AB75,20,2422 961.01 (12v) “Lockable, enclosed facility" means an enclosed indoor or outdoor
23area that is lockable, or may use a security device, to permit access only by a member
24of a qualifying patient's treatment team.
AB75,28 25Section 28. 961.01 (14c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,21,2
1961.01 (14c) “Maximum authorized amount" means 12 live marijuana plants
2and 3 ounces of usable marijuana.
AB75,29 3Section 29. 961.01 (14g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,21,54 961.01 (14g) “Medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols" means any of the
5following:
AB75,21,86 (a) The use of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a qualifying patient to
7alleviate the symptoms or effects of the qualifying patient's debilitating medical
8condition or treatment.
AB75,21,119 (b) The acquisition, possession, cultivation, or transportation of
10tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a qualifying patient if done to facilitate his or
11her use of the tetrahydrocannabinols under par. (a).
AB75,21,1712 (c) The acquisition, possession, cultivation, or transportation of
13tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a primary caregiver of a qualifying patient,
14the transfer of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form between a qualifying patient and
15his or her primary caregivers, or the transfer of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form
16between persons who are primary caregivers for the same qualifying patient if all of
17the following apply:
AB75,21,2018 1. The acquisition, possession, cultivation, transportation, or transfer of the
19tetrahydrocannabinols is done to facilitate the qualifying patient's use of
20tetrahydrocannabinols under par. (a) or (b).
AB75,21,2321 2. It is not practicable for the qualifying patient to acquire, possess, cultivate,
22or transport the tetrahydrocannabinols independently, or the qualifying patient is
23under 18 years of age.
AB75,30 24Section 30 . 961.01 (17k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,22,2
1961.01 (17k) “Out-of-state registry identification card" has the meaning given
2in s. 146.44 (1) (cm).
AB75,31 3Section 31. 961.01 (19m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,22,74 961.01 (19m) “Primary caregiver" means a person who is at least 21 years of
5age, who would not be denied, under s. 146.44 (3), a registry identification card, and
6who has agreed to help a qualifying patient in his or her medical use of
7tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,32 8Section 32. 961.01 (20hm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,22,129 961.01 (20hm) “Qualifying patient" means a person who has been diagnosed
10in the course of a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship as having or undergoing
11a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not include a person under the
12age of 18 years unless all of the following apply:
AB75,22,1513 (a) The person's practitioner has explained the potential risks and benefits of
14the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols to the person and to a parent, guardian,
15or person having legal custody of the person.
AB75,22,1716 (b) The parent, guardian, or person having legal custody provides the
17practitioner a written statement consenting to do all of the following:
AB75,22,1818 1. Allow the person's medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,22,1919 2. Serve as a primary caregiver for the person.
AB75,22,2020 3. Manage the person's medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB75,33 21Section 33. 961.01 (20ht) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,22,2322 961.01 (20ht) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44
23(1) (g).
AB75,34 24Section 34. 961.01 (20t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,23,2
1961.01 (20t) “Treatment team" means a qualifying patient and his or her
2primary caregivers.
AB75,35 3Section 35 . 961.01 (21f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,23,64 961.01 (21f) “Usable marijuana" means marijuana leaves or flowers but does
5not include seeds, stalks, or roots or any ingredients combined with the leaves or
6flowers.
AB75,36 7Section 36. 961.01 (21t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,23,98 961.01 (21t) “Written certification" means a statement made by a person's
9practitioner if all of the following apply:
AB75,23,1310 (a) The statement indicates that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, the
11person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the
12potential benefits of the person's use of tetrahydrocannabinols under sub. (14g) (a)
13would likely outweigh the health risks for the person.
AB75,23,1514 (b) The statement indicates that the opinion described in par. (a) was made in
15the course of a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship.
AB75,23,1716 (c) The statement is signed by the practitioner or is contained in the person's
17medical records.
AB75,37 18Section 37. 961.436 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,23,23 19961.436 Medical use defense in cases involving
20tetrahydrocannabinols.
(1) A member of a qualifying patient's treatment team
21has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (h) or (1m) (h) for manufacturing, or
22possessing with intent to manufacture, tetrahydrocannabinols if all of the following
23apply:
AB75,23,2524 (a) The manufacture or possession is a medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols
25by the treatment team.
AB75,24,2
1(b) The amount of tetrahydrocannabinols does not exceed the maximum
2authorized amount.
AB75,24,53 (c) Any live marijuana plants are in a lockable, enclosed facility unless a
4member of a qualifying patient's treatment team is accessing the plants or has the
5plants in his or her possession.
AB75,24,76 (d) If the member is a primary caregiver, he or she is not a primary caregiver
7to more than 5 qualifying patients.
AB75,24,11 8(2) A member of a qualifying patient's treatment team has a defense to
9prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (h) or (1m) (h) for distributing or delivering, or
10possessing with intent to distribute or deliver, tetrahydrocannabinols to another
11member of the treatment team if all of the following apply:
AB75,24,1312 (a) The distribution, delivery, or possession is a medical use of
13tetrahydrocannabinols by the treatment team.
AB75,24,1514 (b) The amount of tetrahydrocannabinols does not exceed the maximum
15authorized amount.
AB75,24,1816 (c) Any live marijuana plants are in a lockable, enclosed facility unless a
17member of a qualifying patient's treatment team is accessing the plants or has the
18plants in his or her possession.
AB75,24,2019 (d) If the member is a primary caregiver, he or she is not a primary caregiver
20to more than 5 qualifying patients.
AB75,24,23 21(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a member of a qualifying patient's
22treatment team has a defense to a prosecution under s. 961.41 (3g) (e) if all of the
23following apply:
AB75,24,2524 1. The possession or attempted possession is a medical use of
25tetrahydrocannabinols by the treatment team.
AB75,25,2
12. The amount of tetrahydrocannabinols does not exceed the maximum
2authorized amount.
AB75,25,53 3. Any live marijuana plants are in a lockable, enclosed facility unless a
4member of a qualifying patient's treatment team is accessing the plants or has the
5plants in his or her possession.
AB75,25,76 4. If the member is a primary caregiver, he or she is not a primary caregiver
7to more than 5 qualifying patients.
AB75,25,98 (b) A person may not assert the defense described in par. (a) if, while he or she
9possesses or attempts to possess tetrahydrocannabinols, any of the following applies:
AB75,25,1210 1. The person drives or operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of
11tetrahydrocannabinols in violation of s. 346.63 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity
12with s. 346.63 (1).
AB75,25,1513 2. While under the influence of tetrahydrocannabinols, the person operates
14heavy machinery or engages in any other conduct that endangers the health or
15well-being of another person.
AB75,25,1616 3. The person smokes marijuana in, on, or at any of the following places:
AB75,25,1717 a. A school bus or a public transit vehicle.
AB75,25,1818 b. The person's place of employment.
AB75,25,1919 c. Public or private school premises.
AB75,25,2020 d. A juvenile correctional facility.
AB75,25,2121 e. A jail or adult correctional facility.
AB75,25,2222 f. A public park, beach, or recreation center.
AB75,25,2323 g. A youth center.
AB75,26,5 24(4) For the purposes of a defense raised under sub. (1), (2), or (3) (a), a valid
25registry identification card, a valid out-of-state registry identification card, or a

1written certification is presumptive evidence that the person identified on the card
2as a qualifying patient or the subject of the written certification is a qualifying
3patient and that, if the person uses tetrahydrocannabinols, he or she does so to
4alleviate the symptoms or effects of his or her debilitating medical condition or
5treatment.
AB75,26,14 6(5) Notwithstanding s. 227.12 (1), any person may petition the department of
7health services to promulgate a rule to designate a medical condition or treatment
8as a debilitating medical condition or treatment. The department of health services
9shall promulgate rules providing for public notice of and a public hearing regarding
10any such petition, with the public hearing providing persons an opportunity to
11comment upon the petition. After the hearing, but no later than 180 days after the
12submission of the petition, the department of health services shall approve or deny
13the petition. The department of health service's decision to approve or deny a
14petition is subject to judicial review under s. 227.52.
AB75,38 15Section 38. 961.55 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 961.55 (8) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
AB75,26,2017 961.55 (8) (intro.) The failure, upon demand by any officer or employee
18designated in s. 961.51 (1) or (2), of the person in occupancy or in control of land or
19premises upon which the species of plants are growing or being stored, to produce an
20any of the following constitutes authority for the seizure and forfeiture of the plants:
AB75,26,22 21(a) An appropriate federal registration, or proof that the person is the holder
22thereof, constitutes authority for the seizure and forfeiture of the plants.
AB75,39 23Section 39. 961.55 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,26,2524 961.55 (8) (b) A valid registry identification card or a valid out-of-state
25registry identification card.
AB75,40
1Section 40. 961.55 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,27,32 961.55 (8) (c) The person's written certification, if the person is a qualifying
3patient.
AB75,41 4Section 41. 961.55 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,27,65 961.55 (8) (d) A written certification for a qualifying patient for whom the
6person is a primary caregiver.
AB75,42 7Section 42. 961.555 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,27,188 961.555 (2) (a) The Except as provided in par. (e), the district attorney of the
9county within which the property was seized shall commence the forfeiture action
10within 30 days after the seizure of the property, except that the defendant may
11request that the forfeiture proceedings be adjourned until after adjudication of any
12charge concerning a crime which was the basis for the seizure of the property. The
13request shall be granted
. The forfeiture action shall be commenced by filing a
14summons, complaint and affidavit of the person who seized the property with the
15clerk of circuit court, provided service of authenticated copies of those papers is made
16in accordance with ch. 801 within 90 days after filing upon the person from whom
17the property was seized and upon any person known to have a bona fide perfected
18security interest in the property.
AB75,43 19Section 43. 961.555 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,27,2220 961.555 (2) (e) The court shall adjourn forfeiture proceedings until after
21adjudication of any charge concerning a crime that was the basis for the seizure of
22the property if any of the following applies:
AB75,27,2323 1. The defendant requests an adjournment.
AB75,27,2424 2. The defendant invokes a defense to the crime under s. 961.436 or 961.5755.
AB75,44 25Section 44 . 961.555 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,28,3
1961.555 (2m) Medical use defense. (a) In an action to forfeit property seized
2under s. 961.55, the person who was in possession of the property when it was seized
3has a defense to the forfeiture of the property if any of the following applies:
AB75,28,64 1. The person was prosecuted under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e),
5961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1) in connection with the seized property but had
6a valid defense under s. 961.436 (1), (2), or (3) (a) or 961.5755 (1) (a) or (2).
AB75,28,107 2. The person was not prosecuted under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e),
8961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1) in connection with the seized property, but,
9if the person had been, he or she would have had a valid defense under s. 961.436 (1),
10(2), or (3) (a) or 961.5755 (1) (a) or (2).
AB75,28,1511 (b) The owner of property seized under s. 961.55 who is raising a defense under
12par. (a) shall do so in the answer to the complaint that he or she serves under sub.
13(2) (b). If a property owner raises such a defense in his or her answer, the state must,
14as part of the burden of proof specified in sub. (3), prove that the facts constituting
15the defense do not exist.
AB75,45 16Section 45 . 961.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,28,2217 961.56 (1) It Except as provided in s. 961.555 (2m) (b) and except for any
18presumption arising under s. 961.436 (4) or 961.5755 (3), it
is not necessary for the
19state to negate any exemption or exception in this chapter in any complaint,
20information, indictment or other pleading or in any trial, hearing or other proceeding
21under this chapter. The, and the burden of proof of any exemption or exception is
22upon the person claiming it.
AB75,46 23Section 46. 961.5755 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,29,3 24961.5755 Medical use of marijuana defense in drug paraphernalia
25cases.
(1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a member of a treatment team has a

1defense to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1) if he or she uses, or possesses with the
2primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia only for the medical use of
3tetrahydrocannabinols by the treatment team.
AB75,29,54 (b) This subsection does not apply if while the person uses, or possesses with
5the primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia s. 961.436 (3) (b) 1., 2., or 3. applies.
AB75,29,10 6(2) A member of a treatment team has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.574
7(1) or 961.575 (1) if he or she delivers, possesses with intent to deliver, or
8manufactures with intent to deliver to another member of his or her treatment team
9drug paraphernalia, knowing that it will be primarily used for the medical use of
10tetrahydrocannabinols by the treatment team.
AB75,29,17 11(3) For the purposes of a defense raised under sub. (1) (a) or (2), a valid registry
12identification card, a valid out-of-state registry identification card, or a written
13certification is presumptive evidence that the person identified on the valid registry
14identification card or valid out-of-state registry identification card as a qualifying
15patient or the subject of the written certification is a qualifying patient and that, if
16the person uses tetrahydrocannabinols, he or she does so to alleviate the symptoms
17or effects of his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment.
AB75,47 18Section 47. 968.072 of the statutes is created to read:
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