LRB-0564/1
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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
February 20, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Hintz, Shankland,
Genrich, Berceau, Anderson, Pope, Goyke, Doyle, Crowley, Hebl, Sinicki,
Ohnstad, Sargent, Subeck, Zepnick, Brostoff, Bowen, Zamarripa and
Spreitzer, cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Johnson, Miller,
Hansen, C. Larson, Vinehout and Shilling. Referred to Committee on
Health.
AB75,2,2 1An Act to renumber and amend 961.55 (8) and 968.19; to amend 59.54 (25)
2(a) (intro.), 59.54 (25m), 66.0107 (1) (bm), 66.0107 (1) (bp), 66.1201 (2m),
366.1213 (3), 66.1301 (2m), 66.1331 (2m), 66.1333 (3) (e) 2., 106.50 (1m) (h),
4234.29, 289.33 (3) (d), 349.02 (2) (b) 4., 767.41 (5) (am) (intro.), 767.451 (5m) (a),
5961.555 (2) (a), 961.56 (1) and 968.20 (1g) (intro.); and to create 20.435 (1) (gq),
620.435 (1) (jm), subchapter IV of chapter 50 [precedes 50.59], 59.54 (25) (c),
766.0414, 146.44, 767.41 (5) (d), 767.451 (5m) (d), 961.01 (3), 961.01 (5m), 961.01
8(11v), 961.01 (12v), 961.01 (14c), 961.01 (14g), 961.01 (17k), 961.01 (19m),
9961.01 (20hm), 961.01 (20ht), 961.01 (20t), 961.01 (21f), 961.01 (21t), 961.436,
10961.55 (8) (b), 961.55 (8) (c), 961.55 (8) (d), 961.555 (2) (e), 961.555 (2m),
11961.5755, 968.072, 968.12 (6), 968.19 (2) and 968.20 (1j) of the statutes;
12relating to: medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution

1entities, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making
2appropriations, and providing a criminal penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a person from manufacturing, distributing, or delivering
marijuana; possessing marijuana with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or
deliver it; possessing or attempting to possess marijuana; using drug paraphernalia;
or possessing drug paraphernalia with the intent to produce, distribute, or use a
controlled substance. This bill creates a medical use defense to such
marijuana-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for persons who are
registered with the Department of Health Services as having specified debilitating
medical conditions or treatments and, if applicable, their primary caregivers. This
bill also prohibits the arrest or prosecution of such persons for those offenses. The
defense and prohibition do not apply under certain circumstances, such as 1) if the
person does not have a valid registry identification card; 2) if the amount of
marijuana involved is more than 12 marijuana plants and three ounces of marijuana
leaves or flowers; 3) if, while under the influence of marijuana, the person drives a
motor vehicle or engages in any other conduct that endangers the health or well
being of another person; or 4) if the person smokes marijuana on a school bus or
public transit or on school premises.
Under the bill, DHS must establish a registry for persons who use marijuana
for medical use. Under the bill, a person may apply to DHS for a registry
identification card. DHS must issue a qualified applicant a registry identification
card unless, in the previous ten years, the applicant was serving a sentence or on
probation for certain felony convictions. Except for law enforcement purposes, DHS
must keep registry information and applications confidential.
Under the bill, DHS also must license and regulate dispensaries to facilitate the
medical use of marijuana. This bill prohibits dispensaries from being located within
500 feet of a school, prohibits a dispensary from distributing to one person more than
an allowable amount of marijuana, and prohibits a dispensary from possessing an
excessive quantity of marijuana as determined by the number of persons it serves
or by DHS. An applicant for a license must pay an initial application fee of $250, and
a dispensary must pay an annual fee of $5,000.
This bill requires DHS to promulgate rules to allow entities to grow marijuana
and distribute marijuana to dispensaries. This bill also requires DHS to register
entities as tetrahydrocannabinols-testing laboratories.
This bill changes state law regarding marijuana. It does not affect federal law,
which generally prohibits persons from manufacturing, delivering, or possessing
marijuana and applies to both intrastate and interstate violations.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB75,1 1Section 1. 20.435 (1) (gq) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,3,42 20.435 (1) (gq) Medical marijuana registry. All moneys received as fees under
3s. 146.44 (2) (a) 4., for the purposes of the Medical Marijuana Registry Program under
4s. 146.44.
AB75,2 5Section 2 . 20.435 (1) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,3,86 20.435 (1) (jm) Licensing and support services for dispensaries. All moneys
7received under s. 50.594 to license and regulate dispensaries, and to register
8laboratories, under subch. IV of ch. 50.
AB75,3 9Section 3 . Subchapter IV of chapter 50 [precedes 50.59] of the statutes is
10created to read:
AB75,3,1111 CHAPTER 50
AB75,3,1212 SUBCHAPTER IV
AB75,3,1313 Distribution and testing Centers
AB75,3,14 1450.59 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB75,3,18 15(1) “Dispensary" means an entity licensed under s. 50.592 that cultivates,
16acquires, manufactures, possesses, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, or dispenses
17marijuana, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials to
18treatment teams and other dispensaries.
AB75,3,19 19(2) “Maximum authorized amount" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (14c).
AB75,3,21 20(3) “Medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols" has the meaning given in s. 961.01
21(14g).
AB75,4,1
1(4) “Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20hm).
AB75,4,2 2(5) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).
AB75,4,3 3(6) “Treatment team" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20t).
AB75,4,4 4(7) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21f).
AB75,4,5 5(8) “Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21t).
AB75,4,7 650.591 Departmental powers and duties. (1) The department shall
7provide licensing, regulation, record keeping, and security for dispensaries.
AB75,4,11 8(2) The department shall promulgate rules allowing entities to grow marijuana
9and distribute marijuana to dispensaries, developing security guidelines for the
10entities, and regulating such entities. The rules may not include limits on the
11amount of marijuana the entities grow for, or sell to, dispensaries.
AB75,4,14 1250.592 Licensing. The department shall issue licenses to operate as a
13dispensary and shall decide which and how many applicants for a license receive a
14license based on all of the following:
AB75,4,15 15(1) Convenience to treatment teams and the preferences of treatment teams.
AB75,4,17 16(2) The ability of an applicant to provide to treatment teams a sufficient
17amount of medical marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,4,19 18(3) The experience the applicant has running a nonprofit organization or a
19business.
AB75,4,21 20(4) The preferences of the governing bodies with jurisdiction over the area in
21which the applicants are located.
AB75,4,23 22(5) The ability of the applicant to keep records confidential and maintain a safe
23and secure facility.
AB75,4,24 24(6) The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under s. 50.593.
AB75,5,2
150.593 Prohibitions. The department may not issue a license to, and must
2revoke a license of, any entity to which any of the following applies:
AB75,5,4 3(1) The entity is located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary or
4secondary school, including a charter school.
AB75,5,7 5(2) The dispensary distributes to a treatment team a number of plants or an
6amount of usable marijuana that, in the period of distribution, results in the
7treatment team possessing more than the maximum authorized amount.
AB75,5,11 8(3) The dispensary possesses a number of plants or an amount of usable
9marijuana that exceeds the combined maximum authorized amount for all of the
10treatment teams that use the dispensary by a number or an amount determined by
11the department by rule to be unacceptable.
AB75,5,14 1250.594 Licensing procedure. (1) An application for a license shall be in
13writing on a form provided by the department and include the licensing application
14fee under sub. (2) (a).
AB75,5,15 15(2) (a) A licensing application fee is $250.
AB75,5,1616 (b) The annual fee for a dispensary is $5,000.
AB75,5,19 17(3) A dispensary license is valid unless revoked. Each license shall be issued
18only for the applicant named in the application and may not be transferred or
19assigned.
AB75,5,23 2050.595 Distribution of medical marijuana. (1) A dispensary may deliver
21or distribute tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia to a member of a
22treatment team if the dispensary receives a copy of the qualifying patient's written
23certification or registry identification card.
AB75,5,25 24(2) A dispensary may possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols or drug
25paraphernalia with the intent to deliver or distribute under sub. (1).
AB75,6,4
1(2m) An entity operating under rules promulgated under s. 50.591 (2) may
2possess tetrahydrocannabinols, possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols with
3the intent to deliver or distribute to a dispensary, or deliver or distribute marijuana
4to a dispensary.
AB75,6,6 5(3) A dispensary may have 2 locations, one for cultivation and one for
6distribution.
AB75,6,11 7(4) A dispensary shall have all tetrahydrocannabinols tested for mold, fungus,
8pesticides, and other contaminants and may not distribute tetrahydrocannabinols
9that test positive for mold, fungus, pesticides, or other contaminants if the
10contaminants, or level of contaminants, are identified by the testing laboratories
11under s. 50.596 (2) to be potentially unsafe to a qualifying patient's health.
AB75,6,13 12(5) A dispensary or an entity operating under rules promulgated under s.
1350.591 (2) may cultivate marijuana, including cultivating marijuana outdoors.
AB75,6,17 1450.596 Testing laboratories. The department shall register entities as
15tetrahydrocannabinols-testing laboratories. The laboratories may possess or
16manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia and shall perform the
17following services:
AB75,6,19 18(1) Test marijuana produced for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols for
19potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants.
AB75,6,21 20(2) Research findings related to the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols,
21including research that identifies potentially unsafe levels of contaminants.
AB75,6,25 22(3) Provide training to persons who hold registry identification cards,
23treatment teams, persons employed by dispensaries, and entities that grow and
24distribute marijuana, as provided by rules promulgated under s. 50.591 (2), on the
25following:
AB75,7,2
1(a) The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and
2distribution of marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,7,33 (b) Security and inventory accountability procedures.
AB75,7,44 (c) The most recent research on the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,4 5Section 4 . 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,7,166 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit
7the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to par. (c) and the
8exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the
9ordinance; except that if. Any ordinance enacted under this paragraph shall provide
10a person who is prosecuted under it with the defenses that the person has under s.
11961.436 to prosecutions under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e). If
a complaint
12is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana,
13or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for
14possession of marijuana, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under
15this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless all of
16the following occur:
AB75,5 17Section 5 . 59.54 (25) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,7,2018 59.54 (25) (c) A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted
19under par. (a) if, under s. 968.072 (2) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject to
20prosecution under s. 961.41 (3g) (e).
AB75,6 21Section 6. 59.54 (25m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,8,622 59.54 (25m) Drug paraphernalia. The board may enact an ordinance to
23prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574
24(1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance.
25Any ordinance enacted under this subsection shall provide a person prosecuted

1under it with the defenses that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions
2under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted
3under an ordinance enacted under this subsection if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b),
4the person would not be subject to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or
5961.575 (1).
The board may enforce an ordinance enacted under this subsection in
6any municipality within the county.
AB75,7 7Section 7 . 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,8,188 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
9marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g)
10(intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance ; except that if. Any
11ordinance enacted under this paragraph shall provide a person who is prosecuted
12under it with the defenses that the person has under s. 961.436 to prosecutions under
13s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e). If
a complaint is issued regarding an allegation
14of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of
15marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana, the subject
16of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that
17is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district
18attorney declines to prosecute the case.
AB75,8 19Section 8. 66.0107 (1) (bp) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,9,220 66.0107 (1) (bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the
21same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or
22(2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance. Any ordinance enacted
23under this paragraph shall provide a person prosecuted under it with the defenses
24that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574
25(1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted

1under this paragraph if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject
2to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1).
AB75,9 3Section 9 . 66.0414 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,9,6 466.0414 Cultivation of tetrahydrocannabinols. No village, town, city, or
5county may enact or enforce an ordinance or a resolution that prohibits cultivating
6tetrahydrocannabinols outdoors if the cultivation is by one of the following:
AB75,9,7 7(1) A dispensary, as defined in s. 50.59 (1).
AB75,9,10 8(2) A person who is cultivating tetrahydrocannabinols for the medical use of
9tetrahydrocannabinols, as defined in s. 961.01 (14g), if the amount does not exceed
10the maximum authorized amount, as defined in s. 961.01 (14c).
AB75,9,12 11(3) An entity that is growing marijuana for distribution as permitted under
12rules promulgated under s. 50.591 (2).
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