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SB70-SSA2-SA10,4,96 49.79 (1) (b) “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6),
7except that “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any
8form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from
9marijuana, or chemically synthesized
.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10 10Section 10. 59.54 (25) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,4,1111 59.54 (25) (title) Possession Regulation of marijuana.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11 12Section 11. 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,4,2113 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit
14the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in
15s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance
that
16is consistent with s. 961.71 or 961.72
; except that if a complaint is issued regarding
17an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any
18amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana

19alleging a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3., the subject of the complaint may
20not be prosecuted under this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the
21complaint unless all of the following occur:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,12 22Section 12. 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,5,723 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
24marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g)
25(intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance
that is consistent

1with s. 961.71 or 961.72
; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation
2of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of
3marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana
alleging
4a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3.
, the subject of the complaint may not be
5prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the
6complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to
7prosecute the case.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13 8Section 13. 66.04185 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,5,12 966.04185 Cultivation of tetrahydrocannabinols. No city, village, town, or
10county may prohibit cultivating tetrahydrocannabinols outdoors if the cultivation is
11by an individual who has no more than 6 marijuana plants at one time for his or her
12personal use.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14 13Section 14. 73.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,5,15 1473.17 Medical marijuana registry program. (1) Definitions. In this
15section:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,5,1616 (a) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,5,2217 1. Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for
18the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV;
19inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease; a
20hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail
21patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the
22treatment of these conditions.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,223 2. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of
24such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea,

1seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle
2spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,33 (b) “Department” means the department of revenue.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,44 (c) “Physician” means a person licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,75 (d) “Qualifying patient” means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician
6as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not
7include a person under the age of 18 years.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,98 (e) “Tax exemption certificate” means a certificate to claim the exemption under
9s. 77.54 (71).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,1010 (f) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,1211 (g) “Written certification” means means a statement made by a person's
12physician if all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,1613 1. The statement indicates that, in the physician's professional opinion, the
14person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the
15potential benefits of the person's use of usable marijuana would likely outweigh the
16health risks for the person.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,2017 2. The statement indicates that the opinion described in subd. 1. was formed
18after a full assessment of the person's medical history and current medical condition
19that was conducted no more than 6 months prior to making the statement and that
20was made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,2221 3. The statement is signed by the physician or is contained in the person's
22medical records.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,6,2423 4. The statement contains an expiration date that is no more than 48 months
24after issuance and the statement has not expired.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,3
1(2) Application. An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may apply
2for a registry identification card by submitting to the department a signed
3application form containing or accompanied by all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,44 (a) His or her name, address, and date of birth.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,55 (b) A written certification.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,76 (c) The name, address, and telephone number of the person's current physician,
7as listed in the written certification.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,12 8(3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information
9contained in or accompanying an application submitted under sub. (2) and shall
10approve or deny the application within 30 days after receiving it. The department
11may deny an application submitted under sub. (2) only if the required information
12has not been provided or if false information has been provided.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,20 13(4) Issuing a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate. The
14department shall issue to the applicant a registry identification card and tax
15exemption certificate within 5 days after approving an application under sub. (3).
16Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or revoked under rules issued by the department
17under sub. (7), a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate shall
18expire 4 years from the date of issuance. A tax exemption certificate shall contain
19the information determined by the department. A registry identification card shall
20contain all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,2121 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of the registrant.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,2222 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,2323 (c) A photograph of the registrant.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,7,2424 (d) Other information the department may require by rule.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,5
1(5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) A registrant
2shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and address. A
3registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department of any change in
4his or her physician or of any significant improvement in his or her health as it
5relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,86 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change
7for which notification is required under par. (a), his or her registry identification card
8and tax exemption certificate is void.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,9 9(6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,1210 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department
11may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry
12identification card issued under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,1613 (c) The department may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies
14information from an application submitted by, or from a registry identification card
15issued to, a specific person under this section for the purpose of verifying that the
16person possesses a valid registry identification card.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,17 17(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,15 18Section 15. 77.54 (71) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,2119 77.54 (71) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other
20consumption of usable marijuana, as defined in s. 139.97 (13), purchased by an
21individual who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.17 (4).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,16 22Section 16. 94.55 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,17 23Section 17. 94.56 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,8,25 2494.56 Marijuana producers and processors. (1) Definitions. In this
25section:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,3
1(a) “Labor peace agreement” means an agreement between a person applying
2for a permit under this section and a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m),
3that does all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,64 1. Prohibits labor organizations and its members from engaging in picketing,
5work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with persons doing
6business in this state.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,87 2. Prohibits the applicant from disrupting the efforts of the labor organization
8to communicate with and to organize and represent the applicant's employees.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,129 3. Provides the labor organization access at reasonable times to areas in which
10the applicant's employees work for the purpose of meeting with employees to discuss
11their right to representation, employment rights under state law, and terms and
12conditions of employment.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,1313 (b) “Marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 961.70 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,1414 (c) “Marijuana processor" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (6).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,1515 (d) “Marijuana producer” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (7).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,1616 (e) “Usable marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,1817 (f) “Permittee” means a marijuana producer or marijuana processor who is
18issued a permit under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,9,25 19(2) Permit required. (a) No person may operate in this state as a marijuana
20producer or marijuana processor without a permit from the department. A person
21who acts as a marijuana producer and a marijuana processor shall obtain a separate
22permit for each activity. A permit issued under this section is not transferable from
23one person to another or from one premises to another. A separate permit is required
24for each place in this state where the operations of a marijuana producer or
25marijuana processor occur. A person is not required to obtain a permit under this

1section if the person produces or processes only industrial hemp and holds a valid
2license under s. 94.55.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,53 (b) This subsection applies to all officers, directors, agents, and stockholders
4holding 5 percent or more of the stock of any corporation applying for a permit under
5this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,76 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, a permit under this section may
7not be granted to any person to whom any of the following applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,98 1. The person has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, as defined in s.
9941.29 (1g) (b), at least 3 times.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,1110 2. The person has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g)
11(a), unless pardoned.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,1312 3. During the preceding 3 years, the person has been committed under s. 51.20
13for being drug dependent.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,1814 4. The person chronically and habitually uses alcohol beverages or other
15substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. A person is
16presumed to chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to
17the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3
18years, any of the following applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,2019 a. The person has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45
20(13).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,10,2121 b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,622 c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the
23person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity
24with that section; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe
25or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another

1jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while
2intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance, a controlled
3substance analog, or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified range of
4alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree that
5renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar
6terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,87 5. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been
8convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,99 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,1110 7. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to loaning money or
11anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,1212 8. The person is under the age of 21.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,1413 9. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90
14days prior to the application date.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,11,2015 (cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under
16this section unless the applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has
17entered into a labor peace agreement and will abide by the terms of the agreement
18as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The applicant shall
19submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace agreement that
20contains the signatures of the labor organization representative and the applicant.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,12,521 (cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine which
22applicants are eligible to receive a permit under this section. The department shall
23issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect
24the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure
25worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the

1jurisdictions in which they operate. The department may deny a permit to an
2applicant with a low score as determined under this paragraph. The department
3may request that the applicant provide any information or documentation that the
4department deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this
5paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,12,126 (d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this section,
7the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing body of
8the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the premises of a
9marijuana producer or marijuana processor. No later than 30 days after the
10department submits the notice, the governing body of the municipality may file with
11the department a written objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the
12municipality's request, the department may extend the period for filing objections.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,213 2. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which
14the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which
15an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give
16substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal activity
17associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the premises
18of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid
19permit or license, the conduct of the applicant's patrons inside or outside the
20premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held
21a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this subdivision, “ chronic
22illegal activity" means a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public
23health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any crime or ordinance
24violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police reports, emergency

1medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar law enforcement agency
2records.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,73 (e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the
4applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a
5decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection
6under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the
7municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,98 (f) 1. The department's denial of a permit under this section is subject to judicial
9review under ch. 227.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,1110 2. The department's decision to grant a permit under this section regardless of
11an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,1312 (g) The department shall not issue a permit under this section to any person
13who does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,19 14(3) Fees; term. (a) Each person who applies for a permit under this section
15shall submit with the application a $250 fee. A permit issued under this section is
16valid for one year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or
17suspend a permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the
18fees paid under this subsection if the person's permit is denied, revoked, or
19suspended.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,2320 (b) A permittee shall annually pay to the department a fee for as long as the
21person holds a valid permit under this section. The annual fee for a marijuana
22processor permittee is $2,000. The annual fee for a marijuana producer permittee
23is one of the following, unless the department, by rule, establishes a higher amount:
SB70-SSA2-SA10,13,2524 1. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests not more than 1,800
25marijuana plants, $1,800.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,2
12. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 1,800 but
2not more than 3,600 marijuana plants, $2,900.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,43 3. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 3,600 but
4not more than 6,000 marijuana plants, $3,600.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,65 4. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 6,000 but
6not more than 10,200 marijuana plants, $5,100.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,87 5. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 10,200
8marijuana plants, $7,100 plus $800 for every 3,600 marijuana plants over 10,200.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,12 9(4) Schools. The department may not issue a permit under this section to
10operate any premises that are within 500 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any
11elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility,
12public park, public transit facility, or library.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,20 13(5) Education and awareness campaign. The department shall develop and
14make available training programs for marijuana producers on how to safely and
15efficiently plant, grow, cultivate, harvest, and otherwise handle marijuana, and for
16marijuana processors on how to safely and efficiently produce and handle marijuana
17products and test marijuana for contaminants. The department shall conduct an
18awareness campaign to inform potential marijuana producers and marijuana
19processors of the availability and viability of marijuana as a crop or product in this
20state.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,14,25 21(6) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer and
22enforce this section, including rules relating to the inspection of the plants, facilities,
23and products of permittees; training requirements for employees of permittees; and
24the competitive scoring system for determining which applicants are eligible to
25receive a permit under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,15,5
1(7) Penalties. (a) Unless another penalty is prescribed for the violation, any
2person who violates sub. (2), fails to pay the required fee under sub. (3), or violates
3any of the requirements established by the rules promulgated under sub. (6) shall
4be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months
5or both.
SB70-SSA2-SA10,15,126 (b) In addition to the penalties imposed under par. (a), the department shall
7revoke the permit of any person convicted of any violation described under par. (a)
8and not issue another permit to that person for a period of 2 years following the
9revocation. The department may suspend or revoke the permit of any permittee who
10violates s. 100.30, any provision of this section, or any rules promulgated under sub.
11(6). The department shall revoke the permit of any permittee who violates s. 100.30
123 or more times within a 5-year period.
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