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11. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
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112. One member appointed by the assembly minority leader.
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(b) The governor shall appoint the members under par. (a) 1. to 5. All members
3serve for staggered 3-year terms, as determined by the secretary of revenue.
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6Section
5. 20.566 (9) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.566
(9) Medical marijuana regulatory commission. (q)
General program
8operations and enforcement. From the medical marijuana fund, the amounts in the
9schedule for general program operations, administration, and enforcement of ss.
1073.17 and 73.18 and subch. IV. of ch. 139.
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11Section
6. 20.923 (4) (e) 13. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(4) (e) 13. Revenue, department of: medical marijuana regulatory
13commission: members and chairperson.
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14Section
7. 20.923 (6) (hb) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(6) (hb) Revenue, department of: medical marijuana regulatory
16commission: all positions other than the members and chairperson.
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17Section 8
. 25.56 of the statutes is created to read:
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1825.56 Medical marijuana fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible
19trust fund, designated as the medical marijuana fund, consisting of all revenue from
1the fees, taxes, interest, and penalties under ss. 73.17 and 73.18 and subch. IV of ch.
2139.
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3Section
9. Chapter 73 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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CHAPTER 73
5
TAX APPEALS COMMISSION
,
6
medical marijuana regulatory
7
commission, AND DEPARTMENT
8
OF REVENUE
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9Section 10
. 73.17 of the statutes is created to read:
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1073.17 Medical marijuana; licensees. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) “Child care center” has the meaning given in s. 49.136 (1) (ad).
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(b) “Commission” means the medical marijuana regulatory commission.
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(c) “Dispensary” means a person who obtains packaged and labelled medical
14marijuana from a licensed processor and dispenses that marijuana at a permanent
15location to patients or caregivers holding a valid registry identification card issued
16under s. 73.18 (3), regardless of whether the dispensing is done in exchange for
17monetary consideration.
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(d) “Laboratory” means a person who obtains medical marijuana from a
19licensed processor and tests that medical marijuana for tetrahydrocannabinol
20content and the presence of molds, pesticides, heavy metals, and other
21contaminants.
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(e) “Licensee” means a producer, processor, dispensary, transporter, or
23laboratory that holds a valid license under this section.
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(f) “Marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (14).
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(g) “Medical marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 73.18 (1) (e).
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1(h) “Processor" means a person who obtains marijuana from a licensed
2producer, processes the marijuana into medical marijuana, packages and labels the
3medical marijuana, and transfers or sells the packaged and labelled medical
4marijuana to a licensed dispensary.
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(i) “Producer” means a person who plants, grows, cultivates, and harvests
6marijuana and transfers or sells the marijuana to a licensed processor.
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(j) “School” has the meaning given in s. 118.257 (1) (d).
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(k) “Transporter” means a person who transports marijuana or medical
9marijuana to other licensees.
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10(2) Annual license required. No person may operate in this state as a
11producer, processor, dispensary, transporter, or laboratory without a license issued
12by the commission under this section. A person who engages in more than one of
13these activities shall obtain a separate license for each activity. A person who
14operates more than one dispensary location shall obtain a separate license for each
15location. A person who is an employee of a licensee is not required to obtain a
16separate license. A license issued under this section expires after one year. A person
17is not required to obtain a license under this section if the person handles only
18industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55.
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19(3) License criteria. The commission may issue a license to a producer,
20processor, dispensary, transporter, or laboratory if the commission determines that
21all of the following requirements are met: