Cannabis Regulations in Wisconsin (2026)
10 rules on the books across Wisconsin, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Wisconsin: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsWisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under…
Read full rule →Madison
Heavy RestrictionsHome cannabis cultivation remains illegal in Wisconsin under WI Stat. 961. Madison decriminalized small-amount…
Read full rule →Milwaukee
Heavy RestrictionsCannabis cultivation for recreational or medical purposes is illegal in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has not legalized…
Read full rule →Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Milwaukee
Heavy RestrictionsBecause Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical cannabis, no licensed dispensaries exist in Milwaukee…
Read full rule →Madison
Few RestrictionsMadison has no cannabis dispensary buffer zones because Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical…
Read full rule →Cannabis Delivery Rules
Rules governing cannabis delivery, whether home delivery is permitted, vehicle requirements, and how cities can regulate or ban delivery services.
Madison
Heavy RestrictionsBecause Wisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical cannabis, no licensed delivery system exists, and any…
Read full rule →Milwaukee
Heavy RestrictionsCannabis delivery is illegal in Milwaukee because Wisconsin has not legalized retail sales. Delivery is prosecutable as…
Read full rule →Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.
Madison
Heavy RestrictionsWisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical cannabis, so personal cultivation remains a felony under Wis…
Read full rule →Milwaukee
Heavy RestrictionsWisconsin has not legalized recreational or full medical cannabis; home cultivation remains a felony under Wis. Stat…
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