Wisconsin Local Decriminalization

Appleton
Population: 73,891

Appleton, WI

  • Passed: 1965
  • How: N/A
  • Quantity: No more than 25 grams
  • Penalty: $200
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Eau Claire
Population: 68,720

Eau Claire, WI

  • Passed: 2002
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 25 grams
  • Penalty: $100-$500
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Green Bay
Population: 104,508

Green Bay, WI

  • Passed: 2022
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 28 grams
  • Penalty: $1-$500 (if caught in public) | court costs only (if caught in private)
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Kenosha
Population: 99,767

Kenosha WI

  • Passed: May 2015
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 1 ounce
  • Penalty: $10-$750
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La Crosse
Population: 51,543

La Crosse, WI

  • Passed: July 2020
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 25 grams
  • Penalty: $1
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Madison
Population: 258,366

Madison, WI

  • Passed: 2020
  • Common Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 28 grams
  • Penalty: No penalty for the use or possess up to 28 grams of cannabis on public and private property, as long as one has the permission of the property owner, landlord or tenant. Violations of this ordinance are punishable by a $1 fine.
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Marshfield
Population: 18,214

Marshfield, WI

  • Passed: 2010
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: N/A
  • Penalty: $100-$500
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Milwaukee
Population: 592,649

Milwaukee, WI

  • Passed: 2015
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 25 grams
  • Penalty: $50
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Monona
Population: 8,141

Monona, WI

  • Passed: May 2017
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: N/A
  • Penalty: $200 for smoking in public; no fine for possession

Oshkosh
Population: 66,753

Oshkosh, WI

  • Passed: January 2018
  • City Ordinance
  • Quantity: Up to 25 grams
  • Penalty: $75
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Racine
Population: 76,893

Racine, WI

  • Passed: 1990
  • Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 25 grams on private propery
  • Penalty: $75
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Stevens Point
Population: 26,144

  • Passed: June 2022
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: 25 grams
  • Penalty: $5
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Superior
Population: 26,260

Superior, WI

  • Passed: October 2018
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: Up to 25 grams
  • Penalty: $100-500
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Waukesha
Population: 72,419

Waukesha, WI

  • Passed: 2007
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: N/A
  • Penalty: Up to $1000

Wausau
Population: 38,685

Wausau, WI

  • Passed: N/A
  • City Council Ordinance
  • Quantity: N/A
  • Penalty: $50-$500
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