Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB0025 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0025 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/30-5410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/40-25410 ILCS 705/55-20410 ILCS 705/60-10 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Raises specified square footage requirements for craft growers. Removes language allowing the Department of Agriculture to authorize a decrease of flowering stage cultivation space used for cultivating specified plants. Raises the maximum number of craft grower licenses for specified craft growers to 3 (rather than one), 6 (rather than 2), and 10 (rather than 3). Removes language prohibiting craft growers from being located within 1,500 feet of each other. Prohibits cannabis product advertising from describing or referencing a cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product is produced by a craft grower. Provides that the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax shall not be assessed against or collected from specified craft growers until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded a license. Makes other changes. LRB103 03524 CPF 48530 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0025 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/30-5410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/40-25410 ILCS 705/55-20410 ILCS 705/60-10 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/30-5 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/40-25 410 ILCS 705/55-20 410 ILCS 705/60-10 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Raises specified square footage requirements for craft growers. Removes language allowing the Department of Agriculture to authorize a decrease of flowering stage cultivation space used for cultivating specified plants. Raises the maximum number of craft grower licenses for specified craft growers to 3 (rather than one), 6 (rather than 2), and 10 (rather than 3). Removes language prohibiting craft growers from being located within 1,500 feet of each other. Prohibits cannabis product advertising from describing or referencing a cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product is produced by a craft grower. Provides that the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax shall not be assessed against or collected from specified craft growers until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded a license. Makes other changes. LRB103 03524 CPF 48530 b LRB103 03524 CPF 48530 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0025 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/30-5410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/40-25410 ILCS 705/55-20410 ILCS 705/60-10 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/30-5 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/40-25 410 ILCS 705/55-20 410 ILCS 705/60-10
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10	10	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Raises specified square footage requirements for craft growers. Removes language allowing the Department of Agriculture to authorize a decrease of flowering stage cultivation space used for cultivating specified plants. Raises the maximum number of craft grower licenses for specified craft growers to 3 (rather than one), 6 (rather than 2), and 10 (rather than 3). Removes language prohibiting craft growers from being located within 1,500 feet of each other. Prohibits cannabis product advertising from describing or referencing a cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product is produced by a craft grower. Provides that the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax shall not be assessed against or collected from specified craft growers until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded a license. Makes other changes.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
20	20	5 by changing Sections 1-10, 30-5, 30-30, 40-25, 55-20, and
21	21	6 60-10 as follows:
22	22	7 (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
23	23	8 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
24	24	9 "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
25	25	10 issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
26	26	11 to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
27	27	12 administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
28	28	13 "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
29	29	14 license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
30	30	15 Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
31	31	16 organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
32	32	17 in furtherance of this Act.
33	33	18 "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
34	34	19 including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
35	35	20 electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
36	36	21 of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
37	37	22 display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
38	38	23 mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
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43	43	410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/30-5410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/40-25410 ILCS 705/55-20410 ILCS 705/60-10 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/30-5 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/40-25 410 ILCS 705/55-20 410 ILCS 705/60-10
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49	49	410 ILCS 705/60-10
50	50	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Raises specified square footage requirements for craft growers. Removes language allowing the Department of Agriculture to authorize a decrease of flowering stage cultivation space used for cultivating specified plants. Raises the maximum number of craft grower licenses for specified craft growers to 3 (rather than one), 6 (rather than 2), and 10 (rather than 3). Removes language prohibiting craft growers from being located within 1,500 feet of each other. Prohibits cannabis product advertising from describing or referencing a cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product is produced by a craft grower. Provides that the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax shall not be assessed against or collected from specified craft growers until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded a license. Makes other changes.
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83	83	1 cannabis business establishment.
84	84	2 "Application points" means the number of points a
85	85	3 Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
86	86	4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
87	87	5 "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
88	88	6 States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
89	89	7 certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
90	90	8 Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
91	91	9 Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
92	92	10 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
93	93	11 Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
94	94	12 nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
95	95	13 area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
96	96	14 Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
97	97	15 "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
98	98	16 or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
99	99	17 Applicants.
100	100	18 "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
101	101	19 that are identified as including any parts of the plant
102	102	20 Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
103	103	21 as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
104	104	22 the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
105	105	23 plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
106	106	24 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
107	107	25 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
108	108	26 produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
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119	119	1 indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
120	120	2 the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
121	121	3 stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
122	122	4 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
123	123	5 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
124	124	6 from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
125	125	7 plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
126	126	8 include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
127	127	9 Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
128	128	10 concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
129	129	11 "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
130	130	12 center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
131	131	13 organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
132	132	14 organization.
133	133	15 "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
134	134	16 cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
135	135	17 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
136	136	18 the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
137	137	19 other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
138	138	20 propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
139	139	21 use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
140	140	22 of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
141	141	23 it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
142	142	24 "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
143	143	25 traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
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155	155	1 transportation.
156	156	2 "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
157	157	3 substances that are identified as including any parts of the
158	158	4 plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
159	159	5 such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
160	160	6 kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
161	161	7 from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
162	162	8 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
163	163	9 seeds, or resin.
164	164	10 "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
165	165	11 ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
166	166	12 containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
167	167	13 intended to be smoked.
168	168	14 "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
169	169	15 materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
170	170	16 cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
171	171	17 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
172	172	18 repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
173	173	19 otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
174	174	20 "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
175	175	21 system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
176	176	22 testing and data collection established and maintained by the
177	177	23 cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
178	178	24 and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
179	179	25 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
180	180	26 Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
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191	191	1 purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
192	192	2 plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
193	193	3 plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
194	194	4 planting to final packaging.
195	195	5 "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
196	196	6 the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
197	197	7 contaminants.
198	198	8 "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
199	199	9 not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
200	200	10 propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
201	201	11 plant.
202	202	12 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
203	203	13 Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
204	204	14 age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
205	205	15 is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
206	206	16 provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
207	207	17 Illinois Community College.
208	208	18 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
209	209	19 Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
210	210	20 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
211	211	21 identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
212	212	22 Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
213	213	23 "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
214	214	24 means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
215	215	25 Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
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227	227	1 meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
228	228	2 entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
229	229	3 or cannabis-infused products.
230	230	4 "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
231	231	5 license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
232	232	6 Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
233	233	7 Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
234	234	8 conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
235	235	9 rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
236	236	10 processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
237	237	11 "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
238	238	12 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
239	239	13 Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
240	240	14 perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
241	241	15 for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
242	242	16 organization. A craft grower may contain up to 14,000 5,000
243	243	17 square feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
244	244	18 flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
245	245	19 an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
246	246	20 in increments of 14,000 3,000 square feet by rule based on
247	247	21 market need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history
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249	249	23 14,000 square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering
250	250	24 stage, which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an
251	251	25 enclosed and secure area. A craft grower may share premises
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263	263	1 or both, provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis
264	264	2 or cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to
265	265	3 which the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
266	266	4 sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
267	267	5 "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
268	268	6 member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
269	269	7 years of age or older.
270	270	8 "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
271	271	9 issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
272	272	10 person as a craft grower agent.
273	273	11 "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
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275	275	13 Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
276	276	14 limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
277	277	15 to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
278	278	16 business establishments.
279	279	17 "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
280	280	18 board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
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282	282	20 "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
283	283	21 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
284	284	22 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
285	285	23 "Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
286	286	24 "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
287	287	25 organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
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299	299	1 "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
300	300	2 Organization Name as stated on an application for a
301	301	3 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
302	302	4 "Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
303	303	5 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
304	304	6 Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
305	305	7 a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
306	306	8 or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
307	307	9 cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
308	308	10 paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
309	309	11 purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
310	310	12 patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
311	311	13 organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
312	312	14 organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
313	313	15 Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
314	314	16 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
315	315	17 "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
316	316	18 employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
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318	318	20 "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
319	319	21 a document issued by the Department of Financial and
320	320	22 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
321	321	23 dispensing organization agent.
322	322	24 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
323	323	25 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
324	324	26 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
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335	335	1 Economic Opportunity, that:
336	336	2 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
337	337	3 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
338	338	4 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
339	339	5 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
340	340	6 participate in the federal free lunch program
341	341	7 according to reported statistics from the State Board
342	342	8 of Education; or
343	343	9 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
344	344	10 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
345	345	11 Assistance Program; or
346	346	12 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
347	347	13 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
348	348	14 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
349	349	15 unemployment average, as determined by the United
350	350	16 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
351	351	17 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
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353	353	19 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
354	354	20 incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
355	355	21 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
356	356	22 "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
357	357	23 means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
358	358	24 center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
359	359	25 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
360	360	26 begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
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371	371	1 otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
372	372	2 cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
373	373	3 establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
374	374	4 Act as of January 1, 2020.
375	375	5 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
376	376	6 means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
377	377	7 organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
378	378	8 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
379	379	9 begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
380	380	10 purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
381	381	11 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
382	382	12 secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
383	383	13 cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
384	384	14 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
385	385	15 effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
386	386	16 cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
387	387	17 Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
388	388	18 its existing registered medical dispensary location.
389	389	19 "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
390	390	20 eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
391	391	21 available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
392	392	22 Applicant Lottery.
393	393	23 "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
394	394	24 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
395	395	25 security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
396	396	26 establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
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407	407	1 business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
408	408	2 cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
409	409	3 "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
410	410	4 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
411	411	5 security devices that permit access only by authorized
412	412	6 individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
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414	414	8 (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
415	415	9 the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
416	416	10 fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
417	417	11 (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
418	418	12 space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
419	419	13 different from any key or code that can be used to access
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421	421	15 (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
422	422	16 lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
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425	425	19 cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
426	426	20 5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
427	427	21 must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
428	428	22 "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
429	429	23 organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
430	430	24 Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
431	431	25 subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
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443	443	1 when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
444	444	2 for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
445	445	3 (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
446	446	4 internode of the plant; or
447	447	5 (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
448	448	6 intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
449	449	7 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
450	450	8 from the moment the light deprivation began through the
451	451	9 remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
452	452	10 "Individual" means a natural person.
453	453	11 "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
454	454	12 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
455	455	13 the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
456	456	14 or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
457	457	15 a cannabis-infused product.
458	458	16 "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
459	459	17 found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
460	460	18 higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
461	461	19 pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
462	462	20 "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
463	463	21 cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
464	464	22 recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
465	465	23 in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
466	466	24 labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
467	467	25 work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
468	468	26 with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
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479	479	1 that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
480	480	2 disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
481	481	3 communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
482	482	4 cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
483	483	5 shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
484	484	6 reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
485	485	7 establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
486	486	8 with employees to discuss their right to representation,
487	487	9 employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
488	488	10 employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
489	489	11 particular method of election or certification of the bona
490	490	12 fide labor organization.
491	491	13 "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
492	492	14 control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
493	493	15 this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
494	494	16 occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
495	495	17 organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
496	496	18 or service professionals conducting business with the
497	497	19 dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
498	498	20 patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
499	499	21 Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
500	500	22 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
501	501	23 permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
502	502	24 caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
503	503	25 Program participants.
504	504	26 "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
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515	515	1 a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
516	516	2 a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
517	517	3 of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
518	518	4 delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
519	519	5 under this Act.
520	520	6 "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
521	521	7 or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
522	522	8 will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
523	523	9 infuser or dispensing organization.
524	524	10 "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
525	525	11 normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
526	526	12 from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
527	527	13 from within an adjacent property.
528	528	14 "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
529	529	15 the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
530	530	16 control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
531	531	17 business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
532	532	18 and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
533	533	19 ownership.
534	534	20 "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
535	535	21 association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
536	536	22 private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
537	537	23 executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
538	538	24 by order of any court.
539	539	25 "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
540	540	26 Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
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551	551	1 21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
552	552	2 medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
553	553	3 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
554	554	4 "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
555	555	5 establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
556	556	6 establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
557	557	7 of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
558	558	8 interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
559	559	9 publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
560	560	10 treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
561	561	11 with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
562	562	12 arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
563	563	13 to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
564	564	14 assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
565	565	15 establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
566	566	16 "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
567	567	17 usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
568	568	18 be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
569	569	19 address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
570	570	20 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
571	571	21 Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
572	572	22 more than one primary residence.
573	573	23 "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
574	574	24 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
575	575	25 the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
576	576	26 chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
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587	587	1 incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
588	588	2 formulation to produce a cannabis product.
589	589	3 "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
590	590	4 board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
591	591	5 "Processing organization agent identification card" means
592	592	6 a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
593	593	7 identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
594	594	8 "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
595	595	9 acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
596	596	10 does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
597	597	11 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
598	598	12 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
599	599	13 an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
600	600	14 least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
601	601	15 15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
602	602	16 of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
603	603	17 "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
604	604	18 means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
605	605	19 Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
606	606	20 points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
607	607	21 score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
608	608	22 the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
609	609	23 this Section.
610	610	24 "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
611	611	25 Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
612	612	26 this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
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623	623	1 "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
624	624	2 located within the relevant geographic area as established by
625	625	3 2 of the following:
626	626	4 (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
627	627	5 applicant's name;
628	628	6 (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
629	629	7 name;
630	630	8 (3) school records;
631	631	9 (4) a voter registration card;
632	632	10 (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
633	633	11 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
634	634	12 Disability Identification Card;
635	635	13 (6) a paycheck stub;
636	636	14 (7) a utility bill;
637	637	15 (8) tax records; or
638	638	16 (9) any other proof of residency or other information
639	639	17 necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
640	640	18 "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
641	641	19 combustion of cannabis.
642	642	20 "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
643	643	21 Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
644	644	22 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
645	645	23 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
646	646	24 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
647	647	25 Impacted Area;
648	648	26 (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
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659	659	1 control by one or more individuals who:
660	660	2 (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
661	661	3 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
662	662	4 eligible for expungement under this Act; or
663	663	5 (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
664	664	6 (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
665	665	7 employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
666	666	8 employees who:
667	667	9 (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
668	668	10 Impacted Area; or
669	669	11 (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
670	670	12 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
671	671	13 eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
672	672	14 an impacted family.
673	673	15 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
674	674	16 the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
675	675	17 Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
676	676	18 employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
677	677	19 offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
678	678	20 "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
679	679	21 Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
680	680	22 the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
681	681	23 the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
682	682	24 top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
683	683	25 been awarded a license but for the one or more other
684	684	26 top-scoring applications that received the same number of
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695	695	1 application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
696	696	2 Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
697	697	3 the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
698	698	4 considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
699	699	5 "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
700	700	6 under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
701	701	7 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
702	702	8 15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
703	703	9 "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
704	704	10 comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
705	705	11 either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
706	706	12 cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
707	707	13 defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
708	708	14 include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
709	709	15 of accurately measuring servings.
710	710	16 "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
711	711	17 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
712	712	18 Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
713	713	19 on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
714	714	20 college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
715	715	21 Vocational Training Pilot Program.
716	716	22 "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
717	717	23 officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
718	718	24 organization.
719	719	25 "Transporting organization agent identification card"
720	720	26 means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
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731	731	1 identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
732	732	2 "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
733	733	3 village, or incorporated town.
734	734	4 "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
735	735	5 a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
736	736	6 plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
737	737	7 includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
738	738	8 cannabis plants as follows:
739	739	9 (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
740	740	10 been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
741	741	11 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
742	742	12 has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
743	743	13 cannabis plant; or
744	744	14 (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
745	745	15 the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
746	746	16 produce cannabis.
747	747	17 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
748	748	18 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
749	749	19 5-13-22.)
750	750	20 (410 ILCS 705/30-5)
751	751	21 Sec. 30-5. Issuance of licenses.
752	752	22 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall issue up to 40
753	753	23 craft grower licenses by July 1, 2020. Any person or entity
754	754	24 awarded a license pursuant to this subsection shall only hold
755	755	25 up to 3 one craft grower licenses license and may not sell that
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766	766	1 license until after December 21, 2021.
767	767	2 (b) By December 21, 2021, the Department of Agriculture
768	768	3 shall issue up to 60 additional craft grower licenses. Any
769	769	4 person or entity awarded a license pursuant to this subsection
770	770	5 shall not hold more than 6 2 craft grower licenses. The person
771	771	6 or entity awarded a license pursuant to this subsection or
772	772	7 subsection (a) of this Section may sell its craft grower
773	773	8 license subject to the restrictions of this Act or as
774	774	9 determined by administrative rule. Prior to issuing such
775	775	10 licenses, the Department may adopt rules through emergency
776	776	11 rulemaking in accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45
777	777	12 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to modify or
778	778	13 raise the number of craft grower licenses and modify or change
779	779	14 the licensing application process. The General Assembly finds
780	780	15 that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is deemed
781	781	16 an emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety,
782	782	17 and welfare. In determining whether to exercise the authority
783	783	18 granted by this subsection, the Department of Agriculture must
784	784	19 consider the following factors:
785	785	20 (1) the percentage of cannabis sales occurring in
786	786	21 Illinois not in the regulated market using data from the
787	787	22 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
788	788	23 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Illinois
789	789	24 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and tourism
790	790	25 data from the Illinois Office of Tourism to ascertain
791	791	26 total cannabis consumption in Illinois compared to the
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802	802	1 amount of sales in licensed dispensing organizations;
803	803	2 (2) whether there is an adequate supply of cannabis
804	804	3 and cannabis-infused products to serve registered medical
805	805	4 cannabis patients;
806	806	5 (3) whether there is an adequate supply of cannabis
807	807	6 and cannabis-infused products to serve purchasers;
808	808	7 (4) whether there is an oversupply of cannabis in
809	809	8 Illinois leading to trafficking of cannabis to states
810	810	9 where the sale of cannabis is not permitted by law;
811	811	10 (5) population increases or shifts;
812	812	11 (6) the density of craft growers in any area of the
813	813	12 State;
814	814	13 (7) perceived security risks of increasing the number
815	815	14 or location of craft growers;
816	816	15 (8) the past safety record of craft growers;
817	817	16 (9) the Department of Agriculture's capacity to
818	818	17 appropriately regulate additional licensees;
819	819	18 (10) (blank); and
820	820	19 (11) any other criteria the Department of Agriculture
821	821	20 deems relevant.
822	822	21 (c) After January 1, 2022, the Department of Agriculture
823	823	22 may by rule modify or raise the number of craft grower licenses
824	824	23 and modify or change the licensing application process. At no
825	825	24 time may the number of craft grower licenses exceed 150. Any
826	826	25 person or entity awarded a license pursuant to this subsection
827	827	26 shall not hold more than 10 3 craft grower licenses. A person
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838	838	1 or entity awarded a license pursuant to this subsection or
839	839	2 subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this Section may sell its
840	840	3 craft grower license or licenses subject to the restrictions
841	841	4 of this Act or as determined by administrative rule.
842	842	5 (d) Upon the completion of the disparity and availability
843	843	6 study pertaining to craft growers by the Cannabis Regulation
844	844	7 Oversight Officer pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 5-45,
845	845	8 the Department may modify or change the licensing application
846	846	9 process to reduce or eliminate barriers from and remedy
847	847	10 evidence of discrimination identified in the disparity and
848	848	11 availability study.
849	849	12 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
850	850	13 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
851	851	14 (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
852	852	15 Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
853	853	16 (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
854	854	17 include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a
855	855	18 cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
856	856	19 inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
857	857	20 staffing plan.
858	858	21 (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
859	859	22 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
860	860	23 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
861	861	24 detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
862	862	25 24-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
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873	873	1 exterior of the craft grower facility and that is accessible
874	874	2 to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
875	875	3 Agriculture in real time.
876	876	4 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
877	877	5 take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
878	878	6 address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
879	879	7 licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
880	880	8 accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
881	881	9 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
882	882	10 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
883	883	11 State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
884	884	12 contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
885	885	13 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
886	886	14 electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
887	887	15 provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
888	888	16 program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
889	889	17 approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
890	890	18 rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an
891	891	19 infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
892	892	20 licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
893	893	21 if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
894	894	22 locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
895	895	23 cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
896	896	24 infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
897	897	25 craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
898	898	26 grower.
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909	909	1 (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
910	910	2 to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
911	911	3 an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
912	912	4 otherwise authorized by rule.
913	913	5 (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
914	914	6 residential use.
915	915	7 (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
916	916	8 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
917	917	9 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
918	918	10 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
919	919	11 Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
920	920	12 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
921	921	13 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
922	922	14 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
923	923	15 (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
924	924	16 for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
925	925	17 into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
926	926	18 Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing
927	927	19 organization that does not share a premises with the
928	928	20 dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
929	929	21 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
930	930	22 craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
931	931	23 center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
932	932	24 which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
933	933	25 labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
934	934	26 system before transport.
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945	945	1 (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
946	946	2 Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
947	947	3 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
948	948	4 (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
949	949	5 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
950	950	6 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
951	951	7 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
952	952	8 written or electronic communication.
953	953	9 (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
954	954	10 applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
955	955	11 pesticides.
956	956	12 (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
957	957	13 transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
958	958	14 cannabis business establishment without a transport
959	959	15 organization license unless:
960	960	16 (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
961	961	17 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
962	962	18 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet
963	963	19 of the property line of the craft grower;
964	964	20 (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
965	965	21 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
966	966	22 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
967	967	23 is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
968	968	24 (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
969	969	25 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
970	970	26 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
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981	981	1 the craft grower.
982	982	2 (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
983	983	3 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
984	984	4 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
985	985	5 dispensing organization, or a laboratory.
986	986	6 (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
987	987	7 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
988	988	8 more than 10 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
989	989	9 entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
990	990	10 receive payment from or participate in the management of a
991	991	11 craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
992	992	12 entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
993	993	13 a craft grower shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or
994	994	14 beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
995	995	15 license that would result in the person or entity owning or
996	996	16 controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
997	997	17 officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
998	998	18 with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
999	999	19 it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
1000	1000	20 management of more than 10 3 craft grower licenses.
1001	1001	21 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a craft grower
1002	1002	22 license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
1003	1003	23 agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
1004	1004	24 else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
1005	1005	25 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
1006	1006	26 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
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1017	1017	1 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
1018	1018	2 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
1019	1019	3 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
1020	1020	4 person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
1021	1021	5 member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
1022	1022	6 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
1023	1023	7 Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
1024	1024	8 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
1025	1025	9 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
1026	1026	10 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
1027	1027	11 corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
1028	1028	12 officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
1029	1029	13 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
1030	1030	14 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
1031	1031	15 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
1032	1032	16 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
1033	1033	17 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
1034	1034	18 preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
1035	1035	19 including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
1036	1036	20 where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
1037	1037	21 organization's website.
1038	1038	22 (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
1039	1039	23 of another craft grower or a cultivation center.
1040	1040	24 (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
1041	1041	25 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
1042	1042	26 (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
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1053	1053	1 or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
1054	1054	2 of Agriculture.
1055	1055	3 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1056	1056	4 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1057	1057	5 5-13-22.)
1058	1058	6 (410 ILCS 705/40-25)
1059	1059	7 Sec. 40-25. Transporting organization requirements;
1060	1060	8 prohibitions.
1061	1061	9 (a) The operating documents of a transporting organization
1062	1062	10 shall include procedures for the oversight of the transporter,
1063	1063	11 an inventory monitoring system including a physical inventory
1064	1064	12 recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
1065	1065	13 (b) A transporting organization may not transport cannabis
1066	1066	14 or cannabis-infused products to any person other than a
1067	1067	15 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
1068	1068	16 dispensing organization, a testing facility, a transporting
1069	1069	17 organization depot or other transporting organization transfer
1070	1070	18 facility, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
1071	1071	19 (c) All cannabis transported by a transporting
1072	1072	20 organization must be entered into a data collection system and
1073	1073	21 placed into a cannabis container for transport.
1074	1074	22 (d) Transporters are subject to random inspections by the
1075	1075	23 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
1076	1076	24 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
1077	1077	25 (e) A transporting organization agent shall notify local
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1088	1088	1 law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department
1089	1089	2 of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
1090	1090	3 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by
1091	1091	4 written or electronic communication.
1092	1092	5 (f) No person under the age of 21 years shall be in a
1093	1093	6 commercial vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis goods.
1094	1094	7 (g) No person or individual who is not a transporting
1095	1095	8 organization agent shall be in a vehicle while transporting
1096	1096	9 cannabis goods.
1097	1097	10 (h) Transporters may not use commercial motor vehicles
1098	1098	11 with a weight rating of over 10,001 pounds.
1099	1099	12 (i) It is unlawful for any person to offer or deliver
1100	1100	13 money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to
1101	1101	14 any of the following persons to obtain preferential placement
1102	1102	15 within the dispensing organization, including, without
1103	1103	16 limitation, on shelves and in display cases where purchasers
1104	1104	17 can view products, or on the dispensing organization's
1105	1105	18 website:
1106	1106	19 (1) a person having a transporting organization
1107	1107	20 license, or any officer, associate, member,
1108	1108	21 representative, or agent of the licensee;
1109	1109	22 (2) a person having an Early Applicant Adult Use
1110	1110	23 Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
1111	1111	24 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
1112	1112	25 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
1113	1113	26 Medical Cannabis Program Act;
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1124	1124	1 (3) a person connected with or in any way
1125	1125	2 representing, or a member of the family of, a person
1126	1126	3 holding an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
1127	1127	4 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1128	1128	5 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
1129	1129	6 license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
1130	1130	7 Cannabis Program Act; or
1131	1131	8 (4) a stockholder, officer, manager, agent, or
1132	1132	9 representative of a corporation engaged in the retail sale
1133	1133	10 of cannabis, an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
1134	1134	11 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1135	1135	12 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
1136	1136	13 license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
1137	1137	14 Cannabis Program Act.
1138	1138	15 (j) A transporting organization agent must keep his or her
1139	1139	16 identification card visible at all times when on the property
1140	1140	17 of a cannabis business establishment and during the
1141	1141	18 transporting of cannabis when acting under his or her duties
1142	1142	19 as a transportation organization agent. During these times,
1143	1143	20 the transporting organization agent must also provide the
1144	1144	21 identification card upon request of any law enforcement
1145	1145	22 officer engaged in his or her official duties.
1146	1146	23 (k) A copy of the transporting organization's registration
1147	1147	24 and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle
1148	1148	25 transporting cannabis.
1149	1149	26 (l) Cannabis shall be transported so it is not visible or
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1160	1160	1 recognizable from outside the vehicle.
1161	1161	2 (m) A vehicle transporting cannabis must not bear any
1162	1162	3 markings to indicate the vehicle contains cannabis or bear the
1163	1163	4 name or logo of the cannabis business establishment.
1164	1164	5 (n) Cannabis must be transported in an enclosed, locked
1165	1165	6 storage compartment that is secured or affixed to the vehicle.
1166	1166	7 (o) The Department of Agriculture may, by rule, impose any
1167	1167	8 other requirements or prohibitions on the transportation of
1168	1168	9 cannabis.
1169	1169	10 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1170	1170	11 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1171	1171	12 5-13-22.)
1172	1172	13 (410 ILCS 705/55-20)
1173	1173	14 Sec. 55-20. Advertising and promotions.
1174	1174	15 (a) No cannabis business establishment nor any other
1175	1175	16 person or entity shall engage in advertising that contains any
1176	1176	17 statement or illustration that:
1177	1177	18 (1) is false or misleading;
1178	1178	19 (2) promotes overconsumption of cannabis or cannabis
1179	1179	20 products;
1180	1180	21 (3) depicts the actual consumption of cannabis or
1181	1181	22 cannabis products;
1182	1182	23 (4) depicts a person under 21 years of age consuming
1183	1183	24 cannabis;
1184	1184	25 (5) makes any health, medicinal, or therapeutic claims
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1195	1195	1 about cannabis or cannabis-infused products;
1196	1196	2 (6) includes the image of a cannabis leaf or bud; or
1197	1197	3 (7) includes any image designed or likely to appeal to
1198	1198	4 minors, including cartoons, toys, animals, or children, or
1199	1199	5 any other likeness to images, characters, or phrases that
1200	1200	6 is designed in any manner to be appealing to or encourage
1201	1201	7 consumption by persons under 21 years of age; or .
1202	1202	8 (8) includes a description of, or reference to, a
1203	1203	9 cannabis product as "craft" unless the cannabis product or
1204	1204	10 the raw material used to create the cannabis product is
1205	1205	11 produced by a craft grower licensed under this Act.
1206	1206	12 (b) No cannabis business establishment nor any other
1207	1207	13 person or entity shall place or maintain, or cause to be placed
1208	1208	14 or maintained, an advertisement of cannabis or a
1209	1209	15 cannabis-infused product in any form or through any medium:
1210	1210	16 (1) within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school
1211	1211	17 grounds, a playground, a recreation center or facility, a
1212	1212	18 child care center, a public park or public library, or a
1213	1213	19 game arcade to which admission is not restricted to
1214	1214	20 persons 21 years of age or older;
1215	1215	21 (2) on or in a public transit vehicle or public
1216	1216	22 transit shelter;
1217	1217	23 (3) on or in publicly owned or publicly operated
1218	1218	24 property; or
1219	1219	25 (4) that contains information that:
1220	1220	26 (A) is false or misleading;
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1231	1231	1 (B) promotes excessive consumption;
1232	1232	2 (C) depicts a person under 21 years of age
1233	1233	3 consuming cannabis;
1234	1234	4 (D) includes the image of a cannabis leaf; or
1235	1235	5 (E) includes any image designed or likely to
1236	1236	6 appeal to minors, including cartoons, toys, animals,
1237	1237	7 or children, or any other likeness to images,
1238	1238	8 characters, or phrases that are popularly used to
1239	1239	9 advertise to children, or any imitation of candy
1240	1240	10 packaging or labeling, or that promotes consumption of
1241	1241	11 cannabis.
1242	1242	12 (c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an educational
1243	1243	13 message.
1244	1244	14 (d) Sales promotions. No cannabis business establishment
1245	1245	15 nor any other person or entity may encourage the sale of
1246	1246	16 cannabis or cannabis products by giving away cannabis or
1247	1247	17 cannabis products, by conducting games or competitions related
1248	1248	18 to the consumption of cannabis or cannabis products, or by
1249	1249	19 providing promotional materials or activities of a manner or
1250	1250	20 type that would be appealing to children.
1251	1251	21 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
1252	1252	22 (410 ILCS 705/60-10)
1253	1253	23 Sec. 60-10. Tax imposed.
1254	1254	24 (a) Beginning September 1, 2019, a tax is imposed upon the
1255	1255	25 privilege of cultivating cannabis at the rate of 7% of the
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1266	1266	1 gross receipts from the first sale of cannabis by a
1267	1267	2 cultivator. The sale of any product that contains any amount
1268	1268	3 of cannabis or any derivative thereof is subject to the tax
1269	1269	4 under this Section on the full selling price of the product.
1270	1270	5 The Department may determine the selling price of the cannabis
1271	1271	6 when the seller and purchaser are affiliated persons, when the
1272	1272	7 sale and purchase of cannabis is not an arm's length
1273	1273	8 transaction, or when cannabis is transferred by a craft grower
1274	1274	9 to the craft grower's dispensing organization or infuser or
1275	1275	10 processing organization and a value is not established for the
1276	1276	11 cannabis. The value determined by the Department shall be
1277	1277	12 commensurate with the actual price received for products of
1278	1278	13 like quality, character, and use in the area. If there are no
1279	1279	14 sales of cannabis of like quality, character, and use in the
1280	1280	15 same area, then the Department shall establish a reasonable
1281	1281	16 value based on sales of products of like quality, character,
1282	1282	17 and use in other areas of the State, taking into consideration
1283	1283	18 any other relevant factors.
1284	1284	19 (b) The Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax imposed under
1285	1285	20 this Article is solely the responsibility of the cultivator
1286	1286	21 who makes the first sale and is not the responsibility of a
1287	1287	22 subsequent purchaser, a dispensing organization, or an
1288	1288	23 infuser. Persons subject to the tax imposed under this Article
1289	1289	24 may, however, reimburse themselves for their tax liability
1290	1290	25 hereunder by separately stating reimbursement for their tax
1291	1291	26 liability as an additional charge.
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1302	1302	1 (c) The tax imposed under this Article shall be in
1303	1303	2 addition to all other occupation, privilege, or excise taxes
1304	1304	3 imposed by the State of Illinois or by any unit of local
1305	1305	4 government.
1306	1306	5 (d) The Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax imposed under
1307	1307	6 this Article shall not be assessed against or collected from
1308	1308	7 any craft grower awarded a license during the first group of
1309	1309	8 licenses issued by the Department of Agriculture under Section
1310	1310	9 30-5 until 2 years after the date the craft grower was awarded
1311	1311	10 the license.
1312	1312	11 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
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