AB570,14,1212 6. The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under sub. (3) (b).
AB570,14,21 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:
AB570,14,2322 (a) Testing medical cannabis for potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and
23other contaminants.
AB570,14,2524 (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:
AB570,15,43 1. The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and
4distribution of medical cannabis.
AB570,15,55 2. Security and inventory accountability procedures.
AB570,15,66 3. The most recent research on medical cannabis.
AB570,15,10 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).
AB570,15,13 11(10) Inspections. The department may inspect, without prior notice, the
12premises of an applicant, licensee, or registered laboratory and any records required
13to be retained by a licensee or registered laboratory.
AB570,15,17 14(11) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules to administer and
15enforce this section. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall be designed to
16promote and prioritize producers, processors, and dispensaries that are small, local
17organizations.
AB570,16,518 (b) When promulgating rules under this section, the department may, as
19necessary, use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules.
20Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under
21this subsection, the department is not required to provide evidence that
22promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
23preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
24provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
25Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), initial emergency rules and subsequent

1emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the date
2on which permanent rules take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g.,
3for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not
4required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules
5in final draft form to the governor for approval.
AB570,18 6Section 18 . 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,16,87 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) “Smoking" means burning or holding, or inhaling or
8exhaling smoke from, any of the following items containing tobacco or cannabis:
AB570,19 9Section 19 . 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,16,1310 102.43 (9) (e) The employee's employment with the employer has been
11suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or substantial
12fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a), by the employee connected with the employee's
13work, subject to s. 108.04 (5m).
AB570,20 14Section 20 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,16,2215 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
16a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
17because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
18marital status, or family status, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault,
19or stalking,; whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification
20card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as
21defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined
22in s. 961.01 (20t);
lawful source of income,; age,; or ancestry.
AB570,21 23Section 21 . 108.04 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,16,2424 108.04 (5m) Use of medical cannabis. (a) In this subsection:
AB570,16,2525 1. “Medical cannabis” has the meaning given in s. 94.57 (1) (f).
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12. “Registry identification card” has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).
AB570,17,22 3. “Written certification” has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).
AB570,17,43 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (5), “misconduct," for purposes of sub. (5), does not
4include any of the following:
AB570,17,85 1. A positive test for cannabis components or metabolites, in the absence of
6other actions or conduct that constitute misconduct under sub. (5). This subdivision
7applies only with respect to an employee with a valid written certification and a valid
8registry identification card.
AB570,17,109 2. A violation of the employer's policy concerning the use of cannabis, if all of
10the following apply:
AB570,17,1211 a. The employee was using medical cannabis in accordance with a valid written
12certification.
AB570,17,1313 b. The employee held a valid registry identification card.
AB570,17,1514 c. The employee did not use or possess medical cannabis on the employer's
15premises or during working hours.