14,33 1. Convenience to treatment teams and the preferences of treatment teams.
SB507,14,54 2. The ability of an applicant to provide to treatment teams a sufficient amount
5of medical cannabis.
SB507,14,76 3. The experience the applicant has running a nonprofit organization or a
7business.
SB507,14,98 4. The preferences of the governing bodies with jurisdiction over the area in
9which the applicants are located.
SB507,14,1110 5. The ability of the applicant to keep records confidential and maintain a safe
11and secure facility.
SB507,14,1212 6. The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under sub. (3) (b).
SB507,14,21 13(8) Laboratories. The department shall register entities as medical cannabis
14testing laboratories. The department may not register a laboratory if any principal
15officer or board member of the entity has any financial interest in a licensee or an
16applicant for a license under this section. A registered laboratory may obtain
17samples of medical cannabis from a licensed processor; test and certify the
18tetrahydrocannabinol content of the medical cannabis and whether the medical
19cannabis contains any contaminants; and engage in any related activities that are
20necessary for the operation, such as possessing, storing, and transporting the
21medical cannabis. Registered laboratories shall perform the following services:
SB507,14,2322 (a) Testing medical cannabis for potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and
23other contaminants.
SB507,14,2524 (b) Researching findings related to medical cannabis, including findings that
25identify potentially unsafe levels of contaminants.
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1(c) Providing training to persons who hold registry identification cards,
2treatment teams, and persons employed by licensees on all of the following:
SB507,15,43 1. The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and
4distribution of medical cannabis.
SB507,15,55 2. Security and inventory accountability procedures.
SB507,15,66 3. The most recent research on medical cannabis.
SB507,15,10 7(9) Confidentiality. The department may disclose to a law enforcement
8agency only information necessary to verify that a licensee has a valid license issued
9under this section, an entity is complying with rules promulgated under sub. (11), or
10a laboratory is registered under sub. (8).
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