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90_HB2259eng 720 ILCS 550/4 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704 720 ILCS 550/5 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705 720 ILCS 550/5.1 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1 Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Reenacts the provisions of Article 4 of Public Act 89-428 relating to the penalties for the manufacture and possession of more than 2,000 grams of cannabis. (Public Act 89-428 was declared unconstitutional by the Cook County Circuit Court). Effective immediately. LRB9002448RCks HB2259 Engrossed LRB9002448RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Cannabis Control Act by changing 2 Sections 4, 5, and 5.1. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by 6 changing Sections 4, 5, and 5.1 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704) 8 Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to 9 possess cannabis. Any person who violates this section with 10 respect to: 11 (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing 12 cannabis is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor; 13 (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of 14 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B 15 misdemeanor; 16 (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of any 17 substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A 18 misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this 19 subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be 20 guilty of a Class 4 felony; 21 (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of 22 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 23 felony; provided that if any offense under this subsection 24 (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of 25 a Class 3 felony; 26 (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams of 27 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 28 felony;.29 (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams 30 of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 31 felony; HB2259 Engrossed -2- LRB9002448RCks 1 (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing 2 cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony. 3 (Source: P.A. 78-255.) 4 (720 ILCS 550/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705) 5 Sec. 5. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to 6 manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver, or 7 manufacture, cannabis. Any person who violates this section 8 with respect to: 9 (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing 10 cannabis is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; 11 (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of 12 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A 13 misdemeanor; 14 (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of any 15 substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 felony; 16 (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of 17 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 18 felony for which a fine not to exceed $50,000 may be imposed; 19 (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams of 20 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 21 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be 22 imposed;.23 (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams 24 of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 25 felony for which a fine not to exceed $150,000 may be 26 imposed; 27 (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing 28 cannabis is guilty of a Class X felony for which a fine not 29 to exceed $200,000 may be imposed. 30 (Source: P.A. 83-778.) 31 (720 ILCS 550/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1) 32 Sec. 5.1. Cannabis Trafficking. (a) Except for purposes HB2259 Engrossed -3- LRB9002448RCks 1 authorized by this Act, any person who knowingly brings or 2 causes to be brought into this State for the purpose of 3 manufacture or delivery or with the intent to manufacture or 4 deliver 2,500 grams or more of cannabis in this State or any 5 other state or country is guilty of cannabis trafficking. 6 (b) A person convicted of cannabis trafficking shall be 7 sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than twice the 8 minimum term and fined an amount as authorized by subsection 9 (f) or (g)(e)of Section 5 of this Act, based upon the 10 amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought into this 11 State, and not more than twice the maximum term of 12 imprisonment and fined twice the amount as authorized by 13 subsection (f) or (g)(e)of Section 5 of this Act, based 14 upon the amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought 15 into this State. 16 (Source: P.A. 85-1388.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.