102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3415
 
Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
410 ILCS 705/5-17 new

     Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Creates the Illinois Cannabis Control Commission, consisting of 7 members and an Executive Director to be appointed by the Governor. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all authority granted to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture under specified provisions of the Act is granted and shall be transferred to the Illinois Cannabis Control Commission. Requires the Commission to administer and enforce provisions of the Act relating to the oversight and registration of cultivation centers, craft growers, infuser organizations, transporting organizations, or dispensing organizations or their principal officers, agents-in-charge, or agents.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended  
5by adding Section 5-17 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 705/5-17 new)
7    Sec. 5-17. Cannabis Control Commission.
8    (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Cannabis Control 
9Commission, consisting of 7 members to be appointed by the 
10Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, no more 
11than 4 of whom shall be members of the same political party. 
12The Executive Director of the Illinois Cannabis Control 
13Commission shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice 
14and consent of the Senate.
15    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
16authority granted to the Department of Financial and 
17Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture 
18provided under Sections 5-10 and 5-15 is granted and shall be 
19transferred to the Illinois Cannabis Control Commission.
20    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
21Illinois Cannabis Control Commission shall administer and 
22enforce the provisions of this Act relating to the oversight 
23and registration of cultivation centers, craft growers, 
 
 
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1infuser organizations, transporting organizations, or their 
2agents, including the issuance of identification cards and 
3establishing limits on potency or serving size for cannabis or 
4cannabis products. The Illinois Cannabis Control Commission 
5may suspend or revoke the license of, impose other penalties 
6upon, or otherwise discipline, cultivation centers, craft 
7growers, infuser organizations, or transporting organizations 
8or their principal officers, agents-in-charge, or agents for 
9violations of this Act or any rules adopted under this Act.
10    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
11Illinois Cannabis Control Commission shall administer and 
12enforce the provisions of this Act relating to the oversight 
13and registration of dispensing organizations or dispensing 
14organization agents, including the issuance of identification 
15cards for dispensing organization agents. The Illinois 
16Cannabis Control Commission may suspend or revoke the license 
17of, impose other penalties upon, or otherwise discipline 
18dispensing organizations or a dispensing organization's 
19principal officers, agents-in-charge, or agents for violations 
20of this Act or any rules adopted under this Act.