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3. Manage the person's medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
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24(7) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).
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1(8) “Treatment team" means a qualifying patient and his or her primary
2caregivers.
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3(9) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).
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4(10) “Written certification" means a statement made by a person's physician
5if all of the following apply:
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(a) The statement indicates that, in the physician's professional opinion, the
7person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the
8potential benefits of the person's use of tetrahydrocannabinols under sub. (4) (a)
9would likely outweigh the health risks for the person.
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(b) The statement indicates that the opinion described in par. (a) was formed
11after a full assessment, conducted no more than 6 months prior to making the
12statement and made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, of
13the person's medical history and current medical condition.
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(c) The statement is signed by the physician or is contained in the person's
15medical records.
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(d) The statement contains an expiration date that is no more than 48 months
17after issuance and the statement has not expired.
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1850.81 Departmental powers and duties. (1) The department shall provide
19licensing, regulation, record keeping, and security for compassion centers.
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20(2) Notwithstanding s. 227.12 (1), any person may petition the department to
21promulgate a rule to designate a medical condition or treatment as a debilitating
22medical condition or treatment. The department shall promulgate rules providing
23for public notice of and a public hearing regarding any such petition, with the public
24hearing providing persons an opportunity to comment upon the petition. After the
25hearing, but no later than 180 days after the submission of the petition, the
1department shall approve or deny the petition. The department's decision to approve
2or deny a petition is subject to judicial review under s. 227.52.
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350.82 Licensing. The department shall issue licenses to a pharmacist or a
4pharmacy to operate as a compassion center and shall decide which and how many
5applicants for a license receive a license based on all of the following:
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6(1) The ability of an applicant to provide to treatment teams a sufficient
7amount of medical marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
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8(2) The experience the applicant has running an organization or a business.
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9(3) The preferences of the governing bodies with jurisdiction over the area in
10which the applicants are located.
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11(4) The ability of the applicant to keep records confidential and maintain a safe
12and secure facility.
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13(5) The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under s. 50.83.
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1450.83 Prohibitions. The department may not issue a license to operate as a
15compassion center to, and must revoke a license of, any organization to which any
16of the following applies:
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17(1) The organization is located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary
18or secondary school, including a charter school.
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19(2) The compassion center distributes to a treatment team a number of plants
20or an amount in ounces of usable marijuana that, in the period of distribution, results
21in the treatment team possessing more than the maximum medicinal amount.
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22(3) The compassion center possesses a number of plants or an amount in ounces
23of usable marijuana that exceeds the combined maximum medicinal amount for all
24of the treatment teams that are estimated to use the organization by a number or an
25amount determined by the department by rule to be unacceptable.
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150.84 Licensing procedure. (1) The application for a license must be in
2writing on a form provided by the department and include the licensing application
3fee under sub. (2) (a).
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4(2) (a) A licensing application fee is $250.
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(b) The annual fee for a compassion center is $5,000.
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6(3) A compassion center license is valid until revoked. Each license shall be
7issued only for the applicant named in the application and may not be transferred
8or assigned.
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950.85 Distribution of medical marijuana. (1) A compassion center may
10sell, distribute, or deliver tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia intended for
11the storage or use of usable marijuana to a member of a treatment team if the
12compassion center receives a copy of the qualifying patient's written certification or
13registry identification card.
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14(2) A compassion center may possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols
15or drug paraphernalia with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver under sub. (1).
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16(3) A compassion center may have 2 locations, one for cultivation and one for
17sales, distribution, or delivery.
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18(4) A compassion center shall have all tetrahydrocannabinols tested for mold,
19fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants and may not sell, distribute, or deliver
20tetrahydrocannabinols that test positive for mold, fungus, pesticides, or other
21contaminants if the contaminants, or level of contaminants, are identified by the
22testing laboratories under s. 50.86 (2) to be potentially unsafe to a qualifying
23patient's health.