Because Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical cannabis, no licensed dispensaries exist in Milwaukee, so no operational buffer zones from schools or parks apply at present.
Cannabis dispensary buffer zones (commonly 600-1000 feet from schools, parks, or churches in legal-cannabis states) do not currently exist in Milwaukee because Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or comprehensive medical cannabis. Wis. Stat. §961.41 keeps marijuana sale a state-controlled-substance offense. Wisconsin allows narrow CBD use under §961.32(2m), but this does not authorize licensed retail. If Wisconsin legalizes in future sessions, Milwaukee's zoning code (Ch. 295) would likely require buffer-zone amendments, and any such proposal would go through the City Plan Commission and Common Council. Some hemp-derived CBD retailers operate under Wis. Stat. §94.55, but these are not subject to cannabis-specific buffers.
No cannabis dispensary licensing exists, so no buffer-zone violations are possible. Unlicensed sale of THC products is prosecuted under state controlled-substances law, not zoning.
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