Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 5/22/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2911

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2911, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 3. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
6amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new)
8    Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; this amendatory Act of
9the 103rd General Assembly. To provide for the expeditious and
10timely implementation of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
11General Assembly, emergency rules implementing this amendatory
12Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be adopted in accordance
13with Section 5-45 by the Department of Agriculture. The
14adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and
15this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public
16interest, safety, and welfare.

 

 

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1    This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
2of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
3    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
4of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
5changing Section 2105-117 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-117)
7    Sec. 2105-117. Confidentiality. All information collected
8by the Department in the course of an examination or
9investigation of a licensee, registrant, or applicant,
10including, but not limited to, any complaint against a
11licensee or registrant filed with the Department and
12information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
13be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
14shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
15information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
16other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
17interest as determined by the Director, the Office of
18Executive Inspector General, or a party presenting a lawful
19subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
20disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law
21enforcement agency, including the Executive Inspector General,
22shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any
23other agency or person, except as necessary to those involved
24in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. A

 

 

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1formal complaint filed against a licensee or registrant by the
2Department or any order issued by the Department against a
3licensee, registrant, or applicant shall be a public record,
4except as otherwise prohibited by law.
5(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
 
6    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
7Section 5.916 as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/5.916)
9    Sec. 5.916. The Local Cannabis Retailers' Occupation
10Consumer Excise Tax Trust Fund.
11(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
12    Section 15. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
133-10 as follows:
 
14    (35 ILCS 105/3-10)
15    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
16Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
17either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of
18the tangible personal property. In all cases where property
19functionally used or consumed is the same as the property that
20was purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the selling
21price of the property. In all cases where property
22functionally used or consumed is a by-product or waste product

 

 

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1that has been refined, manufactured, or produced from property
2purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the lower of
3the fair market value, if any, of the specific property so used
4in this State or on the selling price of the property purchased
5at retail. For purposes of this Section "fair market value"
6means the price at which property would change hands between a
7willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any
8compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge
9of the relevant facts. The fair market value shall be
10established by Illinois sales by the taxpayer of the same
11property as that functionally used or consumed, or if there
12are no such sales by the taxpayer, then comparable sales or
13purchases of property of like kind and character in Illinois.
14    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
15with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
16Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
17the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
18    Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
19beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,
20with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
213-6 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
22    With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act
23applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
24January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the
25proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or
26before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made

 

 

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1after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of
2the proceeds of sales made on or after January 1, 2024 and on
3or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the proceeds of
4sales made after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however,
5the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol is imposed at the
6rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100%
7of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
8    With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, the tax imposed
9by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on
10or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and
11(ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any
12time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
13ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
14imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of
15mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
16    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax
17imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales
18made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
192028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made
20thereafter.
21    With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and
22no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies
23to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1,
242003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the
25proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2018 and before
26January 1, 2024. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or before

 

 

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1December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
2diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
33-5.1. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
4sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than
510% biodiesel is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
6imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of
7biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 10%
8biodiesel made during that time.
9    With respect to biodiesel and biodiesel blends with more
10than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
11this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
12after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
13after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
14taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
15shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1.
16    Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
17with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
18consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
19alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
20use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
21immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
22Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect
23to food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
24premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
25food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
26drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate

 

 

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1consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
2    With respect to prescription and nonprescription
3medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
4Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
5Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
6a prescription, as well as any accessories and components
7related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
8the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
9disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
10syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is
11imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
12until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
13complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
14carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
15cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
16other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
17kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
18bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
19"soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
20water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
21Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
22containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
23    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
24beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
25beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
26drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk

 

 

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1products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
2than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
3    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
4provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
5be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
6food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
7food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
8regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
9August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
10this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
11off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
12through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
13products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
14regardless of the location of the vending machine.
15    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
16beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
17is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
18include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
19preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
20sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
21other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
22pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
23flour or requires refrigeration.
24    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
25beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
26drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For

 

 

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1purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
2includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
3shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
4lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
5prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
6definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
7this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
8use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
9as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
10label includes:
11        (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
12        (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
13    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
14    substance or preparation.
15    Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
16Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
17nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
18purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
19Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
20    Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
21nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
22purchased from a registered dispensing organization by a
23qualifying patient, designated caregiver, or provisional
24patient, as those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation
25and Tax Act.
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1cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
2Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
3and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualifying
4patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
5those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
6subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7Program Act.
8    If the property that is purchased at retail from a
9retailer is acquired outside Illinois and used outside
10Illinois before being brought to Illinois for use here and is
11taxable under this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is
12computed shall be reduced by an amount that represents a
13reasonable allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
14out-of-state use.
15(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,
16Section 20-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
1760-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff.
184-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154 eff. 6-30-23.)
 
19    Section 20. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
20Section 3-10 as follows:
 
21    (35 ILCS 110/3-10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10)
22    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
23Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
24the selling price of tangible personal property transferred as

 

 

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1an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of
2computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less
3than the cost price of the property to the serviceman.
4    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
5with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
6Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
7the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
8    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
9tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price
10of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
11on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%
12of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
13the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
14July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of property
15transferred as an incident to the sale of service after July 1,
162017 and before January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the selling price
17of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
18on or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028,
19and (v) 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
20incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
21any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol,
22as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%,
23then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the
24proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
25    With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
26Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act

 

 

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1applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
2transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
3January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
4100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
5incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
6any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
7ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
8imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of
9mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
10sale of service during that time.
11    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
12in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
13to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
14the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
15December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price
16thereafter.
17    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
18Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
19the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling
20price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
21service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
222018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
23December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
24January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
25taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
26shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,

 

 

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1at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
2biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
3than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
4of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
5the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
6and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
7    With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
8and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
9than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
10this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price of
11property transferred as an incident to the sale of service on
12or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On
13and after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030,
14the taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel
15blends shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax
16Act.
17    At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
18fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
19cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
20incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
21the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
22servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
23aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
24service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
25serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
26transferred as an incident to the sale of those services.

 

 

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1    Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
2tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
3immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
4service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
5by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
6Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
7Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
8Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
9Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued
10pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022
11and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be
12imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is
13to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
14alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
15use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
16immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
17paragraph).
18    Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
19shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for
20immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
21service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
22by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
23Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
24Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
25Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
26Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued

 

 

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1pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning on July 1,
22022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at
3the rate of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be
4consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
5alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
6use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
7immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
8paragraph).
9    The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on
10prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
11appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
12by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
13used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
14as any accessories and components related to those devices,
15modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
16it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
17sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
18diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
191, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,
20ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
21including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
22vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
23commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
24that are contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can,
25carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks"
26does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant

 

 

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1formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A
2Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing
350% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
4    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
5beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
6beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
7drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk
8products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
9than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
10    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
11provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
12be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
13food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
14food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
15regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
16August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
17this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
18off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
19through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
20products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
21regardless of the location of the vending machine.
22    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
23beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
24is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
25include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
26preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial

 

 

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1sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
2other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
3pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
4flour or requires refrigeration.
5    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
6beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
7drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
8purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
9includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
10shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
11lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
12prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
13definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
14this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
15use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
16as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
17label includes:
18        (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
19        (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
20    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
21    substance or preparation.
22    Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
23Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
24nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
25purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
26Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

 

 

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1    Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
2nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
3purchased from a registered dispensing organization by a
4qualifying patient, designated caregiver, or provisional
5patient, as those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation
6and Tax Act.
7    As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
8cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
9Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
10and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualifying
11patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
12those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
13subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
14Program Act.
15    If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is
16acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
17being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
18this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
19shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
20allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
21out-of-state use.
22(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
23102-700, Article 20, Section 20-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,
24Article 60, Section 60-20, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
25103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
2changing Section 3-10 as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 115/3-10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10)
4    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
5Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
6the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use
7Tax Act, of the tangible personal property. For the purpose of
8computing this tax, in no event shall the "selling price" be
9less than the cost price to the serviceman of the tangible
10personal property transferred. The selling price of each item
11of tangible personal property transferred as an incident of a
12sale of service may be shown as a distinct and separate item on
13the serviceman's billing to the service customer. If the
14selling price is not so shown, the selling price of the
15tangible personal property is deemed to be 50% of the
16serviceman's entire billing to the service customer. When,
17however, a serviceman contracts to design, develop, and
18produce special order machinery or equipment, the tax imposed
19by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost price of
20the tangible personal property transferred incident to the
21completion of the contract.
22    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
23with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
24Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
25the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.

 

 

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1    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
2tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost
3price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
4service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003,
5(ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an
6incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on
7or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of
8property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
9after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of
10the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
11the sale of service on or after January 1, 2024 and on or
12before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the selling price of
13property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
14after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however, the tax
15under this Act on sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax
16Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by
17this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol
18made during that time.
19    With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
20Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
21applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
22transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
23January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
24100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
25incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
26any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range

 

 

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1ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
2imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of
3mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
4sale of service during that time.
5    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
6in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
7to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
8the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
9December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price
10thereafter.
11    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
12Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
13the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling
14price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
15service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
162018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
17December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
18January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
19taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
20shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
21at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
22biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
23than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
24of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
25the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
26and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.

 

 

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1    With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
2and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
3than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax
4imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the
5selling price of property transferred as an incident to the
6sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
7December 31, 2023. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or
8before December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
9diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
103-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
11    At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
12fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
13cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
14incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
15the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
16servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
17aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
18service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
19serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
20transferred incident to the sale of those services.
21    Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
22tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
23immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
24service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
25entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
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1ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
2Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
3Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
4to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022 and
5beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed
6at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be
7consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
8alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
9use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
10immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
11paragraph).
12    Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
13shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for
14immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
15service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
16entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
17Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
18ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
19Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
20Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
21to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning July 1, 2022 and
22until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at the rate
23of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed off
24the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
25food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
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1consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph).
2    The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on
3prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
4appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
5by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
6used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
7as any accessories and components related to those devices,
8modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
9it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
10sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
11diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
121, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,
13ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
14including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
15vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
16commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
17that are contained in any closed or sealed can, carton, or
18container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" does not
19include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant formula,
20milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized
21Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 50% or more
22natural fruit or vegetable juice.
23    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
24beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
25beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
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1products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
2than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
3    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
4provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
5be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
6food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
7food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
8regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
9August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
10this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
11off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
12through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
13products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
14regardless of the location of the vending machine.
15    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
16beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
17is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
18include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
19preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
20sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
21other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
22pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
23flour or requires refrigeration.
24    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
25beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
26drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For

 

 

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1purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
2includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
3shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
4lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
5prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
6definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
7this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
8use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
9as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
10label includes:
11        (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
12        (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
13    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
14    substance or preparation.
15    Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
16Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
17nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
18purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
19Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
20    Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
21nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
22purchased from a registered dispensing organization by a
23qualifying patient, designated caregiver, or provisional
24patient, as those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation
25and Tax Act.
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1cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
2Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
3and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualifying
4patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
5those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
6subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7Program Act.
8(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
9102-700, Article 20, Section 20-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,
10Article 60, Section 60-25, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
11103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
12    Section 30. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
13by changing Sections 2-10 and 11 as follows:
 
14    (35 ILCS 120/2-10)
15    Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
16Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
17gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property made
18in the course of business.
19    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
20with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
21Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
22the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
23    Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
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1with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
22-8 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
3    Within 14 days after July 1, 2000 (the effective date of
4Public Act 91-872), each retailer of motor fuel and gasohol
5shall cause the following notice to be posted in a prominently
6visible place on each retail dispensing device that is used to
7dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of Illinois: "As of
8July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has eliminated the State's
9share of sales tax on motor fuel and gasohol through December
1031, 2000. The price on this pump should reflect the
11elimination of the tax." The notice shall be printed in bold
12print on a sign that is no smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches.
13The sign shall be clearly visible to customers. Any retailer
14who fails to post or maintain a required sign through December
1531, 2000 is guilty of a petty offense for which the fine shall
16be $500 per day per each retail premises where a violation
17occurs.
18    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
19tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of
20sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1,
212003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July
221, 2003 and on or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the
23proceeds of sales made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January
241, 2024, (iv) 90% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
25January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, and (v)
26100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,

 

 

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1at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
2gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate
3of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
4the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
5    With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
6Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
7applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
8January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
9100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,
10at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
11mid-range ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then
12the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of
13sales of mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
14    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
15in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
16to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on
17or before December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds
18of sales made thereafter.
19    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
20Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
21the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds
22of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
23December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made
24after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and
25after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
26taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends

 

 

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1shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
2at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
3biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
4than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
5of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
6the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
7and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
8    With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
9and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
10than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
11this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
12after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
13after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
14taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
15shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
16    Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
17with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
18consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
19alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
20use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
21immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
22Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect to
23food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
24premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
25food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
26drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate

 

 

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1consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
2    With respect to prescription and nonprescription
3medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
4Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
5Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
6a prescription, as well as any accessories and components
7related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
8the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
9disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
10syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is
11imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
12until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
13complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
14carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
15cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
16other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
17kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
18bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
19"soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
20water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
21Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
22containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
23    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
24beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
25beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
26drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk

 

 

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1products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
2than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
3    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
4provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
5be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
6food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
7food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
8regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
9August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
10this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
11off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
12through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
13products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
14regardless of the location of the vending machine.
15    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
16beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
17is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
18include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
19preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
20sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
21other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
22pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
23flour or requires refrigeration.
24    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
25beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
26drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For

 

 

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1purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
2includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
3shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
4lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
5prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
6definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
7this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
8use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
9as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
10label includes:
11        (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
12        (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
13    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
14    substance or preparation.
15    Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
16Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
17nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
18purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
19Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
20    Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
21nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
22purchased from a registered dispensing organization by a
23qualifying patient, designated caregiver, or provisional
24patient, as those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation
25and Tax Act.
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1cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
2Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
3and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualifying
4patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
5those terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
6subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7Program Act.
8(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,
9Section 20-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
1060-30, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-10, eff.
114-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
12    (35 ILCS 120/11)  (from Ch. 120, par. 450)
13    Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from
14returns filed under this Act, or from any investigation
15conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for
16official purposes, and any person, including a third party as
17defined in the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act, who
18divulges any such information in any manner, except in
19accordance with a proper judicial order or as otherwise
20provided by law, including the Local Government Revenue
21Recapture Act, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor with a
22fine not to exceed $7,500.
23    Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from
24publishing or making available to the public the names and
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1reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by
2grouping the contents of returns so the information in any
3individual return is not disclosed.
4    Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from
5divulging to the United States Government or the government of
6any other state, or any officer or agency thereof, for
7exclusively official purposes, information received by the
8Department in administering this Act, provided that such other
9governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax
10information to the Department.
11    The Department's furnishing of information derived from a
12taxpayer's return or from an investigation conducted under
13this Act to the surety on a taxpayer's bond that has been
14furnished to the Department under this Act, either to provide
15notice to such surety of its potential liability under the
16bond or, in order to support the Department's demand for
17payment from such surety under the bond, is an official
18purpose within the meaning of this Section.
19    The furnishing upon request of information obtained by the
20Department from returns filed under this Act or investigations
21conducted under this Act to the Illinois Liquor Control
22Commission for official use is deemed to be an official
23purpose within the meaning of this Section.
24    Notice to a surety of potential liability shall not be
25given unless the taxpayer has first been notified, not less
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1notify the surety.
2    The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or his
3authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and
4information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an
5official purpose within the meaning of this Section.
6    Where an appeal or a protest has been filed on behalf of a
7taxpayer, the furnishing upon request of the attorney for the
8taxpayer of returns filed by the taxpayer and information
9related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an official
10purpose within the meaning of this Section.
11    The furnishing of financial information to a municipality
12or county, upon request of the chief executive officer
13thereof, is an official purpose within the meaning of this
14Section, provided the municipality or county agrees in writing
15to the requirements of this Section. Information provided to
16municipalities and counties under this paragraph shall be
17limited to: (1) the business name; (2) the business address;
18(3) the standard classification number assigned to the
19business; (4) net revenue distributed to the requesting
20municipality or county that is directly related to the
21requesting municipality's or county's local share of the
22proceeds under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
23Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax
24Act distributed from the Local Government Tax Fund, and, if
25applicable, any locally imposed retailers' occupation tax or
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1within the requesting municipality or county by account
2identification number and address. On and after July 1, 2015,
3the furnishing of financial information to municipalities and
4counties under this paragraph may be by electronic means. If
5the Department may furnish financial information to a
6municipality or county under this paragraph, then the chief
7executive officer of the municipality or county may, in turn,
8provide that financial information to a third party pursuant
9to the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act. However, the
10third party shall agree in writing to the requirements of this
11Section and meet the requirements of the Local Government
12Revenue Recapture Act.
13    Information so provided shall be subject to all
14confidentiality provisions of this Section. The written
15agreement shall provide for reciprocity, limitations on
16access, disclosure, and procedures for requesting information.
17For the purposes of furnishing financial information to a
18municipality or county under this Section, "chief executive
19officer" means the mayor of a city, the village board
20president of a village, the mayor or president of an
21incorporated town, the county executive of a county that has
22adopted the county executive form of government, the president
23of the board of commissioners of Cook County, or the
24chairperson of the county board or board of county
25commissioners of any other county.
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1of any Metro East Mass Transit District information contained
2on transaction reporting returns required to be filed under
3Section 3 of this Act that report sales made within the
4boundary of the taxing authority of that Metro East Mass
5Transit District, as provided in Section 5.01 of the Local
6Mass Transit District Act. The disclosure shall be made
7pursuant to a written agreement between the Department and the
8Board of Trustees of a Metro East Mass Transit District, which
9is an official purpose within the meaning of this Section. The
10written agreement between the Department and the Board of
11Trustees of a Metro East Mass Transit District shall provide
12for reciprocity, limitations on access, disclosure, and
13procedures for requesting information. Information so provided
14shall be subject to all confidentiality provisions of this
15Section.
16    The Director may make available to any State agency,
17including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons
18to engage in any occupation, information that a person
19licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this
20Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or has
21failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest
22due under this Act. The Director may make available to any
23State agency, including the Illinois Supreme Court,
24information regarding whether a bidder, contractor, or an
25affiliate of a bidder or contractor has failed to collect and
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1this Act or pay the tax, penalty, and interest shown therein,
2or has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
3interest due under this Act, for the limited purpose of
4enforcing bidder and contractor certifications. The Director
5may make available to units of local government and school
6districts that require bidder and contractor certifications,
7as set forth in Sections 50-11 and 50-12 of the Illinois
8Procurement Code, information regarding whether a bidder,
9contractor, or an affiliate of a bidder or contractor has
10failed to collect and remit Illinois Use tax on sales into
11Illinois, file returns under this Act, or pay the tax,
12penalty, and interest shown therein, or has failed to pay any
13final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest due under this
14Act, for the limited purpose of enforcing bidder and
15contractor certifications. For purposes of this Section, the
16term "affiliate" means any entity that (1) directly,
17indirectly, or constructively controls another entity, (2) is
18directly, indirectly, or constructively controlled by another
19entity, or (3) is subject to the control of a common entity.
20For purposes of this Section, an entity controls another
21entity if it owns, directly or individually, more than 10% of
22the voting securities of that entity. As used in this Section,
23the term "voting security" means a security that (1) confers
24upon the holder the right to vote for the election of members
25of the board of directors or similar governing body of the
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1receive upon its exercise, a security that confers such a
2right to vote. A general partnership interest is a voting
3security.
4    The Director may make available to any State agency,
5including the Illinois Supreme Court, units of local
6government, and school districts, information regarding
7whether a bidder or contractor is an affiliate of a person who
8is not collecting and remitting Illinois Use taxes for the
9limited purpose of enforcing bidder and contractor
10certifications.
11    The Director may also make available to the Secretary of
12State information that a limited liability company, which has
13filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State, or
14corporation which has been issued a certificate of
15incorporation by the Secretary of State has failed to file
16returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest
17shown therein, or has failed to pay any final assessment of
18tax, penalty or interest due under this Act. An assessment is
19final when all proceedings in court for review of such
20assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof
21has expired without such proceedings being instituted.
22    It is an official purpose within the meaning of this
23Section for the Department to publicly report the aggregate
24amount of tax revenues from a given tax return type that the
25Department allocates from a State fund or State trust fund to
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1monthly allocation to each unit of local government of
2Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax, County Cannabis
3Retailers' Occupation Tax, or Business District Retailers'
4Occupation Tax, notwithstanding that some units of local
5government may have as few as one retailer reporting revenues
6for a given tax return type in any given reporting period.
7    The Director shall make available for public inspection in
8the Department's principal office and for publication, at
9cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1,
101995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so
11that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed:
12        (1) The names, addresses, and identification numbers
13    of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees.
14        (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade
15    secrets or other confidential information identified as
16    such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt
17    of an administrative decision, by such means as the
18    Department shall provide by rule.
19    The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of the
20deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the taxpayer
21does not submit deletions, the Director shall make only the
22deletions specified in paragraph (1).
23    The Director shall make available for public inspection
24and publication an administrative decision within 180 days
25after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term
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1Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax
3Compliance and Administration Fund.
4    Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director
5from divulging information to any person pursuant to a request
6or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an authorized
7representative of the taxpayer.
8    The furnishing of information obtained by the Department
9from returns filed under Public Act 101-10 to the Department
10of Transportation for purposes of compliance with Public Act
11101-10 regarding aviation fuel is deemed to be an official
12purpose within the meaning of this Section.
13    The Director may make information available to the
14Secretary of State for the purpose of administering Section
155-901 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
16(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-628, eff. 6-1-20;
17102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-941, eff. 7-1-22.)
 
18    Section 35. The Counties Code is amended by changing
19Section 5-1009 as follows:
 
20    (55 ILCS 5/5-1009)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1009)
21    Sec. 5-1009. Limitation on home rule powers. Except as
22provided in Sections 5-1006, 5-1006.5, 5-1006.8, 5-1007, and
235-1008, on and after September 1, 1990, no home rule county has
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1a retailers' occupation tax, service occupation tax, use tax,
2sales tax or other tax on the use, sale or purchase of tangible
3personal property based on the gross receipts from such sales
4or the selling or purchase price of said tangible personal
5property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section does not
6preempt any home rule imposed tax such as the following: (1) a
7tax on alcoholic beverages, whether based on gross receipts,
8volume sold or any other measurement; (2) a tax based on the
9number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products; (3) a tax,
10however measured, based on the use of a hotel or motel room or
11similar facility; (4) a tax, however measured, on the sale or
12transfer of real property; (5) a tax, however measured, on
13lease receipts; (6) a tax on food prepared for immediate
14consumption and on alcoholic beverages sold by a business
15which provides for on premise consumption of said food or
16alcoholic beverages; or (7) other taxes not based on the
17selling or purchase price or gross receipts from the use, sale
18or purchase of tangible personal property, other than a tax on
19cannabis in any of its forms, which is prohibited except as
20otherwise provided in this Section. This Section does not
21preempt a home rule county from imposing a tax, however
22measured, on the use, for consideration, of a parking lot,
23garage, or other parking facility.
24    On and after December 1, 2019, no home rule county has the
25authority to impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a
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1in Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, unless the
2tax revenue is expended for airport-related purposes. For
3purposes of this Section, "airport-related purposes" has the
4meaning ascribed in Section 6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act.
5Aviation fuel shall be excluded from tax only for so long as
6the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47017(b) and 49
7U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the county.
8    This Section is a limitation, pursuant to subsection (g)
9of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, on
10the power of home rule units to tax. The changes made to this
11Section by Public Act 101-10 are a denial and limitation of
12home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
136 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
14(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
15102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
16    Section 40. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
17changing Section 8-11-6a as follows:
 
18    (65 ILCS 5/8-11-6a)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-6a)
19    Sec. 8-11-6a. Home rule municipalities; preemption of
20certain taxes. Except as provided in Sections 8-11-1, 8-11-5,
218-11-6, 8-11-6b, 8-11-6c, 8-11-23, and 11-74.3-6 on and after
22September 1, 1990, no home rule municipality has the authority
23to impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a retailer's
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1other tax on the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal
2property based on the gross receipts from such sales or the
3selling or purchase price of said tangible personal property.
4Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section does not preempt
5any home rule imposed tax such as the following: (1) a tax on
6alcoholic beverages, whether based on gross receipts, volume
7sold or any other measurement; (2) a tax based on the number of
8units of cigarettes or tobacco products (provided, however,
9that a home rule municipality that has not imposed a tax based
10on the number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products
11before July 1, 1993, shall not impose such a tax after that
12date); (3) a tax, however measured, based on the use of a hotel
13or motel room or similar facility; (4) a tax, however
14measured, on the sale or transfer of real property; (5) a tax,
15however measured, on lease receipts; (6) a tax on food
16prepared for immediate consumption and on alcoholic beverages
17sold by a business which provides for on premise consumption
18of said food or alcoholic beverages; or (7) other taxes not
19based on the selling or purchase price or gross receipts from
20the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal property, other
21than a tax on cannabis in any of its forms, which is prohibited
22except as otherwise provided in this Section. This Section
23does not preempt a home rule municipality with a population of
24more than 2,000,000 from imposing a tax, however measured, on
25the use, for consideration, of a parking lot, garage, or other
26parking facility. This Section is not intended to affect any

 

 

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1existing tax on food and beverages prepared for immediate
2consumption on the premises where the sale occurs, or any
3existing tax on alcoholic beverages, or any existing tax
4imposed on the charge for renting a hotel or motel room, which
5was in effect January 15, 1988, or any extension of the
6effective date of such an existing tax by ordinance of the
7municipality imposing the tax, which extension is hereby
8authorized, in any non-home rule municipality in which the
9imposition of such a tax has been upheld by judicial
10determination, nor is this Section intended to preempt the
11authority granted by Public Act 85-1006. On and after December
121, 2019, no home rule municipality has the authority to
13impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a tax, however
14measured, on sales of aviation fuel, as defined in Section 3 of
15the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, unless the tax is not
16subject to the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b)
17and 49 U.S.C. 47133, or unless the tax revenue is expended for
18airport-related purposes. For purposes of this Section,
19"airport-related purposes" has the meaning ascribed in Section
206z-20.2 of the State Finance Act. Aviation fuel shall be
21excluded from tax only if, and for so long as, the revenue use
22requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are
23binding on the municipality. This Section is a limitation,
24pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
25Illinois Constitution, on the power of home rule units to tax.
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1denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
2subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
3Constitution.
4(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
5101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
6    Section 45. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7Program Act is amended by changing Sections 7, 10, 25, 30, 35,
857, 70, 85, 100, 105, 115, 115.5, 120, 130, 145, 150, 165, 170,
9180, 200, and 210 as follows:
 
10    (410 ILCS 130/7)
11    Sec. 7. Lawful user and lawful products. For the purposes
12of this Act and to clarify the legislative findings on the
13lawful use of cannabis:
14        (1) A cardholder under this Act shall not be
15    considered an unlawful user or addicted to narcotics
16    solely as a result of his or her qualifying patient,
17    provisional patient, or designated caregiver status.
18        (2) All medical cannabis products purchased by a
19    qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated
20    caregiver at a licensed dispensing organization shall be
21    lawful products and a distinction shall be made between
22    medical and non-medical uses of cannabis as a result of
23    the qualifying patient's cardholder status, provisional
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1    participation in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
2    under the authorized use granted under State law.
3        (3) An individual with a provisional registration for
4    qualifying patient cardholder status, a qualifying patient
5    in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program, or
6    an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant under
7    Section 62 shall not be considered an unlawful user or
8    addicted to narcotics solely as a result of his or her
9    application to or participation in the program.
10(Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 130/10)
12    Sec. 10. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this
13Act, shall have the meanings set forth in this Section:
14    (a) "Adequate medical supply" means:
15        (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
16    14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
17    source.
18        (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
19    Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
20    certifying health care professional provides a substantial
21    medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
22    that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
23    certifying health care professional's professional
24    judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate medical
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1    patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
2    associated with the debilitating medical condition.
3        (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
4    the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
5    authority from the Department of Public Health.
6        (4) The pre-mixed weight of medical cannabis used in
7    making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
8    limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
9    qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
10    (a-5) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a person
11who is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as an advanced
12practice registered nurse and has a controlled substances
13license under Article III of the Illinois Controlled
14Substances Act.
15    (b) "Cannabis" has the meaning given that term in Section
163 of the Cannabis Control Act.
17    (c) "Cannabis plant monitoring system" means a system that
18includes, but is not limited to, testing and data collection
19established and maintained by the registered cultivation
20center and available to the Department for the purposes of
21documenting each cannabis plant and for monitoring plant
22development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis plant
23cultivated for the intended use by a qualifying patient from
24seed planting to final packaging.
25    (d) "Cardholder" means a qualifying patient, provisional
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1possesses a valid registry identification card by the
2Department of Public Health.
3    (d-5) "Certifying health care professional" means a
4physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
5physician assistant.
6    (e) "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
7organization or business that is registered by the Department
8of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only
9registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with
10usable medical cannabis.
11    (f) "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
12board member, employee, or agent of a registered cultivation
13center who is 21 years of age or older and has not been
14convicted of an excluded offense.
15    (g) "Cultivation center agent identification card" means a
16document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
17identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
18    (h) "Debilitating medical condition" means one or more of
19the following:
20        (1) cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human
21    immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency
22    syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
23    Crohn's disease (including, but not limited to, ulcerative
24    colitis), agitation of Alzheimer's disease,
25    cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe
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1    limited to arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia,
2    syringomyelia, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibrous dysplasia,
3    spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and
4    post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis,
5    Arnold-Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia,
6    Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson's, Tourette's,
7    Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD
8    (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS
9    (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II),
10    Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
11    Polyneuropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial
12    Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella
13    syndrome, residual limb pain, seizures (including those
14    characteristic of epilepsy), post-traumatic stress
15    disorder (PTSD), autism, chronic pain, irritable bowel
16    syndrome, migraines, osteoarthritis, anorexia nervosa,
17    Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neuro-Behcet's Autoimmune
18    Disease, neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, superior
19    canal dehiscence syndrome, or the treatment of these
20    conditions;
21        (1.5) terminal illness with a diagnosis of 6 months or
22    less; if the terminal illness is not one of the qualifying
23    debilitating medical conditions, then the certifying
24    health care professional shall on the certification form
25    identify the cause of the terminal illness; or
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1    treatment that is added by the Department of Public Health
2    by rule as provided in Section 45.
3    (i) "Designated caregiver" means a person who: (1) is at
4least 21 years of age; (2) has agreed to assist with a
5patient's medical use of cannabis; and (3) has not been
6convicted of an excluded offense; and (4) assists no more than
7one registered qualifying patient with his or her medical use
8of cannabis. Beginning January 1, 2025, a designated caregiver
9registered under this Act may perform the designated
10caregiver's duties at any dispensary or dispensing
11organization licensed by the Department of Financial and
12Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
13Act.
14    (j) "Dispensing organization agent identification card"
15means a document issued by the Department of Financial and
16Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a medical
17cannabis dispensing organization agent. Beginning January 1,
182025, a dispensing organization agent identification card
19issued under this Act authorizes a person who is a medical
20cannabis dispensing organization agent to perform the agent's
21duties at any dispensary or dispensing organization licensed
22by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
23under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
24    (k) "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
25building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
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1center's agents or a dispensing organization's agent working
2for the registered cultivation center or the registered
3dispensing organization to cultivate, store, and distribute
4cannabis for registered qualifying patients.
5    (l) (Blank). "Excluded offense" for cultivation center
6agents and dispensing organizations means:
7        (1) a violent crime defined in Section 3 of the Rights
8    of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or a substantially
9    similar offense that was classified as a felony in the
10    jurisdiction where the person was convicted; or
11        (2) a violation of a state or federal controlled
12    substance law, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
13    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act that
14    was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the
15    person was convicted, except that the registering
16    Department may waive this restriction if the person
17    demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction
18    that his or her conviction was for the possession,
19    cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount
20    of cannabis intended for medical use. This exception does
21    not apply if the conviction was under state law and
22    involved a violation of an existing medical cannabis law.
23    For purposes of this subsection, the Department of Public
24Health shall determine by emergency rule within 30 days after
25the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
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1    (l-5) (Blank).
2    (l-10) "Illinois Cannabis Tracking System" means a
3web-based system established and maintained by the Department
4of Public Health that is available to the Department of
5Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional
6Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and registered medical
7cannabis dispensing organizations on a 24-hour basis to upload
8written certifications for Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
9participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
10participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
11participants' available cannabis allotment and assigned
12dispensary, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount, and
13price of medical cannabis purchased by an Opioid Alternative
14Pilot Program participant.
15    (m) "Medical cannabis cultivation center registration"
16means a registration issued by the Department of Agriculture.
17    (n) "Medical cannabis container" means a sealed,
18traceable, food compliant, tamper resistant, tamper evident
19container, or package used for the purpose of containment of
20medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
21organization.
22    (o) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization", or
23"dispensing organization", or "dispensary organization" means
24a facility operated by an organization or business that is
25registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
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1cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis,
2paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials
3to registered qualifying patients, individuals with a
4provisional registration for qualifying patient cardholder
5status, or an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant.
6Beginning January 1, 2025, a medical cannabis dispensing
7organization licensed under this Act is subject to regulation
8under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as a dispensary or
9dispensing organization as defined in that Act.
10    (p) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization agent" or
11"dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
12board member, employee, or agent of a registered medical
13cannabis dispensing organization who is 21 years of age or
14older and has not been convicted of an excluded offense.
15Beginning January 1, 2025, a medical cannabis dispensing
16organization agent and a dispensing organization agent
17licensed under this Act are subject to regulation under the
18Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as a dispensary organization
19agent as defined in that Act.
20    (q) "Medical cannabis infused product" means food, oils,
21ointments, or other products containing usable cannabis that
22are not smoked.
23    (r) "Medical use" means the acquisition; administration;
24delivery; possession; transfer; transportation; or use of
25cannabis to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying
26patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms

 

 

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1associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition.
2    (r-5) "Opioid" means a narcotic drug or substance that is
3a Schedule II controlled substance under paragraph (1), (2),
4(3), or (5) of subsection (b) or under subsection (c) of
5Section 206 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
6    (r-10) "Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant"
7means an individual who has received a valid written
8certification to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot
9Program for a medical condition for which an opioid has been or
10could be prescribed by a certifying health care professional
11based on generally accepted standards of care.
12    (s) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of
13osteopathy licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to
14practice medicine and who has a controlled substances license
15under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
16It does not include a licensed practitioner under any other
17Act including but not limited to the Illinois Dental Practice
18Act.
19    (s-1) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant
20licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
21and who has a controlled substances license under Article III
22of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
23    (s-5) "Provisional registration" means a document issued
24by the Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who
25has submitted: (1) an online application and paid a fee to
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1pending approval or denial of the patient's application; or
2(2) a completed application for terminal illness.
3    (s-10) "Provisional patient" means a qualifying patient
4who has received a provisional registration from the
5Department of Public Health.
6    (t) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been
7diagnosed by a certifying health care professional as having a
8debilitating medical condition. Beginning January 1, 2025, a
9qualifying patient registered under this Act may purchase the
10qualifying patient's adequate medical supply at any dispensary
11or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of
12Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis
13Regulation and Tax Act.
14    (u) "Registered" means licensed, permitted, or otherwise
15certified by the Department of Agriculture, Department of
16Public Health, or Department of Financial and Professional
17Regulation.
18    (v) "Registry identification card" means a document issued
19by the Department of Public Health that identifies a person as
20a registered qualifying patient, provisional patient, or
21registered designated caregiver.
22    (w) "Usable cannabis" means the seeds, leaves, buds, and
23flowers of the cannabis plant and any mixture or preparation
24thereof, but does not include the stalks, and roots of the
25plant. It does not include the weight of any non-cannabis
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1to prepare a topical administration, food, or drink.
2    (x) "Verification system" means a Web-based system
3established and maintained by the Department of Public Health
4that is available to the Department of Agriculture, the
5Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, law
6enforcement personnel, and registered medical cannabis
7dispensing organization agents on a 24-hour basis for the
8verification of registry identification cards, the tracking of
9delivery of medical cannabis to medical cannabis dispensing
10organizations, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount,
11and price of medical cannabis purchased by a registered
12qualifying patient.
13    (y) "Written certification" means a document dated and
14signed by a certifying health care professional, stating (1)
15that the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical
16condition and specifying the debilitating medical condition
17the qualifying patient has; and (2) that (A) the certifying
18health care professional is treating or managing treatment of
19the patient's debilitating medical condition; or (B) an Opioid
20Alternative Pilot Program participant has a medical condition
21for which opioids have been or could be prescribed. A written
22certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide
23health care professional-patient relationship, after the
24certifying health care professional has completed an
25assessment of either a qualifying patient's medical history or
26Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant, reviewed

 

 

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1relevant records related to the patient's debilitating
2condition, and conducted a physical examination.
3    (z) "Bona fide health care professional-patient
4relationship" means a relationship established at a hospital,
5certifying health care professional's office, or other health
6care facility in which the certifying health care professional
7has an ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and
8treatment of a patient's debilitating medical condition or a
9symptom of the patient's debilitating medical condition.
10    A veteran who has received treatment at a VA hospital
11shall be deemed to have a bona fide health care
12professional-patient relationship with a VA certifying health
13care professional if the patient has been seen for his or her
14debilitating medical condition at the VA Hospital in
15accordance with VA Hospital protocols.
16    A bona fide health care professional-patient relationship
17under this subsection is a privileged communication within the
18meaning of Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
19(Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 130/25)
21    Sec. 25. Immunities and presumptions related to the
22medical use of cannabis.
23    (a) A registered qualifying patient is not subject to
24arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
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1action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
2the medical use of cannabis in accordance with this Act, if the
3registered qualifying patient possesses an amount of cannabis
4that does not exceed an adequate medical supply as defined in
5subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable cannabis
6and, where the registered qualifying patient is a licensed
7professional, the use of cannabis does not impair that
8licensed professional when he or she is engaged in the
9practice of the profession for which he or she is licensed.
10    (b) A registered designated caregiver is not subject to
11arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
12including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary
13action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
14acting in accordance with this Act to assist a registered
15qualifying patient to whom he or she is connected through the
16Department's registration process with the medical use of
17cannabis if the designated caregiver possesses an amount of
18cannabis that does not exceed an adequate medical supply as
19defined in subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable
20cannabis. A school nurse or school administrator is not
21subject to arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or
22privilege, including, but not limited to, a civil penalty, for
23acting in accordance with Section 22-33 of the School Code
24relating to administering or assisting a student in
25self-administering a medical cannabis infused product. The
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1caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate medical
2supply as defined in subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act.
3    (c) A registered qualifying patient or registered
4designated caregiver is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or
5denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
6to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or
7professional licensing board for possession of cannabis that
8is incidental to medical use, but is not usable cannabis as
9defined in this Act.
10    (d)(1) There is a rebuttable presumption that a registered
11qualifying patient is engaged in, or a designated caregiver is
12assisting with, the medical use of cannabis in accordance with
13this Act if the qualifying patient or designated caregiver:
14        (A) is in possession of a valid registry
15    identification card; and
16        (B) is in possession of an amount of cannabis that
17    does not exceed the amount allowed under subsection (a) of
18    Section 10.
19    (2) The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that
20conduct related to cannabis was not for the purpose of
21treating or alleviating the qualifying patient's debilitating
22medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
23medical condition in compliance with this Act.
24    (e) A certifying health care professional is not subject
25to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denial of
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1penalty or disciplinary action by the Medical Disciplinary
2Board or by any other occupational or professional licensing
3board, solely for providing written certifications or for
4otherwise stating that, in the certifying health care
5professional's professional opinion, a patient is likely to
6receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use
7of cannabis to treat or alleviate the patient's debilitating
8medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
9medical condition, provided that nothing shall prevent a
10professional licensing or disciplinary board from sanctioning
11a certifying health care professional for: (1) issuing a
12written certification to a patient who is not under the
13certifying health care professional's care for a debilitating
14medical condition; or (2) failing to properly evaluate a
15patient's medical condition or otherwise violating the
16standard of care for evaluating medical conditions.
17    (f) No person may be subject to arrest, prosecution, or
18denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
19to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or
20professional licensing board, solely for: (1) selling cannabis
21paraphernalia to a cardholder upon presentation of an
22unexpired registry identification card in the recipient's
23name, if employed and registered as a dispensing agent by a
24registered dispensing organization; (2) being in the presence
25or vicinity of the medical use of cannabis as allowed under
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1with the act of administering cannabis.
2    (g) A registered cultivation center is not subject to
3prosecution; search or inspection, except by the Department of
4Agriculture, Department of Public Health, or State or local
5law enforcement under Section 130; seizure; or penalty in any
6manner, or denial of any right or privilege, including, but
7not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a
8business licensing board or entity, for acting under this Act
9and Department of Agriculture rules to: acquire, possess,
10cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, transport, supply,
11or sell cannabis to registered dispensing organizations.
12    (h) A registered cultivation center agent is not subject
13to prosecution, search, or penalty in any manner, or denial of
14any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil
15penalty or disciplinary action by a business licensing board
16or entity, for working or volunteering for a registered
17cannabis cultivation center under this Act and Department of
18Agriculture rules, including to perform the actions listed
19under subsection (g).
20    (i) A registered dispensing organization is not subject to
21prosecution; search or inspection, except by the Department of
22Financial and Professional Regulation or State or local law
23enforcement pursuant to Section 130; seizure; or penalty in
24any manner, or denial of any right or privilege, including,
25but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a
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1and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation rules
2to: acquire, possess, or dispense cannabis, or related
3supplies, and educational materials to registered qualifying
4patients or registered designated caregivers on behalf of
5registered qualifying patients.
6    (j) A registered dispensing organization agent is not
7subject to prosecution, search, or penalty in any manner, or
8denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
9to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business
10licensing board or entity, for working or volunteering for a
11dispensing organization under this Act and Department of
12Financial and Professional Regulation rules, including to
13perform the actions listed under subsection (i).
14    (k) Any cannabis, cannabis paraphernalia, illegal
15property, or interest in legal property that is possessed,
16owned, or used in connection with the medical use of cannabis
17as allowed under this Act, or acts incidental to that use, may
18not be seized or forfeited. This Act does not prevent the
19seizure or forfeiture of cannabis exceeding the amounts
20allowed under this Act, nor shall it prevent seizure or
21forfeiture if the basis for the action is unrelated to the
22cannabis that is possessed, manufactured, transferred, or used
23under this Act.
24    (l) Mere possession of, or application for, a registry
25identification card or registration certificate does not
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1it be used as the sole basis to support the search of the
2person, property, or home of the person possessing or applying
3for the registry identification card. The possession of, or
4application for, a registry identification card does not
5preclude the existence of probable cause if probable cause
6exists on other grounds.
7    (m) Nothing in this Act shall preclude local or State law
8enforcement agencies from searching a registered cultivation
9center where there is probable cause to believe that the
10criminal laws of this State have been violated and the search
11is conducted in conformity with the Illinois Constitution, the
12Constitution of the United States, and all State statutes.
13    (n) Nothing in this Act shall preclude local or State law
14enforcement agencies from searching a registered dispensing
15organization where there is probable cause to believe that the
16criminal laws of this State have been violated and the search
17is conducted in conformity with the Illinois Constitution, the
18Constitution of the United States, and all State statutes.
19    (o) No individual employed by the State of Illinois shall
20be subject to criminal or civil penalties for taking any
21action in accordance with the provisions of this Act, when the
22actions are within the scope of his or her employment.
23Representation and indemnification of State employees shall be
24provided to State employees as set forth in Section 2 of the
25State Employee Indemnification Act.
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1individual employed by a law enforcement or correctional
2agency, shall be subject to criminal or civil liability,
3except for willful and wanton misconduct, as a result of
4taking any action within the scope of the official duties of
5the agency or individual to prohibit or prevent the possession
6or use of cannabis by a cardholder incarcerated at a
7correctional facility, jail, or municipal lockup facility, on
8parole or mandatory supervised release, or otherwise under the
9lawful jurisdiction of the agency or individual.
10(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-19-19; 101-370, eff. 1-1-20;
11102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 130/30)
13    Sec. 30. Limitations and penalties.
14    (a) This Act does not permit any person to engage in, and
15does not prevent the imposition of any civil, criminal, or
16other penalties for engaging in, the following conduct:
17        (1) Undertaking any task under the influence of
18    cannabis, when doing so would constitute negligence,
19    professional malpractice, or professional misconduct;
20        (2) Possessing cannabis:
21            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
22        School Code, in a school bus;
23            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
24        School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
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1            (C) in any correctional facility;
2            (D) in a vehicle under Section 11-502.1 of the
3        Illinois Vehicle Code;
4            (E) in a vehicle not open to the public unless the
5        medical cannabis is in a reasonably secured, sealed
6        container and reasonably inaccessible while the
7        vehicle is moving; or
8            (F) in a private residence that is used at any time
9        to provide licensed child care or other similar social
10        service care on the premises;
11        (3) Using cannabis:
12            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
13        School Code, in a school bus;
14            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
15        School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
16        primary or secondary school;
17            (C) in any correctional facility;
18            (D) in any motor vehicle;
19            (E) in a private residence that is used at any time
20        to provide licensed child care or other similar social
21        service care on the premises;
22            (F) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
23        School Code and Section 31 of this Act, in any public
24        place. "Public place" as used in this subsection means
25        any place where an individual could reasonably be
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1        includes all parts of buildings owned in whole or in
2        part, or leased, by the State or a local unit of
3        government. A "public place" does not include a
4        private residence unless the private residence is used
5        to provide licensed child care, foster care, or other
6        similar social service care on the premises. For
7        purposes of this subsection, a "public place" does not
8        include a health care facility. For purposes of this
9        Section, a "health care facility" includes, but is not
10        limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, hospice care
11        centers, and long-term care facilities;
12            (G) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
13        School Code and Section 31 of this Act, knowingly in
14        close physical proximity to anyone under the age of 18
15        years of age;
16        (4) Smoking medical cannabis in any public place where
17    an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed
18    by others, in a health care facility, or any other place
19    where smoking is prohibited under the Smoke Free Illinois
20    Act;
21        (5) Operating, navigating, or being in actual physical
22    control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while
23    using or under the influence of cannabis in violation of
24    Sections 11-501 and 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
25        (6) Using or possessing cannabis if that person does
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1    registered qualifying patient or caregiver;
2        (7) Allowing any person who is not allowed to use
3    cannabis under this Act to use cannabis that a cardholder
4    is allowed to possess under this Act;
5        (8) Transferring cannabis to any person contrary to
6    the provisions of this Act;
7        (9) The use of medical cannabis by an active duty law
8    enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional
9    probation officer, or firefighter; or
10        (10) The use of medical cannabis by a person who has a
11    school bus permit or a Commercial Driver's License.
12    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
13arrest or prosecution of a registered qualifying patient for
14reckless driving or driving under the influence of cannabis
15where probable cause exists.
16    (c) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
17to the unlawful possession of cannabis, knowingly making a
18misrepresentation to a law enforcement official of any fact or
19circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis to avoid
20arrest or prosecution is a petty offense punishable by a fine
21of up to $1,000, which shall be in addition to any other
22penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for
23the use of cannabis other than use undertaken under this Act.
24    (d) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
25to the unlawful possession of cannabis, any person who makes a
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1health care professional or fraudulently provides material
2misinformation to a certifying health care professional in
3order to obtain a written certification is guilty of a petty
4offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
5    (e) Any cardholder, designated or registered caregiver, or
6provisional patient who sells cannabis shall have his or her
7registry identification card revoked and is subject to other
8penalties for the unauthorized sale of cannabis.
9    (f) Any registered qualifying patient or provisional
10patient who commits a violation of Section 11-502.1 of the
11Illinois Vehicle Code or refuses a properly requested test
12related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
13of cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card
14revoked.
15    (g) No registered qualifying patient, provisional patient,
16or designated caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to
17obtain, or possess, individually or collectively, an amount of
18usable cannabis from a registered medical cannabis dispensing
19organization that would cause him or her to exceed the
20authorized adequate medical supply under subsection (a) of
21Section 10.
22    (h) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a private business
23from restricting or prohibiting the medical use of cannabis on
24its property.
25    (i) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a university,
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1restricting or prohibiting the use of medical cannabis on its
2property.
3(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-67, eff. 7-9-21.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 130/35)
5    Sec. 35. Certifying health care professional requirements.
6    (a) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
7debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient shall
8comply with all of the following requirements:
9        (1) The certifying health care professional shall be
10    currently licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987
11    to practice medicine in all its branches, the Nurse
12    Practice Act, or the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
13    1987, shall be in good standing, and must hold a
14    controlled substances license under Article III of the
15    Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
16        (2) A certifying health care professional certifying a
17    patient's condition shall comply with generally accepted
18    standards of medical practice, the provisions of the Act
19    under which he or she is licensed and all applicable
20    rules.
21        (3) The physical examination required by this Act may
22    not be performed by remote means, including telemedicine.
23        (4) The certifying health care professional shall
24    maintain a record-keeping system for all patients for whom
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1    patient's medical condition. These records shall be
2    accessible to and subject to review by the Department of
3    Public Health and the Department of Financial and
4    Professional Regulation upon request.
5    (b) A certifying health care professional may not:
6        (1) accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration
7    from or to a qualifying patient, provisional patient,
8    primary caregiver, cultivation center, or dispensing
9    organization, including each principal officer, board
10    member, agent, and employee, to certify a patient, other
11    than accepting payment from a patient for the fee
12    associated with the required examination, except for the
13    limited purpose of performing a medical cannabis-related
14    research study;
15        (1.5) accept, solicit, or offer any form of
16    remuneration from or to a medical cannabis cultivation
17    center or dispensary organization for the purposes of
18    referring a patient to a specific dispensary organization;
19        (1.10) engage in any activity that is prohibited under
20    Section 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
21    regardless of whether the certifying health care
22    professional is a physician, advanced practice registered
23    nurse, or physician assistant;
24        (2) offer a discount of any other item of value to a
25    qualifying patient or provisional patient who uses or
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1    organization to obtain medical cannabis;
2        (3) conduct a personal physical examination of a
3    patient for purposes of diagnosing a debilitating medical
4    condition at a location where medical cannabis is sold or
5    distributed or at the address of a principal officer,
6    agent, or employee or a medical cannabis organization;
7        (4) hold a direct or indirect economic interest in a
8    cultivation center or dispensing organization if he or she
9    recommends the use of medical cannabis to qualified
10    patients or is in a partnership or other fee or
11    profit-sharing relationship with a certifying health care
12    professional who recommends medical cannabis, except for
13    the limited purpose of performing a medical
14    cannabis-related research study;
15        (5) serve on the board of directors or as an employee
16    of a cultivation center or dispensing organization;
17        (6) refer patients to a cultivation center, a
18    dispensing organization, or a registered designated
19    caregiver; or
20        (7) advertise in a cultivation center or a dispensing
21    organization.
22    (c) The Department of Public Health may with reasonable
23cause refer a certifying health care professional, who has
24certified a debilitating medical condition of a patient, to
25the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
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1    (d) Any violation of this Section or any other provision
2of this Act or rules adopted under this Act is a violation of
3the certifying health care professional's licensure act.
4    (e) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
5debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient may
6notify the Department of Public Health in writing: (1) if the
7certifying health care professional has reason to believe
8either that the registered qualifying patient has ceased to
9suffer from a debilitating medical condition; (2) that the
10bona fide health care professional-patient relationship has
11terminated; or (3) that continued use of medical cannabis
12would result in contraindication with the patient's other
13medication. The registered qualifying patient's registry
14identification card shall be revoked by the Department of
15Public Health after receiving the certifying health care
16professional's notification.
17    (f) Nothing in this Act shall preclude a certifying health
18care professional from referring a patient for health
19services, except when the referral is limited to certification
20purposes only, under this Act.
21(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
22    (410 ILCS 130/57)
23    Sec. 57. Caregivers for qualifying Qualifying patients and
24provisional patients.
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1under the age of 18 years shall not be prohibited from
2appointing up to 3 designated caregivers who meet the
3definition of "designated caregiver" under Section 10 so long
4as at least one designated caregiver is a biological parent or
5legal guardian.
6    (b) Qualifying patients or provisional patients that are
718 years of age or older shall not be prohibited from
8appointing up to 3 designated caregivers who meet the
9definition of "designated caregiver" under Section 10.
10    (c) Beginning January 1, 2025, designated caregivers,
11qualifying patients, or provisional patients registered under
12this Act may purchase an adequate medical supply at a
13dispensing organization licensed by the Department of
14Financial and Professional Regulation.
15(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
16    (410 ILCS 130/70)
17    Sec. 70. Registry identification cards.
18    (a) A registered qualifying patient or designated
19caregiver must keep their registry identification card in his
20or her possession at all times when engaging in the medical use
21of cannabis.
22    (b) Registry identification cards shall contain the
23following:
24        (1) the name of the cardholder;
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1    designated caregiver or qualifying patient;
2        (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
3    registry identification card;
4        (4) a random alphanumeric identification number that
5    is unique to the cardholder;
6        (5) if the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the
7    random alphanumeric identification number of the
8    registered qualifying patient the designated caregiver is
9    receiving the registry identification card to assist; and
10        (6) a photograph of the cardholder, if required by
11    Department of Public Health rules.
12    (c) To maintain a valid registration identification card,
13a registered qualifying patient and caregiver must annually
14resubmit, at least 45 days prior to the expiration date stated
15on the registry identification card, a completed renewal
16application, renewal fee, and accompanying documentation as
17described in Department of Public Health rules. The Department
18of Public Health shall send a notification to a registered
19qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver 90 days
20prior to the expiration of the registered qualifying patient's
21or registered designated caregiver's identification card. If
22the Department of Public Health fails to grant or deny a
23renewal application received in accordance with this Section,
24then the renewal is deemed granted and the registered
25qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver may
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1Department of Public Health denies the renewal or issues a new
2identification card.
3    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
4expiration date is 3 years after the date of issuance.
5    (e) The Department of Public Health may electronically
6store in the card any or all of the information listed in
7subsection (b), along with the address and date of birth of the
8cardholder and the qualifying patient's designated dispensary
9organization, to allow it to be read by law enforcement
10agents.
11(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 99-519, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 130/85)
13    Sec. 85. Issuance and denial of medical cannabis
14cultivation permit.
15    (a) The Department of Agriculture may register up to 22
16cultivation center registrations for operation. The Department
17of Agriculture may not issue more than one registration per
18each Illinois State Police District boundary as specified on
19the date of January 1, 2013. The Department of Agriculture may
20not issue less than the 22 registrations if there are
21qualified applicants who have applied with the Department.
22    (b) The registrations shall be issued and renewed annually
23as determined by administrative rule.
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1    (d) A cultivation center may only operate if it has been
2issued a valid registration from the Department of
3Agriculture. When applying for a cultivation center
4registration, the applicant shall submit the following in
5accordance with Department of Agriculture rules:
6        (1) the proposed legal name of the cultivation center;
7        (2) the proposed physical address of the cultivation
8    center and description of the enclosed, locked facility as
9    it applies to cultivation centers where medical cannabis
10    will be grown, harvested, manufactured, packaged, or
11    otherwise prepared for distribution to a dispensing
12    organization;
13        (3) the name, address, and date of birth of each
14    principal officer and board member of the cultivation
15    center, provided that all those individuals shall be at
16    least 21 years of age;
17        (4) any instance in which a business that any of the
18    prospective board members of the cultivation center had
19    managed or served on the board of the business and was
20    convicted, fined, censured, or had a registration or
21    license suspended or revoked in any administrative or
22    judicial proceeding;
23        (5) cultivation, inventory, and packaging plans;
24        (6) proposed operating by-laws that include procedures
25    for the oversight of the cultivation center, development
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1    cannabis container tracking system, accurate record
2    keeping, staffing plan, and security plan reviewed by the
3    Illinois State Police that are in accordance with the
4    rules issued by the Department of Agriculture under this
5    Act. A physical inventory shall be performed of all plants
6    and medical cannabis containers on a weekly basis;
7        (7) experience with agricultural cultivation
8    techniques and industry standards;
9        (8) any academic degrees, certifications, or relevant
10    experience with related businesses;
11        (9) the identity of every person, association, trust,
12    or corporation having any direct or indirect pecuniary
13    interest in the cultivation center operation with respect
14    to which the registration is sought. If the disclosed
15    entity is a trust, the application shall disclose the
16    names and addresses of the beneficiaries; if a
17    corporation, the names and addresses of all stockholders
18    and directors; if a partnership, the names and addresses
19    of all partners, both general and limited;
20        (10) verification from the Illinois State Police that
21    all background checks of the principal officer, board
22    members, and registered agents have been conducted and
23    those individuals have not been convicted of an excluded
24    offense;
25        (11) provide a copy of the current local zoning
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1    proposed cultivation center is in compliance with the
2    local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
3        (12) an application fee set by the Department of
4    Agriculture by rule; and
5        (13) any other information required by Department of
6    Agriculture rules, including, but not limited to a
7    cultivation center applicant's experience with the
8    cultivation of agricultural or horticultural products,
9    operating an agriculturally related business, or operating
10    a horticultural business.
11    (e) An application for a cultivation center permit must be
12denied if any of the following conditions are met:
13        (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
14    required by this Section, including if the applicant's
15    plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, inventory,
16    or recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of
17    Agriculture;
18        (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
19    local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
20        (3) (blank) one or more of the prospective principal
21    officers or board members has been convicted of an
22    excluded offense;
23        (4) one or more of the prospective principal officers
24    or board members has served as a principal officer or
25    board member for a registered dispensing organization or
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1        (5) one or more of the principal officers or board
2    members is under 21 years of age;
3        (6) (blank) a principal officer or board member of the
4    cultivation center has been convicted of a felony under
5    the laws of this State, any other state, or the United
6    States;
7        (7) (blank) a principal officer or board member of the
8    cultivation center has been convicted of any violation of
9    Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or substantially
10    similar laws of any other jurisdiction; or
11        (8) the person has submitted an application for a
12    certificate under this Act which contains false
13    information.
14(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
15    (410 ILCS 130/100)
16    Sec. 100. Cultivation center agent identification card.
17    (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
18        (1) verify the information contained in an application
19    or renewal for a cultivation center identification card
20    submitted under this Act, and approve or deny an
21    application or renewal, within 30 days of receiving a
22    completed application or renewal application and all
23    supporting documentation required by rule;
24        (2) issue a cultivation center agent identification
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1    approving the application or renewal;
2        (3) enter the registry identification number of the
3    cultivation center where the agent works; and
4        (4) allow for an electronic application process, and
5    provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
6    an application has been submitted.
7    (b) A cultivation center agent must keep his or her
8identification card visible at all times when on the property
9of a cultivation center and during the transportation of
10medical cannabis to a registered dispensary organization.
11    (c) The cultivation center agent identification cards
12shall contain the following:
13        (1) the name of the cardholder;
14        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of
15    cultivation center agent identification cards;
16        (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
17    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
18    letters that is unique to the holder; and
19        (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
20    (d) The cultivation center agent identification cards
21shall be immediately returned to the cultivation center upon
22termination of employment.
23    (e) Any card lost by a cultivation center agent shall be
24reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department of
25Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the loss.
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1center agent identification card if he or she has been
2convicted of an excluded offense.
3    (g) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
4cultivation center while the agent applicant's identification
5card application is pending. Upon approval, the Department
6shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If
7denied, the cultivation center and the agent applicant shall
8be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
9the cultivation center immediately.
10(Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
11102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 130/105)
13    Sec. 105. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties for
14cultivation centers.
15    (a) The operating documents of a registered cultivation
16center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
17cultivation center, a cannabis plant monitoring system
18including a physical inventory recorded weekly, a cannabis
19container system including a physical inventory recorded
20weekly, accurate record keeping, and a staffing plan.
21    (b) A registered cultivation center shall implement a
22security plan reviewed by the Illinois State Police and
23including but not limited to: facility access controls,
24perimeter intrusion detection systems, personnel
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1the interior and exterior of the registered cultivation center
2facility and accessible to authorized law enforcement and the
3Department of Agriculture in real-time.
4    (c) A registered cultivation center may not be located
5within 2,500 feet of the property line of a pre-existing
6public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school
7or day care center, day care home, group day care home, part
8day child care facility, or an area zoned for residential use.
9    (d) All cultivation of cannabis for distribution to a
10registered dispensing organization must take place in an
11enclosed, locked facility as it applies to cultivation centers
12at the physical address provided to the Department of
13Agriculture during the registration process. The cultivation
14center location shall only be accessed by the cultivation
15center agents working for the registered cultivation center,
16Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections,
17Department of Public Health staff performing inspections, law
18enforcement or other emergency personnel, and contractors
19working on jobs unrelated to medical cannabis, such as
20installing or maintaining security devices or performing
21electrical wiring.
22    (e) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
23cannabis to any individual or entity other than another
24cultivation center, a dispensing organization registered under
25this Act, or a laboratory licensed by the Department of
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1    (f) All harvested cannabis intended for distribution to a
2dispensing organization must be packaged in a labeled medical
3cannabis container and entered into a data collection system.
4    (g) (Blank). No person who has been convicted of an
5excluded offense may be a cultivation center agent.
6    (h) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
7inspection by the Illinois State Police.
8    (i) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
9inspections by the Department of Agriculture and the
10Department of Public Health.
11    (j) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
12enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
13Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
14theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in-person, or by
15written or electronic communication.
16    (k) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
17federal rules and regulations regarding the use of pesticides.
18(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
19    (410 ILCS 130/115)
20    Sec. 115. Registration of dispensing organizations.
21    (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
22Regulation may issue up to 60 dispensing organization
23registrations for operation. The Department of Financial and
24Professional Regulation may not issue less than the 60
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1applied with the Department of Financial and Professional
2Regulation. The organizations shall be geographically
3dispersed throughout the State to allow all registered
4qualifying patients reasonable proximity and access to a
5dispensing organization.
6    (a-1) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
7registered under this Act shall be deemed a dispensing
8organization or a dispensary as defined in the Cannabis
9Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered
10under this Act shall have the same rights, privileges, duties,
11and responsibilities as dispensing organizations licensed
12under Section 15-36 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
13Dispensing organizations licensed under Section 15-36 of the
14Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act may sell cannabis and
15cannabis-infused products to purchasers over 21 years of age
16and to qualifying patients, provisional patients, and
17designated caregivers registered under this Act.
18    (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional
19Regulation may shall adopt rules to create a registration
20process for Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants and
21Qualifying Applicants, a streamlined application, and a Social
22Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery under Section 115.5 to
23issue the remaining available 5 dispensing organization
24registrations for operation. For purposes of this Section:
25    "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
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1criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
2Economic Opportunity, that:
3        (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
4            (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
5        according to the latest federal decennial census; or
6            (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
7        participate in the federal free lunch program
8        according to reported statistics from the State Board
9        of Education; or
10            (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
11        receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
12        Assistance Program; or
13            (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
14        determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
15        Security, that is more than 120% of the national
16        unemployment average, as determined by the United
17        States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
18        consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
19        application; and
20        (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
21    incarceration related to sale, possession, use,
22    cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
23    "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that: (i)
24submitted an application pursuant to Section 15-30 of the
25Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that received at least 85% of
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1Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as the applicant's final
2score; (ii) received points at the conclusion of the scoring
3process for meeting the definition of a "Social Equity
4Applicant" as set forth under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
5Act; and (iii) is an applicant that did not receive a
6Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License through
7a Qualifying Applicant Lottery pursuant to Section 15-35 of
8the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any Tied Applicant
9Lottery conducted under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
10    "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant" means an
11applicant that is an Illinois resident and one of the
12following:
13        (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
14    control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
15    least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
16    Impacted Area;
17        (2) an applicant with at least 51% of ownership and
18    control by one or more individuals who have been arrested
19    for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for any
20    offense that is eligible for expungement under subsection
21    (i) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act; or
22        (3) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
23    control by one or more members of an impacted family.
24    (b) A dispensing organization may only operate if it has
25been issued a registration from the Department of Financial
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1Professional Regulation shall adopt rules establishing the
2procedures for applicants for dispensing organizations.
3    (c) When applying for a dispensing organization
4registration, the applicant shall submit, at a minimum, the
5following in accordance with Department of Financial and
6Professional Regulation rules:
7        (1) a non-refundable application fee established by
8    rule;
9        (2) the proposed legal name of the dispensing
10    organization;
11        (3) the proposed physical address of the dispensing
12    organization;
13        (4) the name, address, and date of birth of each
14    principal officer and board member of the dispensing
15    organization, provided that all those individuals shall be
16    at least 21 years of age;
17        (5) (blank);
18        (6) (blank); and
19        (7) (blank).
20    (d) The Department of Financial and Professional
21Regulation shall conduct a background check of the prospective
22dispensing organization agents in order to carry out this
23Section. The Department of State Police shall charge a fee for
24conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be
25deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
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1applying as a dispensing organization agent shall submit a
2full set of fingerprints to the Department of State Police for
3the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal records
4check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
5fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
6by law, filed in the Department of State Police and Federal
7Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
8The Department of State Police shall furnish, following
9positive identification, all Illinois conviction information
10to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
11    (e) A dispensing organization must pay a registration fee
12set by the Department of Financial and Professional
13Regulation.
14    (f) An application for a medical cannabis dispensing
15organization registration must be denied if any of the
16following conditions are met:
17        (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
18    required by this Section, including if the applicant's
19    plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, or
20    recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of Financial
21    and Professional Regulation;
22        (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
23    local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
24        (3) the applicant does not meet the requirements of
25    Section 130;
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1    officers or board members has been convicted of an
2    excluded offense;
3        (5) one or more of the prospective principal officers
4    or board members has served as a principal officer or
5    board member for a registered medical cannabis dispensing
6    organization that has had its registration revoked; and
7        (6) one or more of the principal officers or board
8    members is under 21 years of age.
9(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
10    (410 ILCS 130/115.5)
11    Sec. 115.5. Social Equity Justice Involved Medical
12Lottery.
13    (a) In this Section:
14    "By lot" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1-10 of
15the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
16    "Qualifying Applicant" has the same meaning as defined in
17subsection (a-5) of Section 115.
18    "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant" has the same
19meaning as defined in subsection (a-5) of Section 115.
20    "Social Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery" means the
21process of issuing 5 available medical cannabis dispensing
22organization registrations by lot, conducted by the Department
23of Financial and Professional Regulation, for applicants who
24are either: (i) Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants; or
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1    (b) The Department of Financial and Professional
2Regulation may shall conduct a Social Equity Justice Involved
3Medical Lottery to award up to 5 medical cannabis dispensing
4organization registrations by lot in accordance with Section
5115.
6    (c) The Department of Financial and Professional
7Regulation shall adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
8accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
9Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to create a registration
10process, a streamlined application, an application fee not to
11exceed $5,000 for purposes of this Section, and limits on the
12number of entries into the Social Equity Justice Involved
13Medical Lottery, as well as any other measures to reduce
14barriers to enter the cannabis industry. The General Assembly
15finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
16deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
17safety, and welfare.
18    (d) Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants awarded a
19registration under subsection (a-5) of Section 115 are
20eligible to serve purchasers at the same site and a secondary
21site under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, subject to
22application and inspection processes established by the
23Department. The licenses issued under this Section shall be
24valid for 2 years after the date of issuance and shall renew in
25the manner proscribed by the Department.
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1cannabis dispensing organization registration at the
2conclusion of the lottery conducted under this Section.
3    (f) No individual may be listed as a principal officer of
4more than one medical cannabis dispensing organization
5registration awarded under this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 130/120)
8    Sec. 120. Dispensing organization agent identification
9card.
10    (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
11Regulation shall:
12        (1) verify the information contained in an application
13    or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
14    identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
15    or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days of
16    receiving a completed application or renewal application
17    and all supporting documentation required by rule;
18        (2) issue a dispensing organization agent
19    identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
20    business days of approving the application or renewal;
21        (3) enter the registry identification number of the
22    dispensing organization where the agent works; and
23        (4) allow for an electronic application process, and
24    provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
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1    (b) A dispensing agent must keep his or her identification
2card visible at all times when on the property of a dispensing
3organization.
4    (c) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
5shall contain the following:
6        (1) the name of the cardholder;
7        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
8    dispensing organization agent identification cards;
9        (3) a random 10 digit alphanumeric identification
10    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
11    letters; that is unique to the holder; and
12        (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
13    (d) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
14shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization
15upon termination of employment.
16    (e) Any card lost by a dispensing organization agent shall
17be reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department of
18Financial and Professional Regulation immediately upon
19discovery of the loss.
20    (f) (Blank). An applicant shall be denied a dispensing
21organization agent identification card if he or she has been
22convicted of an excluded offense.
23    Subsections (a) through (e) are inoperative on January 1,
242025.
25    (h) The Department of Financial and Professional
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1Regulation and Tax Act and subject to the agent meeting all
2other licensing requirements, issue all dispensing
3organization agents a new license number at the time of their
4first renewal after January 1, 2025. Beginning January 1,
52025, a dispensing organization agent registered under this
6Act shall be deemed to be a dispensing organization agent
7under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing
8organization agents registered under this Act shall have the
9same rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities as
10dispensing organization agents licensed under the Cannabis
11Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organization agents are
12subject to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and any rules
13adopted under that Act.
14(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15.)
 
15    (410 ILCS 130/130)
16    Sec. 130. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties;
17dispensing organizations.
18    (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
19Regulation shall implement the provisions of this Section by
20rule.
21    (b) A dispensing organization shall maintain operating
22documents which shall include procedures for the oversight of
23the registered dispensing organization and procedures to
24ensure accurate recordkeeping.
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1security measures, as provided by rule, to deter and prevent
2the theft of cannabis and unauthorized entrance into areas
3containing cannabis.
4    (d) A dispensing organization may not be located within
51,000 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or
6private preschool or elementary or secondary school or day
7care center, day care home, group day care home, or part day
8child care facility. A registered dispensing organization may
9not be located in a house, apartment, condominium, or an area
10zoned for residential use. This subsection shall not apply to
11any dispensing organizations registered on or after July 1,
122019.
13    (e) A dispensing organization is prohibited from acquiring
14cannabis from anyone other than a cultivation center, craft
15grower, processing organization, another dispensing
16organization, or transporting organization licensed or
17registered under this Act or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
18Act. A dispensing organization is prohibited from obtaining
19cannabis from outside the State of Illinois.
20    (f) A registered dispensing organization is prohibited
21from dispensing cannabis for any purpose except to assist
22registered qualifying patients with the medical use of
23cannabis directly or through the qualifying patients'
24designated caregivers.
25    (g) The area in a dispensing organization where medical
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1organization agents working for the dispensing organization,
2Department of Financial and Professional Regulation staff
3performing inspections, law enforcement or other emergency
4personnel, and contractors working on jobs unrelated to
5medical cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security
6devices or performing electrical wiring.
7    (h) A dispensing organization may not dispense more than
82.5 ounces of cannabis to a registered qualifying patient,
9directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period
10unless the qualifying patient has a Department of Public
11Health-approved quantity waiver. Any Department of Public
12Health-approved quantity waiver process must be made available
13to qualified veterans.
14    (i) Except as provided in subsection (i-5), before medical
15cannabis may be dispensed to a designated caregiver or a
16registered qualifying patient, a dispensing organization agent
17must determine that the individual is a current cardholder in
18the verification system and must verify each of the following:
19        (1) that the registry identification card presented to
20    the registered dispensing organization is valid;
21        (2) that the person presenting the card is the person
22    identified on the registry identification card presented
23    to the dispensing organization agent;
24        (3) (blank); and
25        (4) that the registered qualifying patient has not
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1    (i-5) A dispensing organization may dispense medical
2cannabis to an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant
3under Section 62 and to a person presenting proof of
4provisional registration under Section 55. Before dispensing
5medical cannabis, the dispensing organization shall comply
6with the requirements of Section 62 or Section 55, whichever
7is applicable, and verify the following:
8        (1) that the written certification presented to the
9    registered dispensing organization is valid and an
10    original document;
11        (2) that the person presenting the written
12    certification is the person identified on the written
13    certification; and
14        (3) that the participant has not exceeded his or her
15    adequate supply.
16    (j) Dispensing organizations shall ensure compliance with
17this limitation by maintaining internal, confidential records
18that include records specifying how much medical cannabis is
19dispensed to the registered qualifying patient and whether it
20was dispensed directly to the registered qualifying patient or
21to the designated caregiver. Each entry must include the date
22and time the cannabis was dispensed. Additional recordkeeping
23requirements may be set by rule.
24    (k) The health care professional-patient privilege as set
25forth by Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall
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1organization and its agents with respect to communications and
2records concerning qualifying patients' debilitating
3conditions.
4    (l) A dispensing organization may not permit any person to
5consume cannabis on the property of a medical cannabis
6organization.
7    (m) A dispensing organization may not share office space
8with or refer patients to a certifying health care
9professional.
10    (n) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
11to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department of
12Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend,
13place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or
14take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
15Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may deem
16proper with regard to the registration of any person issued
17under this Act to operate a dispensing organization or act as a
18dispensing organization agent, including imposing fines not to
19exceed $10,000 for each violation, for any violations of this
20Act and rules adopted in accordance with this Act. The
21procedures for disciplining a registered dispensing
22organization shall be determined by rule. All final
23administrative decisions of the Department of Financial and
24Professional Regulation are subject to judicial review under
25the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term
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1the Code of Civil Procedure.
2    (o) Dispensing organizations are subject to random
3inspection and cannabis testing by the Department of Financial
4and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State Police, the
5Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Health, the
6Department of Agriculture, or as provided by rule.
7    (p) The Department of Financial and Professional
8Regulation shall adopt rules permitting returns, and potential
9refunds, for damaged or inadequate products.
10    (q) The Department of Financial and Professional
11Regulation may issue nondisciplinary citations for minor
12violations which may be accompanied by a civil penalty not to
13exceed $10,000 per violation. The penalty shall be a civil
14penalty or other condition as established by rule. The
15citation shall be issued to the licensee and shall contain the
16licensee's name, address, and license number, a brief factual
17statement, the Sections of the law or rule allegedly violated,
18and the civil penalty, if any, imposed. The citation must
19clearly state that the licensee may choose, in lieu of
20accepting the citation, to request a hearing. If the licensee
21does not dispute the matter in the citation with the
22Department of Financial and Professional Regulation within 30
23days after the citation is served, then the citation shall
24become final and shall not be subject to appeal.
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1    (s) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
2registered under this Act shall be deemed to be a dispensing
3organization or a dispensary as defined in the Cannabis
4Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered
5under this Act shall have the same rights, privileges, duties,
6and responsibilities as a dispensing organization licensed
7under Section 15-36 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
8Dispensing organizations are subject to the Cannabis
9Regulation and Tax Act and any rules adopted under that Act.
10(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 130/145)
12    Sec. 145. Confidentiality.
13    (a) The following information received and records kept by
14the Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
15Professional Regulation, Department of Agriculture, Department
16of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Executive
17Inspector General, or Illinois State Police for purposes of
18administering this Act are subject to all applicable federal
19privacy laws, confidential, and exempt from the Freedom of
20Information Act, and not subject to disclosure to any
21individual or public or private entity, except as necessary
22for authorized employees of those authorized agencies to
23perform official duties under this Act and except as necessary
24to those involved in enforcing the State Officials and
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1and records kept by Department of Public Health, Department of
2Agriculture, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
3Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Office of
4Executive Inspector General, and Illinois State Police,
5excluding any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
6criminal history record information as defined in subsection
7(d), may be disclosed to each other upon request:
8        (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
9    supporting information submitted by qualifying patients,
10    provisional patients, and designated caregivers, including
11    information regarding their designated caregivers and
12    certifying health care professionals.
13        (2) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
14    supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
15    cultivation centers and dispensing organizations in
16    compliance with this Act, including their physical
17    addresses. This does not preclude the release of ownership
18    information of cannabis business establishment licenses.
19        (3) The individual names and other information
20    identifying persons to whom the Department of Public
21    Health has issued registry identification cards.
22        (4) Any dispensing information required to be kept
23    under Section 135, Section 150, or Department of Public
24    Health, Department of Agriculture, or Department of
25    Financial and Professional Regulation rules shall identify
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1    registry identification numbers and medical cannabis
2    dispensing organizations by their registration number and
3    not contain names or other personally identifying
4    information.
5        (5) All medical records provided to the Department of
6    Public Health in connection with an application for a
7    registry card.
8    (b) Nothing in this Section precludes the following:
9        (1) Department of Agriculture, Department of Financial
10    and Professional Regulation, or Public Health employees
11    may notify law enforcement about falsified or fraudulent
12    information submitted to the Departments if the employee
13    who suspects that falsified or fraudulent information has
14    been submitted conferred with his or her supervisor and
15    both agree that circumstances exist that warrant
16    reporting.
17        (2) If the employee conferred with his or her
18    supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
19    warrant reporting, Department of Public Health employees
20    may notify the Department of Financial and Professional
21    Regulation if there is reasonable cause to believe a
22    certifying health care professional:
23            (A) issued a written certification without a bona
24        fide health care professional-patient relationship
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1        was not under the certifying health care
2        professional's care for the debilitating medical
3        condition; or
4            (C) failed to abide by the acceptable and
5        prevailing standard of care when evaluating a
6        patient's medical condition.
7        (3) The Department of Public Health, Department of
8    Agriculture, and Department of Financial and Professional
9    Regulation may notify State or local law enforcement about
10    apparent criminal violations of this Act if the employee
11    who suspects the offense has conferred with his or her
12    supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
13    warrant reporting.
14        (4) Medical cannabis cultivation center agents and
15    medical cannabis dispensing organizations may notify the
16    Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
17    Professional Regulation, or Department of Agriculture of a
18    suspected violation or attempted violation of this Act or
19    the rules issued under it.
20        (5) Each Department may verify registry identification
21    cards under Section 150.
22        (6) The submission of the report to the General
23    Assembly under Section 160.
24    (b-5) Each Department responsible for licensure under this
25Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
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1licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
2include, but shall not be limited to, the name of the person or
3entity holding each cannabis business establishment license
4and the address at which the entity is operating under this
5Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
6    (c) Except for any ownership information released pursuant
7to subsection (b-5) or as otherwise authorized or required by
8law, it is a Class B misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine for any
9person, including an employee or official of the Department of
10Public Health, Department of Financial and Professional
11Regulation, or Department of Agriculture or another State
12agency or local government, to breach the confidentiality of
13information obtained under this Act.
14    (d) The Department of Public Health, the Department of
15Agriculture, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
16Financial and Professional Regulation shall not share or
17disclose any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
18criminal history record information. For the purposes of this
19Section, "any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
20criminal history record information" means any Illinois or
21national criminal history record information, including but
22not limited to the lack of or non-existence of these records.
23(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
24102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
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1    Sec. 150. Registry identification and registration
2certificate verification.
3    (a) The Department of Public Health shall maintain a
4confidential list of the persons to whom the Department of
5Public Health has issued registry identification cards and
6their addresses, phone numbers, and registry identification
7numbers. This confidential list may not be combined or linked
8in any manner with any other list or database except as
9provided in this Section.
10    (b) Within 180 days of the effective date of this Act, the
11Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
12Professional Regulation, and Department of Agriculture shall
13together establish a computerized database or verification
14system. The database or verification system must allow law
15enforcement personnel and medical cannabis dispensary
16organization agents to determine whether or not the
17identification number corresponds with a current, valid
18registry identification card. The system shall only disclose
19whether the identification card is valid, whether the
20cardholder is a registered qualifying patient, provisional
21patient, or a registered designated caregiver, the registry
22identification number of the registered medical cannabis
23dispensing organization designated to serve the registered
24qualifying patient who holds the card, and the registry
25identification number of the patient who is assisted by a
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1Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture,
2the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Financial and
3Professional Regulation shall not share or disclose any
4existing or non-existing Illinois or national criminal history
5record information. Notwithstanding any other requirements
6established by this subsection, the Department of Public
7Health shall issue registry cards to qualifying patients, the
8Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue
9registration to medical cannabis dispensing organizations for
10the period during which the database is being established, and
11the Department of Agriculture may issue registration cards to
12medical cannabis cultivation organizations for the period
13during which the database is being established.
14    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "any existing or
15non-existing Illinois or national criminal history record
16information" means any Illinois or national criminal history
17record information, including but not limited to the lack of
18or non-existence of these records.
19(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 130/165)
21    Sec. 165. Administrative rulemaking.
22    (a) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of
23this Act, the Department of Public Health, Department of
24Agriculture, and the Department of Financial and Professional
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1responsibilities under this Act and file those rules with the
2Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
3    (b) The Department of Public Health rules shall address,
4but not be limited to, the following:
5        (1) fees for applications for registration as a
6    qualified patient or caregiver;
7        (2) establishing the form and content of registration
8    and renewal applications submitted under this Act,
9    including a standard form for written certifications;
10        (3) governing the manner in which it shall consider
11    applications for and renewals of registry identification
12    cards;
13        (4) the manufacture of medical cannabis-infused
14    products;
15        (5) fees for the application and renewal of registry
16    identification cards. Fee revenue may be offset or
17    supplemented by private donations;
18        (6) any other matters as are necessary for the fair,
19    impartial, stringent, and comprehensive administration of
20    this Act; and
21        (7) reasonable rules concerning the medical use of
22    cannabis at a nursing care institution, hospice, assisted
23    living center, assisted living facility, assisted living
24    home, residential care institution, or adult day health
25    care facility.
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1not be limited to the following related to registered
2cultivation centers, with the goal of protecting against
3diversion and theft, without imposing an undue burden on the
4registered cultivation centers:
5        (1) oversight requirements for registered cultivation
6    centers;
7        (2) recordkeeping requirements for registered
8    cultivation centers;
9        (3) security requirements for registered cultivation
10    centers, which shall include that each registered
11    cultivation center location must be protected by a fully
12    operational security alarm system;
13        (4) rules and standards for what constitutes an
14    enclosed, locked facility under this Act;
15        (5) procedures for suspending or revoking the
16    registration certificates or registry identification cards
17    of registered cultivation centers and their agents that
18    commit violations of the provisions of this Act or the
19    rules adopted under this Section;
20        (6) rules concerning the intrastate transportation of
21    medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
22    organization;
23        (7) standards concerning the testing, quality, and
24    cultivation of medical cannabis;
25        (8) any other matters as are necessary for the fair,
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1    this Act;
2        (9) application and renewal fees for cultivation
3    center agents; and
4        (10) application, renewal, and registration fees for
5    cultivation centers.
6    (d) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
7registered under this Act shall be deemed to be a dispensing
8organization or a dispensary under the Cannabis Regulation and
9Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered under this Act
10shall have the same rights, privileges, duties, and
11responsibilities as a dispensing organization licensed under
12Section 15-36 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
13Dispensing organizations are subject to the Cannabis
14Regulation and Tax Act and any rules adopted under that Act.
15The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation rules
16shall address, but not be limited to the following matters
17related to registered dispensing organizations, with the goal
18of protecting against diversion and theft, without imposing an
19undue burden on the registered dispensing organizations or
20compromising the confidentiality of cardholders:
21        (1) application and renewal and registration fees for
22    dispensing organizations and dispensing organizations
23    agents;
24        (2) medical cannabis dispensing agent-in-charge
25    oversight requirements for dispensing organizations;
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1    organizations;
2        (4) security requirements for medical cannabis
3    dispensing organizations, which shall include that each
4    registered dispensing organization location must be
5    protected by a fully operational security alarm system;
6        (5) procedures for suspending or revoking the
7    registrations of dispensing organizations and dispensing
8    organization agents that commit violations of the
9    provisions of this Act or the rules adopted under this
10    Act;
11        (6) application and renewal fees for dispensing
12    organizations; and
13        (7) application and renewal fees for dispensing
14    organization agents.
15    (e) The Department of Public Health may establish a
16sliding scale of patient application and renewal fees based
17upon a qualifying patient's household income. The Department
18of Public health may accept donations from private sources to
19reduce application and renewal fees, and registry
20identification card fees shall include an additional fee set
21by rule which shall be used to develop and disseminate
22educational information about the health risks associated with
23the abuse of cannabis and prescription medications.
24    (f) During the rule-making process, each Department shall
25make a good faith effort to consult with stakeholders
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1the rules, including patients or a representative of an
2organization advocating on behalf of patients.
3    (g) The Department of Public Health shall develop and
4disseminate educational information about the health risks
5associated with the abuse of cannabis and prescription
6medications.
7(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15.)
 
8    (410 ILCS 130/170)
9    Sec. 170. Enforcement of this Act.
10    (a) If a Department fails to adopt rules to implement this
11Act within the times provided for in this Act, any citizen may
12commence a mandamus action in the Circuit Court to compel the
13Departments to perform the actions mandated under the
14provisions of this Act.
15    (b) If the Department of Public Health or the , Department
16of Agriculture, or Department of Financial and Professional
17Regulation fails to issue a valid identification card in
18response to a valid application or renewal submitted under
19this Act or fails to issue a verbal or written notice of denial
20of the application within 30 days of its submission, the
21identification card is deemed granted, and a copy of the
22registry identification application, including a valid written
23certification in the case of patients, or renewal shall be
24deemed a valid registry identification card.
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1agencies shall immediately notify the Department of Public
2Health when any person in possession of a registry
3identification card has been determined by a court of law to
4have willfully violated the provisions of this Act or has pled
5guilty to the offense.
6(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 130/180)
8    Sec. 180. Destruction of medical cannabis.
9    (a) All cannabis byproduct, scrap, and harvested cannabis
10not intended for distribution to a medical cannabis
11organization must be destroyed and disposed of pursuant to
12State law. Documentation of destruction and disposal shall be
13retained at the cultivation center for a period of not less
14than 5 years.
15    (b) A cultivation center shall prior to the destruction,
16notify the Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State
17Police.
18    (c) The cultivation center shall keep record of the date
19of destruction and how much was destroyed.
20    (d) (Blank). A dispensary organization shall destroy all
21cannabis, including cannabis-infused products, that are not
22sold to registered qualifying patients. Documentation of
23destruction and disposal shall be retained at the dispensary
24organization for a period of not less than 5 years.
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1destruction, notify the Department of Financial and
2Professional Regulation and the Illinois State Police.
3(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 130/200)
5    Sec. 200. Tax imposed.
6    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this Act and until
7January 1, 2025, a tax is imposed upon the privilege of
8cultivating medical cannabis at a rate of 7% of the sales price
9per ounce. Beginning on January 1, 2025, a tax is imposed upon
10the privilege of cultivating medical cannabis at the rate of
117% of the gross receipts from the first sale of medical
12cannabis by a cultivator. The sale of any product that
13contains any amount of medical cannabis or any derivative
14thereof is subject to the tax under this Section on the full
15selling price of the product. The Department may determine the
16selling price of the medical cannabis when the seller and
17purchaser are affiliated persons, when the sale and purchase
18of cannabis is not an arm's length transaction, or when
19medical cannabis is transferred by a craft grower to the craft
20grower's dispensing organization or infuser organization and a
21value is not established for the cannabis. The value
22determined by the Department shall be commensurate with the
23actual price received for products of like quality, character,
24and use in the area. If there are no sales of medical cannabis
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1Department shall establish a reasonable value based on sales
2of products of like quality, character, and use in other areas
3of the State, taking into consideration any other relevant
4factors. The proceeds from this tax shall be deposited into
5the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund created under
6the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. This
7tax shall be paid by a cultivation center and is not the
8responsibility of a dispensing organization or a qualifying
9patient.
10    (b) The tax imposed under this Act shall be in addition to
11all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by the State
12of Illinois or by any municipal corporation or political
13subdivision thereof.
14(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
15    (410 ILCS 130/210)
16    Sec. 210. Returns.
17    (a) This subsection (a) applies to returns due on or
18before June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27)
19this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. On or
20before the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person
21subject to the tax imposed under this Law during the preceding
22calendar month shall file a return with the Department,
23stating:
24        (1) The name of the taxpayer;
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1    dispensing organization or a registered qualifying patient
2    during the preceding calendar month;
3        (3) The amount of tax due;
4        (4) The signature of the taxpayer; and
5        (5) Such other reasonable information as the
6    Department may require.
7    If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
8the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
9the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be
10due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
11    The taxpayer shall remit the amount of the tax due to the
12Department at the time the taxpayer files his or her return.
13    (b) Beginning on June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
14Public Act 101-27) this amendatory Act of the 101st General
15Assembly, Section 60-20 65-20 of the Cannabis Regulation and
16Tax Act shall apply to returns filed and taxes paid under this
17Act to the same extent as if those provisions were set forth in
18full in this Section.
19(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 130/125 rep.)
21    Section 50. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
22Program Act is amended by repealing Section 125.
 
23    Section 55. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
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110-15, 15-15, 15-20, 15-25, 15-35, 15-35.10, 15-36, 15-40,
215-50, 15-60, 15-70, 15-85, 15-100, 15-145, 20-15, 20-30,
320-35, 20-45, 25-35, 30-10, 30-30, 30-35, 30-45, 35-25, 35-30,
440-25, 45-5, 50-5, 55-30, 55-65, 60-10, 65-10, 65-38, and
565-42 and adding Sections 15-13, 15-17, 15-23, 15-24, and
640-50 as follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
8    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
9    "Adequate medical supply" means:
10        (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
11    14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
12    source.
13        (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
14    Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
15    certifying health care professional provides a substantial
16    medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
17    that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
18    certifying health care professional's professional
19    judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate medical
20    supply for a 14-day period to properly alleviate the
21    patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
22    associated with the debilitating medical condition.
23        (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
24    the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
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1        (4) The premixed weight of medical cannabis used in
2    making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
3    limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
4    qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
5    "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
6issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
7to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
8administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
9    "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
10license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
11Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
12organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
13in furtherance of this Act.
14    "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
15including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
16electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
17of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
18display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
19mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
20cannabis business establishment.
21    "Application points" means the number of points a
22Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
23Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
24    "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
25States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
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1Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
2Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
3Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
4Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
5nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
6area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
7Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
8        (1) Bloomington (DeWitt County; McLean County);
9        (2) Cape Girardeau (Alexander County);
10        (3) Carbondale-Marion (Jackson County; Williamson
11    County);
12        (4) Champaign-Urbana (Champaign County; Ford County;
13    Piatt County);
14        (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin (Cook County; DeKalb
15    County; DuPage County; Grundy County; Kane County; Kendall
16    County; Lake County; McHenry County; Will County);
17        (6) Danville (Vermilion County);
18        (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (Henry County; Mercer
19    County; Rock Island County);
20        (8) Decatur (Macon County);
21        (9) Kankakee (Kankakee County);
22        (10) Peoria (Marshall County; Peoria County; Stark
23    County; Tazewell County; Woodford County);
24        (11) Rockford (Boone County; Winnebago County);
25        (12) St. Louis (Bond County; Calhoun County; Clinton
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1    Monroe County; St. Clair County),
2        (13) Springfield (Menard County; Sangamon County);
3        (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Bureau
4    County; Carroll County; Jo Daviess County; LaSalle County;
5    Lee County; Ogle County; Putnam County; Stephenson County;
6    Whiteside County);
7        (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Adams
8    County; Brown County; Cass County; Christian County;
9    Fulton County; Greene County; Hancock County; Henderson
10    County; Knox County; Livingston County; Logan County;
11    Mason County; McDonough County; Montgomery County; Morgan
12    County; Moultrie County; Pike County; Schuyler County;
13    Scott County; Shelby County; Warren County);
14        (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Clark
15    County; Clay County; Coles County; Crawford County;
16    Cumberland County; Douglas County; Edgar County; Effingham
17    County; Fayette County; Iroquois County; Jasper County;
18    Lawrence County; Marion County; Richland County); and
19        (17) Southern Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Edwards
20    County; Franklin County; Gallatin County; Hamilton County;
21    Hardin County; Jefferson County; Johnson County; Massac
22    County; Perry County; Pope County; Pulaski County;
23    Randolph County; Saline County; Union County; Wabash
24    County; Wayne County; White County).
25    "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
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1Applicants.
2    "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
3that are identified as including any parts of the plant
4Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
5as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
6the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
7plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
8mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
9including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
10produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
11indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
12the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
13stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
14compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
15preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
16from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
17plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
18include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
19Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
20concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
21    "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
22center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
23organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
24organization.
25    "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
26cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,

 

 

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1including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
2the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
3other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
4propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
5use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
6of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
7it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
8    "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
9traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
10containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
11transportation.
12    "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
13substances that are identified as including any parts of the
14plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
15such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
16kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
17from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
18salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
19seeds, or resin.
20    "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
21ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
22containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
23intended to be smoked.
24    "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
25materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
26cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,

 

 

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1processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
2repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
3otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
4    "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
5system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
6testing and data collection established and maintained by the
7cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser processing
8organization and that is available to the Department of
9Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
10Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State
11Police for the purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and
12monitoring plant development throughout the life cycle of a
13cannabis plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer
14from seed planting to final packaging.
15    "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity licensed
16registered by the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis
17for potency and contaminants. Licensed cannabis testing
18facilities are authorized under this Act to transport cannabis
19from licensed cannabis business establishments to the licensed
20cannabis testing facility and are exempt from the transporting
21organization license requirements.
22    "Cannabis transport GPS tracking system" means a system
23that includes, but is not limited to, real-time tracking,
24tracing, and recording of global positioning system data for
25licensed transporter vehicles registered with the Department
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1products.
2    "Certifying health care professional" has the meaning
3given to that term under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4Cannabis Program Act.
5    "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
6not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
7propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
8plant.
9    "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
10Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
11age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
12is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
13provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
14Illinois Community College.
15    "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
16Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
17document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
18identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
19Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
20    "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
21means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
22Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
23an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
24meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
25entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
26or cannabis-infused products.

 

 

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1    "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
2license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
3Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
4Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
5conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
6rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
7processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
8    "Consolidated transport center" means a facility licensed
9by the Department of Agriculture that is: (i) integrated with
10access controls, cameras, and alarms; (ii) owned and operated
11by an independent social equity transporting organization; and
12(iii) used for unloading products from vehicles, sorting and
13securely storing products, and reloading products onto
14licensed and registered transport vehicles before being
15shipped to cannabis business establishments.
16    "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
17organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
18Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
19perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
20for sale at a dispensing organization or use at an infuser a
21processing organization. A craft grower may contain up to
2214,000 5,000 square feet of canopy space on its premises for
23plants in the flowering state. The Department of Agriculture
24may authorize an increase or decrease of flowering stage
25cultivation space in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule
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1licensee's history of compliance or noncompliance, with a
2maximum space of 14,000 square feet for cultivating plants in
3the flowering stage, which must be cultivated in all stages of
4growth in an enclosed and secure area. A craft grower may share
5premises with an infuser a processing organization or a
6dispensing organization, or both, provided each licensee
7stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused products in a
8separate secured vault to which the other licensee does not
9have access or all licensees sharing a vault share more than
1050% of the same ownership.
11    "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
12member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
13years of age or older.
14    "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
15issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
16person as a craft grower agent.
17    "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
18organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
19Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
20limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
21to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
22business establishments.
23    "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
24board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
25who is 21 years of age or older.
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1document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
2identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
3    "Currency" means currency and coins coin of the United
4States.
5    "Debilitating medical condition" has the meaning given to
6that term under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7Program Act.
8    "Designated caregiver" means a person who:
9        (1) is at least 21 years of age;
10        (2) has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use
11    of cannabis; and
12        (3) assists no more than one registered qualifying
13    patient with the patient's medical use of cannabis.
14    Beginning January 1, 2025, a designated caregiver
15registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
16Program Act may perform the designated caregiver's duties at
17any dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the
18Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the
19Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
20    "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
21organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
22occur.
23    "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
24Organization Name as stated on an application for a
25Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
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1operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
2the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to
3acquire cannabis from a cultivation center, craft grower,
4infuser processing organization, or another dispensary for the
5purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused
6products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia, or related supplies
7under this Act to purchasers or to qualified registered
8medical cannabis patients, and designated caregivers, and
9provisional patients to purchase an adequate medical supply.
10Beginning on January 1, 2025, As used in this Act, "dispensing
11organization" or "dispensary" includes those medical cannabis
12dispensing organizations as licensed under includes a
13registered medical cannabis organization as defined in the
14Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or its
15successor Act that has obtained an Early Approval Adult Use
16Dispensing Organization License.
17    "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
18employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
19years of age or older.
20    "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
21a document issued by the Department of Financial and
22Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
23dispensing organization agent.
24    "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
25comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
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1Economic Opportunity, that:
2        (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
3            (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
4        according to the latest federal decennial census; or
5            (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
6        participate in the federal free lunch program
7        according to reported statistics from the State Board
8        of Education; or
9            (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
10        receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
11        Assistance Program; or
12            (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
13        determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
14        Security, that is more than 120% of the national
15        unemployment average, as determined by the United
16        States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
17        consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
18        application; and
19        (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
20    incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
21    cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
22    "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
23means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
24center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
25Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
26begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless

 

 

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1otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
2cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
3establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
4Act as of January 1, 2020.
5    "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
6means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
7organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
8Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
9begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
10purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
11    "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
12secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
13cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
14Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
15effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
16cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
17Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
18its existing registered medical dispensary location.
19    "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
20eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
21available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
22Applicant Lottery.
23    "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
24building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
25security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
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1business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
2cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
3    "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
4building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
5security devices that permit access only by authorized
6individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
7include:
8        (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
9    the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
10    fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
11    (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
12    space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
13    different from any key or code that can be used to access
14    the residential building from the exterior; or
15        (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
16    lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
17    that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
18    and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
19    cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
20    5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
21    must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
22    "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
23organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
24Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
25subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
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1when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
2for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
3        (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
4    internode of the plant; or
5        (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
6    intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
7    intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
8    from the moment the light deprivation began through the
9    remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
10    "Individual" means a natural person.
11    "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
12operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
13the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
14or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
15a cannabis-infused product.
16    "Independent social equity transporting organization"
17means a transporting organization that is licensed by the
18Department of Agriculture and that is not owned or controlled,
19in whole or in part, by (i) any other cannabis business
20establishment, or (ii) any individual who serves as a
21principal officer of a cannabis business establishment or who
22has ownership in or control of a cannabis business
23establishment
24    "Infuser organization agent" means a principal officer,
25board member, employee, or other agent of an infuser
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1    "Infuser organization agent identification card" means a
2document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
3identifies a person as an infuser organization agent.
4    "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
5found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
6higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
7pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
8    "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
9cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
10recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
11in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
12labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
13work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
14with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
15that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
16disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
17communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
18cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
19shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
20reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
21establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
22with employees to discuss their right to representation,
23employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
24employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
25particular method of election or certification of the bona
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1    "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
2control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
3this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
4occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
5organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
6or service professionals conducting business with the
7dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
8patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
9Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
10the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
11permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
12caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
13Program participants.
14    "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
15a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
16a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
17of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
18delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
19under this Act.
20    "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
21or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
22will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
23infuser or dispensing organization.
24    "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
25normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
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1from within an adjacent property.
2    "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
3the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
4control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
5business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
6and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
7ownership.
8    "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
9association, joint-stock joint stock company, joint venture,
10public or private corporation, limited liability company, or a
11receiver, executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative
12appointed by order of any court.
13    "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
14Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
1521 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
16medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
17Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
18    "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
19establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
20establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
21of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
22interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
23publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
24treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
25with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
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1to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
2assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
3establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
4    "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
5usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
6be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
7address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
8Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
9Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
10more than one primary residence.
11    "Processor license" means a license issued to an infuser
12organization that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture
13under subsection (f) of Section 35-31 to extract raw materials
14from cannabis flower.
15    "Provisional registration" means a document issued by the
16Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who has
17submitted (i) an online application and paid a fee to
18participate in Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
19pending approval or denial of the patient's application or
20(ii) a completed application for terminal illness.
21    "Provisional patient" means a qualifying patient who has
22received a provisional registration from the Department of
23Public Health.
24    "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
25operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
26the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent

 

 

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1chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
2incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
3formulation to produce a cannabis product.
4    "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
5board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
6    "Processing organization agent identification card" means
7a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
8identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
9    "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
10acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
11does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
12Medical Cannabis Program Act.
13    "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
14an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
15least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
1615-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
17of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
18    "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
19means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
20Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
21points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
22score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
23the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
24this Section.
25    "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
26Applicant who has been awarded a license or conditional

 

 

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1license under this Act to operate a cannabis business
2establishment.
3    "Qualifying patient" or "qualified patient" means a person
4who has been diagnosed by a certifying health care
5professional as having a debilitating medical condition.
6Beginning on January 1, 2025, all "qualifying patients"
7registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
8Program Act shall be permitted to purchase cannabis and
9cannabis-infused products at any dispensary or dispensing
10organization licensed by the Department of Financial and
11Professional Regulation pursuant to this Act.
12    "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
13located within the relevant geographic area as established by
142 of the following:
15        (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
16    applicant's name;
17        (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
18    name;
19        (3) school records;
20        (4) a voter registration card;
21        (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
22    Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
23    Disability Identification Card;
24        (6) a paycheck stub;
25        (7) a utility bill;
26        (8) tax records; or

 

 

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1        (9) any other proof of residency or other information
2    necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
3    "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
4combustion of cannabis.
5    "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
6Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
7        (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
8    control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
9    least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
10    Impacted Area;
11        (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
12    control by one or more individuals who:
13            (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
14        adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
15        eligible for expungement under this Act; or
16            (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
17        (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
18    employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
19    employees who:
20            (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
21        Impacted Area; or
22            (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
23        adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
24        eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
25        an impacted family.
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1the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
2Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
3employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
4offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
5    "Social Equity Criteria Lottery Licensee" means a holder
6of an adult use cannabis dispensary license awarded through a
7lottery held under subsection (c) of Section 15-35.20.
8    "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
9Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
10the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
11the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
12top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
13been awarded a license but for the one or more other
14top-scoring applications that received the same number of
15application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
16Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
17the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
18considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
19    "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
20under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
21Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
2215-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
23    "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
24composed comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils,
25derived either directly from the cannabis plant or from a
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1liquor as defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture
2shall include a calibrated dropper or other similar device
3capable of accurately measuring servings.
4    "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
5organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
6Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
7on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
8college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
9Vocational Training Pilot Program.
10    "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
11officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
12organization.
13    "Transporting organization agent identification card"
14means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
15identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
16    "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
17village, or incorporated town.
18    "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
19a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
20plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
21includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
22cannabis plants as follows:
23        (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
24    been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
25    intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
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1    cannabis plant; or
2        (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
3    the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
4    produce cannabis.
5(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
6102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
75-13-22.)
 
8    (410 ILCS 705/5-10)
9    Sec. 5-10. Department of Agriculture.
10    (a) The Department of Agriculture shall administer and
11enforce provisions of this Act relating to the oversight and
12registration of cultivation centers, craft growers, infuser
13organizations, and transporting organizations and agents,
14including the issuance of identification cards and
15establishing limits on potency or serving size for cannabis or
16cannabis products. The Department of Agriculture may suspend
17or revoke the license of, or impose other penalties upon
18cannabis testing facilities, cultivation centers, craft
19growers, infuser organizations, transporting organizations,
20and their principal officers, Agents-in-Charge, and agents for
21violations of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act.
22    (b) The Department of Agriculture may establish, by rule,
23market protections that protect against unfair business
24practices, including, but not limited to, price-fixing, bid
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1wholesale arrangements for cannabis concentrate, cannabis
2flower, cannabis-infused products, and any product that is
3licensed under this Act to ensure all license types have equal
4access to the market without unfair competition.
5    (c) The Department of Agriculture may adopt rules and
6emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative
7Procedure Act and prescribe forms and fees relating to the
8administration and enforcement of this amendatory Act of the
9103rd General Assembly, as it deems appropriate.
10(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 705/5-15)
12    Sec. 5-15. Department of Financial and Professional
13Regulation.
14    (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
15Regulation shall enforce the provisions of this Act relating
16to the oversight and registration of dispensing organizations
17and agents, including the issuance of identification cards for
18dispensing organization agents. The Department of Financial
19and Professional Regulation may suspend or revoke the license
20of, or otherwise discipline dispensing organizations,
21principal officers, agents-in-charge, and agents for
22violations of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act.
23    (b) The Department of Financial and Professional
24Regulation may establish, by rule, market protections that
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1limited to, price-fixing, bid rigging, boycotts, agreements to
2not compete, exclusive wholesale arrangements for cannabis
3concentrate, cannabis flower, cannabis-infused products, and
4any product that is licensed under this Act to ensure all
5license types have equal access to the market without unfair
6competition.
7(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
8    (410 ILCS 705/7-10)
9    Sec. 7-10. Cannabis Business Development Fund.
10    (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund,
11which shall be held separate and apart from all other State
12moneys, to be known as the Cannabis Business Development Fund.
13The Cannabis Business Development Fund shall be exclusively
14used for the following purposes:
15        (1) to provide low-interest rate loans to Qualified
16    Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria
17    Lottery Licensees to pay for ordinary and necessary
18    expenses to start and operate a cannabis business
19    establishment permitted by this Act;
20        (2) to provide grants to Qualified Social Equity
21    Applicants to pay for ordinary and necessary expenses to
22    start and operate a cannabis business establishment
23    permitted by this Act;
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1    provision of low-interest loans and grants to Qualified
2    Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria
3    Lottery Licensees;
4        (4) to pay for outreach that may be provided or
5    targeted to attract and support Social Equity Applicants,
6    and Qualified Social Equity Applicants, and Social Equity
7    Criteria Lottery Licensees;
8        (5) (blank);
9        (5.5) to provide financial assistance that supports
10    lending to or private investment in Qualified Social
11    Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria Lottery
12    Licensees or that facilitates access to the facilities
13    needed to commence operations as a cannabis business
14    establishment;
15        (6) to conduct any study or research concerning the
16    participation of minorities, women, veterans, or people
17    with disabilities in the cannabis industry, including,
18    without limitation, barriers to such individuals entering
19    the industry as equity owners of cannabis business
20    establishments;
21        (7) (blank); and
22        (8) to assist with job training and technical
23    assistance for residents in Disproportionately Impacted
24    Areas.
25    (b) All moneys collected under Sections 15-15 and 15-20
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1issued before January 1, 2021 and remunerations made as a
2result of transfers of permits awarded to Qualified Social
3Equity Applicants shall be deposited into the Cannabis
4Business Development Fund.
5    (c) (Blank).
6    (c-5) In addition to any other transfers that may be
7provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as
8practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
9Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $40,000,000 from the
10Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund to the Cannabis
11Business Development Fund.
12    (d) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
13Cannabis Business Development Fund is not subject to sweeps,
14administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
15maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
16Cannabis Business Development Fund into any other fund of the
17State.
18(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
19    (410 ILCS 705/7-15)
20    Sec. 7-15. Loans, financial assistance, and grants to
21Qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria
22Lottery Licensees.
23    (a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
24shall establish grant, and loan, and financial assistance
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1Development Fund, for the purposes of providing financial
2assistance, loans, grants, and technical assistance to
3Qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria
4Lottery Licensees.
5    (b) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
6has the power to:
7        (1) provide Cannabis Social Equity loans, financial
8    assistance, and grants from appropriations from the
9    Cannabis Business Development Fund to assist Qualified
10    Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Criteria
11    Lottery Licensees in gaining entry to, and successfully
12    operating in, the State's regulated cannabis marketplace;
13        (2) enter into agreements that set forth terms and
14    conditions of the financial assistance, accept funds or
15    grants, and engage in cooperation with private entities
16    and agencies of State or local government to carry out the
17    purposes of this Section;
18        (3) fix, determine, charge, and collect any premiums,
19    fees, charges, costs and expenses, including application
20    fees, commitment fees, program fees, financing charges, or
21    publication fees in connection with its activities under
22    this Section;
23        (4) coordinate assistance under these financial
24    assistance loan programs with activities of the Illinois
25    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
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1    needed to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of
2    this Act;
3        (5) provide staff, administration, and related support
4    required to administer this Section;
5        (6) take whatever actions are necessary or appropriate
6    to protect the State's interest in the event of
7    bankruptcy, default, foreclosure, or noncompliance with
8    the terms and conditions of financial assistance provided
9    under this Section, including the ability to recapture
10    funds if the recipient is found to be noncompliant with
11    the terms and conditions of the financial assistance
12    agreement;
13        (6.5) enter into financial intermediary agreements to
14    facilitate lending to or investment in Qualified Social
15    Equity Applicants, Social Equity Criteria Lottery
16    Licensees, or their subsidiaries or affiliates to ensure
17    the availability of facilities necessary to operate a
18    cannabis business establishment;
19        (7) establish application, notification, contract, and
20    other forms, procedures, or rules deemed necessary and
21    appropriate; and
22        (8) utilize vendors or contract work to carry out the
23    purposes of this Act.
24    (c) Loans made under this Section:
25        (1) shall only be made if, in the Department's
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1    Act; and
2        (2) shall be in such principal amount and form and
3    contain such terms and provisions with respect to
4    security, insurance, reporting, delinquency charges,
5    default remedies, forgiveness, and other matters as the
6    Department shall determine appropriate to protect the
7    public interest and to be consistent with the purposes of
8    this Section. The terms and provisions may be less than
9    required for similar loans not covered by this Section;
10    and .
11        (3) may be distributed by a lottery if the Department
12    determines that the amount of funding available is
13    insufficient to provide an adequate amount of funding for
14    all of the applicants eligible to receive a loan.
15    The Department may determine the number of loans available
16based on the amount of funding available and communicate the
17number of loans available on the loan application. The
18Department may use competitive criteria to establish which
19applicants are eligible to receive a grant, loan, or financial
20assistance.
21    (d) Grants made under this Section shall be awarded on a
22competitive and annual basis under the Grant Accountability
23and Transparency Act. Grants made under this Section shall
24further and promote the goals of this Act, including promotion
25of Social Equity Applicants, Qualified Social Equity
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1training and workforce development, and technical assistance
2to Social Equity Applicants. To the extent registration with
3the federal System for Award Management requires a grant
4applicant to certify compliance with all federal laws, the
5grant applicants under this Section shall not be required to
6register for a unique entity identifier through the federal
7System for Award Management to be qualified to receive a grant
8so long as federal law prohibits the cultivation and sale of
9cannabis.
10    (d-5) Financial intermediary agreements to provide
11financial assistance must further the goals set forth in this
12Act and result in financing or lease costs that are affordable
13or below market rate.
14    (e) Beginning January 1, 2021 and each year thereafter,
15the Department shall annually report to the Governor and the
16General Assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of this
17Section that shall include the following:
18        (1) the number of persons or businesses receiving
19    financial assistance under this Section;
20        (2) the amount in financial assistance awarded in the
21    aggregate, in addition to the amount of loans made that
22    are outstanding and the amount of grants awarded;
23        (3) the location of the project engaged in by the
24    person or business; and
25        (4) if applicable, the number of new jobs and other
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1    financial assistance.
2    (f) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
3shall include engagement with individuals with limited English
4proficiency as part of its outreach provided or targeted to
5attract and support Social Equity Applicants.
6(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 705/10-10)
8    Sec. 10-10. Possession limit.
9    (a) Except if otherwise authorized by this Act, for a
10person who is 21 years of age or older and a resident of this
11State, the possession limit is as follows:
12        (1) 30 grams of cannabis flower;
13        (2) no more than 500 milligrams of THC contained in
14    cannabis-infused product;
15        (3) 5 grams of cannabis concentrate; and
16        (4) for registered qualifying patients, any cannabis
17    produced by cannabis plants grown under subsection (b) of
18    Section 10-5, provided any amount of cannabis produced in
19    excess of 30 grams of raw cannabis or its equivalent must
20    remain secured within the residence or residential
21    property in which it was grown.
22    (b) For a person who is 21 years of age or older and who is
23not a resident of this State, the possession limit is:
24        (1) 15 grams of cannabis flower;
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1        (3) 250 milligrams of THC contained in a
2    cannabis-infused product.
3    (c) The possession limits found in subsections (a) and (b)
4of this Section are to be considered cumulative.
5    (d) No person shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or
6possess an amount of cannabis from a dispensing organization
7or craft grower that would cause him or her to exceed the
8possession limit under this Section, including cannabis that
9is cultivated by a person under this Act or obtained under the
10Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
11    (e) Cannabis and cannabis-derived substances regulated
12under the Industrial Hemp Act are not covered by this Act.
13    (f) No registered qualifying patient, provisional patient,
14or designated caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to
15obtain, or possess, individually or collectively, an amount of
16usable cannabis from a dispensing organization that would
17cause the person to exceed the person's adequate medical
18supply.
19(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 705/10-15)
21    Sec. 10-15. Persons under 21 years of age.
22    (a) Nothing in this Act is intended to permit the transfer
23of cannabis, with or without remuneration, to a person under
2421 years of age, or to allow a person under 21 years of age to
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1cannabis except where authorized by this Act, the
2Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or by the
3Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program.
4    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law
5authorizing the possession of medical cannabis, nothing in
6this Act authorizes a person who is under 21 years of age to
7possess cannabis. A person under 21 years of age with cannabis
8in his or her possession is guilty of a civil law violation as
9outlined in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Cannabis Control
10Act.
11    (c) If the person under the age of 21 was in a motor
12vehicle at the time of the offense, the Secretary of State may
13suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person for a
14violation of this Section under Section 6-206 of the Illinois
15Vehicle Code and the rules adopted under it.
16    (d) It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to knowingly
17permit his or her residence, any other private property under
18his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or watercraft
19under his or her control to be used by an invitee of the
20parent's child or the guardian's ward, if the invitee is under
21the age of 21, in a manner that constitutes a violation of this
22Section. A parent or guardian is deemed to have knowingly
23permitted his or her residence, any other private property
24under his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or
25watercraft under his or her control to be used in violation of
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1consumption of cannabis by underage invitees. Any person who
2violates this subsection (d) is guilty of a Class A
3misdemeanor and the person's sentence shall include, but shall
4not be limited to, a fine of not less than $500. If a violation
5of this subsection (d) directly or indirectly results in great
6bodily harm or death to any person, the person violating this
7subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In this subsection
8(d), where the residence or other property has an owner and a
9tenant or lessee, the trier of fact may infer that the
10residence or other property is occupied only by the tenant or
11lessee.
12(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
13    (410 ILCS 705/15-13 new)
14    Sec. 15-13. Adult Use and medical cannabis dispensing
15organization license merger; medical patient prioritization.
16    (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, all medical dispensing
17organizations registered under the Compassionate Use of
18Medical Cannabis Program Act shall be deemed to be an adult use
19dispensing organization licensed pursuant to Section 15-36 of
20this Act. In addition to selling cannabis and cannabis-infused
21products to persons 21 years of age or older, beginning
22January 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations licensed
23pursuant to Section 15-36 of this Act shall also offer service
24to registered qualifying patients, provisional patients, and
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1    (b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, all dispensing
2organization agents registered under the Compassionate Use of
3Medical Cannabis Program Act shall be deemed to be a
4dispensing organization agent as that term is defined in this
5Act. All dispensing organization agents registered under the
6Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall then
7have the same rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities
8of dispensing organization agents licensed under this Act. All
9dispensing organization agents shall be subject to this Act
10and any administrative rules adopted under this Act.
11    (c) At the date of a dispensing organization's first
12renewal after January 1, 2025, the dispensing organization
13shall renew its license under Section 15-45.
14    (d) By April 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations shall
15pay a one-time fee of $10,000 to be deposited into the
16Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund. After this
17one-time fee, all dispensing organizations shall renew under
18Section 15-45. The Department may approve payment plans that
19extend beyond April 1, 2025 for the fee paid under this
20subsection if the first payment under the payment plan is
21remitted by April 1, 2025.
22    (e) All dispensing organizations must maintain an adequate
23supply of cannabis and cannabis-infused products for purchase
24by qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and provisional
25patients.
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1products, a dispensing organization shall prioritize serving
2qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and provisional
3patients before serving purchasers.
4    (g) Beginning on January 1, 2025, cannabis and
5cannabis-infused products purchased from a registered
6dispensing organization by a qualified patient, provisional
7patient, or designated caregiver are not subject to Section
865-10.
 
9    (410 ILCS 705/15-15)
10    Sec. 15-15. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
11Organization License.
12    (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a
13valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical
14Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may,
15within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the
16Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
17Organization License to serve purchasers at any medical
18cannabis dispensing location in operation on the effective
19date of this Act, pursuant to this Section.
20    (b) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking
21issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
22Organization License to serve purchasers at any medical
23cannabis dispensing location in operation as of the effective
24date of this Act shall submit an application on forms provided
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1same person or entity that holds the medical cannabis
2dispensing organization registration and include the
3following:
4        (1) Payment of a nonrefundable fee of $30,000 to be
5    deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
6        (2) Proof of registration as a medical cannabis
7    dispensing organization that is in good standing;
8        (3) Certification that the applicant will comply with
9    the requirements contained in the Compassionate Use of
10    Medical Cannabis Program Act except as provided in this
11    Act;
12        (4) The legal name of the dispensing organization;
13        (5) The physical address of the dispensing
14    organization;
15        (6) The name, address, social security number, and
16    date of birth of each principal officer and board member
17    of the dispensing organization, each of whom must be at
18    least 21 years of age;
19        (7) A nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee
20    equal to 3% of the dispensing organization's total sales
21    between June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000,
22    whichever is less, to be deposited into the Cannabis
23    Business Development Fund; and
24        (8) Identification of one of the following Social
25    Equity Inclusion Plans to be completed by March 31, 2021:
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1        June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is
2        less, to the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This
3        is in addition to the fee required by item (7) of this
4        subsection (b);
5            (B) Make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1,
6        2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less,
7        to a cannabis industry training or education program
8        at an Illinois community college as defined in the
9        Public Community College Act;
10            (C) Make a donation of $100,000 or more to a
11        program that provides job training services to persons
12        recently incarcerated or that operates in a
13        Disproportionately Impacted Area;
14            (D) Participate as a host in a cannabis business
15        establishment incubator program approved by the
16        Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and
17        in which an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
18        Organization License holder agrees to provide a loan
19        of at least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for
20        at least a year, a Social Equity Applicant intending
21        to seek a license or a licensee that qualifies as a
22        Social Equity Applicant. As used in this Section,
23        "incubate" means providing direct financial assistance
24        and training necessary to engage in licensed cannabis
25        industry activity similar to that of the host
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1        Organization License holder or the same entity holding
2        any other licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall
3        not take an ownership stake of greater than 10% in any
4        business receiving incubation services to comply with
5        this subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use
6        Dispensing Organization License holder fails to find a
7        business to incubate to comply with this subsection
8        before its Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
9        Organization License expires, it may opt to meet the
10        requirement of this subsection by completing another
11        item from this subsection; or
12            (E) Participate in a sponsorship program for at
13        least 2 years approved by the Department of Commerce
14        and Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval
15        Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
16        agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least
17        $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor
18        shall not take an ownership stake in any cannabis
19        business establishment receiving sponsorship services
20        to comply with this subsection.
21    (b-5) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, an Early
23Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee whose
24license was issued pursuant to this Section may apply to
25relocate within the same geographic district where its
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1dispensary licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
2Cannabis Program Act is authorized to operate. A request to
3relocate under this subsection is subject to approval by the
4Department. An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5Organization's application to relocate its license under this
6subsection shall be deemed approved 30 days following the
7submission of a complete application to relocate, unless
8sooner approved or denied in writing by the Department. If an
9application to relocate is denied, the Department shall
10provide, in writing, the specific reason for denial.
11    An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization may
12request to relocate under this subsection if:
13        (1) its existing location is within the boundaries of
14    a unit of local government that prohibits the sale of
15    adult use cannabis; or
16        (2) the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
17    Organization has obtained the approval of the municipality
18    or, if outside the boundaries of a municipality in an
19    unincorporated area of the county, the approval of the
20    county where the existing license is located to move to
21    another location within that unit of local government.
22    At no time may an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
23Organization dispensary licensed under this Section operate in
24a separate facility from its associated medical cannabis
25dispensing organization dispensary licensed under the
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1relocation of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
2Organization License under this subsection shall be subject to
3Sections 55-25 and 55-28 of this Act.
4    (c) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of
5subsection (b) of this Section shall be in addition to any
6license fee required for the renewal of a registered medical
7cannabis dispensing organization license.
8    (d) Applicants must submit all required information,
9including the requirements in subsection (b) of this Section,
10to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all
11required information may result in the application being
12disqualified.
13    (e) If the Department receives an application that fails
14to provide the required elements contained in subsection (b),
15the Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the
16applicant. The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the
17date of the deficiency notice to submit complete information.
18Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
19to cure may be disqualified.
20    (f) If an applicant meets all the requirements of
21subsection (b) of this Section, the Department shall issue the
22Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
23within 14 days of receiving a completed application unless:
24        (1) The licensee or a principal officer is delinquent
25    in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts
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1        (2) The Secretary of Financial and Professional
2    Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented
3    compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an
4    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License;
5    or
6        (3) Any principal officer fails to register and remain
7    in compliance with this Act or the Compassionate Use of
8    Medical Cannabis Program Act.
9    (g) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
10that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
11Organization License may begin selling cannabis,
12cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and related items to
13purchasers under the rules of this Act no sooner than January
141, 2020.
15    (h) A dispensing organization holding a medical cannabis
16dispensing organization license issued under the Compassionate
17Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act must maintain an adequate
18supply of cannabis and cannabis-infused products for purchase
19by qualifying patients, designated caregivers, provisional
20patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants.
21For the purposes of this subsection, "adequate supply" means a
22monthly inventory level that is comparable in type and
23quantity to those medical cannabis products provided to
24qualified patients, provisional patients, and designated
25caregivers on an average monthly basis for the 6 months before
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1    (i) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused
2products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing
3organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4Cannabis Program Act and this Act shall prioritize serving
5qualifying patients, designated caregivers, provisional
6patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants
7before serving purchasers.
8    (j) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a
9person that holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization
10license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
11Program Act and an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
12Organization License may permit purchasers into a limited
13access area as that term is defined in administrative rules
14made under the authority in the Compassionate Use of Medical
15Cannabis Program Act.
16    (k) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
17License is valid until March 31, 2021. A dispensing
18organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use
19Dispensing Organization License shall receive written or
20electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license
21that the license will expire, and that informs the license
22holder that it may apply to renew its Early Approval Adult Use
23Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by the
24Department. The Department shall renew the Early Approval
25Adult Use Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of
26the renewal application being deemed complete if:

 

 

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1        (1) the dispensing organization submits an application
2    and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to
3    be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
4        (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently
5    revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
6    Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing
7    organization license on the same premises for violations
8    of this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
9    Program Act, or rules adopted pursuant to those Acts;
10        (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social
11    Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (A), (B), and
12    (C) of paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section or
13    has made substantial progress toward completing a Social
14    Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (D) and (E) of
15    paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section; and
16        (4) the dispensing organization is in compliance with
17    this Act and rules.
18    (l) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
19License renewed pursuant to subsection (k) of this Section
20shall expire March 31, 2022. The Early Approval Adult Use
21Dispensing Organization Licensee shall receive written or
22electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license
23that the license will expire, and that informs the license
24holder that it may apply for an Adult Use Dispensing
25Organization License on forms provided by the Department. The
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1License within 60 days of an application being deemed complete
2if the applicant has met all of the criteria in Section 15-36.
3    (m) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an
4application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing
6Organization License before the expiration dates provided in
7subsections (k) and (l) of this Section, the dispensing
8organization shall cease serving purchasers and cease all
9operations until it receives a renewal or an Adult Use
10Dispensing Organization License, as the case may be.
11    (n) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid
12dispensing organization agent identification card issued under
13the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is
14an officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing
15organization licensed under this Section may engage in all
16activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a
17dispensing organization agent.
18    (o) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or
19otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
20Organization License of a dispensing organization that also
21holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
22issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
23Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent
24revocation, or other discipline of the medical cannabis
25dispensing organization license.
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1deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise
2specified.
3     (q) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
4organization license holders that were or are issued an Early
5Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization license under this
6Section shall be a dispensing organization or a dispensary as
7those terms are defined under this Act and shall be an adult
8use dispensing organization license holder under Section
915-36.
10    (r) This Section is inoperative one year after the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
12Assembly.
13(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
14102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
15    (410 ILCS 705/15-17 new)
16    Sec. 15-17. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
17Organization license merger with Adult Use Dispensing
18Organization license.
19    (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
20organizations previously registered as an Early Approval Adult
21Use Dispensing Organization license holder shall be a
22dispensing organization or a dispensary under this Act and
23shall be an Adult Use Dispensing Organization license holder
24under Section 15-36.
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1licensee's Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
2License was originally issued shall be considered the
3licensee's BLS Region. The dispensing organization shall
4remain in that BLS Region even if the license or licensee
5changes its ownership, is sold, is relocated under Section
615-24 of this Act, or receives authorization under subsection
7(e-5) of Section 15-25.
 
8    (410 ILCS 705/15-20)
9    Sec. 15-20. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
10Organization License; secondary site.
11    (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a
12valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical
13Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may,
14within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the
15Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
16Organization License to operate a dispensing organization to
17serve purchasers at a secondary site not within 1,500 feet of
18another medical cannabis dispensing organization or adult use
19dispensing organization. The Early Approval Adult Use
20Dispensing Organization secondary site shall be within any BLS
21Region that shares territory with the dispensing organization
22district to which the medical cannabis dispensing organization
23is assigned under the administrative rules for dispensing
24organizations under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
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1    (a-5) If, within 360 days of the effective date of this
2Act, a dispensing organization is unable to find a location
3within the BLS Regions prescribed in subsection (a) of this
4Section in which to operate an Early Approval Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization at a secondary site because no
6jurisdiction within the prescribed area allows the operation
7of an Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, the
8Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may waive
9the geographic restrictions of subsection (a) of this Section
10and specify another BLS Region into which the dispensary may
11be placed.
12    (b) (Blank).
13    (c) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking
14issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License at a secondary site to serve purchasers
16at a secondary site as prescribed in subsection (a) of this
17Section shall submit an application on forms provided by the
18Department. The application must meet or include the following
19qualifications:
20        (1) a payment of a nonrefundable application fee of
21    $30,000;
22        (2) proof of registration as a medical cannabis
23    dispensing organization that is in good standing;
24        (3) submission of the application by the same person
25    or entity that holds the medical cannabis dispensing
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1        (4) the legal name of the medical cannabis dispensing
2    organization;
3        (5) the physical address of the medical cannabis
4    dispensing organization and the proposed physical address
5    of the secondary site;
6        (6) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance
7    Sections relevant to dispensary operations and
8    documentation of the approval, the conditional approval or
9    the status of a request for zoning approval from the local
10    zoning office that the proposed dispensary location is in
11    compliance with the local zoning rules;
12        (7) a plot plan of the dispensary drawn to scale. The
13    applicant shall submit general specifications of the
14    building exterior and interior layout;
15        (8) a statement that the dispensing organization
16    agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental
17    requests for information;
18        (9) for the building or land to be used as the proposed
19    dispensary:
20            (A) if the property is not owned by the applicant,
21        a written statement from the property owner and
22        landlord, if any, certifying consent that the
23        applicant may operate a dispensary on the premises; or
24            (B) if the property is owned by the applicant,
25        confirmation of ownership;
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1        (11) a copy of the proposed business plan that
2    complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at
3    a minimum, the following:
4            (A) a description of services to be offered; and
5            (B) a description of the process of dispensing
6        cannabis;
7        (12) a copy of the proposed security plan that
8    complies with the requirements in this Article, including:
9            (A) a description of the delivery process by which
10        cannabis will be received from a transporting
11        organization, including receipt of manifests and
12        protocols that will be used to avoid diversion, theft,
13        or loss at the dispensary acceptance point; and
14            (B) the process or controls that will be
15        implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the
16        premises, agents, patients, and currency, and prevent
17        the diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and
18            (C) the process to ensure that access to the
19        restricted access areas is restricted to, registered
20        agents, service professionals, transporting
21        organization agents, Department inspectors, and
22        security personnel;
23        (13) a proposed inventory control plan that complies
24    with this Section;
25        (14) the name, address, social security number, and
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1    of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals
2    shall be at least 21 years of age;
3        (15) a nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee
4    equal to $200,000, to be deposited into the Cannabis
5    Business Development Fund; and
6        (16) a commitment to completing one of the following
7    Social Equity Inclusion Plans in subsection (d).
8    (d) Before receiving an Early Approval Adult Use
9Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site, a
10dispensing organization shall indicate the Social Equity
11Inclusion Plan that the applicant plans to achieve before the
12expiration of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
13Organization License from the list below:
14        (1) make a contribution of 3% of total sales from June
15    1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to
16    the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This is in
17    addition to the fee required by paragraph (16) of
18    subsection (c) of this Section;
19        (2) make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1, 2018
20    to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to a
21    cannabis industry training or education program at an
22    Illinois community college as defined in the Public
23    Community College Act;
24        (3) make a donation of $100,000 or more to a program
25    that provides job training services to persons recently
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1    Impacted Area;
2        (4) participate as a host in a cannabis business
3    establishment incubator program approved by the Department
4    of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and in which an
5    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6    at a secondary site holder agrees to provide a loan of at
7    least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at least a
8    year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to seek a
9    license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social Equity
10    Applicant. In this paragraph (4), "incubate" means
11    providing direct financial assistance and training
12    necessary to engage in licensed cannabis industry activity
13    similar to that of the host licensee. The Early Approval
14    Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder or the
15    same entity holding any other licenses issued under this
16    Act shall not take an ownership stake of greater than 10%
17    in any business receiving incubation services to comply
18    with this subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use
19    Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder
20    fails to find a business to incubate in order to comply
21    with this subsection before its Early Approval Adult Use
22    Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site
23    expires, it may opt to meet the requirement of this
24    subsection by completing another item from this subsection
25    before the expiration of its Early Approval Adult Use
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1    avoid a penalty; or
2        (5) participate in a sponsorship program for at least
3    2 years approved by the Department of Commerce and
4    Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval Adult Use
5    Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder
6    agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least
7    $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor shall
8    not take an ownership stake of greater than 10% in any
9    business receiving sponsorship services to comply with
10    this subsection.
11    (e) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of
12subsection (c) of this Section is in addition to any license
13fee required for the renewal of a registered medical cannabis
14dispensing organization license.
15    (f) Applicants must submit all required information,
16including the requirements in subsection (c) of this Section,
17to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all
18required information may result in the application being
19disqualified. Principal officers shall not be required to
20submit to the fingerprint and background check requirements of
21Section 5-20.
22    (g) If the Department receives an application that fails
23to provide the required elements contained in subsection (c),
24the Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the
25applicant. The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the
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1Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
2to cure may be disqualified.
3    (h) Once all required information and documents have been
4submitted, the Department will review the application. The
5Department may request revisions and retains final approval
6over dispensary features. Once the application is complete and
7meets the Department's approval, the Department shall
8conditionally approve the license. Final approval is
9contingent on the build-out and Department inspection.
10    (i) Upon submission of the Early Approval Adult Use
11Dispensing Organization at a secondary site application, the
12applicant shall request an inspection and the Department may
13inspect the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization's
14secondary site to confirm compliance with the application and
15this Act.
16    (j) The Department shall only issue an Early Approval
17Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site
18after the completion of a successful inspection.
19    (k) If an applicant passes the inspection under this
20Section, the Department shall issue the Early Approval Adult
21Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within
2210 business days unless:
23        (1) The licensee, any principal officer or board
24    member of the licensee, or any person having a financial
25    or voting interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is
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1    any amounts owed to the State of Illinois; or
2        (2) The Secretary of Financial and Professional
3    Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented
4    compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an
5    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6    at its secondary site.
7    (l) Once the Department has issued a license, the
8dispensing organization shall notify the Department of the
9proposed opening date.
10    (m) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
11that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
12Organization License at a secondary site may begin selling
13cannabis, cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and
14related items to purchasers under the rules of this Act no
15sooner than January 1, 2020.
16    (n) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused
17products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing
18organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical
19Cannabis Program Act and this Article shall prioritize serving
20qualifying patients, provisional patients, and designated
21caregivers before serving purchasers.
22    (o) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
23License at a secondary site is valid until March 31, 2021. A
24dispensing organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult
25Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site shall
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1expiration of the license that the license will expire, and
2inform the license holder that it may renew its Early Approval
3Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site.
4The Department shall renew an Early Approval Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within 60
6days of submission of the renewal application being deemed
7complete if:
8        (1) the dispensing organization submits an application
9    and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to
10    be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
11        (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently
12    revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
13    Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing
14    organization license held by the same person or entity for
15    violating this Act or rules adopted under this Act or the
16    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or rules
17    adopted under that Act; and
18        (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social
19    Equity Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (1), (2), or
20    (3) of subsection (d) of this Section or has made
21    substantial progress toward completing a Social Equity
22    Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (4) or (5) of
23    subsection (d) of this Section.
24    (p) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
25Licensee at a secondary site renewed pursuant to subsection
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1the expiration of the license that the license will expire,
2and that informs the license holder that it may apply for an
3Adult Use Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by
4the Department. The Department shall grant an Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of an
6application being deemed complete if the applicant has meet
7all of the criteria in Section 15-36.
8    (q) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an
9application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use
10Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing
11Organization License before the expiration dates provided in
12subsections (o) and (p) of this Section, the dispensing
13organization shall cease serving purchasers until it receives
14a renewal or an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
15    (r) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid
16dispensing organization agent identification card issued under
17the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is
18an officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing
19organization licensed under this Section may engage in all
20activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a
21dispensing organization agent.
22    (s) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or
23otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
24Organization License of a dispensing organization that also
25holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
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1Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent
2revocation, or other discipline as grounds to take
3disciplinary action against the medical cannabis dispensing
4organization.
5    (t) All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be
6deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise
7specified.
8    (u) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing organization
9licensees that were or are issued Early Approval Adult Use
10Dispensing Organization licenses at a secondary site under
11this Section shall be a dispensing organization or a
12dispensary as those terms are defined under this Act and shall
13be an adult use dispensing organization license holder under
14Section 15-36.
15    (v) This Section is inoperative one year after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
17Assembly.
18(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
19    (410 ILCS 705/15-23 new)
20    Sec. 15-23. Medical dispensary merger for Early Approval
21Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at a Secondary
22Site.
23    (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
24organizations previously registered as an Early Approval Adult
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1be a dispensing organization or a dispensary and shall be an
2adult use dispensing organization license holder under Section
315-36.
4    (b) The BLS Region in which the dispensing organization
5licensee's Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6License at a secondary site was originally issued shall be
7considered the licensee's BLS Region. The dispensing
8organization shall remain in that BLS Region even if the
9license or licensee changes its ownership, is sold, is
10relocated under Section 15-24 of this Act, or receives
11authorization under subsection (e-5) of Section 15-25.
 
12    (410 ILCS 705/15-24 new)
13    Sec. 15-24. Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensees
14relocation.
15(a) An Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee may apply to
16relocate within the licensee's specific BLS Region. A request
17to relocate under this Section is subject to approval by the
18Department. An Adult Use Dispensing Organization's application
19to relocate its license under this Section shall be considered
20to be approved 30 days following the submission of a complete
21application to relocate, unless the request is sooner approved
22or denied in writing by the Department. If an application to
23relocate is denied, the Department shall provide, in writing,
24the specific reason for denial. An Adult Use Dispensing
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1        (1) the Adult Use Dispensing Organization's existing
2    location is within the boundaries of a unit of local
3    government that prohibits the sale of adult use cannabis;
4        (2) the Adult Use Dispensing Organization has obtained
5    the approval of the municipality or, if outside the
6    boundaries of a municipality in an unincorporated area of
7    the county, the approval of the county where the existing
8    license is located, to move to another location within
9    that unit of local government; or
10        (3) the Adult Use Dispensing Organization has obtained
11    the approval, as evidenced by a letter of intent or full
12    zoning approval, to operate within the boundaries of a new
13    unit of local government, so long as the new unit of local
14    government is within the dispensing organization's
15    specific BLS Region.
16    (b) The relocation of an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
17Licensee under this Section shall be subject to Sections 55-25
18and 55-28.
 
19    (410 ILCS 705/15-25)
20    Sec. 15-25. Awarding of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
21Organization Licenses prior to January 1, 2021.
22    (a) The Department shall issue up to 75 Conditional Adult
23Use Dispensing Organization Licenses before May 1, 2020.
24    (b) The Department shall make the application for a
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1available no later than October 1, 2019 and shall accept
2applications no later than January 1, 2020.
3    (c) To ensure the geographic dispersion of Conditional
4Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holders, the
5following number of licenses shall be awarded in each BLS
6Region as determined by each region's percentage of the
7State's population:
8        (1) Bloomington: 1
9        (2) Cape Girardeau: 1
10        (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1
11        (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1
12        (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 47
13        (6) Danville: 1
14        (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1
15        (8) Decatur: 1
16        (9) Kankakee: 1
17        (10) Peoria: 3
18        (11) Rockford: 2
19        (12) St. Louis: 4
20        (13) Springfield: 1
21        (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
22        (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
23        (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
24        (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
25    (d) An applicant seeking issuance of a Conditional Adult
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1application on forms provided by the Department. An applicant
2must meet the following requirements:
3        (1) Payment of a nonrefundable application fee of
4    $5,000 for each license for which the applicant is
5    applying, which shall be deposited into the Cannabis
6    Regulation Fund;
7        (2) Certification that the applicant will comply with
8    the requirements contained in this Act;
9        (3) The legal name of the proposed dispensing
10    organization;
11        (4) A statement that the dispensing organization
12    agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental
13    requests for information;
14        (5) From each principal officer, a statement
15    indicating whether that person:
16            (A) has previously held or currently holds an
17        ownership interest in a cannabis business
18        establishment in Illinois; or
19            (B) has held an ownership interest in a dispensing
20        organization or its equivalent in another state or
21        territory of the United States that had the dispensing
22        organization registration or license suspended,
23        revoked, placed on probationary status, or subjected
24        to other disciplinary action;
25        (6) Disclosure of whether any principal officer has
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1    or child support obligation;
2        (7) A resume for each principal officer, including
3    whether that person has an academic degree, certification,
4    or relevant experience with a cannabis business
5    establishment or in a related industry;
6        (8) A description of the training and education that
7    will be provided to dispensing organization agents;
8        (9) A copy of the proposed operating bylaws;
9        (10) A copy of the proposed business plan that
10    complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at
11    a minimum, the following:
12            (A) A description of services to be offered; and
13            (B) A description of the process of dispensing
14        cannabis;
15        (11) A copy of the proposed security plan that
16    complies with the requirements in this Article, including:
17            (A) The process or controls that will be
18        implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the
19        premises, agents, and currency, and prevent the
20        diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and
21            (B) The process to ensure that access to the
22        restricted access areas is restricted to, registered
23        agents, service professionals, transporting
24        organization agents, Department inspectors, and
25        security personnel;
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1    with this Section;
2        (13) A proposed floor plan, a square footage estimate,
3    and a description of proposed security devices, including,
4    without limitation, cameras, motion detectors, servers,
5    video storage capabilities, and alarm service providers;
6        (14) The name, address, social security number, and
7    date of birth of each principal officer and board member
8    of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals
9    shall be at least 21 years of age;
10        (15) Evidence of the applicant's status as a Social
11    Equity Applicant, if applicable, and whether a Social
12    Equity Applicant plans to apply for a loan or grant issued
13    by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
14        (16) The address, telephone number, and email address
15    of the applicant's principal place of business, if
16    applicable. A post office box is not permitted;
17        (17) Written summaries of any information regarding
18    instances in which a business or not-for-profit that a
19    prospective board member previously managed or served on
20    were fined or censured, or any instances in which a
21    business or not-for-profit that a prospective board member
22    previously managed or served on had its registration
23    suspended or revoked in any administrative or judicial
24    proceeding;
25        (18) A plan for community engagement;
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1    security measures that are in accordance with this Article
2    and Department rules;
3        (20) The estimated volume of cannabis it plans to
4    store at the dispensary;
5        (21) A description of the features that will provide
6    accessibility to purchasers as required by the Americans
7    with Disabilities Act;
8        (22) A detailed description of air treatment systems
9    that will be installed to reduce odors;
10        (23) A reasonable assurance that the issuance of a
11    license will not have a detrimental impact on the
12    community in which the applicant wishes to locate;
13        (24) The dated signature of each principal officer;
14        (25) A description of the enclosed, locked facility
15    where cannabis will be stored by the dispensing
16    organization;
17        (26) Signed statements from each dispensing
18    organization agent stating that he or she will not divert
19    cannabis;
20        (27) The number of licenses it is applying for in each
21    BLS Region;
22        (28) A diversity plan that includes a narrative of at
23    least 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity in
24    ownership, management, employment, and contracting to
25    ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded
26    equality of opportunity;

 

 

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1        (29) A contract with a private security contractor
2    agency that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the Private
3    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
4    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in order for the
5    dispensary to have adequate security at its facility; and
6        (30) Other information deemed necessary by the
7    Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to conduct
8    the disparity and availability study referenced in
9    subsection (e) of Section 5-45.
10    (e) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
11Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
12days from the date of award to identify a physical location for
13the dispensing organization retail storefront. The applicant
14shall provide evidence that the location is not within 1,500
15feet of an existing dispensing organization, unless the
16applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
17Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate within
181,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under Section
1915-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to find a
20suitable physical address in the opinion of the Department
21within 180 days of the issuance of the Conditional Adult Use
22Dispensing Organization License, the Department may extend the
23period for finding a physical address an additional 540 days
24if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
25holder demonstrates concrete attempts to secure a location and
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1Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
2is either unable to find a location within 720 days of being
3awarded a conditional license and become operational within
4180 days thereafter, or unable to become operational within
5720 days of being awarded a conditional license, the
6Department shall rescind the conditional license and award it
7to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS Region for
8which the license was assigned, provided the applicant
9receiving the license: (i) confirms a continued interest in
10operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence
11that the applicant continues to meet all requirements for
12holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
13License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise
14become ineligible to be awarded a dispensing organization
15license. If the new awardee is unable to accept the
16Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
17Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
18Organization License to the next highest scoring applicant in
19the same manner. The new awardee shall be subject to the same
20required deadlines as provided in this subsection.
21    (e-5) If, within 720 days of being awarded a Conditional
22Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
23organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
24Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
25Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
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1Dispensing Organization, the Department of Financial and
2Professional Regulation may authorize the Conditional Adult
3Use Dispensing Organization License holder to transfer its
4license to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
5    (f) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
6Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
7to the criteria in Section 15-30 shall not purchase, possess,
8sell, or dispense cannabis or cannabis-infused products until
9the person has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
10License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36 of
11this Act.
12    (g) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
13prospective organization agents in order to carry out this
14Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the applicant
15a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which
16shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and
17shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. Each
18person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
19submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
20for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
21records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
22fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
23by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau
24of Identification criminal history records databases. The
25Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
26identification, all Illinois conviction information to the

 

 

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1Department.
2(Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
3102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 705/15-35)
5    Sec. 15-35. Qualifying Applicant Lottery for Conditional
6Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
7    (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
8Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
9or Section 15-35.10 of this Act, within 10 business days after
10the resulting final scores for all scored applications
11pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are released, the
12Department shall issue up to 55 Conditional Adult Use
13Dispensing Organization Licenses by lot, pursuant to the
14application process adopted under this Section. In order to be
15eligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
16Organization License by lot under this Section, a Dispensary
17Applicant must be a Qualifying Applicant.
18    The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
19each BLS Region in the following amounts:
20        (1) Bloomington: 1.
21        (2) Cape Girardeau: 1.
22        (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
23        (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
24        (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
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1        (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
2        (8) Decatur: 1.
3        (9) Kankakee: 1.
4        (10) Peoria: 2.
5        (11) Rockford: 1.
6        (12) St. Louis: 3.
7        (13) Springfield: 1.
8        (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
9        (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
10        (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
11        (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
12    (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
13Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
14accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
15Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
16finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
17deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
18safety, and welfare.
19    (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
20established under this Section subject to the following:
21        (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
22    issued under this Section shall occur on the same day when
23    practicable.
24        (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
25    Applicant drawn will have the first right to an available
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1    the second right to an available license. The same pattern
2    will continue for each subsequent Qualifying Applicant
3    drawn.
4        (3) The process for distributing available licenses
5    under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
6    a format selected by the Department.
7        (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
8    a Qualifying Applicant if a principal officer resigns
9    after the resulting final scores for all scored
10    applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are
11    released.
12        (5) No Qualifying Applicant may be awarded more than 2
13    Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at
14    the conclusion of a lottery conducted under this Section.
15        (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
16    of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
17    Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
18        (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
19    established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant
20    exceeds the limits under paragraph (5) or (6), the
21    Qualifying Applicant must choose which license to abandon
22    and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
23    days. If the Qualifying Applicant does not notify the
24    Department as required, the Department shall refuse to
25    issue the Qualifying Applicant all available licenses
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1    Regions.
2        (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
3    established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant has
4    a principal officer who is a principal officer in more
5    than 10 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6    Licenses, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
7    Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or
8    any combination thereof, the licensees and the Qualifying
9    Applicant listing that principal officer must choose which
10    license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d) of Section
11    15-36 and notify the Department in writing within 5
12    business days. If the Qualifying Applicant or licensees do
13    not notify the Department as required, the Department
14    shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Applicant all
15    available licenses established under this Section obtained
16    by lot in all BLS Regions.
17        (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
18    under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
19    next Qualifying Applicant drawn by lot.
20    Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
21Section shall be limited to the provisions of this Section.
22    (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
23Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
24days from the date it is awarded to identify a physical
25location for the dispensing organization's retail storefront.
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1within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
2unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
3Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
4within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
5Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
6find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
7Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
8Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
9Department may extend the period for finding a physical
10address an additional 540 days if the Conditional Adult Use
11Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete
12attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the Department
13denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
14Organization License holder is either unable to find a
15location within 720 days of being awarded a conditional
16license and become operational within 180 days thereafter, or
17unable to become operational within 720 days of being awarded
18a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
19this Section, the Department shall rescind the Conditional
20Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and award it
21pursuant to subsection (b), provided the applicant receiving
22the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License: (i)
23confirms a continued interest in operating a dispensing
24organization; (ii) can provide evidence that the applicant
25continues to meet all requirements for holding a Conditional
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1Act; and (iii) has not otherwise become ineligible to be
2awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3License. If the new awardee is unable to accept the
4Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
5Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6Organization License pursuant to subsection (b). The new
7awardee shall be subject to the same required deadlines as
8provided in this subsection.
9    (d) If, within 720 days of being awarded a Conditional
10Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
11organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
12Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
13Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
14the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use
15Dispensing Organization, the Department may authorize the
16Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
17to transfer its Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
18License to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
19    (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
20Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
21this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
22cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
23organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
24License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
25    (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
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1out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
2applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
3check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
4Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
5Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
6submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
7for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
8records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
9fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
10by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
11Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
12The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
13identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
14Department.
15    (g) The Department may verify information contained in
16each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
17applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
18organization.
19    (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
20authorization to an applicant who meets any of the following
21criteria:
22        (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
23    duties required of the applicant.
24        (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
25    falsely any information called for in the application.
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1    violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
2    entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
3    entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
4    with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
5    organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
6    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
7    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
8    at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
9    License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
10    License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
11    suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
12    or whose cannabis business establishment license was
13    suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
14    state.
15        (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
16    practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
17    activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
18    establishment or other business.
19    (i) The Department shall deny issuance of a license under
20this Section if any principal officer, board member, or person
21having a financial or voting interest of 5% or greater in the
22licensee is delinquent in filing any required tax return or
23paying any amount owed to the State of Illinois.
24    (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
25with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
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1Organization License under this Section.
2    (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
3Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
4information and plans provided in the application, including
5any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
6of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
7and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
8the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
9Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
10or by rule. A dispensing organization has a duty to disclose
11any material changes to the application. The Department shall
12review all material changes disclosed by the dispensing
13organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
14the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License, including, but not limited to,
16suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
17Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
18conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
19dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
20suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
21Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
22Department.
23    (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
24dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
25the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
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1Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
2award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
3Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
4in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
6Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
7(Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
8    (410 ILCS 705/15-35.10)
9    Sec. 15-35.10. Social Equity Justice Involved Lottery for
10Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
11    (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
12Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
13or Section 15-35, within 10 business days after the resulting
14final scores for all scored applications pursuant to Sections
1515-25 and 15-30 are released, the Department shall issue up to
1655 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses by
17lot, pursuant to the application process adopted under this
18Section. In order to be eligible to be awarded a Conditional
19Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by lot, a Dispensary
20Applicant must be a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
21Applicant.
22    The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
23each BLS Region in the following amounts:
24        (1) Bloomington: 1.
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1        (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
2        (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
3        (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
4        (6) Danville: 1.
5        (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
6        (8) Decatur: 1.
7        (9) Kankakee: 1.
8        (10) Peoria: 2.
9        (11) Rockford: 1.
10        (12) St. Louis: 3.
11        (13) Springfield: 1.
12        (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
13        (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
14        (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
15        (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
16    (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
17Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
18accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
19Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
20finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
21deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
22safety, and welfare.
23    (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
24established under this Section subject to the following:
25        (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
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1    when practicable.
2        (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
3    Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn will have
4    the first right to an available license. The second
5    Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn
6    will have the second right to an available license. The
7    same pattern will continue for each subsequent applicant
8    drawn.
9        (3) The process for distributing available licenses
10    under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
11    a format selected by the Department.
12        (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
13    a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant if a
14    principal officer resigns after the resulting final scores
15    for all scored applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and
16    15-30 are released.
17        (5) No Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
18    Applicant may be awarded more than 2 Conditional Adult Use
19    Dispensing Organization Licenses at the conclusion of a
20    lottery conducted under this Section.
21        (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
22    of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
23    Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
24        (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
25    established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
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1    paragraph (5) or (6), the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
2    Involved Applicant must choose which license to abandon
3    and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
4    days on forms prescribed by the Department. If the
5    Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant does
6    not notify the Department as required, the Department
7    shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
8    Involved Applicant all available licenses established
9    under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS Regions.
10        (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
11    established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
12    Justice Involved Applicant has a principal officer who is
13    a principal officer in more than 10 Early Approval Adult
14    Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Conditional Adult
15    Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing
16    Organization Licenses, or any combination thereof, the
17    licensees and the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
18    Involved Applicant listing that principal officer must
19    choose which license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d)
20    of Section 15-36 and notify the Department in writing
21    within 5 business days on forms prescribed by the
22    Department. If the Dispensary Applicant or licensees do
23    not notify the Department as required, the Department
24    shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
25    Involved Applicant all available licenses established
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1        (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
2    under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
3    next Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant
4    drawn by lot.
5    Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
6subsection shall be limited to the provisions of this
7subsection.
8    (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
9Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
10days from the date of the award to identify a physical location
11for the dispensing organization's retail storefront. The
12applicant shall provide evidence that the location is not
13within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
14unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
15Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
16within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
17Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
18find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
19Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
20Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
21Department may extend the period for finding a physical
22address an additional 540 days if the Conditional Adult Use
23Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete
24attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the Department
25denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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1location within 720 days of being awarded a conditional
2license and become operational within 180 days thereafter, or
3unable to become operational within 720 days of being awarded
4a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
5this Section, the Department shall rescind the Conditional
6Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and award it
7pursuant to subsection (b) and notify the new awardee at the
8email address provided in the awardee's application, provided
9the applicant receiving the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
10Organization License: (i) confirms a continued interest in
11operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence
12that the applicant continues to meet all requirements for
13holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
14License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise
15become ineligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use
16Dispensing Organization License. If the new awardee is unable
17to accept the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
18License, the Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use
19Dispensing Organization License pursuant to subsection (b).
20The new awardee shall be subject to the same required
21deadlines as provided in this subsection.
22    (d) If, within 720 180 days of being awarded a Conditional
23Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
24organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
25Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
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1jurisdiction within the BLS Region allows for the operation of
2an Adult Use Dispensing Organization, the Department may
3authorize the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
4License holder to transfer its Conditional Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization License to a BLS Region specified by
6the Department.
7    (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
8Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
9this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
10cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
11organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
12License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
13    (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
14prospective dispensing organization agents in order to carry
15out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
16applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
17check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
18Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
19Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
20submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
21for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
22records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
23fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
24by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
25Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
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1identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
2Department.
3    (g) The Department may verify information contained in
4each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
5applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
6organization.
7    (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
8an authorization to an applicant who meets any of the
9following criteria:
10        (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
11    duties required of the applicant.
12        (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
13    falsely any information called for in the application.
14        (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of a
15    violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
16    entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
17    entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
18    with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
19    organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
20    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
21    Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
22    at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
23    License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
24    License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
25    suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
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1    suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
2    state.
3        (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
4    practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
5    activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
6    establishment or other business.
7    (i) The Department shall deny the license if any principal
8officer, board member, or person having a financial or voting
9interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is delinquent in
10filing any required tax return or paying any amount owed to the
11State of Illinois.
12    (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
13with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
14this Article before issuing a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License.
16    (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
17Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
18information and plans provided in the application, including
19any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
20of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
21and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
22the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
23Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
24or by rule. Dispensing organizations have a duty to disclose
25any material changes to the application. The Department shall
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1organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
2the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
3Organization License, including, but not limited to,
4suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
5Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
6conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
7dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
8suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
9Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
10Department.
11    (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
12dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
13the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
14under this Section, the Department may permanently revoke the
15Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
16award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
17Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
18in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
19or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
20Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
21(Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
22    (410 ILCS 705/15-36)
23    Sec. 15-36. Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
24    (a) A person is only eligible to receive or hold an Adult
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1Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
2to this Act or has renewed its license pursuant to Section
315-45 subsection (k) of Section 15-15 or subsection (p) of
4Section 15-20.
5    (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
6organizations registered under the Compassionate Use of
7Medical Cannabis Program Act and Section 15-15 and 15-20 shall
8be a dispensing organization or a dispensary as those terms
9are defined in this Act and shall be an adult use dispensing
10organization license holder under this Section. Beginning on
11the January 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations registered
12under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act
13and Section 15-15 and 15-20 shall have the same rights,
14privileges, duties, and responsibilities of dispensing
15organizations licensed pursuant to this Section and shall be
16subject to the rules adopted under this Act.
17    (a-10) In addition to selling cannabis and
18cannabis-infused products to persons 21 years of age or older,
19beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations
20licensed pursuant to this Act shall also offer service to
21registered qualifying patients, provisional patients, and
22designated caregivers.
23    (a-15) By April 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations
24licensed under Section 15-36 shall pay the fee under
25subsection (d) of Section 15-10 or shall have entered into an
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1    (b) The Department shall not issue an Adult Use Dispensing
2Organization License until:
3        (1) the Department has inspected the dispensary site
4    and proposed operations and verified that they are in
5    compliance with this Act and local zoning laws;
6        (2) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
7    License holder has paid a license fee of $70,000 $60,000
8    or a prorated amount accounting for the difference of time
9    between when the Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
10    is issued and March 31 of the next even-numbered year and
11    $60,000, or the proportional prorated amount paid, shall
12    be remitted into the Cannabis Business Development Fund
13    and $10,000, or the proportional prorated amount paid,
14    shall be remitted into the Compassionate Use of Medical
15    Cannabis Fund; and
16        (3) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
17    License holder has met all the requirements in this Act
18    and rules.
19    (c) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
20ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
21more than 10 dispensing organizations licensed under this
22Article. Further, no person or entity that is:
23        (1) employed by, is an agent of, or participates in
24    the management of a dispensing organization or registered
25    medical cannabis dispensing organization;
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1    or registered medical cannabis dispensing organization; or
2        (3) an entity controlled by or affiliated with a
3    principal officer of a dispensing organization or
4    registered medical cannabis dispensing organization;
5shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or beneficial
6interest, directly or indirectly, in a dispensing organization
7that would result in such person or entity owning or
8participating in the management of more than 10 Early Approval
9Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Early Approval
10Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at a secondary
11site, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,
12or Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. For the purpose
13of this subsection, participating in management may include,
14without limitation, controlling decisions regarding staffing,
15pricing, purchasing, marketing, store design, hiring, and
16website design.
17    (d) The Department shall deny an application if granting
18that application would result in a person or entity obtaining
19direct or indirect financial interest in more than 10 Early
20Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,
21Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult
22Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or any combination
23thereof. If a person or entity is awarded a Conditional Adult
24Use Dispensing Organization License that would cause the
25person or entity to be in violation of this subsection, he,
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1abandon and such licenses shall become available to the next
2qualified applicant in the region in which the abandoned
3license was awarded.
4(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
5    (410 ILCS 705/15-40)
6    Sec. 15-40. Dispensing organization agent identification
7card; agent training.
8    (a) The Department shall:
9        (1) verify the information contained in an application
10    or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
11    identification card submitted under this Article, and
12    approve or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days
13    of receiving a completed application or renewal
14    application and all supporting documentation required by
15    rule;
16        (2) issue a dispensing organization agent
17    identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
18    business days of approving the application or renewal;
19        (3) enter the registry identification number of the
20    dispensing organization where the agent works;
21        (4) within one year from the effective date of this
22    Act, allow for an electronic application process and
23    provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
24    an application has been submitted; and
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1    applicant to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation
2    Fund.
3    (b) A dispensing organization agent must keep his or her
4identification card visible at all times when in the
5dispensary.
6    (c) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
7shall contain the following:
8        (1) the name of the cardholder;
9        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
10    dispensing organization agent identification cards;
11        (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
12    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
13    letters that is unique to the cardholder; and
14        (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
15    (d) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
16shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization
17upon termination of employment.
18    (e) The Department shall not issue an agent identification
19card if the applicant is delinquent in filing any required tax
20returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois.
21    (f) Any card lost by a dispensing organization agent shall
22be reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department
23immediately upon discovery of the loss.
24    (g) An applicant shall be denied a dispensing organization
25agent identification card renewal if he or she fails to
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1    (h) A dispensing organization agent shall only be required
2to hold one card for the same employer regardless of what type
3of dispensing organization license the employer holds.
4    (i) Cannabis retail sales training requirements.
5        (1) Within 90 days of September 1, 2019, or 90 days of
6    employment, whichever is later, all owners, managers,
7    employees, and agents involved in the handling or sale of
8    cannabis or cannabis-infused product employed by an adult
9    use dispensing organization or medical cannabis dispensing
10    organization as defined in Section 10 of the Compassionate
11    Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall attend and
12    successfully complete a Responsible Vendor Program.
13        (2) Each owner, manager, employee, and agent of an
14    adult use dispensing organization or medical cannabis
15    dispensing organization shall successfully complete the
16    program annually.
17        (3) Responsible Vendor Program Training modules shall
18    include at least 2 hours of instruction time approved by
19    the Department including:
20            (i) Health and safety concerns of cannabis use,
21        including the responsible use of cannabis, its
22        physical effects, onset of physiological effects,
23        recognizing signs of impairment, and appropriate
24        responses in the event of overconsumption.
25            (ii) Training on laws and regulations on driving
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1        or snowmobile while under the influence.
2            (iii) Sales to minors prohibition. Training shall
3        cover all relevant Illinois laws and rules.
4            (iv) Quantity limitations on sales to purchasers.
5        Training shall cover all relevant Illinois laws and
6        rules.
7            (v) Acceptable forms of identification. Training
8        shall include:
9                (I) How to check identification; and
10                (II) Common mistakes made in verification;
11            (vi) Safe storage of cannabis;
12            (vii) Compliance with all inventory tracking
13        system regulations;
14            (viii) Waste handling, management, and disposal;
15            (ix) Health and safety standards;
16            (x) Maintenance of records;
17            (xi) Security and surveillance requirements;
18            (xii) Permitting inspections by State and local
19        licensing and enforcement authorities;
20            (xiii) Privacy issues, including, but not limited
21        to the safe storage and handling of confidential
22        information such as qualifying patient information;
23            (xiv) Packaging and labeling requirement for sales
24        to purchasers; and
25            (xv) Prioritizing the needs of a qualifying
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1            (xvi) (xv) Other areas as determined by rule.
2    (j) Blank.
3    (k) Upon the successful completion of the Responsible
4Vendor Program, the provider shall deliver proof of completion
5either through mail or electronic communication to the
6dispensing organization, which shall retain a copy of the
7certificate.
8    (l) The license of a dispensing organization or medical
9cannabis dispensing organization whose owners, managers,
10employees, or agents fail to comply with this Section may be
11suspended or permanently revoked under Section 15-145 or may
12face other disciplinary action.
13    (m) The regulation of dispensing organization and medical
14cannabis dispensing employer and employee training is an
15exclusive function of the State, and regulation by a unit of
16local government, including a home rule unit, is prohibited.
17This subsection (m) is a denial and limitation of home rule
18powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
19Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
20    (n) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the
21training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) may apply
22for such approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
23odd-numbered year in a manner prescribed by the Department.
24    (o) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the
25training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall
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1deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or a fee as may be
2set by rule. Any changes made to the training module shall be
3approved by the Department.
4    (p) The Department shall not unreasonably deny approval of
5a training module that meets all the requirements of paragraph
6(3) of subsection (i). A denial of approval shall include a
7detailed description of the reasons for the denial.
8    (q) Any person approved to provide the training required
9by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall submit an application
10for re-approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
11odd-numbered year and include a nonrefundable application fee
12of $2,000 to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or
13a fee as may be set by rule.
14    (r) All persons applying to become or renewing their
15registrations to be agents, including agents-in-charge and
16principal officers, shall disclose any disciplinary action
17taken against them that may have occurred in Illinois, another
18state, or another country in relation to their employment at a
19cannabis business establishment or at any cannabis cultivation
20center, processor, infuser, dispensary, or other cannabis
21business establishment.
22    (s) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
23dispensing organization while the agent applicant's
24identification card application is pending. Upon approval, the
25Department shall issue the agent's identification card to the
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1applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease
2all activity at the dispensing organization immediately.
3    (t) The Department and the Department of Agriculture may
4develop and implement an integrated system to issue an agent
5identification card which identifies a dispensary agent
6licensed by the Department as well as any cultivator, craft
7grower, transporter, community college program or infuser
8license or registration the agent may simultaneously hold.
9(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
10102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
115-13-22.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 705/15-50)
13    Sec. 15-50. Disclosure of ownership and control.
14    (a) Each dispensing organization applicant and licensee
15shall file and maintain a Table of Organization, Ownership,
16and Control with the Department. The Table of Organization,
17Ownership, and Control shall contain the information required
18by this Section in sufficient detail to identify all owners,
19directors, and principal officers, and the title of each
20principal officer or business entity that, through direct or
21indirect means, manages, owns, or controls the applicant or
22licensee.
23    (b) The Table of Organization, Ownership, and Control
24shall identify the following information:
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1    of the applicant or license holder including the name of
2    each principal officer or business entity, the office or
3    position held, and the percentage ownership interest, if
4    any. If the business entity has a parent company, the name
5    of each owner, board member, and officer of the parent
6    company and his or her percentage ownership interest in
7    the parent company and the dispensing organization.
8        (2) If the applicant or licensee is a business entity
9    with publicly traded stock, the identification of
10    ownership shall be provided as required in subsection (c).
11    (c) If a business entity identified in subsection (b) is a
12publicly traded company, the following information shall be
13provided in the Table of Organization, Ownership, and Control:
14        (1) The name and percentage of ownership interest of
15    each individual or business entity with ownership of more
16    than 5% of the voting shares of the entity, to the extent
17    such information is known or contained in 13D or 13G
18    Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
19        (2) To the extent known, the names and percentage of
20    interest of ownership of persons who are relatives of one
21    another and who together exercise control over or own more
22    than 10% of the voting shares of the entity.
23    (d) A dispensing organization with a parent company or
24companies, or partially owned or controlled by another entity
25must disclose to the Department the relationship and all
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1or management of those entities. A dispensing organization
2shall not shield its ownership or control from the Department.
3    (e) All principal officers must submit a complete online
4application with the Department within 14 days of the
5dispensing organization being licensed by the Department or
6within 14 days of Department notice of approval as a new
7principal officer.
8    (f) A principal officer may not allow his or her
9registration to expire.
10    (g) A dispensing organization separating with a principal
11officer must do so under this Act. The principal officer must
12communicate the separation to the Department within 5 business
13days.
14    (h) A principal officer not in compliance with the
15requirements of this Act shall be removed from his or her
16position with the dispensing organization or shall otherwise
17terminate his or her affiliation. Failure to do so may subject
18the dispensing organization to discipline, suspension, or
19revocation of its license by the Department.
20    (i) It is the responsibility of the dispensing
21organization and its principal officers to promptly notify the
22Department of any change of the principal place of business
23address, hours of operation, change in ownership or control,
24or a change of the dispensing organization's primary or
25secondary contact information. Any changes must be made to the
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1(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
2    (410 ILCS 705/15-60)
3    Sec. 15-60. Changes to a dispensing organization.
4    (a) A Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5License may not be sold, transferred, assigned, used as
6collateral, and the organization holding the license may not
7add new principal officers to its ownership structure or
8change its ownership structure. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
9this prohibition does not preclude third parties who are not
10registered as principal officers from investing in, lending
11to, or otherwise providing capital to the Conditional Adult
12Use Dispensing Organization License holder. Pursuant to this
13subsection, third parties are not required to register as
14principal officers of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License holder so long as any third party
16interest cannot be realized or otherwise vest until the
17Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
18is issued a corresponding Adult Use Dispensing Organization
19License under Section 15-36. In order to realize that interest
20or have the interest vest, all third parties are subject to the
21Department's approval processes in this Section, either
22through the sale or transfer of the Adult Use Dispensing
23Organization License to the third party or through the third
24party's registration and approval as principal officer to the
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1    (a-5) (a) A license shall be issued to the specific
2dispensing organization identified on the application and for
3the specific location proposed. The license is valid only as
4designated on the license and for the location for which it is
5issued.
6    (b) A dispensing organization may only add principal
7officers after being approved by the Department.
8    (c) A dispensing organization shall provide written notice
9of the removal of a principal officer within 5 business days
10after removal. The notice shall include the written agreement
11of the principal officer being removed, unless otherwise
12approved by the Department, and allocation of ownership shares
13after removal in an updated ownership chart.
14    (d) A dispensing organization shall provide a written
15request to the Department for the addition of principal
16officers. A dispensing organization shall submit proposed
17principal officer applications on forms approved by the
18Department.
19    (e) All proposed new principal officers shall be subject
20to the requirements of this Act, this Article, and any rules
21that may be adopted pursuant to this Act.
22    (f) The Department may prohibit the addition of a
23principal officer to a dispensing organization for failure to
24comply with this Act, this Article, and any rules that may be
25adopted pursuant to this Act.
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1    (h) A dispensing organization may not transfer a license
2without prior Department approval. Such approval may be
3withheld if the person to whom the license is being
4transferred does not commit to the same or a similar community
5engagement plan provided as part of the dispensing
6organization's application under paragraph (18) of subsection
7(d) of Section 15-25, and such transferee's license shall be
8conditional upon that commitment.
9    (i) With the addition or removal of principal officers,
10the Department will review the ownership structure to
11determine whether the change in ownership has had the effect
12of a transfer of the license. The dispensing organization
13shall supply all ownership documents requested by the
14Department.
15    (j) A dispensing organization may apply to the Department
16to approve a sale of the dispensing organization. A request to
17sell the dispensing organization must be on application forms
18provided by the Department. A request for an approval to sell a
19dispensing organization must comply with the following:
20        (1) New application materials shall comply with this
21    Act and any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act;
22        (2) Application materials shall include a change of
23    ownership fee of $5,000 to be deposited into the Cannabis
24    Regulation Fund;
25        (3) The application materials shall provide proof that
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1    granting any of the owners or principal officers direct or
2    indirect ownership or control of more than 10 adult use
3    dispensing organization licenses;
4        (4) New principal officers shall each complete the
5    proposed new principal officer application;
6        (5) If the Department approves the application
7    materials and proposed new principal officer applications,
8    it will perform an inspection before approving the sale
9    and issuing the dispensing organization license;
10        (6) If a new license is approved, the Department will
11    issue a new license number and certificate to the new
12    dispensing organization.
13    (k) The dispensing organization shall provide the
14Department with the personal information for all new
15dispensing organizations agents as required in this Article
16and all new dispensing organization agents shall be subject to
17the requirements of this Article. A dispensing organization
18agent must obtain an agent identification card from the
19Department before beginning work at a dispensary.
20    (l) Before remodeling, expansion, reduction, or other
21physical, noncosmetic alteration of a dispensary, the
22dispensing organization must notify the Department and confirm
23the alterations are in compliance with this Act and any rules
24that may be adopted pursuant to this Act.
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1    (410 ILCS 705/15-70)
2    Sec. 15-70. Operational requirements; prohibitions.
3    (a) A dispensing organization shall operate in accordance
4with the representations made in its application and license
5materials. It shall be in compliance with this Act and rules.
6    (b) (Blank). A dispensing organization must include the
7legal name of the dispensary on the packaging of any cannabis
8product it sells.
9    (c) All cannabis, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis
10seeds must be obtained from an Illinois registered adult use
11cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or another
12dispensary.
13    (c-5) A dispensing organization may sell cannabis and
14cannabis-infused products purchased from any cultivation
15center, craft grower, infuser, or other dispensary to persons
16over 21 years of age and to qualifying patients, designated
17caregivers, and provisional patients.
18    (d) Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling
19any product containing alcohol except tinctures, which must be
20limited to containers that are no larger than 100 milliliters.
21    (e) A dispensing organization shall inspect and count
22product received from a transporting organization, adult use
23cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or
24other dispensing organization before dispensing it.
25    (f) A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis
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1be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless
2otherwise approved by the Department.
3    (g) A dispensing organization shall maintain compliance
4with State and local building, fire, and zoning requirements
5or regulations.
6    (h) A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the
7Department of the names of all service professionals that will
8work at the dispensary. The list shall include a description
9of the type of business or service provided. Changes to the
10service professional list shall be promptly provided. No
11service professional shall work in the dispensary until the
12name is provided to the Department on the service professional
13list.
14    (i) A dispensing organization's license allows for a
15dispensary to be operated only at a single location.
16    (j) A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
17local time.
18    (k) A dispensing organization must keep all lighting
19outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and
20wattage sufficient for security cameras.
21    (l) A dispensing organization must keep all air treatment
22systems that will be installed to reduce odors in good working
23order.
24    (m) A dispensing organization must contract with a private
25security contractor that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the
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1Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to provide
2on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation.
3    (n) A dispensing organization shall ensure that any
4building or equipment used by a dispensing organization for
5the storage or sale of cannabis is maintained in a clean and
6sanitary condition.
7    (o) The dispensary shall be free from infestation by
8insects, rodents, or pests.
9    (p) A dispensing organization shall not:
10        (1) Produce or manufacture cannabis;
11        (2) Accept a cannabis product from a an adult use
12    cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, dispensing
13    organization, or transporting organization unless it is
14    pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with this Act and
15    any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act;
16        (3) Obtain cannabis or cannabis-infused products from
17    outside the State of Illinois;
18        (4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a
19    purchaser unless the purchaser has been verified to be 21
20    years of age or older, or beginning January 1, 2025, the
21    person is verified to be a qualifying patient, provisional
22    patient, or designated caregiver the dispensing
23    organization is licensed under the Compassionate Use of
24    Medical Cannabis Program Act, and the individual is
25    registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
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1    of age or older;
2        (5) Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult
3    use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser.
4    Dispensaries shall provide consumers an assortment of
5    products from various cannabis business establishment
6    licensees such that the inventory available for sale at
7    any dispensary from any single cultivation center, craft
8    grower, processor, transporter, or infuser entity shall
9    not be more than 40% of the total inventory available for
10    sale. For the purpose of this subsection, a cultivation
11    center, craft grower, processor, or infuser shall be
12    considered part of the same entity if the licensees share
13    at least one principal officer. The Department may request
14    that a dispensary diversify its products as needed or
15    otherwise discipline a dispensing organization for
16    violating this requirement;
17        (6) Refuse to conduct business with an adult use
18    cultivation center, craft grower, transporting
19    organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly
20    deliver the product and is permitted by the Department of
21    Agriculture, on the same terms as other adult use
22    cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, or
23    transporters with whom it is dealing;
24        (7) (Blank) Operate drive-through windows;
25        (8) Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or
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1        (9) Transport cannabis to residences or transport
2    cannabis to other locations where purchasers may be for
3    delivery, except for the limited circumstances provided in
4    paragraph (5.5) of subsection (c) of Section 15-100;
5        (10) Enter into agreements to allow persons who are
6    not dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or
7    to transport cannabis to purchasers;
8        (11) Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance
9    equipment is inoperative;
10        (12) Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale
11    equipment is inoperative;
12        (13) Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis
13    electronic verification system is inoperative;
14        (14) Have fewer than 2 people working at the
15    dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open;
16        (15) Be located within 1,500 feet of the property line
17    of a pre-existing dispensing organization, unless the
18    applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
19    Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
20    within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed
21    under Section 15-15 or Section 15-20;
22        (16) Sell clones or any other live plant material;
23        (17) Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or
24    cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with
25    each other or any other items for one price, and each item
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1    be separately identified by quantity and price on the
2    receipt;
3        (18) Violate any other requirements or prohibitions
4    set by Department rules.
5        (19) Beginning January 1, 2025, fail to prioritize
6    qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and
7    provisional patients.
8    (q) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval
9Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
10Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
11Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
12cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
13Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or any
14officer, associate, member, representative, or agent of such
15licensee to accept, receive, or borrow money or anything else
16of value or accept or receive credit (other than merchandising
17credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to
18exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any adult use
19cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or transporting
20organization in exchange for preferential placement on the
21dispensing organization's shelves, display cases, or website.
22This includes anything received or borrowed or from any
23stockholders, officers, agents, or persons connected with an
24adult use cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or
25transporting organization.
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1Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
2Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
3Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
4cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
5Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program to enter into
6any contract with any person licensed to cultivate, process,
7or transport cannabis whereby such dispensing organization
8agrees not to sell any cannabis cultivated, processed,
9transported, manufactured, or distributed by any other
10cultivator, transporter, or infuser, and any provision in any
11contract violative of this Section shall render the whole of
12such contract void and no action shall be brought thereon in
13any court.
14(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
15102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
16    (410 ILCS 705/15-85)
17    Sec. 15-85. Dispensing cannabis.
18    (a) Before a dispensing organization agent dispenses
19cannabis to a purchaser, the agent shall:
20        (1) Verify the age of the purchaser by checking a
21    government-issued identification card by use of an
22    electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a
23    purchaser's government-issued identification, if
24    applicable, to determine the purchaser's age and the
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1        (2) Verify the validity of the government-issued
2    identification card by use of an electronic reader or
3    electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's
4    government-issued identification, if applicable, to
5    determine the purchaser's age and the validity of the
6    identification;
7        (3) Offer any appropriate purchaser education or
8    support materials;
9        (3.5) Verify the qualifying patient, provisional
10    patient, or designated caregiver registration card, if
11    applicable;
12        (4) Enter the following information into the State's
13    cannabis electronic verification system:
14            (i) The dispensing organization agent's
15        identification number, or if the agent's card
16        application is pending the Department's approval, a
17        temporary and unique identifier until the agent's card
18        application is approved or denied by the Department;
19            (ii) The dispensing organization's identification
20        number;
21            (iii) The amount, type (including strain, if
22        applicable) of cannabis or cannabis-infused product
23        dispensed;
24            (iv) The date and time the cannabis was dispensed.
25    (b) A dispensing organization shall refuse to sell
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1person produces a valid identification showing that the person
2is 21 years of age or older. Beginning on January 1, 2025, a
3dispensing organization may sell an adequate medical supply to
4qualifying patients, provisional patients, and designated
5caregivers registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical
6Cannabis Program Act A medical cannabis dispensing
7organization may sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
8a person who is under 21 years of age if the sale complies with
9the provisions of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
10Program Act and rules.
11    (c) For the purposes of this Section, valid identification
12must:
13        (1) Be valid and unexpired;
14        (2) Contain a photograph and the date of birth of the
15    person.
16    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
17dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through
18locations for cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
19purchasers over 21 years of age, qualifying patients,
20provisional patients, and designated caregivers, in accordance
21with Section 15-100.
22(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
23102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
24    (410 ILCS 705/15-100)
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1    (a) A dispensing organization shall implement security
2measures to deter and prevent entry into and theft of cannabis
3or currency.
4    (b) A dispensing organization shall submit any changes to
5the floor plan or security plan to the Department for
6pre-approval. All cannabis shall be maintained and stored in a
7restricted access area during construction.
8    (c) The dispensing organization shall implement security
9measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing
10organization agents including, but not limited to the
11following:
12        (1) Establish a locked door or barrier between the
13    facility's entrance and the limited access area;
14        (2) Prevent individuals from remaining on the premises
15    if they are not engaging in activity permitted by this Act
16    or rules;
17        (3) Develop a policy that addresses the maximum
18    capacity and purchaser flow in the waiting rooms and
19    limited access areas;
20        (4) Dispose of cannabis in accordance with this Act
21    and rules;
22        (5) During hours of operation, store and dispense all
23    cannabis in from the restricted access area. During
24    operational hours, cannabis shall be stored in an enclosed
25    locked room or cabinet and accessible only to specifically
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1        (5.5) During hours of operation, dispense all cannabis
2    from the restricted access area, including a drive-through
3    window, or from a pickup location in close proximity to
4    the restricted access area if (i) all orders in the pickup
5    or drive-through location are placed in advance, (ii) no
6    in-person or on-site ordering is permitted, and (iii) the
7    dispensing organization confirms that the purchaser,
8    registered qualifying patient, provisional patient, or
9    designated caregiver complies with Section 15-85; as used
10    in this paragraph, "pickup location in close proximity"
11    means an area contiguous to the real property of the
12    dispensary, such as a sidewalk or parking lot;
13        (6) When the dispensary is closed, store all cannabis
14    and currency in a reinforced vault room in the restricted
15    access area and in a manner as to prevent diversion,
16    theft, or loss;
17        (7) Keep the reinforced vault room and any other
18    equipment or cannabis storage areas securely locked and
19    protected from unauthorized entry;
20        (8) Keep an electronic daily log of dispensing
21    organization agents with access to the reinforced vault
22    room and knowledge of the access code or combination;
23        (9) Keep all locks and security equipment in good
24    working order;
25        (10) Maintain an operational security and alarm system
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1        (11) Prohibit keys, if applicable, from being left in
2    the locks, or stored or placed in a location accessible to
3    persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
4        (12) Prohibit accessibility of security measures,
5    including combination numbers, passwords, or electronic or
6    biometric security systems to persons other than
7    specifically authorized dispensing organization agents;
8        (13) Ensure that the dispensary interior and exterior
9    premises are sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
10        (14) Ensure that trees, bushes, and other foliage
11    outside of the dispensary premises do not allow for a
12    person or persons to conceal themselves from sight;
13        (15) Develop emergency policies and procedures for
14    securing all product and currency following any instance
15    of diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, and conduct an
16    assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
17    necessary; and
18        (16) Develop sufficient additional safeguards in
19    response to any special security concerns, or as required
20    by the Department; and .
21        (17) Maintain a security plan for qualifying patient
22    information which complies with all applicable rules and
23    regulations.
24    (d) The Department may request or approve alternative
25security provisions that it determines are an adequate
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1Article. Any additional protections may be considered by the
2Department in evaluating overall security measures.
3    (e) A dispensing organization may share premises with a
4craft grower or an infuser organization, or both, provided
5each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
6products in a separate secured vault to which the other
7licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
8share more than 50% of the same ownership.
9    (f) A dispensing organization shall provide additional
10security as needed and in a manner appropriate for the
11community where it operates.
12    (g) Restricted access areas.
13        (1) All restricted access areas must be identified by
14    the posting of a sign that is a minimum of 12 inches by 12
15    inches and that states "Do Not Enter - Restricted Access
16    Area - Authorized Personnel Only" in lettering no smaller
17    than one inch in height.
18        (2) All restricted access areas shall be clearly
19    described in the floor plan of the premises, in the form
20    and manner determined by the Department, reflecting walls,
21    partitions, counters, and all areas of entry and exit. The
22    floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, and retail
23    sales areas.
24        (3) All restricted access areas must be secure, with
25    locking devices that prevent access from the limited
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1    (h) Security and alarm.
2        (1) A dispensing organization shall have an adequate
3    security plan and security system to prevent and detect
4    diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, currency, or
5    unauthorized intrusion using commercial grade equipment
6    installed by an Illinois licensed private alarm contractor
7    or private alarm contractor agency that shall, at a
8    minimum, include:
9            (i) A perimeter alarm on all entry points and
10        glass break protection on perimeter windows;
11            (ii) Security shatterproof tinted film on exterior
12        windows;
13            (iii) A failure notification system that provides
14        an audible, text, or visual notification of any
15        failure in the surveillance system, including, but not
16        limited to, panic buttons, alarms, and video
17        monitoring system. The failure notification system
18        shall provide an alert to designated dispensing
19        organization agents within 5 minutes after the
20        failure, either by telephone or text message;
21            (iv) A duress alarm, panic button, and alarm, or
22        holdup alarm and after-hours intrusion detection alarm
23        that by design and purpose will directly or indirectly
24        notify, by the most efficient means, the Public Safety
25        Answering Point for the law enforcement agency having
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1            (v) Security equipment to deter and prevent
2        unauthorized entrance into the dispensary, including
3        electronic door locks on the limited and restricted
4        access areas that include devices or a series of
5        devices to detect unauthorized intrusion that may
6        include a signal system interconnected with a radio
7        frequency method, cellular, private radio signals or
8        other mechanical or electronic device.
9        (2) All security system equipment and recordings shall
10    be maintained in good working order, in a secure location
11    so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction, or alterations.
12        (3) Access to surveillance monitoring recording
13    equipment shall be limited to persons who are essential to
14    surveillance operations, law enforcement authorities
15    acting within their jurisdiction, security system service
16    personnel, and the Department. A current list of
17    authorized dispensing organization agents and service
18    personnel that have access to the surveillance equipment
19    must be available to the Department upon request.
20        (4) All security equipment shall be inspected and
21    tested at regular intervals, not to exceed one month from
22    the previous inspection, and tested to ensure the systems
23    remain functional.
24        (5) The security system shall provide protection
25    against theft and diversion that is facilitated or hidden
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1        (6) The dispensary shall ensure all access doors are
2    not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to
3    ensure that locks are not released during a power outage.
4    (i) To monitor the dispensary, the dispensing organization
5shall incorporate continuous electronic video monitoring
6including the following:
7        (1) All monitors must be 19 inches or greater;
8        (2) Unobstructed video surveillance of all enclosed
9    dispensary areas, unless prohibited by law, including all
10    points of entry and exit that shall be appropriate for the
11    normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance.
12    The cameras shall be directed so all areas are captured,
13    including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, sales areas,
14    and areas where cannabis is stored, handled, dispensed, or
15    destroyed. Cameras shall be angled to allow for facial
16    recognition, the capture of clear and certain
17    identification of any person entering or exiting the
18    dispensary area and in lighting sufficient during all
19    times of night or day;
20        (3) Unobstructed video surveillance of outside areas,
21    the storefront, and the parking lot, that shall be
22    appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area
23    under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow
24    for the capture of facial recognition, clear and certain
25    identification of any person entering or exiting the
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1    plates of vehicles in the parking lot;
2        (4) 24-hour recordings from all video cameras
3    available for immediate viewing by the Department upon
4    request. Recordings shall not be destroyed or altered and
5    shall be retained for at least 90 days. Recordings shall
6    be retained as long as necessary if the dispensing
7    organization is aware of the loss or theft of cannabis or a
8    pending criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
9    or legal proceeding for which the recording may contain
10    relevant information;
11        (5) The ability to immediately produce a clear, color
12    still photo from the surveillance video, either live or
13    recorded;
14        (6) A date and time stamp embedded on all video
15    surveillance recordings. The date and time shall be
16    synchronized and set correctly and shall not significantly
17    obscure the picture;
18        (7) The ability to remain operational during a power
19    outage and ensure all access doors are not solely
20    controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that
21    locks are not released during a power outage;
22        (8) All video surveillance equipment shall allow for
23    the exporting of still images in an industry standard
24    image format, including .jpg, .bmp, and .gif. Exported
25    video shall have the ability to be archived in a
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1    video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded
2    image has taken place. Exported video shall also have the
3    ability to be saved in an industry standard file format
4    that can be played on a standard computer operating
5    system. All recordings shall be erased or destroyed before
6    disposal;
7        (9) The video surveillance system shall be operational
8    during a power outage with a 4-hour minimum battery
9    backup;
10        (10) A video camera or cameras recording at each
11    point-of-sale location allowing for the identification of
12    the dispensing organization agent distributing the
13    cannabis and any purchaser. The camera or cameras shall
14    capture the sale, the individuals and the computer
15    monitors used for the sale;
16        (11) A failure notification system that provides an
17    audible and visual notification of any failure in the
18    electronic video monitoring system; and
19        (12) All electronic video surveillance monitoring must
20    record at least the equivalent of 8 frames per second and
21    be available as recordings to the Department and the
22    Illinois State Police 24 hours a day via a secure
23    web-based portal with reverse functionality.
24    (j) The requirements contained in this Act are minimum
25requirements for operating a dispensing organization. The
26Department may establish additional requirements by rule.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
2102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
3    (410 ILCS 705/15-145)
4    Sec. 15-145. Grounds for discipline.
5    (a) The Department may deny issuance, refuse to renew or
6restore, or may reprimand, place on probation, suspend,
7revoke, or take other disciplinary or nondisciplinary action
8against any license or agent identification card or may impose
9a fine for any of the following:
10        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
11    the Department;
12        (2) Violations of this Act or rules;
13        (3) Obtaining an authorization or license by fraud or
14    misrepresentation;
15        (4) A pattern of conduct that demonstrates
16    incompetence or that the applicant has engaged in conduct
17    or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline
18    under this Act;
19        (5) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
20    any provision of this Act or rules;
21        (6) Failing to respond to a written request for
22    information by the Department within 30 days;
23        (7) Engaging in unprofessional, dishonorable, or
24    unethical conduct of a character likely to deceive,
25    defraud, or harm the public;

 

 

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1        (8) Adverse action by another United States
2    jurisdiction or foreign nation;
3        (9) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
4    after having his or her license placed on suspended or
5    probationary status, has violated the terms of the
6    suspension or probation;
7        (10) Conviction, entry of a plea of guilty, nolo
8    contendere, or the equivalent in a State or federal court
9    of a principal officer or agent-in-charge of a felony
10    offense in accordance with Sections 2105-131, 2105-135,
11    and 2105-205 of the Department of Professional Regulation
12    Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;
13        (11) Excessive use of or addiction to alcohol,
14    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or
15    drug;
16        (12) A finding by the Department of a discrepancy in a
17    Department audit of cannabis;
18        (13) A finding by the Department of a discrepancy in a
19    Department audit of capital or funds;
20        (14) A finding by the Department of acceptance of
21    cannabis from a source other than an Adult Use Cultivation
22    Center, craft grower, infuser, or transporting
23    organization licensed by the Department of Agriculture, or
24    a dispensing organization licensed by the Department;
25        (15) An inability to operate using reasonable
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1    illness or other impairment or disability, including,
2    without limitation, deterioration through the aging
3    process or loss of motor skills or mental incompetence;
4        (16) Failing to report to the Department within the
5    time frames established, or if not identified, 14 days, of
6    any adverse action taken against the dispensing
7    organization or an agent by a licensing jurisdiction in
8    any state or any territory of the United States or any
9    foreign jurisdiction, any governmental agency, any law
10    enforcement agency or any court defined in this Section;
11        (17) Any violation of the dispensing organization's
12    policies and procedures submitted to the Department
13    annually as a condition for licensure;
14        (18) Failure to inform the Department of any change of
15    address within 10 business days;
16        (19) Disclosing customer names, personal information,
17    or protected health information in violation of any State
18    or federal law;
19        (20) Operating a dispensary before obtaining a license
20    from the Department;
21        (21) Performing duties authorized by this Act prior to
22    receiving a license to perform such duties;
23        (22) Dispensing cannabis when prohibited by this Act
24    or rules;
25        (23) Any fact or condition that, if it had existed at
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1    would have warranted the denial of the license;
2        (24) Permitting a person without a valid agent
3    identification card to perform licensed activities under
4    this Act;
5        (25) Failure to assign an agent-in-charge as required
6    by this Article;
7        (26) Failure to provide the training required by
8    paragraph (3) of subsection (i) of Section 15-40 within
9    the provided timeframe;
10        (27) Personnel insufficient in number or unqualified
11    in training or experience to properly operate the
12    dispensary business;
13        (28) Any pattern of activity that causes a harmful
14    impact on the community; and
15        (29) Failing to prevent diversion, theft, or loss of
16    cannabis; and .
17        (30) Engaging in a pattern of nonpayment or late
18    payment for goods or services to a cannabis business
19    establishment.
20    (b) All fines and fees imposed under this Section shall be
21paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
22imposing the fine or as otherwise specified in the order.
23    (c) A circuit court order establishing that an
24agent-in-charge or principal officer holding an agent
25identification card is subject to involuntary admission as
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1Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall operate as a
2suspension of that card.
3(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 705/20-15)
5    Sec. 20-15. Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center
6application.
7    (a) If the Department of Agriculture makes available
8additional cultivation center licenses pursuant to Section
920-5, applicants for a Conditional Adult Use Cultivation
10Center License shall electronically submit the following in
11such form as the Department of Agriculture may direct:
12        (1) the nonrefundable application fee set by rule by
13    the Department of Agriculture, to be deposited into the
14    Cannabis Regulation Fund;
15        (2) the legal name of the cultivation center;
16        (3) the proposed physical address of the cultivation
17    center;
18        (4) the name, address, social security number, and
19    date of birth of each principal officer and board member
20    of the cultivation center; each principal officer and
21    board member shall be at least 21 years of age;
22        (5) the details of any administrative or judicial
23    proceeding in which any of the principal officers or board
24    members of the cultivation center (i) pled guilty, were
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1    suspended or revoked, or (ii) managed or served on the
2    board of a business or non-profit organization that pled
3    guilty, was convicted, was fined, or had a registration or
4    license suspended or revoked;
5        (6) proposed operating bylaws that include procedures
6    for the oversight of the cultivation center, including the
7    development and implementation of a plant monitoring
8    system, accurate recordkeeping, staffing plan, and
9    security plan approved by the Illinois State Police that
10    are in accordance with the rules issued by the Department
11    of Agriculture under this Act. A physical inventory shall
12    be performed of all plants and cannabis on a weekly basis
13    by the cultivation center;
14        (7) verification from the Illinois State Police that
15    all background checks of the prospective principal
16    officers, board members, and agents of the cannabis
17    business establishment have been conducted;
18        (8) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance or
19    permit and verification that the proposed cultivation
20    center is in compliance with the local zoning rules and
21    distance limitations established by the local
22    jurisdiction;
23        (9) proposed employment practices, in which the
24    applicant must demonstrate a plan of action to inform,
25    hire, and educate minorities, women, veterans, and persons
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1    provide worker protections;
2        (10) whether an applicant can demonstrate experience
3    in or business practices that promote economic empowerment
4    in Disproportionately Impacted Areas;
5        (11) experience with the cultivation of agricultural
6    or horticultural products, operating an agriculturally
7    related business, or operating a horticultural business;
8        (12) a description of the enclosed, locked facility
9    where cannabis will be grown, harvested, manufactured,
10    processed, packaged, or otherwise prepared for
11    distribution to a dispensing organization;
12        (13) a survey of the enclosed, locked facility,
13    including the space used for cultivation;
14        (14) cultivation, processing, inventory, and packaging
15    plans;
16        (15) a description of the applicant's experience with
17    agricultural cultivation techniques and industry
18    standards;
19        (16) a list of any academic degrees, certifications,
20    or relevant experience of all prospective principal
21    officers, board members, and agents of the related
22    business;
23        (17) the identity of every person having a financial
24    or voting interest of 5% or greater in the cultivation
25    center operation with respect to which the license is
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1    liability company, or sole proprietorship, including the
2    name and address of each person;
3        (18) a plan describing how the cultivation center will
4    address each of the following:
5            (i) energy needs, including estimates of monthly
6        electricity and gas usage, to what extent it will
7        procure energy from a local utility or from on-site
8        generation, and if it has or will adopt a sustainable
9        energy use and energy conservation policy;
10            (ii) water needs, including estimated water draw
11        and if it has or will adopt a sustainable water use and
12        water conservation policy; and
13            (iii) waste management, including if it has or
14        will adopt a waste reduction policy;
15        (19) a diversity plan that includes a narrative of not
16    more than 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity
17    in ownership, management, employment, and contracting to
18    ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded
19    equality of opportunity;
20        (20) any other information required by rule;
21        (21) a recycling plan:
22            (A) Purchaser packaging, including cartridges,
23        shall be accepted by the applicant and recycled.
24            (B) Any recyclable waste generated by the cannabis
25        cultivation facility shall be recycled per applicable
26        State and local laws, ordinances, and rules.

 

 

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1            (C) Any cannabis waste, liquid waste, or hazardous
2        waste shall be disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill.
3        Adm. Code 1000.460, except, to the greatest extent
4        feasible, all cannabis plant waste will be rendered
5        unusable by grinding and incorporating the cannabis
6        plant waste with compostable mixed waste to be
7        disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code
8        1000.460(g)(1);
9        (22) commitment to comply with local waste provisions:
10    a cultivation facility must remain in compliance with
11    applicable State and federal environmental requirements,
12    including, but not limited to:
13            (A) storing, securing, and managing all
14        recyclables and waste, including organic waste
15        composed of or containing finished cannabis and
16        cannabis products, in accordance with applicable State
17        and local laws, ordinances, and rules; and
18            (B) disposing liquid waste containing cannabis or
19        byproducts of cannabis processing in compliance with
20        all applicable State and federal requirements,
21        including, but not limited to, the cannabis
22        cultivation facility's permits under Title X of the
23        Environmental Protection Act; and
24        (23) a commitment to a technology standard for
25    resource efficiency of the cultivation center facility.
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1        resources efficiently, including energy and water. For
2        the following, a cannabis cultivation facility commits
3        to meet or exceed the technology standard identified
4        in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), which may be
5        modified by rule:
6                (i) lighting systems, including light bulbs;
7                (ii) HVAC system;
8                (iii) water application system to the crop;
9            and
10                (iv) filtration system for removing
11            contaminants from wastewater.
12            (B) Lighting. The Lighting Power Densities (LPD)
13        for cultivation space commits to not exceed an average
14        of 36 watts per gross square foot of active and growing
15        space canopy, or all installed lighting technology
16        shall meet a photosynthetic photon efficacy (PPE) of
17        no less than 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture and
18        shall be featured on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
19        Horticultural Specification Qualified Products List
20        (QPL). In the event that DLC requirement for minimum
21        efficacy exceeds 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture,
22        that PPE shall become the new standard.
23            (C) HVAC. The (i) For cannabis grow operations
24        with less than 6,000 square feet of canopy, the
25        licensee commits that all HVAC units will be
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1        more energy efficient equipment.
2                (ii) For cannabis grow operations with 6,000
3            square feet of canopy or more, the licensee
4            commits that all HVAC units will be variable
5            refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy
6            efficient equipment.
7            (D) Water application.
8                (i) The cannabis cultivation facility commits
9            to use automated watering systems, including, but
10            not limited to, drip irrigation and flood tables,
11            to irrigate cannabis crops crop.
12                (ii) The cannabis cultivation facility commits
13            to measure runoff from watering events and report
14            this volume in its water usage plan, and that on
15            average, watering events shall have no more than
16            20% of runoff of water.
17            (E) Filtration. The cultivator commits that HVAC
18        condensate, dehumidification water, excess runoff, and
19        other wastewater produced by the cannabis cultivation
20        facility shall be captured and filtered to the best of
21        the facility's ability to achieve the quality needed
22        to be reused in subsequent watering rounds.
23            (F) Reporting energy use and efficiency as
24        required by rule.
25    (b) Applicants must submit all required information,
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1Department of Agriculture. Failure by an applicant to submit
2all required information may result in the application being
3disqualified.
4    (c) If the Department of Agriculture receives an
5application with missing information, the Department of
6Agriculture may issue a deficiency notice to the applicant.
7The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the
8deficiency notice to resubmit the incomplete information.
9Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
10to cure will not be scored and will be disqualified.
11    (e) A cultivation center that is awarded a Conditional
12Adult Use Cultivation Center License pursuant to the criteria
13in Section 20-20 shall not grow, purchase, possess, or sell
14cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the person has
15received an Adult Use Cultivation Center License issued by the
16Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 20-21 of this
17Act.
18(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
19102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 705/20-30)
21    Sec. 20-30. Cultivation center requirements; prohibitions.
22    (a) The operating documents of a cultivation center shall
23include procedures for the oversight of the cultivation
24center, a cannabis plant monitoring system including a
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1and a staffing plan.
2    (b) A cultivation center shall implement a security plan
3reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
4not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
5detection systems, personnel identification systems, 24-hour
6surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
7the cultivation center facility and accessibility to
8authorized law enforcement, the Department of Public Health
9where processing takes place, and the Department of
10Agriculture in real time.
11    (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a cultivation center
12must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the
13physical address provided to the Department of Agriculture
14during the licensing process. The cultivation center location
15shall only be accessed by the agents working for the
16cultivation center, the Department of Agriculture staff
17performing inspections, the Department of Public Health staff
18performing inspections, local and State law enforcement or
19other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
20unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
21security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
22organization agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a
23mentoring or educational program approved by the State, or
24other individuals as provided by rule.
25    (d) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
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1a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
2transporter, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
3    (e) A cultivation center may not either directly or
4indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensing
5organizations, craft growers, or infuser organizations that
6are purchasing a like grade, strain, brand, and quality of
7cannabis or cannabis-infused product. Nothing in this
8subsection (e) prevents a cultivation center from pricing
9cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of
10manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
11volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
12    (f) All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
13intended for distribution to a dispensing organization must be
14entered into a data collection system, packaged and labeled
15under Section 55-21, and placed into a cannabis container for
16transport. All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
17intended for distribution to a craft grower or infuser
18organization must be packaged in a labeled cannabis container
19and entered into a data collection system before transport.
20    (g) Cultivation centers are subject to random inspections
21by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
22Health, local safety or health inspectors, the Illinois State
23Police, or as provided by rule.
24    (h) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
25enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
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1theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in person, or by
2written or electronic communication.
3    (i) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
4any applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use
5of pesticides on cannabis plants.
6    (j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
7ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
8more than 3 cultivation centers licensed under this Article.
9Further, no person or entity that is employed by, an agent of,
10has a contract to receive payment in any form from a
11cultivation center, is a principal officer of a cultivation
12center, or entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal
13officer of a cultivation shall hold any legal, equitable,
14ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in
15a cultivation that would result in the person or entity owning
16or controlling in combination with any cultivation center,
17principal officer of a cultivation center, or entity
18controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
19cultivation center by which he, she, or it is employed, is an
20agent of, or participates in the management of, more than 3
21cultivation center licenses.
22    (k) A cultivation center may not contain more than 210,000
23square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage
24for cultivation of adult use cannabis as provided in this Act.
25    (l) A cultivation center may process cannabis, cannabis
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1    (m) Beginning July 1, 2020, a cultivation center shall not
2transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a craft
3grower, dispensing organization, infuser organization, or
4laboratory licensed under this Act, unless it has obtained a
5transporting organization license.
6    (n) It is unlawful for any person having a cultivation
7center license or any officer, associate, member,
8representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
9money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to
10any person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
11Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
12Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
13License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
14issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
15Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
16representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
17holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
18License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
19License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
20medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
21the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
22any stockholders in any corporation engaged in the retail sale
23of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
24representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
25Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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1License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
2issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
3Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
4organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
5display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
6dispensing organization's website.
7    (o) A cultivation center must comply with any other
8requirements or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the
9Department of Agriculture.
10    (p) Cannabis business establishments shall adhere to the
11traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
12the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
13plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
14system.
15(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
16102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
175-13-22.)
 
18    (410 ILCS 705/20-35)
19    Sec. 20-35. Cultivation center agent identification card.
20    (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
21        (1) establish by rule the information required in an
22    initial application or renewal application for an agent
23    identification card submitted under this Act and the
24    nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
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1        (2) verify the information contained in an initial
2    application or renewal application for an agent
3    identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
4    or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
5    completed initial application or renewal application and
6    all supporting documentation required by rule;
7        (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
8    agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
9    application or renewal application;
10        (4) enter the license number of the cultivation center
11    where the agent works; and
12        (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
13    renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
14    electronic or other methods that an application has been
15    submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
16    require prospective agents to file their applications by
17    electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
18    electronic means.
19    (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
20visible at all times when on the property of the cultivation
21center at which the agent is employed.
22    (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
23following:
24        (1) the name of the cardholder;
25        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
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1        (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
2    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
3    letters that is unique to the holder;
4        (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
5        (5) the legal name of the cultivation center employing
6    the agent.
7    (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
8returned to the cultivation center of the agent upon
9termination of his or her employment.
10    (e) Any agent identification card lost by a cultivation
11center agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police
12and the Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery
13of the loss.
14    (f) The Department of Agriculture shall not issue an agent
15identification card if the applicant is delinquent in filing
16any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the
17State of Illinois.
18    (g) The Department and the Department of Financial and
19Professional Regulation may develop and implement an
20integrated system to issue an agent identification card which
21identifies a cultivation center agent licensed by the
22Department as well as any craft grower, transporter,
23dispensing organization, community college program, or infuser
24license or registration the agent may simultaneously hold.
25(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (410 ILCS 705/20-45)
2    Sec. 20-45. Renewal of cultivation center licenses and
3agent identification cards.
4    (a) Licenses and identification cards issued under this
5Act shall be renewed annually. A cultivation center shall
6receive written or electronic notice 90 days before the
7expiration of its current license that the license will
8expire. The Department of Agriculture shall grant a renewal
9within 45 days of submission of a renewal application if:
10        (1) the cultivation center submits a renewal
11    application and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of
12    $100,000, or another amount as the Department of
13    Agriculture may set by rule after January 1, 2021, to be
14    deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund.
15        (2) the Department of Agriculture has not suspended
16    the license of the cultivation center or suspended or
17    revoked the license for violating this Act or rules
18    adopted under this Act;
19        (3) the cultivation center has continued to operate in
20    accordance with all plans submitted as part of its
21    application and approved by the Department of Agriculture
22    or any amendments thereto that have been approved by the
23    Department of Agriculture;
24        (4) the cultivation center has submitted an agent,
25    employee, contracting, and subcontracting diversity report
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1        (5) the cultivation center has submitted an
2    environmental impact report.
3    (b) If a cultivation center fails to renew its license
4before expiration, it shall cease operations until its license
5is renewed.
6    (c) If a cultivation center agent fails to renew his or her
7identification card before its expiration, he or she shall
8cease to work as an agent of the cultivation center until his
9or her identification card is renewed.
10    (d) Any cultivation center that continues to operate, or
11any cultivation center agent who continues to work as an
12agent, after the applicable license or identification card has
13expired without renewal is subject to the penalties provided
14under Section 45-5.
15    (e) The Department of Agriculture shall not renew a
16license or an agent identification card if the applicant is
17delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any
18amounts owed to the State.
19(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
20    (410 ILCS 705/25-35)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
22    Sec. 25-35. Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
23Pilot Program faculty participant agent identification card.
24    (a) The Department shall:
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1    initial application or renewal application for an agent
2    identification card submitted under this Article and the
3    nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
4    renewal application;
5        (2) verify the information contained in an initial
6    application or renewal application for an agent
7    identification card submitted under this Article, and
8    approve or deny an application within 30 days of receiving
9    a completed initial application or renewal application and
10    all supporting documentation required by rule;
11        (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
12    agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
13    application or renewal application;
14        (4) enter the license number of the community college
15    where the agent works; and
16        (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
17    renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
18    electronic or other methods that an application has been
19    submitted. Each Department may by rule require prospective
20    agents to file their applications by electronic means and
21    to provide notices to the agents by electronic means.
22    (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
23visible at all times when in the enclosed, locked facility, or
24facilities for which he or she is an agent.
25    (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
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1        (1) the name of the cardholder;
2        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
3    identification card;
4        (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
5    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
6    letters that is unique to the holder;
7        (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
8        (5) the legal name of the community college employing
9    the agent.
10    (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
11returned to the community college of the agent upon
12termination of his or her employment.
13    (e) Any agent identification card lost shall be reported
14to the Illinois State Police and the Department of Agriculture
15immediately upon discovery of the loss.
16    (f) An agent applicant may begin employment at a Community
17College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program while the
18agent applicant's identification card application is pending.
19Upon approval, the Department shall issue the agent's
20identification card to the agent. If denied, the Community
21College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program and the
22agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must
23cease all activity at the Community College Cannabis
24Vocational Training Pilot Program immediately.
25    (g) The Department of Agriculture shall not issue an agent
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1any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the
2State.
3    (h) The Department of Agriculture and the Department of
4Financial and Professional Regulation may develop and
5implement an integrated system to issue an agent
6identification card which identifies a community college
7program agent licensed by the Department as well as any
8cultivation center, craft grower, transporter, dispensing
9organization, or infuser license or registration the agent may
10simultaneously hold.
11(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
12102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
13    (410 ILCS 705/30-10)
14    Sec. 30-10. Application.
15    (a) When applying for a license, the applicant shall
16electronically submit the following in such form as the
17Department of Agriculture may direct:
18        (1) the nonrefundable application fee of $5,000 to be
19    deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, or another
20    amount as the Department of Agriculture may set by rule
21    after January 1, 2021;
22        (2) the legal name of the craft grower;
23        (3) the proposed physical address of the craft grower;
24        (4) the name, address, social security number, and
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1    of the craft grower; each principal officer and board
2    member shall be at least 21 years of age;
3        (5) the details of any administrative or judicial
4    proceeding in which any of the principal officers or board
5    members of the craft grower (i) pled guilty, were
6    convicted, were fined, or had a registration or license
7    suspended or revoked or (ii) managed or served on the
8    board of a business or non-profit organization that pled
9    guilty, was convicted, was fined, or had a registration or
10    license suspended or revoked;
11        (6) proposed operating bylaws that include procedures
12    for the oversight of the craft grower, including the
13    development and implementation of a plant monitoring
14    system, accurate recordkeeping, staffing plan, and
15    security plan approved by the Illinois State Police that
16    are in accordance with the rules issued by the Department
17    of Agriculture under this Act; a physical inventory shall
18    be performed of all plants and on a weekly basis by the
19    craft grower;
20        (7) verification from the Illinois State Police that
21    all background checks of the prospective principal
22    officers, board members, and agents of the cannabis
23    business establishment have been conducted;
24        (8) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance or
25    permit and verification that the proposed craft grower is
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1    limitations established by the local jurisdiction;
2        (9) proposed employment practices, in which the
3    applicant must demonstrate a plan of action to inform,
4    hire, and educate minorities, women, veterans, and persons
5    with disabilities, engage in fair labor practices, and
6    provide worker protections;
7        (10) whether an applicant can demonstrate experience
8    in or business practices that promote economic empowerment
9    in Disproportionately Impacted Areas;
10        (11) experience with the cultivation of agricultural
11    or horticultural products, operating an agriculturally
12    related business, or operating a horticultural business;
13        (12) a description of the enclosed, locked facility
14    where cannabis will be grown, harvested, manufactured,
15    packaged, or otherwise prepared for distribution to a
16    dispensing organization or other cannabis business
17    establishment;
18        (13) a survey of the enclosed, locked facility,
19    including the space used for cultivation;
20        (14) cultivation, processing, inventory, and packaging
21    plans;
22        (15) a description of the applicant's experience with
23    agricultural cultivation techniques and industry
24    standards;
25        (16) a list of any academic degrees, certifications,
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1    officers, board members, and agents of the related
2    business;
3        (17) the identity of every person having a financial
4    or voting interest of 5% or greater in the craft grower
5    operation, whether a trust, corporation, partnership,
6    limited liability company, or sole proprietorship,
7    including the name and address of each person;
8        (18) a plan describing how the craft grower will
9    address each of the following:
10            (i) energy needs, including estimates of monthly
11        electricity and gas usage, to what extent it will
12        procure energy from a local utility or from on-site
13        generation, and if it has or will adopt a sustainable
14        energy use and energy conservation policy;
15            (ii) water needs, including estimated water draw
16        and if it has or will adopt a sustainable water use and
17        water conservation policy; and
18            (iii) waste management, including if it has or
19        will adopt a waste reduction policy;
20        (19) a recycling plan:
21            (A) Purchaser packaging, including cartridges,
22        shall be accepted by the applicant and recycled.
23            (B) Any recyclable waste generated by the craft
24        grower facility shall be recycled per applicable State
25        and local laws, ordinances, and rules.
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1        waste shall be disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill.
2        Adm. Code 1000.460, except, to the greatest extent
3        feasible, all cannabis plant waste will be rendered
4        unusable by grinding and incorporating the cannabis
5        plant waste with compostable mixed waste to be
6        disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code
7        1000.460(g)(1);
8        (20) a commitment to comply with local waste
9    provisions: a craft grower facility must remain in
10    compliance with applicable State and federal environmental
11    requirements, including, but not limited to:
12            (A) storing, securing, and managing all
13        recyclables and waste, including organic waste
14        composed of or containing finished cannabis and
15        cannabis products, in accordance with applicable State
16        and local laws, ordinances, and rules; and
17            (B) disposing liquid waste containing cannabis or
18        byproducts of cannabis processing in compliance with
19        all applicable State and federal requirements,
20        including, but not limited to, the cannabis
21        cultivation facility's permits under Title X of the
22        Environmental Protection Act;
23        (21) a commitment to a technology standard for
24    resource efficiency of the craft grower facility.
25            (A) A craft grower facility commits to use
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1        the following, a cannabis cultivation facility commits
2        to meet or exceed the technology standard identified
3        in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), which may be
4        modified by rule:
5                (i) lighting systems, including light bulbs;
6                (ii) HVAC system;
7                (iii) water application system to the crop;
8            and
9                (iv) filtration system for removing
10            contaminants from wastewater.
11            (B) Lighting. The Lighting Power Densities (LPD)
12        for cultivation space commits to not exceed an average
13        of 36 watts per gross square foot of active and growing
14        space canopy, or all installed lighting technology
15        shall meet a photosynthetic photon efficacy (PPE) of
16        no less than 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture and
17        shall be featured on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
18        Horticultural Specification Qualified Products List
19        (QPL). In the event that DLC requirement for minimum
20        efficacy exceeds 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture,
21        that PPE shall become the new standard.
22            (C) HVAC.
23                (i) The For cannabis grow operations with less
24            than 6,000 square feet of canopy, the licensee
25            commits that all HVAC units will be
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1            other more energy efficient equipment.
2                (ii) (Blank). For cannabis grow operations
3            with 6,000 square feet of canopy or more, the
4            licensee commits that all HVAC units will be
5            variable refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other
6            more energy efficient equipment.
7            (D) Water application.
8                (i) The craft grower facility commits to use
9            automated watering systems, including, but not
10            limited to, drip irrigation and flood tables, to
11            irrigate cannabis crop.
12                (ii) The craft grower facility commits to
13            measure runoff from watering events and report
14            this volume in its water usage plan, and that on
15            average, watering events shall have no more than
16            20% of runoff of water.
17            (E) Filtration. The craft grower commits that HVAC
18        condensate, dehumidification water, excess runoff, and
19        other wastewater produced by the craft grower facility
20        shall be captured and filtered to the best of the
21        facility's ability to achieve the quality needed to be
22        reused in subsequent watering rounds.
23            (F) Reporting energy use and efficiency as
24        required by rule; and
25        (22) any other information required by rule.
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1including the information required in Section 30-15, to the
2Department of Agriculture. Failure by an applicant to submit
3all required information may result in the application being
4disqualified.
5    (c) If the Department of Agriculture receives an
6application with missing information, the Department of
7Agriculture may issue a deficiency notice to the applicant.
8The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the
9deficiency notice to resubmit the incomplete information.
10Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
11to cure will not be scored and will be disqualified.
12(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
13102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
14    (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
15    Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
16    (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
17include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a
18cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
19inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
20staffing plan.
21    (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
22reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
23not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
24detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
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1exterior of the craft grower facility and that is accessible
2to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
3Agriculture in real time.
4    (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
5take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
6address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
7licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
8accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
9Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
10Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
11State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
12contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
13installing or maintaining security devices or performing
14electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
15provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
16program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
17approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
18rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an
19infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
20licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
21if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
22locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
23cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
24infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
25craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
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1    (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
2to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
3an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
4otherwise authorized by rule.
5    (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
6residential use.
7    (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
8discriminate in price between different cannabis business
9establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
10brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
11Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
12pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
13of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
14volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
15    (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
16for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
17into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
18Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing
19organization that does not share a premises with the
20dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
21cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
22craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
23center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
24which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
25labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
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1    (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
2Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
3the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
4    (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
5enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
6Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
7theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
8written or electronic communication.
9    (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
10applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
11pesticides.
12    (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
13transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
14cannabis business establishment without a transport
15organization license unless:
16        (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
17    population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
18    establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet
19    of the property line of the craft grower;
20        (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
21    population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
22    the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
23    is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
24        (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
25    population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
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1    the craft grower.
2    (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
3transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
4consolidated transport center, a different transporting
5organization at the consolidated transport center, a
6cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
7dispensing organization, or a laboratory. All products
8received and shipped to and from a consolidated transport
9center shall be tracked within the cannabis plant monitoring
10system.
11    (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
12ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
13more than 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
14entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
15receive payment from or participate in the management of a
16craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
17entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
18a craft grower shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or
19beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
20license that would result in the person or entity owning or
21controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
22officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
23with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
24it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
25management of more than 3 craft grower licenses.
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1license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
2agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
3else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
4Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
5Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
6Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
7cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
8Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
9person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
10member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
11Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
12Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
13Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
14organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
15Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
16corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
17officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
18Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
19Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
20Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
21cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
22Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
23preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
24including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
25where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
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1    (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
2of another craft grower or a cultivation center.
3    (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
4concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
5    (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
6or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
7of Agriculture.
8    (r) Cannabis business establishments shall adhere to the
9traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
10the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
11plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
12system.
13(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
14102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
155-13-22.)
 
16    (410 ILCS 705/30-35)
17    Sec. 30-35. Craft grower agent identification card.
18    (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
19        (1) establish by rule the information required in an
20    initial application or renewal application for an agent
21    identification card submitted under this Act and the
22    nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
23    renewal application;
24        (2) verify the information contained in an initial
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1    identification card submitted under this Act and approve
2    or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
3    completed initial application or renewal application and
4    all supporting documentation required by rule;
5        (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
6    agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
7    application or renewal application;
8        (4) enter the license number of the craft grower where
9    the agent works; and
10        (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
11    renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
12    electronic or other methods that an application has been
13    submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
14    require prospective agents to file their applications by
15    electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
16    electronic means.
17    (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
18visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
19business establishment, including the craft grower
20organization for which he or she is an agent.
21    (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
22following:
23        (1) the name of the cardholder;
24        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
25    identification card;
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1    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
2    letters that is unique to the holder;
3        (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
4        (5) the legal name of the craft grower organization
5    employing the agent.
6    (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
7returned to the cannabis business establishment of the agent
8upon termination of his or her employment.
9    (e) Any agent identification card lost by a craft grower
10agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police and the
11Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the
12loss.
13    (f) The Department of Agriculture shall not issue an agent
14identification card to an applicant if the applicant is
15delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any
16amounts owed to the State.
17(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
18    (410 ILCS 705/30-45)
19    Sec. 30-45. Renewal of craft grower licenses and agent
20identification cards.
21    (a) Licenses and identification cards issued under this
22Act shall be renewed annually. A craft grower shall receive
23written or electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of
24its current license that the license will expire. The
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1of submission of a renewal application if:
2        (1) the craft grower submits a renewal application and
3    the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $40,000, or
4    another amount as the Department of Agriculture may set by
5    rule after January 1, 2021;
6        (2) the Department of Agriculture has not suspended
7    the license of the craft grower or suspended or revoked
8    the license for violating this Act or rules adopted under
9    this Act;
10        (3) the craft grower has continued to operate in
11    accordance with all plans submitted as part of its
12    application and approved by the Department of Agriculture
13    or any amendments thereto that have been approved by the
14    Department of Agriculture;
15        (4) the craft grower has submitted an agent, employee,
16    contracting, and subcontracting diversity report as
17    required by the Department; and
18        (5) the craft grower has submitted an environmental
19    impact report.
20    (b) If a craft grower fails to renew its license before
21expiration, it shall cease operations until its license is
22renewed.
23    (c) If a craft grower agent fails to renew his or her
24identification card before its expiration, he or she shall
25cease to work as an agent of the craft grower organization
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1    (d) Any craft grower that continues to operate, or any
2craft grower agent who continues to work as an agent, after the
3applicable license or identification card has expired without
4renewal is subject to the penalties provided under Section
545-5.
6    (e) All fees or fines collected from the renewal of a craft
7grower license shall be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation
8Fund.
9    (f) The Department of Agriculture shall not renew an
10applicant's license or agent identification card if the
11applicant is delinquent in filing any required tax returns or
12paying any amounts owed to the State.
13    (g) The Department and the Department of Financial and
14Professional Regulation may develop and implement an
15integrated system to issue an agent identification card which
16identifies a craft grower agent licensed by the Department as
17well as any cultivator, dispensary, transporter, community
18college program, or infuser license or registration the agent
19may simultaneously hold.
20(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
21    (410 ILCS 705/35-25)
22    Sec. 35-25. Infuser organization requirements;
23prohibitions.
24    (a) The operating documents of an infuser shall include
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1monitoring system including a physical inventory recorded
2weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
3    (b) An infuser shall implement a security plan reviewed by
4the Illinois State Police that includes, but is not limited
5to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion detection
6systems, personnel identification systems, and a 24-hour
7surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
8the infuser facility and that is accessible to authorized law
9enforcement, the Department of Public Health, and the
10Department of Agriculture in real time.
11    (c) All processing of cannabis by an infuser must take
12place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical address
13provided to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing
14process. The infuser location shall only be accessed by the
15agents working for the infuser, the Department of Agriculture
16staff performing inspections, the Department of Public Health
17staff performing inspections, State and local law enforcement
18or other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
19unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
20security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
21organization agents as provided in this Act, participants in
22the incubator program, individuals in a mentoring or
23educational program approved by the State, local safety or
24health inspectors, or other individuals as provided by rule.
25However, if an infuser shares a premises with a craft grower or
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1access the infuser portion of the premises if that is the
2location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms, locker rooms, or
3other areas of the building where processing of cannabis is
4not performed. At no time may a craft grower or dispensing
5organization agent perform work at an infuser without being a
6registered agent of the infuser.
7    (d) An infuser may not sell or distribute any cannabis to
8any person other than a dispensing organization, or as
9otherwise authorized by rule.
10    (e) An infuser may not either directly or indirectly
11discriminate in price between different cannabis business
12establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
13brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
14Nothing in this subsection (e) prevents an infuser from
15pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
16of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such
17volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
18    (f) All cannabis infused by an infuser and intended for
19distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered into
20a data collection system, packaged and labeled under Section
2155-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing organization
22that does not share a premises with the infuser, placed into a
23cannabis container for transport. All cannabis produced by an
24infuser and intended for distribution to a cultivation center,
25infuser organization, or craft grower with which it does not
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1container and entered into a data collection system before
2transport.
3    (g) Infusers are subject to random inspections by the
4Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
5the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, or as
6provided by rule.
7    (h) An infuser agent shall notify local law enforcement,
8the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture
9within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or theft.
10Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by written
11or electronic communication.
12    (i) An infuser organization may not be located in an area
13zoned for residential use.
14    (j) An infuser or infuser agent shall not transport
15cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other cannabis
16business establishment without a transport organization
17license unless:
18        (i) If the infuser is located in a county with a
19    population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
20    establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
21    product is within 2,000 feet of the property line of the
22    infuser;
23        (ii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
24    population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
25    the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
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1    infuser; or
2        (iii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
3    population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
4    establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
5    product is within 15 miles of the infuser.
6    (k) An infuser may enter into a contract with a
7transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
8consolidated transport center, a different transporting
9organization at a consolidated transport center, a dispensing
10organization, or a laboratory. All products received and
11shipped to and from a consolidated transport center shall be
12tracked within the cannabis plant monitoring system.
13    (l) An infuser organization may share premises with a
14craft grower or a dispensing organization, or both, provided
15each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
16products in a separate secured vault to which the other
17licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
18share more than 50% of the same ownership.
19    (m) It is unlawful for any person or entity having an
20infuser organization license or any officer, associate,
21member, representative or agent of such licensee to offer or
22deliver money, or anything else of value, directly or
23indirectly to any person having an Early Approval Adult Use
24Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use
25Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
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1organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
2Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any person connected with
3or in any way representing, or to any member of the family of,
4such person holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
7License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
8issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
9Act, or to any stockholders in any corporation engaged the
10retail sales of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent,
11or representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
12Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
13Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
14License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
15issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
16Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
17organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
18display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
19dispensing organization's website.
20    (n) At no time shall an infuser organization or an infuser
21agent perform the extraction of cannabis concentrate from
22cannabis flower except if the infuser organization has also
23been issued a processor license under subsection (f) of
24Section 35-31.
25    (o) Cannabis business establishments shall adhere to the
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1the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
2plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
3system.
4(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
5102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
65-13-22.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 705/35-30)
8    Sec. 35-30. Infuser agent identification card.
9    (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
10        (1) establish by rule the information required in an
11    initial application or renewal application for an agent
12    identification card submitted under this Act and the
13    nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
14    renewal application;
15        (2) verify the information contained in an initial
16    application or renewal application for an agent
17    identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
18    or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
19    completed initial application or renewal application and
20    all supporting documentation required by rule;
21        (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
22    agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
23    application or renewal application;
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1        (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
2    renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
3    electronic or other methods that an application has been
4    submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
5    require prospective agents to file their applications by
6    electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
7    electronic means.
8    (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
9visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
10business establishment including the cannabis business
11establishment for which he or she is an agent.
12    (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
13following:
14        (1) the name of the cardholder;
15        (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
16    identification card;
17        (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
18    number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
19    letters that is unique to the holder;
20        (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
21        (5) the legal name of the infuser organization
22    employing the agent.
23    (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
24returned to the infuser organization of the agent upon
25termination of his or her employment.
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1agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police and the
2Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the
3loss.
4    (f) An agent applicant may begin employment at an infuser
5organization while the agent applicant's identification card
6application is pending. Upon approval, the Department shall
7issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If denied,
8the infuser organization and the agent applicant shall be
9notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
10the infuser organization immediately.
11    (g) The Department of Agriculture shall not issue an
12applicant an agent identification card if the applicant is
13delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any
14amounts owed to the State.
15    (h) The Department and the Department of Financial and
16Professional Regulation may develop and implement an
17integrated system to issue an agent identification card which
18identifies an infuser agent licensed by the Department as well
19as any cultivation center, craft grower, transporter,
20dispensing organization, or community college program license
21or registration the agent may simultaneously hold.
22(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
23102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
24    (410 ILCS 705/40-25)
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1prohibitions.
2    (a) The operating documents of a transporting organization
3shall include procedures for the oversight of the transporter,
4an inventory monitoring system including a physical inventory
5recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
6    (b) A transporting organization may not transport cannabis
7or cannabis-infused products to any person other than a
8cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
9dispensing organization, a testing facility, a consolidated
10transport center, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
11    (c) All cannabis transported by a transporting
12organization must be entered into a data collection system and
13placed into a cannabis container for transport.
14    (d) Transporters are subject to random inspections by the
15Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
16the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
17    (e) A transporting organization agent shall notify local
18law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department
19of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
20theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by
21written or electronic communication.
22    (f) No person under the age of 21 years shall be in a
23commercial vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis goods.
24    (g) No person or individual who is not a transporting
25organization agent shall be in a vehicle while transporting
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1    (h) Transporters may not use commercial motor vehicles
2with a weight rating of over 10,001 pounds.
3    (i) It is unlawful for any person to offer or deliver
4money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to
5any of the following persons to obtain preferential placement
6within the dispensing organization, including, without
7limitation, on shelves and in display cases where purchasers
8can view products, or on the dispensing organization's
9website:
10        (1) a person having a transporting organization
11    license, or any officer, associate, member,
12    representative, or agent of the licensee;
13        (2) a person having an Early Applicant Adult Use
14    Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
15    Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
16    organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
17    Medical Cannabis Program Act;
18        (3) a person connected with or in any way
19    representing, or a member of the family of, a person
20    holding an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
21    Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
22    License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
23    license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
24    Cannabis Program Act; or
25        (4) a stockholder, officer, manager, agent, or
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1    of cannabis, an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
2    Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3    License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
4    license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
5    Cannabis Program Act.
6    (j) A transporting organization agent must keep his or her
7identification card visible at all times when on the property
8of a cannabis business establishment and during the
9transporting of cannabis when acting under his or her duties
10as a transportation organization agent. During these times,
11the transporting organization agent must also provide the
12identification card upon request of any law enforcement
13officer engaged in his or her official duties.
14    (j-5) A transporting organization agent may not be
15required to remain on the property of a cannabis business
16establishment after transferring cannabis goods into the
17control of the cannabis business establishment. A cannabis
18business establishment may examine the cannabis goods from the
19delivery after the transporting organization has transferred
20control of the cannabis goods to the cannabis business
21establishment.
22    (k) A copy of the transporting organization's registration
23and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle
24transporting cannabis. A manifest for the delivery may be
25amended under rules adopted by the Department.
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1recognizable from outside the vehicle.
2    (m) A vehicle transporting cannabis must not bear any
3markings to indicate the vehicle contains cannabis or bear the
4name or logo of the cannabis business establishment.
5    (n) Cannabis must be transported in an enclosed, locked
6storage compartment that is secured or affixed to the vehicle.
7    (o) The Department of Agriculture may, by rule, impose any
8other requirements or prohibitions on the transportation of
9cannabis.
10    (p) No person, cannabis business establishment, or entity
11other than an entity with a transporting license may transport
12cannabis or cannabis-infused products on behalf of a cannabis
13business establishment to or from a consolidated transport
14center, unless otherwise authorized by rule.
15    (q) At least 50% of deliveries from a consolidated
16transport center to a dispensing organization must be
17allocated to at least 4 distinct independent social equity
18transporting organizations other than the transporter that
19operates the consolidated transport center.
20    (r) Cannabis business establishments shall adhere to the
21traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
22the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
23plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
24system.
25    (s) A cannabis business establishment may not schedule any
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1cannabis business establishment's close of business on any
2business day.
3    (s) A transporting organization may begin a delivery to a
4cannabis business establishment at any time during the day. A
5transporting organization may not be restricted from beginning
6a delivery based on a cannabis business establishment's listed
7business hours.
8(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
9102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
105-13-22.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 705/40-50 new)
12    Sec. 40-50. Consolidated transport center requirements;
13prohibitions.
14    (a) The operating documents of a consolidated transport
15center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
16consolidated transport center and a cannabis or
17cannabis-infused products monitoring system, including, a
18physical inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping,
19and a staffing plan that is available to the Department of
20Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
21Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State
22Police.
23    (b) A consolidated transport center shall implement a
24security plan reviewed by the Illinois State Police that
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1perimeter intrusion detection systems, personnel
2identification systems, 24-hour surveillance system to monitor
3the interior and exterior of the consolidated transport
4center, and accessibility to authorized law enforcement
5agencies and officers, and the Department of Agriculture in
6real time.
7    (c) All consolidating transport center activities by a
8consolidated transport center must take place in an enclosed,
9fenced, and locked facility at the physical address provided
10to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing process.
11The consolidated transport center location shall only be
12accessed by the agents working for the consolidated transport
13center, the Department of Agriculture staff performing
14inspections, local and State law enforcement or other
15emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs unrelated to
16cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security devices
17or performing electrical wiring, transporting organization
18agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a mentoring or
19educational program approved by the State, or other
20individuals as provided by rule.
21    (d) A consolidated transport center may not store cannabis
22for more than 48 hours, excluding weekends or holidays.
23    (e) A consolidated transport center may not distribute any
24cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
25a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
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1authorized by rule.
2    (f) A consolidated transport center shall enter into a
3contract with, and allocate at least 50% of all transport
4routes to, at least 4 separate independent social equity
5transporting organizations to deliver product to receiving
6dispensaries. The contracted independent social equity
7transporting organizations may not own a consolidated
8transport center. The transport routes may not be completed by
9the transporter that operates that consolidated transport
10center.
11    (g) All cannabis or cannabis-infused products received by
12a consolidated transport center for distribution to a cannabis
13business establishment must be entered into the cannabis plant
14monitoring system, packaged and labeled under Section 55-21,
15and placed into a cannabis container for transport.
16    (h) Consolidated transport centers are subject to random
17inspections by the Department of Agriculture, local safety or
18health inspectors, and the Illinois State Police.
19    (i) A consolidated transport center agent shall notify
20local law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the
21Department of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of
22any loss or theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in
23person, or by written or electronic communication.
24    (j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
25ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
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1Act. Further, no person or entity that is employed by a
2cannabis business establishment, an agent of a cannabis
3business establishment, has a contract to receive payment in
4any form from a cannabis business establishment, is a
5principal officer of a cannabis business establishment, or is
6an entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer
7of a cannabis business establishment shall hold any legal,
8equitable, ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or
9indirectly, in a cannabis business establishment that would
10result in the person or entity owning or controlling in
11combination with any cannabis business establishment,
12principal officer of a cannabis business establishment, or
13entity controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
14cannabis business establishment by which he, she, or it is
15employed, is an agent of, or participates in the management
16of, more than 3 consolidated transport center licenses.
17    (k) It is unlawful for any person having a consolidated
18transport center license or any officer, associate, member,
19representative, or agent of such licensee to offer money, or
20anything else of value, directly or indirectly to any person
21having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
22License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
23License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
24medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
25the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
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1member of the family of, such person holding an Early Approval
2Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
3Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
4Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
5organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
6Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
7corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
8officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
9Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
10Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
11Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
12cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
13Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
14preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
15including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
16where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
17organization's website.
18    (l) A consolidated transport center must comply with the
19application process, mandatory fees, compliance requirements,
20and prohibitions set by administrative rules of the Department
21of Agriculture.
22    (m) All fees and fines collected under this Section shall
23be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless
24otherwise specified by rule by the Department of Agriculture.
25    (n) A consolidated transport center may not transfer an
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1approval. Such approval may be withheld if the person or
2entity to whom the license is being transferred does not meet
3the definition of independent social equity transporting
4organization under this Act.
5    (o) The Department of Agriculture shall award up to 10
6statewide licenses to consolidated transport centers.
7    (p) The Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules to
8implement and administer a program permitting independent
9social equity transporting organizations may temporarily store
10rejected product until a consolidated transportation center is
11operational.
12    (q) The Department of Agriculture may not impose a maximum
13size limit for a consolidated transport center.
 
14    (410 ILCS 705/45-5)
15    Sec. 45-5. License suspension; revocation; other
16penalties.
17    (a) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
18to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department of
19Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of
20Agriculture may revoke, suspend, place on probation,
21reprimand, issue cease and desist orders, refuse to issue or
22renew a license, or take any other disciplinary or
23nondisciplinary action as each department may deem proper with
24regard to a cannabis business establishment or cannabis
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1        (1) $50,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
2    adopted under this Act by a cultivation center or
3    cultivation center agent;
4        (2) $20,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
5    adopted under this Act by a dispensing organization or
6    dispensing organization agent;
7        (3) $15,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
8    adopted under this Act by a craft grower or craft grower
9    agent;
10        (4) $10,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
11    adopted under this Act by an infuser organization or
12    infuser organization agent; and
13        (5) $10,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
14    adopted under this Act by a transporting organization or
15    transporting organization agent.
16        (6) $15,000 for each violation of this Act or rules
17    adopted under this Act by a cannabis testing facility.
18    (b) The Department of Financial and Professional
19Regulation and the Department of Agriculture, as the case may
20be, shall consider licensee cooperation in any agency or other
21investigation in its determination of penalties imposed under
22this Section.
23    (c) The procedures for disciplining a cannabis business
24establishment or cannabis business establishment agent and for
25administrative hearings shall be determined by rule, and shall
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1Administrative Review Law.
2    (d) The Attorney General may also enforce a violation of
3Section 55-20, Section 55-21, and Section 15-155 as an
4unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
5Business Practices Act.
6(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 705/50-5)
8    Sec. 50-5. Laboratory testing.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
10following acts, when performed by a cannabis testing facility
11with a current, valid license registration, or a person 21
12years of age or older who is acting in his or her capacity as
13an owner, employee, or agent of a cannabis testing facility,
14are not unlawful and shall not be an offense under Illinois law
15or be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under
16Illinois law:
17        (1) possessing, repackaging, transporting, storing, or
18    displaying cannabis or cannabis-infused products;
19        (2) receiving or transporting cannabis or
20    cannabis-infused products from a cannabis business
21    establishment, a community college licensed under the
22    Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
23    Program, or a person 21 years of age or older; and
24        (3) returning or transporting cannabis or
25    cannabis-infused products to a cannabis business

 

 

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1    establishment, a community college licensed under the
2    Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
3    Program, or a person 21 years of age or older.
4    (b)(1) No laboratory shall handle, test, or analyze
5cannabis unless approved by the Department of Agriculture in
6accordance with this Section.
7    (2) No laboratory shall be approved to handle, test, or
8analyze cannabis unless the laboratory:
9        (A) is licensed by the Department of Agriculture;
10        (A-5) is accredited by a private laboratory
11    accrediting organization;
12        (B) is independent from all other persons involved in
13    the cannabis industry in Illinois and no person with a
14    direct or indirect interest in the laboratory has a direct
15    or indirect financial, management, or other interest in an
16    Illinois cultivation center, craft grower, dispensary,
17    infuser, transporter, certifying physician, or any other
18    entity in the State that may benefit from the production,
19    manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase, or use of
20    cannabis; and
21        (C) has employed at least one person to oversee and be
22    responsible for the laboratory testing who has earned,
23    from a college or university accredited by a national or
24    regional certifying authority, at least:
25            (i) a master's level degree in chemical or
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1        post-degree laboratory experience; or
2            (ii) a bachelor's degree in chemical or biological
3        sciences and a minimum of 4 years' post-degree
4        laboratory experience.
5    (3) Each independent testing laboratory that claims to be
6accredited must provide the Department of Agriculture with a
7copy of the most recent annual inspection report granting
8accreditation and every annual report thereafter.
9    (c) Immediately before manufacturing or natural processing
10of any cannabis or cannabis-infused product or packaging
11cannabis for sale to a dispensary, each batch shall be made
12available by the cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser
13for an employee of an approved laboratory to select a random
14sample, which shall be tested by the approved laboratory for:
15        (1) microbiological contaminants;
16        (2) mycotoxins;
17        (3) pesticide active ingredients;
18        (4) residual solvent; and
19        (5) an active ingredient analysis.
20    (d) The Department of Agriculture may select a random
21sample that shall, for the purposes of conducting an active
22ingredient analysis, be tested by the Department of
23Agriculture for verification of label information and any
24other testing deemed necessary by the Department.
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1research. If cannabis is disposed of, it shall be done in
2compliance with Department of Agriculture rule.
3    (f) If a sample of cannabis does not pass the
4microbiological, mycotoxin, pesticide chemical residue, or
5solvent residue test, based on the standards established by
6the Department of Agriculture, the following shall apply:
7        (1) If the sample failed the pesticide chemical
8    residue test, the entire batch from which the sample was
9    taken shall, if applicable, be recalled as provided by
10    rule.
11        (2) If the sample failed any other test, the batch may
12    be used to make a CO2-based or solvent based extract. After
13    processing, the CO2-based or solvent based extract must
14    still pass all required tests.
15    (g) The Department of Agriculture shall establish
16standards for microbial, mycotoxin, pesticide residue, solvent
17residue, or other standards for the presence of possible
18contaminants, in addition to labeling requirements for
19contents and potency.
20    (h) The laboratory shall file with the Department of
21Agriculture an electronic copy of each laboratory test result
22for any batch that does not pass the microbiological,
23mycotoxin, or pesticide chemical residue test, at the same
24time that it transmits those results to the cultivation
25center. In addition, the laboratory shall maintain the
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1available at the Department of Agriculture's request.
2    (i) A cultivation center, craft grower, and infuser shall
3provide to a dispensing organization the laboratory test
4results for each batch of cannabis product purchased by the
5dispensing organization, if sampled. Each dispensing
6organization must have those laboratory results available upon
7request to purchasers.
8    (j) The Department of Agriculture may adopt rules related
9to testing and licensing of laboratories in furtherance of
10this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 705/55-30)
13    Sec. 55-30. Confidentiality.
14    (a) Information provided by the cannabis business
15establishment licensees or applicants to the Department of
16Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, the Department
17of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of
18Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or other agency shall be
19limited to information necessary for the purposes of
20administering this Act. The information is subject to the
21provisions and limitations contained in the Freedom of
22Information Act and may be disclosed in accordance with
23Section 55-65.
24    (b) The following information received and records kept by
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1Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
2Financial and Professional Regulation for purposes of
3administering this Article are subject to all applicable
4federal privacy laws, are confidential and exempt from
5disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, except as
6provided in this Act, and not subject to disclosure to any
7individual or public or private entity, except to the
8Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
9Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
10the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
11Office of Executive Inspector General, and the Illinois State
12Police as necessary to perform official duties under this
13Article, and to the Attorney General as necessary to enforce
14the provisions of this Act, and except as necessary to those
15involved in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics
16Act. The following information received and kept by the
17Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the
18Department of Agriculture may be disclosed to the Department
19of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the
20Department of Revenue, the Department of Commerce and Economic
21Opportunity, the Illinois State Police, the Office of
22Executive Inspector General, or the Attorney General upon
23proper request:
24        (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
25    supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
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1    establishments, or Community College Cannabis Vocational
2    Program licensees, in compliance with this Article,
3    including their physical addresses; however, this does not
4    preclude the release of ownership information about
5    cannabis business establishment licenses, or information
6    submitted with an application required to be disclosed
7    pursuant to subsection (f);
8        (2) Any plans, procedures, policies, or other records
9    relating to cannabis business establishment security; and
10        (3) Information otherwise exempt from disclosure by
11    State or federal law.
12    Illinois or national criminal history record information,
13or the nonexistence or lack of such information, may not be
14disclosed by the Department of Financial and Professional
15Regulation or the Department of Agriculture, except as
16necessary to the Attorney General to enforce this Act.
17    (c) The name and address of a dispensing organization
18licensed under this Act shall be subject to disclosure under
19the Freedom of Information Act. The name and cannabis business
20establishment address of the person or entity holding each
21cannabis business establishment license shall be subject to
22disclosure.
23    (d) All information collected by the Department of
24Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
25Agriculture in the course of an examination, inspection, or
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1limited to, any complaint against a licensee or applicant
2filed with the Department of Financial and Professional
3Regulation or the Department of Agriculture and information
4collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be
5maintained for the confidential use of the Department of
6Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
7Agriculture and shall not be disclosed, except to those
8involved in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics
9Act and as otherwise provided in this Act. A formal complaint
10against a licensee by the Department of Financial and
11Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture or
12any disciplinary order issued by the Department of Financial
13and Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture
14against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record,
15except as otherwise provided by law. Complaints from consumers
16or members of the general public received regarding a
17specific, named licensee or complaints regarding conduct by
18unlicensed entities shall be subject to disclosure under the
19Freedom of Information Act.
20    (e) The Department of Agriculture, the Illinois State
21Police, and the Department of Financial and Professional
22Regulation shall not share or disclose any Illinois or
23national criminal history record information, or the
24nonexistence or lack of such information, to any person or
25entity not expressly authorized by this Act.
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1Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
2ownership information of cannabis business establishment
3licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
4include, but is not limited to: the name of the person or
5entity holding each cannabis business establishment license;
6and the address at which the entity is operating under this
7Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
8(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
9102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
105-13-22.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 705/55-65)
12    Sec. 55-65. Financial institutions.
13    (a) A financial institution that provides financial
14services customarily provided by financial institutions to a
15cannabis business establishment authorized under this Act or
16the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to a
17person that is affiliated with such cannabis business
18establishment, is exempt from any criminal law of this State
19as it relates to cannabis-related conduct authorized under
20State law.
21    (b) Upon request of a financial institution, a cannabis
22business establishment or proposed cannabis business
23establishment may provide to the financial institution the
24following information:
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1    which the financial institution is doing or is considering
2    doing business holds a license under this Act or the
3    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act;
4        (2) The name of any other business or individual
5    affiliate with the cannabis business establishment;
6        (3) A copy of the application, and any supporting
7    documentation submitted with the application, for a
8    license or a permit submitted on behalf of the proposed
9    cannabis business establishment;
10        (4) If applicable, data relating to sales and the
11    volume of product sold by the cannabis business
12    establishment;
13        (5) Any past or pending violation by the person of
14    this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
15    Program Act, or the rules adopted under these Acts where
16    applicable; and
17        (6) Any penalty imposed upon the person for violating
18    this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
19    Program Act, or the rules adopted under these Acts.
20    (c) (Blank).
21    (d) (Blank).
22    (e) Information received by a financial institution under
23this Section is confidential. Except as otherwise required or
24permitted by this Act, State law or rule, or federal law or
25regulation, a financial institution may not make the
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1        (1) the customer to whom the information applies;
2        (2) a trustee, conservator, guardian, personal
3    representative, or agent of the customer to whom the
4    information applies; a federal or State regulator when
5    requested in connection with an examination of the
6    financial institution or if otherwise necessary for
7    complying with federal or State law;
8        (3) a federal or State regulator when requested in
9    connection with an examination of the financial
10    institution or if otherwise necessary for complying with
11    federal or State law; and
12        (4) a third party performing services for the
13    financial institution, provided the third party is
14    performing such services under a written agreement that
15    expressly or by operation of law prohibits the third
16    party's sharing and use of such confidential information
17    for any purpose other than as provided in its agreement to
18    provide services to the financial institution; and .
19        (5) the Office of Executive Inspector General pursuant
20    to an investigation.
21(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
22    (410 ILCS 705/60-10)
23    Sec. 60-10. Tax imposed.
24    (a) Beginning September 1, 2019, a tax is imposed upon the
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1gross receipts from the first sale of cannabis by a
2cultivator. The sale of any product that contains any amount
3of cannabis or any derivative thereof is subject to the tax
4under this Section on the full selling price of the product.
5The Department may determine the selling price of the cannabis
6when the seller and purchaser are affiliated persons, when the
7sale and purchase of cannabis is not an arm's length
8transaction, or when cannabis is transferred by a craft grower
9to the craft grower's dispensing organization or infuser or
10processing organization and a value is not established for the
11cannabis. The value determined by the Department shall be
12commensurate with the actual price received for products of
13like quality, character, and use in the area. If there are no
14sales of cannabis of like quality, character, and use in the
15same area, then the Department shall establish a reasonable
16value based on sales of products of like quality, character,
17and use in other areas of the State, taking into consideration
18any other relevant factors.
19    (b) The Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax imposed under
20this Article is solely the responsibility of the cultivator
21who makes the first sale and is not the responsibility of a
22subsequent purchaser, a dispensing organization, or an
23infuser. Persons subject to the tax imposed under this Article
24may, however, reimburse themselves for their tax liability
25hereunder by separately stating reimbursement for their tax
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1    (c) The tax imposed under this Article shall be in
2addition to all other occupation, privilege, or excise taxes
3imposed by the State of Illinois or by any unit of local
4government.
5(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 705/65-10)
7    Sec. 65-10. Tax imposed.
8    (a) Beginning January 1, 2020, a tax is imposed upon
9purchasers for the privilege of using cannabis, and not for
10the purpose of resale, at the following rates:
11        (1) Any cannabis, other than a cannabis-infused
12    product, with an adjusted delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
13    level at or below 35% shall be taxed at a rate of 10% of
14    the purchase price;
15        (2) Any cannabis, other than a cannabis-infused
16    product, with an adjusted delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
17    level above 35% shall be taxed at a rate of 25% of the
18    purchase price; and
19        (3) A cannabis-infused product shall be taxed at a
20    rate of 20% of the purchase price.
21    (b) The purchase of any product that contains any amount
22of cannabis or any derivative thereof is subject to the tax
23under subsection (a) of this Section on the full purchase
24price of the product.
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1cannabis that is subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of
2Medical Cannabis Program Act. The tax imposed by this Section
3is not imposed with respect to any transaction in interstate
4commerce, to the extent the transaction may not, under the
5Constitution and statutes of the United States, be made the
6subject of taxation by this State.
7    (d) The tax imposed under this Article shall be in
8addition to all other occupation, privilege, or excise taxes
9imposed by the State of Illinois or by any municipal
10corporation or political subdivision thereof.
11    (e) The tax imposed under this Article shall not be
12imposed on any purchase by a purchaser if the cannabis
13retailer is prohibited by federal or State Constitution,
14treaty, convention, statute, or court decision from collecting
15the tax from the purchaser.
16    (f) The tax imposed under this Article shall not be
17imposed on cannabis or cannabis infused products purchased by
18a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional
19patient when purchasing cannabis as part of their adequate
20medical supply as these terms are defined under the
21Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and this
22Act.
23(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
24    (410 ILCS 705/65-38)
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1    (a) When the amount due is under $300, any retailer of
2cannabis who fails to file a return, willfully fails or
3refuses to make any payment to the Department of the tax
4imposed by this Article, or files a fraudulent return, or any
5officer or agent of a corporation engaged in the business of
6selling cannabis to purchasers located in this State who signs
7a fraudulent return filed on behalf of the corporation, or any
8accountant or other agent who knowingly enters false
9information on the return of any taxpayer under this Article
10is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
11    (b) When the amount due is $300 or more, any retailer of
12cannabis who files, or causes to be filed, a fraudulent
13return, or any officer or agent of a corporation engaged in the
14business of selling cannabis to purchasers located in this
15State who files or causes to be filed or signs or causes to be
16signed a fraudulent return filed on behalf of the corporation,
17or any accountant or other agent who knowingly enters false
18information on the return of any taxpayer under this Article
19is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
20    (c) Any person who violates any provision of Section
2165-20, fails to keep books and records as required under this
22Article, or willfully violates a rule of the Department for
23the administration and enforcement of this Article is guilty
24of a Class 4 felony. A person commits a separate offense on
25each day that he or she engages in business in violation of
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1administration and enforcement of this Article. If a person
2fails to produce the books and records for inspection by the
3Department upon request, a prima facie presumption shall arise
4that the person has failed to keep books and records as
5required under this Article. A person who is unable to rebut
6this presumption is in violation of this Article and is
7subject to the penalties provided in this Section.
8    (d) Any person who violates any provision of Sections
965-20, fails to keep books and records as required under this
10Article, or willfully violates a rule of the Department for
11the administration and enforcement of this Article, is guilty
12of a business offense and may be fined up to $5,000. If a
13person fails to produce books and records for inspection by
14the Department upon request, a prima facie presumption shall
15arise that the person has failed to keep books and records as
16required under this Article. A person who is unable to rebut
17this presumption is in violation of this Article and is
18subject to the penalties provided in this Section. A person
19commits a separate offense on each day that he or she engages
20in business in violation of Section 65-20.
21    (e) Any taxpayer or agent of a taxpayer who with the intent
22to defraud purports to make a payment due to the Department by
23issuing or delivering a check or other order upon a real or
24fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that
25it will not be paid by the depository, is guilty of a deceptive
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12012.
2    (f) Any person who fails to keep books and records or fails
3to produce books and records for inspection, as required by
4Section 65-36, is liable to pay to the Department, for deposit
5in the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund, a penalty of
6$1,000 for the first failure to keep books and records or
7failure to produce books and records for inspection, as
8required by Section 65-36, and $3,000 for each subsequent
9failure to keep books and records or failure to produce books
10and records for inspection, as required by Section 65-36.
11    (g) Any person who knowingly acts as a retailer of
12cannabis in this State without first having obtained a
13certificate of registration to do so in compliance with
14Section 65-20 of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 4
15felony.
16    (h) A person commits the offense of tax evasion under this
17Article when he or she knowingly attempts in any manner to
18evade or defeat the tax imposed on him or her or on any other
19person, or the payment thereof, and he or she commits an
20affirmative act in furtherance of the evasion. As used in this
21Section, "affirmative act in furtherance of the evasion" means
22an act designed in whole or in part to (i) conceal,
23misrepresent, falsify, or manipulate any material fact or (ii)
24tamper with or destroy documents or materials related to a
25person's tax liability under this Article. Two or more acts of
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1indictment, information, or complaint and the amount of tax
2deficiency may be aggregated for purposes of determining the
3amount of tax that is attempted to be or is evaded and the
4period between the first and last acts may be alleged as the
5date of the offense.
6        (1) When the amount of tax, the assessment or payment
7    of which is attempted to be or is evaded is less than $500,
8    a person is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
9        (2) When the amount of tax, the assessment or payment
10    of which is attempted to be or is evaded is $500 or more
11    but less than $10,000, a person is guilty of a Class 3
12    felony.
13        (3) When the amount of tax, the assessment or payment
14    of which is attempted to be or is evaded is $10,000 or more
15    but less than $100,000, a person is guilty of a Class 2
16    felony.
17        (4) When the amount of tax, the assessment or payment
18    of which is attempted to be or is evaded is $100,000 or
19    more, a person is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
20    Any person who knowingly sells, purchases, installs,
21transfers, possesses, uses, or accesses any automated sales
22suppression device, zapper, or phantom-ware in this State is
23guilty of a Class 3 felony.
24    As used in this Section:
25    "Automated sales suppression device" or "zapper" means a
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1electronic cash register or other point-of-sale system,
2including, but not limited to, transaction data and
3transaction reports. The term includes the software program,
4any device that carries the software program, or an Internet
5link to the software program.
6    "Phantom-ware" means a hidden programming option embedded
7in the operating system of an electronic cash register or
8hardwired into an electronic cash register that can be used to
9create a second set of records or that can eliminate or
10manipulate transaction records in an electronic cash register.
11    "Electronic cash register" means a device that keeps a
12register or supporting documents through the use of an
13electronic device or computer system designed to record
14transaction data for the purpose of computing, compiling, or
15processing retail sales transaction data in any manner.
16    "Transaction data" includes: items purchased by a
17purchaser; the price of each item; a taxability determination
18for each item; a segregated tax amount for each taxed item; the
19amount of cash or credit tendered; the net amount returned to
20the customer in change; the date and time of the purchase; the
21name, address, and identification number of the vendor; and
22the receipt or invoice number of the transaction.
23    "Transaction report" means a report that documents,
24without limitation, the sales, taxes, or fees collected, media
25totals, and discount voids at an electronic cash register and
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1shift, or a report that documents every action at an
2electronic cash register and is stored electronically.
3    A prosecution for any act in violation of this Section may
4be commenced at any time within 5 years of the commission of
5that act.
6    (i) The Department may adopt rules to administer the
7penalties under this Section.
8    (j) Any person whose principal place of business is in
9this State and who is charged with a violation under this
10Section shall be tried in the county where his or her principal
11place of business is located unless he or she asserts a right
12to be tried in another venue.
13    (k) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (h), a
14prosecution for a violation described in this Section may be
15commenced within 3 years after the commission of the act
16constituting the violation.
17(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
18    (410 ILCS 705/65-42)
19    Sec. 65-42. Seizure and forfeiture. After seizing any
20cannabis as provided in Section 65-41, the Department must
21hold a hearing and determine whether (i) the retailer was
22properly registered to sell the cannabis; (ii) the retailer
23possessed the cannabis in violation of this Act; (iii) the
24retailer possessed the cannabis in violation of any reasonable
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1enforcement of this Act; or (iv) the tax imposed by Article 60
2had been paid on the cannabis at the time of its seizure by the
3Department. The Department shall give not less than 20 days'
4notice of the time and place of the hearing to the owner of the
5cannabis, if the owner is known, and also to the person in
6whose possession the cannabis was found, if that person is
7known and if the person in possession is not the owner of the
8cannabis. If neither the owner nor the person in possession of
9the cannabis is known, the Department must cause publication
10of the time and place of the hearing to be made at least once
11in each week for 3 weeks successively in a newspaper of general
12circulation in the county where the hearing is to be held.
13    If, as the result of the hearing, the Department makes any
14of the findings listed in items (i) through (iv) above
15determines that the retailer was not properly registered at
16the time the cannabis was seized, the Department must enter an
17order declaring the cannabis confiscated and forfeited to the
18State, to be held by the Department for disposal by it as
19provided in Section 65-43. The Department must give notice of
20the order to the owner of the cannabis, if the owner is known,
21and also to the person in whose possession the cannabis was
22found, if that person is known and if the person in possession
23is not the owner of the cannabis. If neither the owner nor the
24person in possession of the cannabis is known, the Department
25must cause publication of the order to be made at least once in
26each week for 3 weeks successively in a newspaper of general

 

 

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1circulation in the county where the hearing was held.
2(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
3    (410 ILCS 705/15-10 rep.)
4    (410 ILCS 705/20-50 rep.)
5    (410 ILCS 705/30-50 rep.)
6    Section 60. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
7by repealing Sections 15-10, 20-50, and 30-50.
 
8    Section 65. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9changing Sections 11-502.1 and 11-502.15 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/11-502.1)
11    Sec. 11-502.1. Possession of medical cannabis in a motor
12vehicle.
13    (a) No driver, who is a medical cannabis cardholder, may
14use medical cannabis within the passenger area of any motor
15vehicle upon a highway in this State.
16    (b) No driver, who is a medical cannabis cardholder,
17medical cannabis provisional patient, a medical cannabis
18designated caregiver, medical cannabis cultivation center
19agent, or dispensing organization agent may possess medical
20cannabis within any area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in
21this State except in a secured, sealed or resealable,
22odor-proof, and child-resistant medical cannabis container
23that is inaccessible.

 

 

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1    (c) No passenger, who is a medical cannabis card holder,
2medical cannabis provisional patient, a medical cannabis
3designated caregiver, or medical cannabis dispensing
4organization agent may possess medical cannabis within any
5passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this
6State except in a secured, sealed or resealable, odor-proof,
7and child-resistant medical cannabis container that is
8inaccessible.
9    (d) Any person who violates subsections (a) through (c) of
10this Section:
11        (1) commits a Class A misdemeanor;
12        (2) shall be subject to revocation of his or her
13    medical cannabis card for a period of 2 years from the end
14    of the sentence imposed; and
15        (3) shall be subject to revocation of his or her
16    status as a designated medical cannabis caregiver, medical
17    cannabis cultivation center agent, or medical cannabis
18    dispensing organization agent for a period of 2 years from
19    the end of the sentence imposed.
20(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
21102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
22    (625 ILCS 5/11-502.15)
23    Sec. 11-502.15. Possession of adult use cannabis in a
24motor vehicle.
25    (a) No driver may use cannabis within the passenger area

 

 

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1of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State.
2    (b) No driver may possess cannabis within any area of any
3motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except in a secured,
4sealed or resealable, and odor-proof, child-resistant cannabis
5container that is inaccessible.
6    (c) No passenger may possess cannabis within any passenger
7area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except
8in a secured, sealed or resealable, and odor-proof,
9child-resistant cannabis container that is inaccessible.
10    (d) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (a), (b),
11or (c) of this Section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
12(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
 
13    Section 70. The Tobacco Accessories and Smoking Herbs
14Control Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
15    (720 ILCS 685/2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2358-2)
16    Sec. 2. Purpose. The sale and possession of marijuana,
17hashish, cocaine, opium, and their derivatives, is not only
18prohibited by Illinois Law, but the use of these substances
19has been deemed injurious to the health of the user.
20    It has further been determined by the Surgeon General of
21the United States that the use of tobacco is hazardous to human
22health.
23    The ready availability of smoking herbs to persons under
2421 years of age could lead to the use of tobacco and illegal

 

 

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1drugs.
2    It is in the best interests of the citizens of the State of
3Illinois to seek to prohibit the spread of illegal drugs,
4tobacco or smoking materials to persons under 21 years of age.
5The prohibition of the sale of tobacco and snuff accessories
6and smoking herbs to persons under 21 years of age would help
7to curb the usage of illegal drugs and tobacco products, among
8our youth.
9(Source: P.A. 101-2, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
10    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".