Legal Opinion
(1974)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided April 11, 1974Published
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR J. SCHMIDT, Secretary Department of Health and SocialServices
You advise that in studying the issues relating to the use of marijuana in Wisconsin the Controlled Substances Board within your department has learned that certain cities in the state have enacted local ordinances relating to the sale and possession of marijuana. In these municipalities offenders are apparently being prosecuted under such local ordinances rather than under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act, ch. 161, Stats., which also regulates the possession and distribution of marijuana. Since it is believed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hammermill Paper Co. v. La PlanteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Muench v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
- Van Gilder v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Fox v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Keefe v. SchmiegeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
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