AB546-AA3,12 18Section 12. 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,6,219 66.1331 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
20facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
21or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
22sex, race, color, creed, or sexual orientation ,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
23sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u),; whether the person
24holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g),
25has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or

1has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national
2origin.
AB546-AA3,13 3Section 13. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,6,114 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or
5privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege
6in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race,
7color, creed, or sexual orientation, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual
8assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), ; whether the person holds, or
9has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been
10the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been
11a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or national origin.
AB546-AA3,14 12Section 14. 77.52 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,6,2413 77.52 (13) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
14prevent evasion of the sales tax it shall be presumed that all receipts are subject to
15the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale of tangible
16personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services
17is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that
18person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner
19prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service
20is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required
21for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1)
22(b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10),
23(11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46),
24(51), (52), (66), and (67), and (69).
AB546-AA3,15 25Section 15. 77.53 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,7,13
177.53 (10) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
2prevent evasion of the use tax and the duty to collect the use tax, it is presumed that
3tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or
4(d), or taxable services sold by any person for delivery in this state is sold for storage,
5use, or other consumption in this state until the contrary is established. The burden
6of proving the contrary is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person
7takes from the purchaser an electronic or paper certificate, in a manner prescribed
8by the department, to the effect that the property, or items, property, or goods under
9s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable service is purchased for resale, or otherwise
10exempt from the tax, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible
11personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or
12services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n),
13(21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), and (67), and (69).
AB546-AA3,16 14Section 16. 77.54 (69) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,7,1715 77.54 (69) The sales price from the sales of and the storage, use, or other
16consumption of medical cannabis and drug paraphernalia delivered or distributed
17by a dispensary licensed under s. 94.57.
AB546-AA3,17 18Section 17. 94.57 of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,7,19 1994.57 Medical cannabis. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB546-AA3,7,2420 (b) “Dispensary” means a person who obtains packaged and labelled medical
21cannabis from a licensed processor and dispenses that cannabis, and cannabis
22paraphernalia, at a permanent location to a member of a treatment team holding a
23valid registry identification card issued under s. 146.44, regardless of whether the
24dispensing is done in exchange for monetary consideration.
AB546-AA3,8,3
1(c) “Laboratory” means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
2processor and tests that cannabis for tetrahydrocannabinol content and the presence
3of molds, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants.
AB546-AA3,8,54 (d) “Licensee” means a producer, processor, or dispensary that holds a valid
5license under this section.
AB546-AA3,8,66 (e) “Maximum authorized amount" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (14c).
AB546-AA3,8,97 (f) “Medical cannabis" means a cannabis plant or usable cannabis that is
8intended to be used by a qualifying patient registered under s. 146.44 to alleviate the
9symptoms or effects of the patient's debilitating medical condition or treatment.
AB546-AA3,8,1410 (g) “Processor" means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
11producer, processes the medical cannabis into usable cannabis or individual
12cannabis plants, packages and labels the usable cannabis or cannabis plants, and
13transfers or sells the packaged and labelled usable cannabis or cannabis plants to a
14licensed dispensary.
AB546-AA3,8,1715 (h) “Producer” means a person who plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more
16than 12 cannabis plants for medical cannabis and transfers or sells the medical
17cannabis to a licensed processor.
AB546-AA3,8,1818 (i) “Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (e).
AB546-AA3,8,1919 (j) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).
AB546-AA3,8,2020 (k) “School” has the meaning given in s. 118.257 (1) (d).
AB546-AA3,8,2121 (L) “Treatment team" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20t).
AB546-AA3,8,2222 (m) “Usable cannabis” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21f).
AB546-AA3,8,2323 (n) “Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).
AB546-AA3,9,7 24(2) License required. No person may operate in this state as a producer,
25processor, or dispensary without a license issued by the department under this

1section. A person who engages in more than one of these activities shall obtain a
2separate license for each activity. A licensee may engage in the licensed activity at
3more than one location without obtaining a separate license. No licensee may
4operate at more than 2 separate locations, regardless of the number of licenses held.
5A person who is an employee of a licensee is not required to obtain a separate license.
6A person is not required to obtain a license under this section if the person handles
7only industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55.
AB546-AA3,9,10 8(3) License criteria. (a) The department may issue a license under this section
9to an applicant only if the applicant has been a resident of this state for at least the
102 years immediately preceding the application.
AB546-AA3,9,1211 (b) The department may not issue a license to, and must revoke a license of, any
12entity to which any of the following applies:
AB546-AA3,9,1313 1. The entity is located within 500 feet of a school, including a charter school.