Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,3389 Section 3389 . 961.41 (3g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1532,3 961.41 (3g) (d) Certain hallucinogenic and stimulant drugs. If a person possesses or attempts to possess lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methcathinone, cathinone, N-benzylpiperazine, a substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (a) to (h), (m) to (q), (sm), (u) to (xb), or (7) (L), psilocin, or psilocybin, or a controlled substance analog of lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methcathinone, cathinone, N-benzylpiperazine, a substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (a) to (h), (m) to (q), (sm), (u) to (xb), or (7) (L), psilocin, or psilocybin, the person may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense. For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender's conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

AB68-SSA1,3390 Section 3390 . 961.41 (3g) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3391 Section 3391 . 961.41 (3g) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1532,16 961.41 (3g) (em) Synthetic cannabinoids. If a person possesses or attempts to possess a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb), or a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb), the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense. For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender's conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

AB68-SSA1,3392 Section 3392. 961.443 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1532,19 961.443 (2) (title) Immunity from criminal prosecution and revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision.

AB68-SSA1,3393 Section 3393. 961.443 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 961.443 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1533,4 961.443 (2) (a) An No aider may have his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked, and an aider is immune from prosecution under s. 961.573 for the possession of drug paraphernalia, under s. 961.41 (3g) for the possession of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog, and under s. 961.69 (2) for possession of a masking agent under the circumstances surrounding or leading to his or her commission of an act described in sub. (1) if the aider's attempt to obtain assistance occurs immediately after the aider believes the other person is suffering from the overdose or other adverse reaction.

AB68-SSA1,3394 Section 3394. 961.443 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1533,11 961.443 (2) (b) 1. No aided person may have his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked under the circumstances surrounding or leading to an aider's commission of an act described in sub. (1) if the aided person completes a treatment program as a condition of his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision or, if a treatment program is unavailable or would be prohibitive financially, agrees to be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 15 days.

AB68-SSA1,1533,20 2. If an aided person is subject to prosecution under s. 961.573 for the possession of drug paraphernalia, under s. 961.41 (3g) for the possession of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog, or under s. 961.69 (2) for possession of a masking agent under the circumstances surrounding or leading to an aider's commission of an act described in sub. (1), the district attorney shall offer the aided person a deferred prosecution agreement that includes the completion of a treatment program. This subdivision does not apply to an aided person who is on parole, probation, or extended supervision and fails to meet a condition under subd. 1.

AB68-SSA1,3395 Section 3395 . 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1533,23 961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or manufacturing purposes.

AB68-SSA1,3396 Section 3396 . 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1534,3 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of 17 years minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.

AB68-SSA1,3397 Section 3397 . 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1534,9 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired, directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if the mistaken belief was reasonable.

AB68-SSA1,3398 Section 3398 . 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1534,16 961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years of age or over an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not more than 5 years.

AB68-SSA1,3399 Section 3399 . 961.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1535,8 961.47 (1) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any offense under this chapter, or of any offense under any statute of the United States or of any state or of any county ordinance relating to controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana or stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic drugs, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under s. 961.41 (3g) (b), the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him or her on probation upon terms and conditions. Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him or her. Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be without adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for 2nd or subsequent convictions under s. 961.48. There may be only one discharge and dismissal under this section with respect to any person.

AB68-SSA1,3400 Section 3400 . 961.472 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1535,12 961.472 (5) (b) The person is participating in a an evidence-based substance abuse use disorder treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).

AB68-SSA1,3401 Section 3401 . 961.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1535,19 961.48 (3) For purposes of this section, a felony offense under this chapter is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender's conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor offense under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

AB68-SSA1,3402 Section 3402 . 961.48 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1535,22 961.48 (5) This section does not apply if the person is presently charged with a felony under s. 961.41 (3g) (c), (d), (e), or (g).

AB68-SSA1,3403 Section 3403 . 961.49 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1536,6 961.49 (1m) (intro.) If any person violates s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) by delivering or distributing, or violates s. 961.41 (1m) (cm), (d), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) by possessing with intent to deliver or distribute, cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, phencyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, psilocybin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, or methcathinone or any form of tetrahydrocannabinols or a controlled substance analog of any of these substances and the delivery, distribution or possession takes place under any of the following circumstances, the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for that crime may be increased by 5 years:

AB68-SSA1,3404 Section 3404 . 961.571 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3405 Section 3405 . 961.571 (1) (a) 11. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1536,11 961.571 (1) (a) 11. (intro.) Objects used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:

AB68-SSA1,3406 Section 3406 . 961.571 (1) (a) 11. e. of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3407 Section 3407 . 961.571 (1) (a) 11. k. and L. of the statutes are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3408 Section 3408. 961.571 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1536,16 961.571 (1) (b) 3. Any materials used or intended for use in testing for the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl analog in a substance.

AB68-SSA1,3409 Section 3409 . 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1536,19 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-SSA1,3410 Section 3410 . 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1536,22 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-SSA1,3411 Section 3411 . 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1537,2 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

AB68-SSA1,3412 Section 3412 . 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1537,5 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-SSA1,3413 Section 3413 . 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1537,9 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty of a Class G felony.

AB68-SSA1,3414 Section 3414 . Subchapter VIII of chapter 961 [precedes 961.70] of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1537,12 Chapter 961

AB68-SSA1,1537,13 Subchapter VIII

AB68-SSA1,1537,14 regulation of Marijuana

AB68-SSA1,1537,15 961.70 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB68-SSA1,1537,17 (2) “Legal age" means 21 years of age, except in the case of a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 73.17 (1) (d).

AB68-SSA1,1537,18 (5) “Permissible amount" means one of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1537,20 (a) For a person who is a resident of Wisconsin, an amount that does not exceed 2 ounces of usable marijuana.

AB68-SSA1,1537,22 (b) For a person who is not a resident of Wisconsin, an amount that does not exceed one-quarter ounce of usable marijuana.

AB68-SSA1,1537,23 (6) “Permittee" has the meaning given under s. 139.97 (10).

AB68-SSA1,1537,24 (8) “Retail outlet" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (11).

AB68-SSA1,1538,5 (9) “Tetrahydrocannabinols concentration" means the percent of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis, or per volume or weight of marijuana product, or the combined percent of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis regardless of moisture content.

AB68-SSA1,1538,6 (11) “Underage person" means a person who has not attained the legal age.

AB68-SSA1,1538,7 (12) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).

AB68-SSA1,1538,9 961.71 Underage persons prohibitions; penalties. (1) (a) 1. No permittee may sell, distribute, or deliver marijuana to any underage person.

AB68-SSA1,1538,11 2. No permittee may directly or indirectly permit an underage person to violate sub. (2m).

AB68-SSA1,1538,14 (b) A permittee that violates par. (a) 1. or 2. may be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500 and to a suspension of the permittee's permit for an amount of time not to exceed 30 days.

AB68-SSA1,1538,20 (c) In determining whether a permittee has violated par. (a) 2., all relevant circumstances surrounding the presence of the underage person may be considered. In determining whether a permittee has violated par. (a) 1., all relevant circumstances surrounding the selling, distributing, or delivering of marijuana may be considered. In addition, proof of all of the following facts by the permittee is a defense to any prosecution for a violation under par. (a):

AB68-SSA1,1538,22 1. That the underage person falsely represented that he or she had attained the legal age.

AB68-SSA1,1538,24 2. That the appearance of the underage person was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the underage person had attained the legal age.

AB68-SSA1,1539,3 3. That the action was made in good faith and in reliance on the representation and appearance of the underage person in the belief that the underage person had attained the legal age.

AB68-SSA1,1539,5 4. That the underage person supported the representation under subd. 1. with documentation that he or she had attained the legal age.

AB68-SSA1,1539,7 (2) Any underage person who does any of the following is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500:

AB68-SSA1,1539,8 (a) Procures or attempts to procure marijuana from a permittee.

AB68-SSA1,1539,10 (b) Falsely represents his or her age for the purpose of receiving marijuana from a permittee.

AB68-SSA1,1539,11 (c) Knowingly possesses or consumes marijuana.

AB68-SSA1,1539,12 (d) Violates sub. (2m).

AB68-SSA1,1539,15 (2m) An underage person not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who has attained the legal age may not enter, knowingly attempt to enter, or be on the premises of a retail outlet.

AB68-SSA1,1539,17 (3) An individual who has attained the legal age and who knowingly does any of the following may be subject to a forfeiture that does not exceed $1,000:

AB68-SSA1,1539,19 (a) Permits or fails to take action to prevent a violation of sub. (2) (c) on premises owned by the individual or under the individual's control.

AB68-SSA1,1539,20 (b) Encourages or contributes to a violation of sub. (2) (a).

AB68-SSA1,1539,24 961.72 Restrictions; penalties. (1) No person except a permittee may sell, or possess with the intent to sell, marijuana. No person may distribute or deliver, or possess with the intent to distribute or deliver, marijuana except a permittee. Any person who violates a prohibition under this subsection is guilty of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1539,25 (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a Class I felony.

AB68-SSA1,1540,4 (b) If the individual to whom the marijuana is, or is intended to be, sold, distributed, or delivered has not attained the legal age and the actual or intended seller, distributor, or deliverer is at least 3 years older than the individual to whom the marijuana is, or is intended to be, sold, distributed, or delivered, a Class H felony.

AB68-SSA1,1540,8 (2) (a) A person that is not a permittee who possesses an amount of marijuana that exceeds the permissible amount but does not exceed 28 grams of marijuana is subject to a civil forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both.

AB68-SSA1,1540,10 (b) A person who is not a permittee who possesses an amount of marijuana that exceeds 28 grams of marijuana:

AB68-SSA1,1540,11 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a Class B misdemeanor.

AB68-SSA1,1540,13 2. A Class I felony if the person has taken action to hide how much marijuana the person possesses and any of the following applies:

AB68-SSA1,1540,16 a. The person has in place a system that could alert the person if law enforcement approaches an area that contains marijuana if the system exceeds a security system that would be used by a reasonable person in the person's region.

AB68-SSA1,1540,19 b. The person has in place a method of intimidating individuals who approach an area that contains marijuana if the method exceeds a method that would be used by a reasonable person in the person's region.

AB68-SSA1,1540,21 c. The person has rigged a system so that any individual approaching the area may be injured or killed by the system.

AB68-SSA1,1540,23 (c) A person who is not a permittee who possesses more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at one time is one of the following: