SB545,21 Section 21 . 77.54 (71) of the statutes is created to read:

SB545,15,3 77.54 (71) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of usable marijuana, as defined in s. 139.97 (13), purchased by an individual who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.17 (4).

SB545,22 Section 22. 94.55 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.

SB545,23 Section 23 . 94.56 of the statutes is created to read:

SB545,15,7 94.56 Marijuana producers and processors. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB545,15,10 (a) “Labor peace agreement” means an agreement between a person applying for a permit under this section and a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m), that does all of the following:

SB545,15,13 1. Prohibits labor organizations and its members from engaging in picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with persons doing business in this state.

SB545,15,15 2. Prohibits the applicant from disrupting the efforts of the labor organization to communicate with and to organize and represent the applicant's employees.

SB545,15,19 3. Provides the labor organization access at reasonable times to areas in which the applicant's employees work for the purpose of meeting with employees to discuss their right to representation, employment rights under state law, and terms and conditions of employment.

SB545,15,20 (b) “Marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 961.70 (3).

SB545,15,21 (c) “Marijuana processor" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (6).

SB545,15,22 (d) “Marijuana producer” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (7).

SB545,15,23 (e) “Usable marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).

SB545,15,25 (f) “Permittee” means a marijuana producer or marijuana processor who is issued a permit under this section.

SB545,16,6 (2) Permit required. (a) No person may operate in this state as a marijuana producer or marijuana processor without a permit from the department. A person who acts as a marijuana producer and a marijuana processor shall obtain a separate permit for each activity. A person is not required to obtain a permit under this section if the person produces or processes only industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55.

SB545,16,8 (b) This subsection applies to any of the following if they hold 5 percent or more of the stock of any corporation applying for a permit under this section

SB545,16,9 1. Officers of the corporation.

SB545,16,10 2. Directors of the corporation.

SB545,16,11 3. Agents of the corporation.

SB545,16,12 4. Stockholders of the corporation.

SB545,16,14 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, a permit under this section may not be granted to any person to whom any of the following applies:

SB545,16,16 1. The person has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (b), at least 3 times.

SB545,16,18 2. The person has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (a), unless pardoned.

SB545,16,20 3. During the preceding 3 years, the person has been committed under s. 51.20 for being drug dependent.

SB545,16,25 4. The person chronically and habitually uses alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. A person is presumed to chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3 years, any of the following applies:

SB545,17,2 a. The person has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45 (13).

SB545,17,3 b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b).

SB545,17,13 c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity with that section; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.

SB545,17,15 5. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses.