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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0032 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/15-100410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that premises may be shared between up to 3 craft growers, an infuser organization, a cultivation center, a dispensing organization, or any combination thereof, provided that specified requirements are met. Effective immediately. LRB103 03547 CPF 48553 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0032 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/15-100410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/15-100 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/35-25 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that premises may be shared between up to 3 craft growers, an infuser organization, a cultivation center, a dispensing organization, or any combination thereof, provided that specified requirements are met. Effective immediately. LRB103 03547 CPF 48553 b LRB103 03547 CPF 48553 b A BILL FOR
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning health.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
1818 5 by changing Sections 1-10, 15-100, 30-30, and 35-25 as
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2020 7 (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
2121 8 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
2222 9 "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
2323 10 issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
2424 11 to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
2525 12 administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
2626 13 "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
2727 14 license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
2828 15 Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
2929 16 organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
3030 17 in furtherance of this Act.
3131 18 "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
3232 19 including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
3333 20 electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
3434 21 of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
3535 22 display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
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7777 1 cannabis business establishment.
7878 2 "Application points" means the number of points a
7979 3 Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
8080 4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
8181 5 "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
8282 6 States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
8383 7 certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
8484 8 Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
8585 9 Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
8686 10 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
8787 11 Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
8888 12 nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
8989 13 area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
9090 14 Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
9191 15 "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
9292 16 or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
9393 17 Applicants.
9494 18 "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
9595 19 that are identified as including any parts of the plant
9696 20 Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
9797 21 as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
9898 22 the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
9999 23 plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
100100 24 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
101101 25 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
102102 26 produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
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113113 1 indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
114114 2 the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
115115 3 stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
116116 4 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
117117 5 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
118118 6 from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
119119 7 plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
120120 8 include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
121121 9 Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
122122 10 concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
123123 11 "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
124124 12 center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
125125 13 organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
126126 14 organization.
127127 15 "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
128128 16 cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
129129 17 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
130130 18 the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
131131 19 other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
132132 20 propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
133133 21 use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
134134 22 of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
135135 23 it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
136136 24 "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
137137 25 traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
138138 26 containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
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149149 1 transportation.
150150 2 "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
151151 3 substances that are identified as including any parts of the
152152 4 plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
153153 5 such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
154154 6 kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
155155 7 from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
156156 8 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
157157 9 seeds, or resin.
158158 10 "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
159159 11 ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
160160 12 containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
161161 13 intended to be smoked.
162162 14 "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
163163 15 materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
164164 16 cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
165165 17 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
166166 18 repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
167167 19 otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
168168 20 "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
169169 21 system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
170170 22 testing and data collection established and maintained by the
171171 23 cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
172172 24 and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
173173 25 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
174174 26 Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
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185185 1 purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
186186 2 plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
187187 3 plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
188188 4 planting to final packaging.
189189 5 "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
190190 6 the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
191191 7 contaminants.
192192 8 "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
193193 9 not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
194194 10 propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
195195 11 plant.
196196 12 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
197197 13 Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
198198 14 age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
199199 15 is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
200200 16 provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
201201 17 Illinois Community College.
202202 18 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
203203 19 Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
204204 20 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
205205 21 identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
206206 22 Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
207207 23 "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
208208 24 means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
209209 25 Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
210210 26 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
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221221 1 meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
222222 2 entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
223223 3 or cannabis-infused products.
224224 4 "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
225225 5 license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
226226 6 Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
227227 7 Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
228228 8 conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
229229 9 rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
230230 10 processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
231231 11 "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
232232 12 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
233233 13 Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
234234 14 perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
235235 15 for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
236236 16 organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
237237 17 feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
238238 18 flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
239239 19 an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
240240 20 in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
241241 21 need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
242242 22 compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
243243 23 square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
244244 24 which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
245245 25 and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with up to 2
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257257 1 center, a dispensing organization, or any combination thereof
258258 2 a processing organization or a dispensing organization, or
259259 3 both, provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
260260 4 cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
261261 5 the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
262262 6 sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
263263 7 "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
264264 8 member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
265265 9 years of age or older.
266266 10 "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
267267 11 issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
268268 12 person as a craft grower agent.
269269 13 "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
270270 14 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
271271 15 Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
272272 16 limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
273273 17 to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
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275275 19 "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
276276 20 board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
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278278 22 "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
279279 23 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
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293293 1 organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
294294 2 occur.
295295 3 "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
296296 4 Organization Name as stated on an application for a
297297 5 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
298298 6 "Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
299299 7 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
300300 8 Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
301301 9 a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
302302 10 or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
303303 11 cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
304304 12 paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
305305 13 purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
306306 14 patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
307307 15 organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
308308 16 organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
309309 17 Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
310310 18 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
311311 19 "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
312312 20 employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
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314314 22 "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
315315 23 a document issued by the Department of Financial and
316316 24 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
317317 25 dispensing organization agent.
318318 26 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
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329329 1 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
330330 2 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
331331 3 Economic Opportunity, that:
332332 4 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
333333 5 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
334334 6 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
335335 7 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
336336 8 participate in the federal free lunch program
337337 9 according to reported statistics from the State Board
338338 10 of Education; or
339339 11 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
340340 12 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
341341 13 Assistance Program; or
342342 14 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
343343 15 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
344344 16 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
345345 17 unemployment average, as determined by the United
346346 18 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
347347 19 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
348348 20 application; and
349349 21 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
350350 22 incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
351351 23 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
352352 24 "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
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365365 1 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
366366 2 begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
367367 3 otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
368368 4 cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
369369 5 establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
370370 6 Act as of January 1, 2020.
371371 7 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
372372 8 means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
373373 9 organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
374374 10 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
375375 11 begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
376376 12 purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
377377 13 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
378378 14 secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
379379 15 cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
380380 16 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
381381 17 effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
382382 18 cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
383383 19 Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
384384 20 its existing registered medical dispensary location.
385385 21 "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
386386 22 eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
387387 23 available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
388388 24 Applicant Lottery.
389389 25 "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
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401401 1 security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
402402 2 establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
403403 3 business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
404404 4 cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
405405 5 "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
406406 6 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
407407 7 security devices that permit access only by authorized
408408 8 individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
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410410 10 (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
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412412 12 fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
413413 13 (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
414414 14 space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
415415 15 different from any key or code that can be used to access
416416 16 the residential building from the exterior; or
417417 17 (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
418418 18 lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
419419 19 that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
420420 20 and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
421421 21 cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
422422 22 5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
423423 23 must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
424424 24 "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
425425 25 organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
426426 26 Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
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437437 1 subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
438438 2 "Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
439439 3 when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
440440 4 for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
441441 5 (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
442442 6 internode of the plant; or
443443 7 (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
444444 8 intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
445445 9 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
446446 10 from the moment the light deprivation began through the
447447 11 remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
448448 12 "Individual" means a natural person.
449449 13 "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
450450 14 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
451451 15 the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
452452 16 or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
453453 17 a cannabis-infused product.
454454 18 "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
455455 19 found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
456456 20 higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
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458458 22 "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
459459 23 cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
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461461 25 in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
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474474 2 with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
475475 3 that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
476476 4 disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
477477 5 communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
478478 6 cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
479479 7 shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
480480 8 reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
481481 9 establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
482482 10 with employees to discuss their right to representation,
483483 11 employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
484484 12 employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
485485 13 particular method of election or certification of the bona
486486 14 fide labor organization.
487487 15 "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
488488 16 control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
489489 17 this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
490490 18 occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
491491 19 organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
492492 20 or service professionals conducting business with the
493493 21 dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
494494 22 patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
495495 23 Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
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509509 1 Program participants.
510510 2 "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
511511 3 a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
512512 4 a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
513513 5 of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
514514 6 delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
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516516 8 "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
517517 9 or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
518518 10 will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
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520520 12 "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
521521 13 normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
522522 14 from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
523523 15 from within an adjacent property.
524524 16 "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
525525 17 the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
526526 18 control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
527527 19 business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
528528 20 and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
529529 21 ownership.
530530 22 "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
531531 23 association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
532532 24 private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
533533 25 executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
534534 26 by order of any court.
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545545 1 "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
546546 2 Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
547547 3 21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
548548 4 medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
549549 5 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
550550 6 "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
551551 7 establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
552552 8 establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
553553 9 of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
554554 10 interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
555555 11 publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
556556 12 treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
557557 13 with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
558558 14 arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
559559 15 to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
560560 16 assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
561561 17 establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
562562 18 "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
563563 19 usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
564564 20 be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
565565 21 address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
566566 22 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
567567 23 Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
568568 24 more than one primary residence.
569569 25 "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
570570 26 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
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582582 2 chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
583583 3 incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
584584 4 formulation to produce a cannabis product.
585585 5 "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
586586 6 board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
587587 7 "Processing organization agent identification card" means
588588 8 a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
589589 9 identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
590590 10 "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
591591 11 acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
592592 12 does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
593593 13 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
594594 14 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
595595 15 an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
596596 16 least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
597597 17 15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
598598 18 of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
599599 19 "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
600600 20 means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
601601 21 Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
602602 22 points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
603603 23 score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
604604 24 the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
605605 25 this Section.
606606 26 "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
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617617 1 Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
618618 2 this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
619619 3 "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
620620 4 located within the relevant geographic area as established by
621621 5 2 of the following:
622622 6 (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
623623 7 applicant's name;
624624 8 (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
625625 9 name;
626626 10 (3) school records;
627627 11 (4) a voter registration card;
628628 12 (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
629629 13 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
630630 14 Disability Identification Card;
631631 15 (6) a paycheck stub;
632632 16 (7) a utility bill;
633633 17 (8) tax records; or
634634 18 (9) any other proof of residency or other information
635635 19 necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
636636 20 "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
637637 21 combustion of cannabis.
638638 22 "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
639639 23 Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
640640 24 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
641641 25 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
642642 26 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
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653653 1 Impacted Area;
654654 2 (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
655655 3 control by one or more individuals who:
656656 4 (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
657657 5 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
658658 6 eligible for expungement under this Act; or
659659 7 (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
660660 8 (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
661661 9 employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
662662 10 employees who:
663663 11 (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
664664 12 Impacted Area; or
665665 13 (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
666666 14 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
667667 15 eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
668668 16 an impacted family.
669669 17 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
670670 18 the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
671671 19 Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
672672 20 employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
673673 21 offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
674674 22 "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
675675 23 Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
676676 24 the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
677677 25 the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
678678 26 top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
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689689 1 been awarded a license but for the one or more other
690690 2 top-scoring applications that received the same number of
691691 3 application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
692692 4 Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
693693 5 the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
694694 6 considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
695695 7 "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
696696 8 under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
697697 9 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
698698 10 15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
699699 11 "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
700700 12 comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
701701 13 either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
702702 14 cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
703703 15 defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
704704 16 include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
705705 17 of accurately measuring servings.
706706 18 "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
707707 19 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
708708 20 Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
709709 21 on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
710710 22 college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
711711 23 Vocational Training Pilot Program.
712712 24 "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
713713 25 officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
714714 26 organization.
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725725 1 "Transporting organization agent identification card"
726726 2 means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
727727 3 identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
728728 4 "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
729729 5 village, or incorporated town.
730730 6 "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
731731 7 a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
732732 8 plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
733733 9 includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
734734 10 cannabis plants as follows:
735735 11 (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
736736 12 been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
737737 13 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
738738 14 has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
739739 15 cannabis plant; or
740740 16 (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
741741 17 the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
742742 18 produce cannabis.
743743 19 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
744744 20 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
745745 21 5-13-22.)
746746 22 (410 ILCS 705/15-100)
747747 23 Sec. 15-100. Security.
748748 24 (a) A dispensing organization shall implement security
749749 25 measures to deter and prevent entry into and theft of cannabis
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760760 1 or currency.
761761 2 (b) A dispensing organization shall submit any changes to
762762 3 the floor plan or security plan to the Department for
763763 4 pre-approval. All cannabis shall be maintained and stored in a
764764 5 restricted access area during construction.
765765 6 (c) The dispensing organization shall implement security
766766 7 measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing
767767 8 organization agents including, but not limited to the
768768 9 following:
769769 10 (1) Establish a locked door or barrier between the
770770 11 facility's entrance and the limited access area;
771771 12 (2) Prevent individuals from remaining on the premises
772772 13 if they are not engaging in activity permitted by this Act
773773 14 or rules;
774774 15 (3) Develop a policy that addresses the maximum
775775 16 capacity and purchaser flow in the waiting rooms and
776776 17 limited access areas;
777777 18 (4) Dispose of cannabis in accordance with this Act
778778 19 and rules;
779779 20 (5) During hours of operation, store and dispense all
780780 21 cannabis from the restricted access area. During
781781 22 operational hours, cannabis shall be stored in an enclosed
782782 23 locked room or cabinet and accessible only to specifically
783783 24 authorized dispensing organization agents;
784784 25 (6) When the dispensary is closed, store all cannabis
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797797 2 theft, or loss;
798798 3 (7) Keep the reinforced vault room and any other
799799 4 equipment or cannabis storage areas securely locked and
800800 5 protected from unauthorized entry;
801801 6 (8) Keep an electronic daily log of dispensing
802802 7 organization agents with access to the reinforced vault
803803 8 room and knowledge of the access code or combination;
804804 9 (9) Keep all locks and security equipment in good
805805 10 working order;
806806 11 (10) Maintain an operational security and alarm system
807807 12 at all times;
808808 13 (11) Prohibit keys, if applicable, from being left in
809809 14 the locks, or stored or placed in a location accessible to
810810 15 persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
811811 16 (12) Prohibit accessibility of security measures,
812812 17 including combination numbers, passwords, or electronic or
813813 18 biometric security systems to persons other than
814814 19 specifically authorized dispensing organization agents;
815815 20 (13) Ensure that the dispensary interior and exterior
816816 21 premises are sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
817817 22 (14) Ensure that trees, bushes, and other foliage
818818 23 outside of the dispensary premises do not allow for a
819819 24 person or persons to conceal themselves from sight;
820820 25 (15) Develop emergency policies and procedures for
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832832 1 of diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, and conduct an
833833 2 assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
834834 3 necessary; and
835835 4 (16) Develop sufficient additional safeguards in
836836 5 response to any special security concerns, or as required
837837 6 by the Department.
838838 7 (d) The Department may request or approve alternative
839839 8 security provisions that it determines are an adequate
840840 9 substitute for a security requirement specified in this
841841 10 Article. Any additional protections may be considered by the
842842 11 Department in evaluating overall security measures.
843843 12 (e) A dispensing organization may share premises with up
844844 13 to 3 craft growers, an infuser organization, a cultivation
845845 14 center, or any combination thereof a craft grower or an
846846 15 infuser organization, or both, provided each licensee stores
847847 16 currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused products in a
848848 17 separate secured vault to which the other licensee does not
849849 18 have access or all licensees sharing a vault share more than
850850 19 50% of the same ownership.
851851 20 (f) A dispensing organization shall provide additional
852852 21 security as needed and in a manner appropriate for the
853853 22 community where it operates.
854854 23 (g) Restricted access areas.
855855 24 (1) All restricted access areas must be identified by
856856 25 the posting of a sign that is a minimum of 12 inches by 12
857857 26 inches and that states "Do Not Enter - Restricted Access
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868868 1 Area - Authorized Personnel Only" in lettering no smaller
869869 2 than one inch in height.
870870 3 (2) All restricted access areas shall be clearly
871871 4 described in the floor plan of the premises, in the form
872872 5 and manner determined by the Department, reflecting walls,
873873 6 partitions, counters, and all areas of entry and exit. The
874874 7 floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, and retail
875875 8 sales areas.
876876 9 (3) All restricted access areas must be secure, with
877877 10 locking devices that prevent access from the limited
878878 11 access areas.
879879 12 (h) Security and alarm.
880880 13 (1) A dispensing organization shall have an adequate
881881 14 security plan and security system to prevent and detect
882882 15 diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, currency, or
883883 16 unauthorized intrusion using commercial grade equipment
884884 17 installed by an Illinois licensed private alarm contractor
885885 18 or private alarm contractor agency that shall, at a
886886 19 minimum, include:
887887 20 (i) A perimeter alarm on all entry points and
888888 21 glass break protection on perimeter windows;
889889 22 (ii) Security shatterproof tinted film on exterior
890890 23 windows;
891891 24 (iii) A failure notification system that provides
892892 25 an audible, text, or visual notification of any
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904904 1 limited to, panic buttons, alarms, and video
905905 2 monitoring system. The failure notification system
906906 3 shall provide an alert to designated dispensing
907907 4 organization agents within 5 minutes after the
908908 5 failure, either by telephone or text message;
909909 6 (iv) A duress alarm, panic button, and alarm, or
910910 7 holdup alarm and after-hours intrusion detection alarm
911911 8 that by design and purpose will directly or indirectly
912912 9 notify, by the most efficient means, the Public Safety
913913 10 Answering Point for the law enforcement agency having
914914 11 primary jurisdiction;
915915 12 (v) Security equipment to deter and prevent
916916 13 unauthorized entrance into the dispensary, including
917917 14 electronic door locks on the limited and restricted
918918 15 access areas that include devices or a series of
919919 16 devices to detect unauthorized intrusion that may
920920 17 include a signal system interconnected with a radio
921921 18 frequency method, cellular, private radio signals or
922922 19 other mechanical or electronic device.
923923 20 (2) All security system equipment and recordings shall
924924 21 be maintained in good working order, in a secure location
925925 22 so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction, or alterations.
926926 23 (3) Access to surveillance monitoring recording
927927 24 equipment shall be limited to persons who are essential to
928928 25 surveillance operations, law enforcement authorities
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940940 1 personnel, and the Department. A current list of
941941 2 authorized dispensing organization agents and service
942942 3 personnel that have access to the surveillance equipment
943943 4 must be available to the Department upon request.
944944 5 (4) All security equipment shall be inspected and
945945 6 tested at regular intervals, not to exceed one month from
946946 7 the previous inspection, and tested to ensure the systems
947947 8 remain functional.
948948 9 (5) The security system shall provide protection
949949 10 against theft and diversion that is facilitated or hidden
950950 11 by tampering with computers or electronic records.
951951 12 (6) The dispensary shall ensure all access doors are
952952 13 not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to
953953 14 ensure that locks are not released during a power outage.
954954 15 (i) To monitor the dispensary, the dispensing organization
955955 16 shall incorporate continuous electronic video monitoring
956956 17 including the following:
957957 18 (1) All monitors must be 19 inches or greater;
958958 19 (2) Unobstructed video surveillance of all enclosed
959959 20 dispensary areas, unless prohibited by law, including all
960960 21 points of entry and exit that shall be appropriate for the
961961 22 normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance.
962962 23 The cameras shall be directed so all areas are captured,
963963 24 including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, sales areas,
964964 25 and areas where cannabis is stored, handled, dispensed, or
965965 26 destroyed. Cameras shall be angled to allow for facial
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977977 2 identification of any person entering or exiting the
978978 3 dispensary area and in lighting sufficient during all
979979 4 times of night or day;
980980 5 (3) Unobstructed video surveillance of outside areas,
981981 6 the storefront, and the parking lot, that shall be
982982 7 appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area
983983 8 under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow
984984 9 for the capture of facial recognition, clear and certain
985985 10 identification of any person entering or exiting the
986986 11 dispensary and the immediate surrounding area, and license
987987 12 plates of vehicles in the parking lot;
988988 13 (4) 24-hour recordings from all video cameras
989989 14 available for immediate viewing by the Department upon
990990 15 request. Recordings shall not be destroyed or altered and
991991 16 shall be retained for at least 90 days. Recordings shall
992992 17 be retained as long as necessary if the dispensing
993993 18 organization is aware of the loss or theft of cannabis or a
994994 19 pending criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
995995 20 or legal proceeding for which the recording may contain
996996 21 relevant information;
997997 22 (5) The ability to immediately produce a clear, color
998998 23 still photo from the surveillance video, either live or
999999 24 recorded;
10001000 25 (6) A date and time stamp embedded on all video
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10121012 1 synchronized and set correctly and shall not significantly
10131013 2 obscure the picture;
10141014 3 (7) The ability to remain operational during a power
10151015 4 outage and ensure all access doors are not solely
10161016 5 controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that
10171017 6 locks are not released during a power outage;
10181018 7 (8) All video surveillance equipment shall allow for
10191019 8 the exporting of still images in an industry standard
10201020 9 image format, including .jpg, .bmp, and .gif. Exported
10211021 10 video shall have the ability to be archived in a
10221022 11 proprietary format that ensures authentication of the
10231023 12 video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded
10241024 13 image has taken place. Exported video shall also have the
10251025 14 ability to be saved in an industry standard file format
10261026 15 that can be played on a standard computer operating
10271027 16 system. All recordings shall be erased or destroyed before
10281028 17 disposal;
10291029 18 (9) The video surveillance system shall be operational
10301030 19 during a power outage with a 4-hour minimum battery
10311031 20 backup;
10321032 21 (10) A video camera or cameras recording at each
10331033 22 point-of-sale location allowing for the identification of
10341034 23 the dispensing organization agent distributing the
10351035 24 cannabis and any purchaser. The camera or cameras shall
10361036 25 capture the sale, the individuals and the computer
10371037 26 monitors used for the sale;
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10491049 2 audible and visual notification of any failure in the
10501050 3 electronic video monitoring system; and
10511051 4 (12) All electronic video surveillance monitoring must
10521052 5 record at least the equivalent of 8 frames per second and
10531053 6 be available as recordings to the Department and the
10541054 7 Illinois State Police 24 hours a day via a secure
10551055 8 web-based portal with reverse functionality.
10561056 9 (j) The requirements contained in this Act are minimum
10571057 10 requirements for operating a dispensing organization. The
10581058 11 Department may establish additional requirements by rule.
10591059 12 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
10601060 13 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
10611061 14 (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
10621062 15 Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
10631063 16 (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
10641064 17 include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a
10651065 18 cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
10661066 19 inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
10671067 20 staffing plan.
10681068 21 (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
10691069 22 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
10701070 23 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
10711071 24 detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
10721072 25 24-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
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10841084 2 to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
10851085 3 Agriculture in real time.
10861086 4 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
10871087 5 take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
10881088 6 address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
10891089 7 licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
10901090 8 accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
10911091 9 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
10921092 10 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
10931093 11 State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
10941094 12 contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
10951095 13 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
10961096 14 electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
10971097 15 provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
10981098 16 program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
10991099 17 approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
11001100 18 rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an
11011101 19 infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
11021102 20 licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
11031103 21 if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
11041104 22 locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
11051105 23 cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
11061106 24 infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
11071107 25 craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
11081108 26 grower.
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11191119 1 (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
11201120 2 to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
11211121 3 an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
11221122 4 otherwise authorized by rule.
11231123 5 (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
11241124 6 residential use.
11251125 7 (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
11261126 8 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
11271127 9 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
11281128 10 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
11291129 11 Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
11301130 12 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
11311131 13 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
11321132 14 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
11331133 15 (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
11341134 16 for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
11351135 17 into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
11361136 18 Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing
11371137 19 organization that does not share a premises with the
11381138 20 dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
11391139 21 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
11401140 22 craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
11411141 23 center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
11421142 24 which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
11431143 25 labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
11441144 26 system before transport.
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11551155 1 (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
11561156 2 Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
11571157 3 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
11581158 4 (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
11591159 5 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
11601160 6 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
11611161 7 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
11621162 8 written or electronic communication.
11631163 9 (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
11641164 10 applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
11651165 11 pesticides.
11661166 12 (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
11671167 13 transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
11681168 14 cannabis business establishment without a transport
11691169 15 organization license unless:
11701170 16 (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
11711171 17 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
11721172 18 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet
11731173 19 of the property line of the craft grower;
11741174 20 (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
11751175 21 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
11761176 22 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
11771177 23 is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
11781178 24 (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
11791179 25 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
11801180 26 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
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11911191 1 the craft grower.
11921192 2 (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
11931193 3 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
11941194 4 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
11951195 5 dispensing organization, or a laboratory.
11961196 6 (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
11971197 7 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
11981198 8 more than 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
11991199 9 entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
12001200 10 receive payment from or participate in the management of a
12011201 11 craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
12021202 12 entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
12031203 13 a craft grower shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or
12041204 14 beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
12051205 15 license that would result in the person or entity owning or
12061206 16 controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
12071207 17 officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
12081208 18 with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
12091209 19 it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
12101210 20 management of more than 3 craft grower licenses.
12111211 21 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a craft grower
12121212 22 license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
12131213 23 agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
12141214 24 else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
12151215 25 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
12161216 26 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
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12271227 1 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
12281228 2 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
12291229 3 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
12301230 4 person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
12311231 5 member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
12321232 6 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
12331233 7 Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
12341234 8 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
12351235 9 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
12361236 10 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
12371237 11 corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
12381238 12 officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
12391239 13 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
12401240 14 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
12411241 15 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
12421242 16 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
12431243 17 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
12441244 18 preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
12451245 19 including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
12461246 20 where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
12471247 21 organization's website.
12481248 22 (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
12491249 23 of another craft grower or a cultivation center, unless the
12501250 24 craft grower shares premises with up to 2 other craft growers,
12511251 25 an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or any
12521252 26 combination thereof as provided under the definition of "craft
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12631263 1 grower" in Section 1-10 or under subsection (e) of Section
12641264 2 15-100 or subsection (l) of Section 35-25.
12651265 3 (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
12661266 4 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
12671267 5 (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
12681268 6 or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
12691269 7 of Agriculture.
12701270 8 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
12711271 9 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
12721272 10 5-13-22.)
12731273 11 (410 ILCS 705/35-25)
12741274 12 Sec. 35-25. Infuser organization requirements;
12751275 13 prohibitions.
12761276 14 (a) The operating documents of an infuser shall include
12771277 15 procedures for the oversight of the infuser, an inventory
12781278 16 monitoring system including a physical inventory recorded
12791279 17 weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
12801280 18 (b) An infuser shall implement a security plan reviewed by
12811281 19 the Illinois State Police that includes, but is not limited
12821282 20 to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion detection
12831283 21 systems, personnel identification systems, and a 24-hour
12841284 22 surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
12851285 23 the infuser facility and that is accessible to authorized law
12861286 24 enforcement, the Department of Public Health, and the
12871287 25 Department of Agriculture in real time.
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12981298 1 (c) All processing of cannabis by an infuser must take
12991299 2 place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical address
13001300 3 provided to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing
13011301 4 process. The infuser location shall only be accessed by the
13021302 5 agents working for the infuser, the Department of Agriculture
13031303 6 staff performing inspections, the Department of Public Health
13041304 7 staff performing inspections, State and local law enforcement
13051305 8 or other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
13061306 9 unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
13071307 10 security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
13081308 11 organization agents as provided in this Act, participants in
13091309 12 the incubator program, individuals in a mentoring or
13101310 13 educational program approved by the State, local safety or
13111311 14 health inspectors, or other individuals as provided by rule.
13121312 15 However, if an infuser shares a premises with a craft grower or
13131313 16 dispensing organization, agents from these other licensees may
13141314 17 access the infuser portion of the premises if that is the
13151315 18 location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms, locker rooms, or
13161316 19 other areas of the building where processing of cannabis is
13171317 20 not performed. At no time may a craft grower or dispensing
13181318 21 organization agent perform work at an infuser without being a
13191319 22 registered agent of the infuser.
13201320 23 (d) An infuser may not sell or distribute any cannabis to
13211321 24 any person other than a dispensing organization, or as
13221322 25 otherwise authorized by rule.
13231323 26 (e) An infuser may not either directly or indirectly
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13341334 1 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
13351335 2 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
13361336 3 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
13371337 4 Nothing in this subsection (e) prevents an infuser from
13381338 5 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
13391339 6 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such
13401340 7 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
13411341 8 (f) All cannabis infused by an infuser and intended for
13421342 9 distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered into
13431343 10 a data collection system, packaged and labeled under Section
13441344 11 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing organization
13451345 12 that does not share a premises with the infuser, placed into a
13461346 13 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis produced by an
13471347 14 infuser and intended for distribution to a cultivation center,
13481348 15 infuser organization, or craft grower with which it does not
13491349 16 share a premises, must be packaged in a labeled cannabis
13501350 17 container and entered into a data collection system before
13511351 18 transport.
13521352 19 (g) Infusers are subject to random inspections by the
13531353 20 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
13541354 21 the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, or as
13551355 22 provided by rule.
13561356 23 (h) An infuser agent shall notify local law enforcement,
13571357 24 the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture
13581358 25 within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or theft.
13591359 26 Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by written
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13701370 1 or electronic communication.
13711371 2 (i) An infuser organization may not be located in an area
13721372 3 zoned for residential use.
13731373 4 (j) An infuser or infuser agent shall not transport
13741374 5 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other cannabis
13751375 6 business establishment without a transport organization
13761376 7 license unless:
13771377 8 (i) If the infuser is located in a county with a
13781378 9 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
13791379 10 establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
13801380 11 product is within 2,000 feet of the property line of the
13811381 12 infuser;
13821382 13 (ii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
13831383 14 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
13841384 15 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
13851385 16 or cannabis-infused product is within 2 miles of the
13861386 17 infuser; or
13871387 18 (iii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
13881388 19 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
13891389 20 establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
13901390 21 product is within 15 miles of the infuser.
13911391 22 (k) An infuser may enter into a contract with a
13921392 23 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
13931393 24 dispensing organization or a laboratory.
13941394 25 (l) An infuser organization may share premises with up to
13951395 26 3 craft growers, a cultivation center, a dispensing
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14061406 1 organization, or any combination thereof a craft grower or a
14071407 2 dispensing organization, or both, provided each licensee
14081408 3 stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused products in a
14091409 4 separate secured vault to which the other licensee does not
14101410 5 have access or all licensees sharing a vault share more than
14111411 6 50% of the same ownership.
14121412 7 (m) It is unlawful for any person or entity having an
14131413 8 infuser organization license or any officer, associate,
14141414 9 member, representative or agent of such licensee to offer or
14151415 10 deliver money, or anything else of value, directly or
14161416 11 indirectly to any person having an Early Approval Adult Use
14171417 12 Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use
14181418 13 Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
14191419 14 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
14201420 15 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
14211421 16 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any person connected with
14221422 17 or in any way representing, or to any member of the family of,
14231423 18 such person holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
14241424 19 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
14251425 20 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
14261426 21 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
14271427 22 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
14281428 23 Act, or to any stockholders in any corporation engaged the
14291429 24 retail sales of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent,
14301430 25 or representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
14311431 26 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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14421442 1 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
14431443 2 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
14441444 3 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
14451445 4 Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
14461446 5 organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
14471447 6 display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
14481448 7 dispensing organization's website.
14491449 8 (n) At no time shall an infuser organization or an infuser
14501450 9 agent perform the extraction of cannabis concentrate from
14511451 10 cannabis flower.
14521452 11 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
14531453 12 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
14541454 13 5-13-22.)
14551455 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14561456 15 becoming law.
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