This brief examines state and federal laws relating to marijuana possession and use in Wisconsin and discusses the issue of legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes as of May 2015. It is no longer current because it predates Wisconsin’s industrial hemp and CBD laws.
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, “Cannabis sativa.” The plant contains the psychoactive chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Marijuana may be consumed in a variety of ways, including by smoking, eating, drinking, and inhaling.
CONTENTS
What is marijuana?
What are marijuana’s effects?
Federal law prohibits marijuana possession
Laws in other states: medicinal and recreational use
Wisconsin laws
Proposed Wisconsin legislation
Indian tribes: growing and selling marijuana on tribal land