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5Section 12
. 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.1331
(2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
7facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
8or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
9sex, race, color, creed,
or sexual orientation
,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
10sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u)
,; whether the person
11holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g),
12has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or
13has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); or national
14origin.
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15Section 13
. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.1333
(3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or
17privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege
18in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race,
19color, creed,
or sexual orientation
,
; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual
20assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u)
,
; whether the person holds, or
21has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been
22the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been
23a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); or national origin.
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24Section 14
. 77.52 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
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177.52
(13) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
2prevent evasion of the sales tax it shall be presumed that all receipts are subject to
3the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale of tangible
4personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services
5is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that
6person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner
7prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service
8is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required
9for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1)
10(b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10),
11(11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46),
12(51), (52), (66),
and (67)
, and (69).
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13Section 15
. 77.53 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.53
(10) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to
15prevent evasion of the use tax and the duty to collect the use tax, it is presumed that
16tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or
17(d), or taxable services sold by any person for delivery in this state is sold for storage,
18use, or other consumption in this state until the contrary is established. The burden
19of proving the contrary is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person
20takes from the purchaser an electronic or paper certificate, in a manner prescribed
21by the department, to the effect that the property, or items, property, or goods under
22s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable service is purchased for resale, or otherwise
23exempt from the tax, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible
24personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or
1services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n),
2(21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52),
and (67)
, and (69).
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3Section 16
. 77.54 (69) of the statutes is created to read:
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77.54
(69) The sales price from the sales of and the storage, use, or other
5consumption of medical cannabis and drug paraphernalia delivered or distributed
6by a dispensary licensed under s. 94.57.
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7Section 17
. 94.57 of the statutes is created to read:
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894.57 Medical cannabis. (1)
Definitions. In this section:
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(b) “Dispensary” means a person who obtains packaged and labelled medical
10cannabis from a licensed processor and dispenses that cannabis, and cannabis
11paraphernalia, at a permanent location to a member of a treatment team holding a
12valid registry identification card issued under s. 146.44, regardless of whether the
13dispensing is done in exchange for monetary consideration.
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(c) “Laboratory” means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
15processor and tests that cannabis for tetrahydrocannabinol content and the presence
16of molds, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants.
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(d) “Licensee” means a producer, processor, or dispensary that holds a valid
18license under this section.
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(e) “Maximum authorized amount" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (14c).
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(f) “Medical cannabis" means a cannabis plant or usable cannabis that is
21intended to be used by a qualifying patient registered under s. 146.44 to alleviate the
22symptoms or effects of the patient's debilitating medical condition or treatment.
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(g) “Processor" means a person who obtains medical cannabis from a licensed
24producer, processes the medical cannabis into usable cannabis or individual
25cannabis plants, packages and labels the usable cannabis or cannabis plants, and
1transfers or sells the packaged and labelled usable cannabis or cannabis plants to a
2licensed dispensary.
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(h) “Producer” means a person who plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more
4than 12 cannabis plants for medical cannabis and transfers or sells the medical
5cannabis to a licensed processor.
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(i) “Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (e).
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(j) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).
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(k) “School” has the meaning given in s. 118.257 (1) (d).
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(L) “Treatment team" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20t).
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(m) “Usable cannabis” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21f).
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(n) “Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).
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12(2) License required. No person may operate in this state as a producer,
13processor, or dispensary without a license issued by the department under this
14section. A person who engages in more than one of these activities shall obtain a
15separate license for each activity. A licensee may engage in the licensed activity at
16more than one location without obtaining a separate license. No licensee may
17operate at more than 2 separate locations, regardless of the number of licenses held.
18A person who is an employee of a licensee is not required to obtain a separate license.
19A person is not required to obtain a license under this section if the person handles
20only industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55.
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21(3) License criteria. (a) The department may issue a license under this section
22to an applicant only if the applicant has been a resident of this state for at least the
232 years immediately preceding the application.
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(b) The department may not issue a license to, and must revoke a license of, any
25entity to which any of the following applies:
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11. The entity is located within 500 feet of a school, including a charter school.