Wauwatosa, WI Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)

010. The chapter first bars possessing any controlled substance contrary to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Wis. Stat. ' The section was adopted by Ord. O-90-9 in 1990 and amended by Ord. O-04-18 in 2004. Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or comprehensive medical cannabis, so this local ban operates without any state carve-out for adult-use possession; the only exception in the city text itself is a bona fide prescription-based medical use. 010, General Penalty. That section sets a forfeiture of not less than one dollar nor more than five thousand dollars for a first offense where no specific penalty is otherwise provided, rising to a floor of twenty-five dollars for a second or subsequent conviction, and makes each day of a continuing violation a separate offense. City ordinance violations in Wauwatosa are civil forfeiture matters, not misdemeanors, so imprisonment applies only if a defendant fails to pay an imposed forfeiture.