Is Medical Marijuana Legal in Madison, WI?
Facts on this page were checked against official sources, including Wis. Stat. 961.32 and the Wisconsin Legislature’s record for 2025 SB 534, by the Dr. Green Relief editorial team. The possession penalties are from Wis. Stat. 961.41(3g) and 939.50(3)(i), the growing penalty from Wis. Stat. 961.41(1)(h) and the city ordinance limits from Wis. Stat. 66.0107(1)(bm). The conditions in the section below headed “NO CONDITION LIST IN WISCONSIN LAW” come from two bills that failed: 2025 SB 534 and 2021-22 SB 1035. As of October 29, 2026, no Wisconsin statute or 2025 Wisconsin Act creates a medical marijuana card, registry or state fee. Last reviewed October 29, 2026.
Medical marijuana is not legal in Madison: Wisconsin issues no medical marijuana card, though a physician licensed in Wisconsin may certify a CBD product for a medical condition. Wondering if there is a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin? Not today, and no medical bill is still pending.
Our page on why Wisconsin has no medical marijuana card also explains the CBD certification rule that does apply. As of October 2026, no state office keeps a medical marijuana registry in Wisconsin. Legalization bills, including AB 1061 and SB 1045, also failed to pass in March 2026. Hemp-derived CBD is legal to possess in Wisconsin under the state hemp law.
SB 534, heard by a Senate committee in October 2025, would have created a registry run by an office attached to DHS. The committee recommended it 4 to 1 in February 2026, but it never reached a floor vote. It failed to pass on March 23, 2026. Wisconsin recognizes no card from Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan or Illinois, so visitors and residents face the same law. No card makes buying or holding marijuana flower, vapes or edibles legal under Wisconsin law.
Under Wis. Stat. 66.0107(1)(bm), Madison may also punish marijuana possession by city ordinance with a forfeiture, but not once a state complaint follows a prior Wisconsin possession conviction, unless the state charge is dismissed or not prosecuted. No city rule changes state law, which still makes possession a crime. A repeat state conviction is a Class I felony. Any change would have to come from the Legislature, where every medical cannabis bill of the 2025 to 2026 session failed.
In Madison, a Wisconsin physician may certify CBD for a medical condition, never marijuana
In Madison, as statewide, possessing or growing marijuana is still a crime under Wis. Stat. 961.41.
*Wisconsin keeps no patient registry, issues no card and has no state agency for medical cannabis.
In Madison, a Wisconsin physician may certify CBD for a medical condition, never marijuana
In Madison, as statewide, possessing or growing marijuana is still a crime under Wis. Stat. 961.41.
*Wisconsin keeps no patient registry, issues no card and has no state agency for medical cannabis.
What Does Wisconsin Law Mean for Marijuana Doctors in Madison?
Dr. Green Relief has no office in Wisconsin. Its clinics are in Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. No physician in Madison can certify you for marijuana under Wisconsin law. A physician licensed in Wisconsin may certify a CBD product for a medical condition in a dated letter. The letter lists the physician’s name, address and phone, plus your name and address, and is good for up to one year.
Wisconsin has no list of qualifying conditions for marijuana. Earlier medical cannabis bills, SB 1034 and SB 1035, failed on March 15, 2022, before the 2026 bills failed too.
Madison residents follow the same state possession law, Wis. Stat. 961.41, as every Wisconsin city. On Madison roads, Wis. Stat. 346.63 and 340.01(50m)(e) draw the line at 1 ng/mL of delta-9 THC in the blood: driving at or above it is an offense.
MADISON AND STATE LAW
Wisconsin Issues No Card
No Dispensary Is Licensed
A Repeat Offense Is A Felony
A CBD Letter Lasts 1 Year At Most
Does Wisconsin Have a Card Program?
Wisconsin has no medical marijuana program, and the 2025 Senate bill that would have created one, SB 534, failed to pass on March 23, 2026. What exists is narrower: a physician licensed in Wisconsin may write a certification letter for a CBD product, good for up to one year. That letter covers the CBD product only and gives no protection for marijuana.
NO CONDITION LIST IN WISCONSIN LAW
AIDS / HIV
Multiple Sclerosis
ALS
Cancer
Crohn’s Disease
Glaucoma
Seizures
PTSD
Is There a Wisconsin Card Fee?
Wisconsin charges nothing because it issues nothing: no Wisconsin Medical Marijuana Card, no registry and no state fee. A physician’s CBD letter lasts up to one year after the date it was issued, or less if the physician sets an earlier expiration.
Wisconsin Drug Law in Madison
In Madison, a first possession conviction under Wis. Stat. 961.41(3g)(e) is a misdemeanor carrying up to 6 months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Once a state complaint alleges more than 25 grams, Madison cannot prosecute that possession under a city ordinance unless the state charge is dismissed or not prosecuted.
Are There Marijuana Dispensaries in Madison?
Madison stores can sell hemp products, which Wis. Stat. 94.55 sets apart from marijuana, but no store in the city may sell marijuana itself.
THE LAW IN MADISON
Wisconsin Law, Summed Up For Madison
Card Status In Madison
Wisconsin issues none
No State Registry Exists
No Fee, Because No Card
No Medical Program Under State Law
Cards From Other States Not Recognized
The CBD Letter In Madison
valid up to 1 year
Issued By A Wisconsin-Licensed Physician
A Dated Letter Or Official Document
For Treating A Medical Condition
No Letter Needed For Hemp CBD
Possession Penalties In Madison
6 months jail at most
Fine Up To $1,000 The First Time
Any Prior Drug Conviction Counts
Growing 4 Or Fewer Plants: Felony
Repeat Offense: Up To 3.5 Years
A NOTE ON STATE LAW
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