Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3921 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3921 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes a provision preventing a certifying health care professional who certifies a debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient from performing a physical examination by remote means, including telemedicine. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall have authority to conduct random inspections of transporting organization while at dispensary organizations. In provisions concerning confidentiality of applications and renewals under the Act, provides that copies of licenses and other communications and documents issued to cannabis business establishments by regulating agencies under the Act may be disclosed. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Modifies definitions and add a definition. Removes a provision prohibiting a dispensing organization from operating drive-through windows. Provides that a dispensing organization may dispense cannabis from a drive-through window of the restricted access area or a curbside pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area. In provisions relating to Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may extend the period for finding a physical address a total of 540 days (rather than another 180 days) if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete attempt to secure a location and a hardship. Provides that the Department has the authority to issue policy prohibiting the use of pesticides during flowering stage. In commitments required for an adult use cultivation center or craft grower applicant to submit to the Department of Agriculture, provides that the licensee commits that all HVAC units will be variable refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy efficient equipment (removing provisions differentiating commitments based upon the square feet of canopy of the licensee). Makes corresponding and other changes. LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3921 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes a provision preventing a certifying health care professional who certifies a debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient from performing a physical examination by remote means, including telemedicine. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall have authority to conduct random inspections of transporting organization while at dispensary organizations. In provisions concerning confidentiality of applications and renewals under the Act, provides that copies of licenses and other communications and documents issued to cannabis business establishments by regulating agencies under the Act may be disclosed. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Modifies definitions and add a definition. Removes a provision prohibiting a dispensing organization from operating drive-through windows. Provides that a dispensing organization may dispense cannabis from a drive-through window of the restricted access area or a curbside pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area. In provisions relating to Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may extend the period for finding a physical address a total of 540 days (rather than another 180 days) if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete attempt to secure a location and a hardship. Provides that the Department has the authority to issue policy prohibiting the use of pesticides during flowering stage. In commitments required for an adult use cultivation center or craft grower applicant to submit to the Department of Agriculture, provides that the licensee commits that all HVAC units will be variable refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy efficient equipment (removing provisions differentiating commitments based upon the square feet of canopy of the licensee). Makes corresponding and other changes. LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3921 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes a provision preventing a certifying health care professional who certifies a debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient from performing a physical examination by remote means, including telemedicine. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall have authority to conduct random inspections of transporting organization while at dispensary organizations. In provisions concerning confidentiality of applications and renewals under the Act, provides that copies of licenses and other communications and documents issued to cannabis business establishments by regulating agencies under the Act may be disclosed. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Modifies definitions and add a definition. Removes a provision prohibiting a dispensing organization from operating drive-through windows. Provides that a dispensing organization may dispense cannabis from a drive-through window of the restricted access area or a curbside pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area. In provisions relating to Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may extend the period for finding a physical address a total of 540 days (rather than another 180 days) if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete attempt to secure a location and a hardship. Provides that the Department has the authority to issue policy prohibiting the use of pesticides during flowering stage. In commitments required for an adult use cultivation center or craft grower applicant to submit to the Department of Agriculture, provides that the licensee commits that all HVAC units will be variable refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy efficient equipment (removing provisions differentiating commitments based upon the square feet of canopy of the licensee). Makes corresponding and other changes.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning health.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
15	15	5 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 35, 130, and 145 as
16	16	6 follows:
17	17	7 (410 ILCS 130/35)
18	18	8 Sec. 35. Certifying health care professional requirements.
19	19	9 (a) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
20	20	10 debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient shall
21	21	11 comply with all of the following requirements:
22	22	12 (1) The certifying health care professional shall be
23	23	13 currently licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987
24	24	14 to practice medicine in all its branches, the Nurse
25	25	15 Practice Act, or the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
26	26	16 1987, shall be in good standing, and must hold a
27	27	17 controlled substances license under Article III of the
28	28	18 Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
29	29	19 (2) A certifying health care professional certifying a
30	30	20 patient's condition shall comply with generally accepted
31	31	21 standards of medical practice, the provisions of the Act
32	32	22 under which he or she is licensed and all applicable
33	33	23 rules.
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68	68	1 (3) (Blank). The physical examination required by this
69	69	2 Act may not be performed by remote means, including
70	70	3 telemedicine.
71	71	4 (4) The certifying health care professional shall
72	72	5 maintain a record-keeping system for all patients for whom
73	73	6 the certifying health care professional has certified the
74	74	7 patient's medical condition. These records shall be
75	75	8 accessible to and subject to review by the Department of
76	76	9 Public Health and the Department of Financial and
77	77	10 Professional Regulation upon request.
78	78	11 (b) A certifying health care professional may not:
79	79	12 (1) accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration
80	80	13 from or to a qualifying patient, primary caregiver,
81	81	14 cultivation center, or dispensing organization, including
82	82	15 each principal officer, board member, agent, and employee,
83	83	16 to certify a patient, other than accepting payment from a
84	84	17 patient for the fee associated with the required
85	85	18 examination, except for the limited purpose of performing
86	86	19 a medical cannabis-related research study;
87	87	20 (1.5) accept, solicit, or offer any form of
88	88	21 remuneration from or to a medical cannabis cultivation
89	89	22 center or dispensary organization for the purposes of
90	90	23 referring a patient to a specific dispensary organization;
91	91	24 (1.10) engage in any activity that is prohibited under
92	92	25 Section 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
93	93	26 regardless of whether the certifying health care
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104	104	1 professional is a physician, advanced practice registered
105	105	2 nurse, or physician assistant;
106	106	3 (2) offer a discount of any other item of value to a
107	107	4 qualifying patient who uses or agrees to use a particular
108	108	5 primary caregiver or dispensing organization to obtain
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110	110	7 (3) conduct a personal physical examination of a
111	111	8 patient for purposes of diagnosing a debilitating medical
112	112	9 condition at a location where medical cannabis is sold or
113	113	10 distributed or at the address of a principal officer,
114	114	11 agent, or employee or a medical cannabis organization;
115	115	12 (4) hold a direct or indirect economic interest in a
116	116	13 cultivation center or dispensing organization if he or she
117	117	14 recommends the use of medical cannabis to qualified
118	118	15 patients or is in a partnership or other fee or
119	119	16 profit-sharing relationship with a certifying health care
120	120	17 professional who recommends medical cannabis, except for
121	121	18 the limited purpose of performing a medical
122	122	19 cannabis-related research study;
123	123	20 (5) serve on the board of directors or as an employee
124	124	21 of a cultivation center or dispensing organization;
125	125	22 (6) refer patients to a cultivation center, a
126	126	23 dispensing organization, or a registered designated
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128	128	25 (7) advertise in a cultivation center or a dispensing
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140	140	1 (c) The Department of Public Health may with reasonable
141	141	2 cause refer a certifying health care professional, who has
142	142	3 certified a debilitating medical condition of a patient, to
143	143	4 the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
144	144	5 Regulation for potential violations of this Section.
145	145	6 (d) Any violation of this Section or any other provision
146	146	7 of this Act or rules adopted under this Act is a violation of
147	147	8 the certifying health care professional's licensure act.
148	148	9 (e) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
149	149	10 debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient may
150	150	11 notify the Department of Public Health in writing: (1) if the
151	151	12 certifying health care professional has reason to believe
152	152	13 either that the registered qualifying patient has ceased to
153	153	14 suffer from a debilitating medical condition; (2) that the
154	154	15 bona fide health care professional-patient relationship has
155	155	16 terminated; or (3) that continued use of medical cannabis
156	156	17 would result in contraindication with the patient's other
157	157	18 medication. The registered qualifying patient's registry
158	158	19 identification card shall be revoked by the Department of
159	159	20 Public Health after receiving the certifying health care
160	160	21 professional's notification.
161	161	22 (f) Nothing in this Act shall preclude a certifying health
162	162	23 care professional from referring a patient for health
163	163	24 services, except when the referral is limited to certification
164	164	25 purposes only, under this Act.
165	165	26 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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176	176	1 (410 ILCS 130/130)
177	177	2 Sec. 130. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties;
178	178	3 dispensing organizations.
179	179	4 (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
180	180	5 Regulation shall implement the provisions of this Section by
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182	182	7 (b) A dispensing organization shall maintain operating
183	183	8 documents which shall include procedures for the oversight of
184	184	9 the registered dispensing organization and procedures to
185	185	10 ensure accurate recordkeeping.
186	186	11 (c) A dispensing organization shall implement appropriate
187	187	12 security measures, as provided by rule, to deter and prevent
188	188	13 the theft of cannabis and unauthorized entrance into areas
189	189	14 containing cannabis.
190	190	15 (d) A dispensing organization may not be located within
191	191	16 1,000 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or
192	192	17 private preschool or elementary or secondary school or day
193	193	18 care center, day care home, group day care home, or part day
194	194	19 child care facility. A registered dispensing organization may
195	195	20 not be located in a house, apartment, condominium, or an area
196	196	21 zoned for residential use. This subsection shall not apply to
197	197	22 any dispensing organizations registered on or after July 1,
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199	199	24 (e) A dispensing organization is prohibited from acquiring
200	200	25 cannabis from anyone other than a cultivation center, craft
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211	211	1 grower, processing organization, another dispensing
212	212	2 organization, or transporting organization licensed or
213	213	3 registered under this Act or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
214	214	4 Act. A dispensing organization is prohibited from obtaining
215	215	5 cannabis from outside the State of Illinois.
216	216	6 (f) A registered dispensing organization is prohibited
217	217	7 from dispensing cannabis for any purpose except to assist
218	218	8 registered qualifying patients with the medical use of
219	219	9 cannabis directly or through the qualifying patients'
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221	221	11 (g) The area in a dispensing organization where medical
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225	225	15 performing inspections, law enforcement or other emergency
226	226	16 personnel, and contractors working on jobs unrelated to
227	227	17 medical cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security
228	228	18 devices or performing electrical wiring.
229	229	19 (h) A dispensing organization may not dispense more than
230	230	20 2.5 ounces of cannabis to a registered qualifying patient,
231	231	21 directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period
232	232	22 unless the qualifying patient has a Department of Public
233	233	23 Health-approved quantity waiver. Any Department of Public
234	234	24 Health-approved quantity waiver process must be made available
235	235	25 to qualified veterans.
236	236	26 (i) Except as provided in subsection (i-5), before medical
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247	247	1 cannabis may be dispensed to a designated caregiver or a
248	248	2 registered qualifying patient, a dispensing organization agent
249	249	3 must determine that the individual is a current cardholder in
250	250	4 the verification system and must verify each of the following:
251	251	5 (1) that the registry identification card presented to
252	252	6 the registered dispensing organization is valid;
253	253	7 (2) that the person presenting the card is the person
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257	257	11 (4) that the registered qualifying patient has not
258	258	12 exceeded his or her adequate supply.
259	259	13 (i-5) A dispensing organization may dispense medical
260	260	14 cannabis to an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant
261	261	15 under Section 62 and to a person presenting proof of
262	262	16 provisional registration under Section 55. Before dispensing
263	263	17 medical cannabis, the dispensing organization shall comply
264	264	18 with the requirements of Section 62 or Section 55, whichever
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266	266	20 (1) that the written certification presented to the
267	267	21 registered dispensing organization is valid and an
268	268	22 original document;
269	269	23 (2) that the person presenting the written
270	270	24 certification is the person identified on the written
271	271	25 certification; and
272	272	26 (3) that the participant has not exceeded his or her
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283	283	1 adequate supply.
284	284	2 (j) Dispensing organizations shall ensure compliance with
285	285	3 this limitation by maintaining internal, confidential records
286	286	4 that include records specifying how much medical cannabis is
287	287	5 dispensed to the registered qualifying patient and whether it
288	288	6 was dispensed directly to the registered qualifying patient or
289	289	7 to the designated caregiver. Each entry must include the date
290	290	8 and time the cannabis was dispensed. Additional recordkeeping
291	291	9 requirements may be set by rule.
292	292	10 (k) The health care professional-patient privilege as set
293	293	11 forth by Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall
294	294	12 apply between a qualifying patient and a registered dispensing
295	295	13 organization and its agents with respect to communications and
296	296	14 records concerning qualifying patients' debilitating
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298	298	16 (l) A dispensing organization may not permit any person to
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301	301	19 (m) A dispensing organization may not share office space
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304	304	22 (n) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
305	305	23 to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department of
306	306	24 Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend,
307	307	25 place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or
308	308	26 take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
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319	319	1 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may deem
320	320	2 proper with regard to the registration of any person issued
321	321	3 under this Act to operate a dispensing organization or act as a
322	322	4 dispensing organization agent, including imposing fines not to
323	323	5 exceed $10,000 for each violation, for any violations of this
324	324	6 Act and rules adopted in accordance with this Act. The
325	325	7 procedures for disciplining a registered dispensing
326	326	8 organization shall be determined by rule. All final
327	327	9 administrative decisions of the Department of Financial and
328	328	10 Professional Regulation are subject to judicial review under
329	329	11 the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term
330	330	12 "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of
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332	332	14 (o) Dispensing organizations are subject to random
333	333	15 inspection and cannabis testing by the Department of Financial
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335	335	17 Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Health, the
336	336	18 Department of Agriculture, or as provided by rule. The
337	337	19 Department of Agriculture shall also have authority to conduct
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340	340	22 (p) The Department of Financial and Professional
341	341	23 Regulation shall adopt rules permitting returns, and potential
342	342	24 refunds, for damaged or inadequate products.
343	343	25 (q) The Department of Financial and Professional
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355	355	1 violations which may be accompanied by a civil penalty not to
356	356	2 exceed $10,000 per violation. The penalty shall be a civil
357	357	3 penalty or other condition as established by rule. The
358	358	4 citation shall be issued to the licensee and shall contain the
359	359	5 licensee's name, address, and license number, a brief factual
360	360	6 statement, the Sections of the law or rule allegedly violated,
361	361	7 and the civil penalty, if any, imposed. The citation must
362	362	8 clearly state that the licensee may choose, in lieu of
363	363	9 accepting the citation, to request a hearing. If the licensee
364	364	10 does not dispute the matter in the citation with the
365	365	11 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation within 30
366	366	12 days after the citation is served, then the citation shall
367	367	13 become final and shall not be subject to appeal.
368	368	14 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
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370	370	16 Sec. 145. Confidentiality.
371	371	17 (a) The following information received and records kept by
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373	373	19 Professional Regulation, Department of Agriculture, or
374	374	20 Illinois State Police for purposes of administering this Act
375	375	21 are subject to all applicable federal privacy laws,
376	376	22 confidential, and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act,
377	377	23 and not subject to disclosure to any individual or public or
378	378	24 private entity, except as necessary for authorized employees
379	379	25 of those authorized agencies to perform official duties under
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390	390	1 this Act and the following information received and records
391	391	2 kept by Department of Public Health, Department of
392	392	3 Agriculture, Department of Financial and Professional
393	393	4 Regulation, and Illinois State Police, excluding any existing
394	394	5 or non-existing Illinois or national criminal history record
395	395	6 information as defined in subsection (d), may be disclosed to
396	396	7 each other upon request:
397	397	8 (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
398	398	9 supporting information submitted by qualifying patients
399	399	10 and designated caregivers, including information regarding
400	400	11 their designated caregivers and certifying health care
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402	402	13 (2) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
403	403	14 supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
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405	405	16 compliance with this Act, including their physical
406	406	17 addresses, including copies of licenses and other
407	407	18 communications and documents issued to cannabis business
408	408	19 establishments by regulating agencies under this Act. This
409	409	20 does not preclude the release of ownership information of
410	410	21 cannabis business establishment licenses.
411	411	22 (3) The individual names and other information
412	412	23 identifying persons to whom the Department of Public
413	413	24 Health has issued registry identification cards.
414	414	25 (4) Any dispensing information required to be kept
415	415	26 under Section 135, Section 150, or Department of Public
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426	426	1 Health, Department of Agriculture, or Department of
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428	428	3 cardholders and registered cultivation centers by their
429	429	4 registry identification numbers and medical cannabis
430	430	5 dispensing organizations by their registration number and
431	431	6 not contain names or other personally identifying
432	432	7 information.
433	433	8 (5) All medical records provided to the Department of
434	434	9 Public Health in connection with an application for a
435	435	10 registry card.
436	436	11 (b) Nothing in this Section precludes the following:
437	437	12 (1) Department of Agriculture, Department of Financial
438	438	13 and Professional Regulation, or Public Health employees
439	439	14 may notify law enforcement about falsified or fraudulent
440	440	15 information submitted to the Departments if the employee
441	441	16 who suspects that falsified or fraudulent information has
442	442	17 been submitted conferred with his or her supervisor and
443	443	18 both agree that circumstances exist that warrant
444	444	19 reporting.
445	445	20 (2) If the employee conferred with his or her
446	446	21 supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
447	447	22 warrant reporting, Department of Public Health employees
448	448	23 may notify the Department of Financial and Professional
449	449	24 Regulation if there is reasonable cause to believe a
450	450	25 certifying health care professional:
451	451	26 (A) issued a written certification without a bona
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462	462	1 fide health care professional-patient relationship
463	463	2 under this Act;
464	464	3 (B) issued a written certification to a person who
465	465	4 was not under the certifying health care
466	466	5 professional's care for the debilitating medical
467	467	6 condition; or
468	468	7 (C) failed to abide by the acceptable and
469	469	8 prevailing standard of care when evaluating a
470	470	9 patient's medical condition.
471	471	10 (3) The Department of Public Health, Department of
472	472	11 Agriculture, and Department of Financial and Professional
473	473	12 Regulation may notify State or local law enforcement about
474	474	13 apparent criminal violations of this Act if the employee
475	475	14 who suspects the offense has conferred with his or her
476	476	15 supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
477	477	16 warrant reporting.
478	478	17 (4) Medical cannabis cultivation center agents and
479	479	18 medical cannabis dispensing organizations may notify the
480	480	19 Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
481	481	20 Professional Regulation, or Department of Agriculture of a
482	482	21 suspected violation or attempted violation of this Act or
483	483	22 the rules issued under it.
484	484	23 (5) Each Department may verify registry identification
485	485	24 cards under Section 150.
486	486	25 (6) The submission of the report to the General
487	487	26 Assembly under Section 160.
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498	498	1 (b-5) Each Department responsible for licensure under this
499	499	2 Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
500	500	3 ownership information of cannabis business establishment
501	501	4 licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
502	502	5 include, but shall not be limited to, the name of the person or
503	503	6 entity holding each cannabis business establishment license
504	504	7 and the address at which the entity is operating under this
505	505	8 Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
506	506	9 (c) Except for any ownership information released pursuant
507	507	10 to subsection (b-5) or as otherwise authorized or required by
508	508	11 law, it is a Class B misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine for any
509	509	12 person, including an employee or official of the Department of
510	510	13 Public Health, Department of Financial and Professional
511	511	14 Regulation, or Department of Agriculture or another State
512	512	15 agency or local government, to breach the confidentiality of
513	513	16 information obtained under this Act.
514	514	17 (d) The Department of Public Health, the Department of
515	515	18 Agriculture, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
516	516	19 Financial and Professional Regulation shall not share or
517	517	20 disclose any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
518	518	21 criminal history record information. For the purposes of this
519	519	22 Section, "any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
520	520	23 criminal history record information" means any Illinois or
521	521	24 national criminal history record information, including but
522	522	25 not limited to the lack of or non-existence of these records.
523	523	26 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
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534	534	1 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
535	535	2 Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
536	536	3 by changing Sections 1-10, 15-25, 15-35, 15-35.10, 15-70,
537	537	4 15-100, 15-135, 20-15, 20-30, 30-10, 30-30, 50-5, and 55-30 as
538	538	5 follows:
539	539	6 (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
540	540	7 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
541	541	8 "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
542	542	9 issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
543	543	10 to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
544	544	11 administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
545	545	12 "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
546	546	13 license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
547	547	14 Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
548	548	15 organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
549	549	16 in furtherance of this Act. The Adult Use Cultivation Center
550	550	17 License is the property of the State and shall be surrendered
551	551	18 upon demand of the Department.
552	552	19 "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
553	553	20 including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
554	554	21 electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
555	555	22 of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
556	556	23 display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
557	557	24 mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
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568	568	1 cannabis business establishment.
569	569	2 "Application points" means the number of points a
570	570	3 Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
571	571	4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
572	572	5 "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
573	573	6 States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
574	574	7 certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
575	575	8 Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
576	576	9 Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
577	577	10 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
578	578	11 Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
579	579	12 nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
580	580	13 area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
581	581	14 Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
582	582	15 "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
583	583	16 or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
584	584	17 Applicants.
585	585	18 "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
586	586	19 that are identified as including any parts of the plant
587	587	20 Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
588	588	21 as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
589	589	22 the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
590	590	23 plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
591	591	24 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
592	592	25 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
593	593	26 produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
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604	604	1 indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
605	605	2 the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
606	606	3 stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
607	607	4 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
608	608	5 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
609	609	6 from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
610	610	7 plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
611	611	8 include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
612	612	9 Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
613	613	10 concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
614	614	11 "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
615	615	12 center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
616	616	13 organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
617	617	14 organization.
618	618	15 "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
619	619	16 cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
620	620	17 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
621	621	18 the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
622	622	19 other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
623	623	20 propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
624	624	21 use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
625	625	22 of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
626	626	23 it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
627	627	24 "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
628	628	25 traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
629	629	26 containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
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640	640	1 transportation.
641	641	2 "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
642	642	3 substances that are identified as including any parts of the
643	643	4 plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
644	644	5 such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
645	645	6 kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
646	646	7 from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
647	647	8 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
648	648	9 seeds, or resin.
649	649	10 "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
650	650	11 ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
651	651	12 containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
652	652	13 intended to be smoked.
653	653	14 "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
654	654	15 materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
655	655	16 cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
656	656	17 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
657	657	18 repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
658	658	19 otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
659	659	20 "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
660	660	21 system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
661	661	22 testing and data collection established and maintained by the
662	662	23 cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
663	663	24 and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
664	664	25 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
665	665	26 Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
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676	676	1 purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
677	677	2 plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
678	678	3 plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
679	679	4 planting to final packaging. Cannabis business entities shall
680	680	5 adhere to the traceability and consumer protection guidelines
681	681	6 established by the Department when utilizing the cannabis
682	682	7 plant monitoring system.
683	683	8 "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity licensed
684	684	9 registered by the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis
685	685	10 for potency and contaminants. Licensed cannabis testing
686	686	11 facilities authorized under this Act to transport cannabis
687	687	12 from licensed cannabis business entities to the licensed
688	688	13 cannabis testing facility are exempt from the transporting
689	689	14 organization license requirements.
690	690	15 "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
691	691	16 not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
692	692	17 propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
693	693	18 plant.
694	694	19 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
695	695	20 Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
696	696	21 age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
697	697	22 is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
698	698	23 provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
699	699	24 Illinois Community College. The Community College Cannabis
700	700	25 Vocational Training Pilot Program License is the property of
701	701	26 the State and shall be surrendered upon demand of the
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712	712	1 Department.
713	713	2 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
714	714	3 Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
715	715	4 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
716	716	5 identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
717	717	6 Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
718	718	7 "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
719	719	8 means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
720	720	9 Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
721	721	10 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
722	722	11 meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
723	723	12 entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
724	724	13 or cannabis-infused products.
725	725	14 "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
726	726	15 license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
727	727	16 Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
728	728	17 Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
729	729	18 conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
730	730	19 rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
731	731	20 processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
732	732	21 The Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License is the
733	733	22 property of the State and shall be surrendered upon demand of
734	734	23 the Department.
735	735	24 "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
736	736	25 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
737	737	26 Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
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748	748	1 perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
749	749	2 for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
750	750	3 organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
751	751	4 feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
752	752	5 flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
753	753	6 an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
754	754	7 in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
755	755	8 need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
756	756	9 compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
757	757	10 square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
758	758	11 which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
759	759	12 and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with an
760	760	13 infuser a processing organization or a dispensing
761	761	14 organization, or both, provided each licensee stores currency
762	762	15 and cannabis or cannabis-infused products in a separate
763	763	16 secured vault to which the other licensee does not have access
764	764	17 or all licensees sharing a vault share more than 50% of the
765	765	18 same ownership. The Craft Grower License is the property of
766	766	19 the State and shall be surrendered upon demand of the
767	767	20 Department.
768	768	21 "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
769	769	22 member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
770	770	23 years of age or older.
771	771	24 "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
772	772	25 issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
773	773	26 person as a craft grower agent.
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784	784	1 "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
785	785	2 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
786	786	3 Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
787	787	4 limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
788	788	5 to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
789	789	6 business establishments.
790	790	7 "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
791	791	8 board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
792	792	9 who is 21 years of age or older.
793	793	10 "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
794	794	11 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
795	795	12 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
796	796	13 "Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
797	797	14 "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
798	798	15 organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
799	799	16 occur.
800	800	17 "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
801	801	18 Organization Name as stated on an application for a
802	802	19 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
803	803	20 "Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
804	804	21 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
805	805	22 Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
806	806	23 a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
807	807	24 or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
808	808	25 cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
809	809	26 paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
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820	820	1 purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
821	821	2 patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
822	822	3 organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
823	823	4 organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
824	824	5 Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
825	825	6 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
826	826	7 "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
827	827	8 employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
828	828	9 years of age or older.
829	829	10 "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
830	830	11 a document issued by the Department of Financial and
831	831	12 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
832	832	13 dispensing organization agent.
833	833	14 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
834	834	15 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
835	835	16 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
836	836	17 Economic Opportunity, that:
837	837	18 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
838	838	19 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
839	839	20 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
840	840	21 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
841	841	22 participate in the federal free lunch program
842	842	23 according to reported statistics from the State Board
843	843	24 of Education; or
844	844	25 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
845	845	26 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
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856	856	1 Assistance Program; or
857	857	2 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
858	858	3 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
859	859	4 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
860	860	5 unemployment average, as determined by the United
861	861	6 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
862	862	7 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
863	863	8 application; and
864	864	9 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
865	865	10 incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
866	866	11 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
867	867	12 "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
868	868	13 means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
869	869	14 center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
870	870	15 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
871	871	16 begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
872	872	17 otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
873	873	18 cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
874	874	19 establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
875	875	20 Act as of January 1, 2020.
876	876	21 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
877	877	22 means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
878	878	23 organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
879	879	24 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
880	880	25 begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
881	881	26 purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
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892	892	1 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
893	893	2 secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
894	894	3 cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
895	895	4 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
896	896	5 effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
897	897	6 cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
898	898	7 Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
899	899	8 its existing registered medical dispensary location.
900	900	9 "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
901	901	10 eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
902	902	11 available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
903	903	12 Applicant Lottery.
904	904	13 "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
905	905	14 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
906	906	15 security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
907	907	16 establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
908	908	17 business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
909	909	18 cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
910	910	19 "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
911	911	20 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
912	912	21 security devices that permit access only by authorized
913	913	22 individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
914	914	23 include:
915	915	24 (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
916	916	25 the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
917	917	26 fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
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928	928	1 (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
929	929	2 space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
930	930	3 different from any key or code that can be used to access
931	931	4 the residential building from the exterior; or
932	932	5 (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
933	933	6 lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
934	934	7 that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
935	935	8 and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
936	936	9 cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
937	937	10 5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
938	938	11 must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
939	939	12 "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
940	940	13 organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
941	941	14 Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
942	942	15 subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
943	943	16 "Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
944	944	17 when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
945	945	18 for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
946	946	19 (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
947	947	20 internode of the plant; or
948	948	21 (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
949	949	22 intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
950	950	23 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
951	951	24 from the moment the light deprivation began through the
952	952	25 remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
953	953	26 "Individual" means a natural person.
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964	964	1 "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
965	965	2 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
966	966	3 the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
967	967	4 or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
968	968	5 a cannabis-infused product. The infuser license is the
969	969	6 property of the State and shall be surrendered upon demand of
970	970	7 the Department.
971	971	8 "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
972	972	9 found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
973	973	10 higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
974	974	11 pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
975	975	12 "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
976	976	13 cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
977	977	14 recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
978	978	15 in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
979	979	16 labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
980	980	17 work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
981	981	18 with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
982	982	19 that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
983	983	20 disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
984	984	21 communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
985	985	22 cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
986	986	23 shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
987	987	24 reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
988	988	25 establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
989	989	26 with employees to discuss their right to representation,
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1000	1000	1 employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
1001	1001	2 employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
1002	1002	3 particular method of election or certification of the bona
1003	1003	4 fide labor organization.
1004	1004	5 "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
1005	1005	6 control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
1006	1006	7 this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
1007	1007	8 occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
1008	1008	9 organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
1009	1009	10 or service professionals conducting business with the
1010	1010	11 dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
1011	1011	12 patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
1012	1012	13 Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
1013	1013	14 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
1014	1014	15 permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
1015	1015	16 caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
1016	1016	17 Program participants.
1017	1017	18 "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
1018	1018	19 a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
1019	1019	20 a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
1020	1020	21 of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
1021	1021	22 delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
1022	1022	23 under this Act.
1023	1023	24 "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
1024	1024	25 or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
1025	1025	26 will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
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1036	1036	1 infuser or dispensing organization.
1037	1037	2 "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
1038	1038	3 normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
1039	1039	4 from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
1040	1040	5 from within an adjacent property.
1041	1041	6 "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
1042	1042	7 the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
1043	1043	8 control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
1044	1044	9 business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
1045	1045	10 and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
1046	1046	11 ownership.
1047	1047	12 "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
1048	1048	13 association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
1049	1049	14 private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
1050	1050	15 executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
1051	1051	16 by order of any court.
1052	1052	17 "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
1053	1053	18 Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
1054	1054	19 21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
1055	1055	20 medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
1056	1056	21 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
1057	1057	22 "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
1058	1058	23 establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
1059	1059	24 establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
1060	1060	25 of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
1061	1061	26 interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
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1072	1072	1 publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
1073	1073	2 treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
1074	1074	3 with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
1075	1075	4 arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
1076	1076	5 to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
1077	1077	6 assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
1078	1078	7 establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
1079	1079	8 "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
1080	1080	9 usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
1081	1081	10 be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
1082	1082	11 address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
1083	1083	12 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
1084	1084	13 Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
1085	1085	14 more than one primary residence.
1086	1086	15 "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
1087	1087	16 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
1088	1088	17 the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
1089	1089	18 chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
1090	1090	19 incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
1091	1091	20 formulation to produce a cannabis product. The processing
1092	1092	21 organization license is the property of the State and shall be
1093	1093	22 surrendered upon demand of the Department.
1094	1094	23 "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
1095	1095	24 board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
1096	1096	25 "Processing organization agent identification card" means
1097	1097	26 a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
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1108	1108	1 identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
1109	1109	2 "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
1110	1110	3 acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
1111	1111	4 does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
1112	1112	5 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
1113	1113	6 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
1114	1114	7 an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
1115	1115	8 least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
1116	1116	9 15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
1117	1117	10 of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
1118	1118	11 "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
1119	1119	12 means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
1120	1120	13 Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
1121	1121	14 points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
1122	1122	15 score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
1123	1123	16 the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
1124	1124	17 this Section.
1125	1125	18 "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
1126	1126	19 Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
1127	1127	20 this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
1128	1128	21 "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
1129	1129	22 located within the relevant geographic area as established by
1130	1130	23 2 of the following:
1131	1131	24 (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
1132	1132	25 applicant's name;
1133	1133	26 (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
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1144	1144	1 name;
1145	1145	2 (3) school records;
1146	1146	3 (4) a voter registration card;
1147	1147	4 (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
1148	1148	5 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
1149	1149	6 Disability Identification Card;
1150	1150	7 (6) a paycheck stub;
1151	1151	8 (7) a utility bill;
1152	1152	9 (8) tax records; or
1153	1153	10 (9) any other proof of residency or other information
1154	1154	11 necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
1155	1155	12 "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
1156	1156	13 combustion of cannabis.
1157	1157	14 "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
1158	1158	15 Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
1159	1159	16 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
1160	1160	17 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
1161	1161	18 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
1162	1162	19 Impacted Area;
1163	1163	20 (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
1164	1164	21 control by one or more individuals who:
1165	1165	22 (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
1166	1166	23 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
1167	1167	24 eligible for expungement under this Act; or
1168	1168	25 (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
1169	1169	26 (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
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1180	1180	1 employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
1181	1181	2 employees who:
1182	1182	3 (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
1183	1183	4 Impacted Area; or
1184	1184	5 (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
1185	1185	6 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
1186	1186	7 eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
1187	1187	8 an impacted family.
1188	1188	9 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
1189	1189	10 the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
1190	1190	11 Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
1191	1191	12 employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
1192	1192	13 offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
1193	1193	14 "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
1194	1194	15 Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
1195	1195	16 the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
1196	1196	17 the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
1197	1197	18 top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
1198	1198	19 been awarded a license but for the one or more other
1199	1199	20 top-scoring applications that received the same number of
1200	1200	21 application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
1201	1201	22 Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
1202	1202	23 the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
1203	1203	24 considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
1204	1204	25 "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
1205	1205	26 under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
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1216	1216	1 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
1217	1217	2 15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
1218	1218	3 "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
1219	1219	4 comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
1220	1220	5 either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
1221	1221	6 cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
1222	1222	7 defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
1223	1223	8 include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
1224	1224	9 of accurately measuring servings.
1225	1225	10 "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
1226	1226	11 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
1227	1227	12 Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
1228	1228	13 on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
1229	1229	14 college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
1230	1230	15 Vocational Training Pilot Program. The transporting
1231	1231	16 organization license is the property of the State and shall be
1232	1232	17 surrendered upon demand of the Department.
1233	1233	18 "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
1234	1234	19 officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
1235	1235	20 organization.
1236	1236	21 "Transporting organization agent identification card"
1237	1237	22 means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
1238	1238	23 identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
1239	1239	24 "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
1240	1240	25 village, or incorporated town.
1241	1241	26 "Vault" means a secure storage area used to store
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1252	1252	1 cannabis, cannabis flower, and cannabis infused products. The
1253	1253	2 Department has the authority to issue vault standards directly
1254	1254	3 to cannabis business entities. Due to security and
1255	1255	4 confidentiality concerns, these standards shall be exempt from
1256	1256	5 the Freedom of Information Act, publication, and the
1257	1257	6 rulemaking process.
1258	1258	7 "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
1259	1259	8 a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
1260	1260	9 plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
1261	1261	10 includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
1262	1262	11 cannabis plants as follows:
1263	1263	12 (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
1264	1264	13 been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
1265	1265	14 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
1266	1266	15 has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
1267	1267	16 cannabis plant; or
1268	1268	17 (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
1269	1269	18 the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
1270	1270	19 produce cannabis.
1271	1271	20 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1272	1272	21 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1273	1273	22 5-13-22.)
1274	1274	23 (410 ILCS 705/15-25)
1275	1275	24 Sec. 15-25. Awarding of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1276	1276	25 Organization Licenses prior to January 1, 2021.
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1287	1287	1 (a) The Department shall issue up to 75 Conditional Adult
1288	1288	2 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses before May 1, 2020.
1289	1289	3 (b) The Department shall make the application for a
1290	1290	4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
1291	1291	5 available no later than October 1, 2019 and shall accept
1292	1292	6 applications no later than January 1, 2020.
1293	1293	7 (c) To ensure the geographic dispersion of Conditional
1294	1294	8 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holders, the
1295	1295	9 following number of licenses shall be awarded in each BLS
1296	1296	10 Region as determined by each region's percentage of the
1297	1297	11 State's population:
1298	1298	12 (1) Bloomington: 1
1299	1299	13 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1
1300	1300	14 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1
1301	1301	15 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1
1302	1302	16 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 47
1303	1303	17 (6) Danville: 1
1304	1304	18 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1
1305	1305	19 (8) Decatur: 1
1306	1306	20 (9) Kankakee: 1
1307	1307	21 (10) Peoria: 3
1308	1308	22 (11) Rockford: 2
1309	1309	23 (12) St. Louis: 4
1310	1310	24 (13) Springfield: 1
1311	1311	25 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
1312	1312	26 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
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1323	1323	1 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
1324	1324	2 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
1325	1325	3 (d) An applicant seeking issuance of a Conditional Adult
1326	1326	4 Use Dispensing Organization License shall submit an
1327	1327	5 application on forms provided by the Department. An applicant
1328	1328	6 must meet the following requirements:
1329	1329	7 (1) Payment of a nonrefundable application fee of
1330	1330	8 $5,000 for each license for which the applicant is
1331	1331	9 applying, which shall be deposited into the Cannabis
1332	1332	10 Regulation Fund;
1333	1333	11 (2) Certification that the applicant will comply with
1334	1334	12 the requirements contained in this Act;
1335	1335	13 (3) The legal name of the proposed dispensing
1336	1336	14 organization;
1337	1337	15 (4) A statement that the dispensing organization
1338	1338	16 agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental
1339	1339	17 requests for information;
1340	1340	18 (5) From each principal officer, a statement
1341	1341	19 indicating whether that person:
1342	1342	20 (A) has previously held or currently holds an
1343	1343	21 ownership interest in a cannabis business
1344	1344	22 establishment in Illinois; or
1345	1345	23 (B) has held an ownership interest in a dispensing
1346	1346	24 organization or its equivalent in another state or
1347	1347	25 territory of the United States that had the dispensing
1348	1348	26 organization registration or license suspended,
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1359	1359	1 revoked, placed on probationary status, or subjected
1360	1360	2 to other disciplinary action;
1361	1361	3 (6) Disclosure of whether any principal officer has
1362	1362	4 ever filed for bankruptcy or defaulted on spousal support
1363	1363	5 or child support obligation;
1364	1364	6 (7) A resume for each principal officer, including
1365	1365	7 whether that person has an academic degree, certification,
1366	1366	8 or relevant experience with a cannabis business
1367	1367	9 establishment or in a related industry;
1368	1368	10 (8) A description of the training and education that
1369	1369	11 will be provided to dispensing organization agents;
1370	1370	12 (9) A copy of the proposed operating bylaws;
1371	1371	13 (10) A copy of the proposed business plan that
1372	1372	14 complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at
1373	1373	15 a minimum, the following:
1374	1374	16 (A) A description of services to be offered; and
1375	1375	17 (B) A description of the process of dispensing
1376	1376	18 cannabis;
1377	1377	19 (11) A copy of the proposed security plan that
1378	1378	20 complies with the requirements in this Article, including:
1379	1379	21 (A) The process or controls that will be
1380	1380	22 implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the
1381	1381	23 premises, agents, and currency, and prevent the
1382	1382	24 diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and
1383	1383	25 (B) The process to ensure that access to the
1384	1384	26 restricted access areas is restricted to, registered
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1395	1395	1 agents, service professionals, transporting
1396	1396	2 organization agents, Department inspectors, and
1397	1397	3 security personnel;
1398	1398	4 (12) A proposed inventory control plan that complies
1399	1399	5 with this Section;
1400	1400	6 (13) A proposed floor plan, a square footage estimate,
1401	1401	7 and a description of proposed security devices, including,
1402	1402	8 without limitation, cameras, motion detectors, servers,
1403	1403	9 video storage capabilities, and alarm service providers;
1404	1404	10 (14) The name, address, social security number, and
1405	1405	11 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
1406	1406	12 of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals
1407	1407	13 shall be at least 21 years of age;
1408	1408	14 (15) Evidence of the applicant's status as a Social
1409	1409	15 Equity Applicant, if applicable, and whether a Social
1410	1410	16 Equity Applicant plans to apply for a loan or grant issued
1411	1411	17 by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
1412	1412	18 (16) The address, telephone number, and email address
1413	1413	19 of the applicant's principal place of business, if
1414	1414	20 applicable. A post office box is not permitted;
1415	1415	21 (17) Written summaries of any information regarding
1416	1416	22 instances in which a business or not-for-profit that a
1417	1417	23 prospective board member previously managed or served on
1418	1418	24 were fined or censured, or any instances in which a
1419	1419	25 business or not-for-profit that a prospective board member
1420	1420	26 previously managed or served on had its registration
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1431	1431	1 suspended or revoked in any administrative or judicial
1432	1432	2 proceeding;
1433	1433	3 (18) A plan for community engagement;
1434	1434	4 (19) Procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping and
1435	1435	5 security measures that are in accordance with this Article
1436	1436	6 and Department rules;
1437	1437	7 (20) The estimated volume of cannabis it plans to
1438	1438	8 store at the dispensary;
1439	1439	9 (21) A description of the features that will provide
1440	1440	10 accessibility to purchasers as required by the Americans
1441	1441	11 with Disabilities Act;
1442	1442	12 (22) A detailed description of air treatment systems
1443	1443	13 that will be installed to reduce odors;
1444	1444	14 (23) A reasonable assurance that the issuance of a
1445	1445	15 license will not have a detrimental impact on the
1446	1446	16 community in which the applicant wishes to locate;
1447	1447	17 (24) The dated signature of each principal officer;
1448	1448	18 (25) A description of the enclosed, locked facility
1449	1449	19 where cannabis will be stored by the dispensing
1450	1450	20 organization;
1451	1451	21 (26) Signed statements from each dispensing
1452	1452	22 organization agent stating that he or she will not divert
1453	1453	23 cannabis;
1454	1454	24 (27) The number of licenses it is applying for in each
1455	1455	25 BLS Region;
1456	1456	26 (28) A diversity plan that includes a narrative of at
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1467	1467	1 least 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity in
1468	1468	2 ownership, management, employment, and contracting to
1469	1469	3 ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded
1470	1470	4 equality of opportunity;
1471	1471	5 (29) A contract with a private security contractor
1472	1472	6 agency that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the Private
1473	1473	7 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
1474	1474	8 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in order for the
1475	1475	9 dispensary to have adequate security at its facility; and
1476	1476	10 (30) Other information deemed necessary by the
1477	1477	11 Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to conduct
1478	1478	12 the disparity and availability study referenced in
1479	1479	13 subsection (e) of Section 5-45.
1480	1480	14 (e) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
1481	1481	15 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
1482	1482	16 days from the date of award to identify a physical location for
1483	1483	17 the dispensing organization retail storefront. The applicant
1484	1484	18 shall provide evidence that the location is not within 1,500
1485	1485	19 feet of an existing dispensing organization, unless the
1486	1486	20 applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
1487	1487	21 Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate within
1488	1488	22 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under Section
1489	1489	23 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to find a
1490	1490	24 suitable physical address in the opinion of the Department
1491	1491	25 within 180 days of the issuance of the Conditional Adult Use
1492	1492	26 Dispensing Organization License, the Department may extend the
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1503	1503	1 period for finding a physical address a total of 540 another
1504	1504	2 180 days if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1505	1505	3 License holder demonstrates concrete attempts to secure a
1506	1506	4 location and a hardship. If the Department denies the
1507	1507	5 extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1508	1508	6 License holder is unable to find a location or become
1509	1509	7 operational within 540 360 days of being awarded a conditional
1510	1510	8 license, the Department shall rescind the conditional license
1511	1511	9 and award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
1512	1512	10 Region for which the license was assigned, provided the
1513	1513	11 applicant receiving the license: (i) confirms a continued
1514	1514	12 interest in operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can
1515	1515	13 provide evidence that the applicant continues to meet all
1516	1516	14 requirements for holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1517	1517	15 Organization License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not
1518	1518	16 otherwise become ineligible to be awarded a dispensing
1519	1519	17 organization license. If the new awardee is unable to accept
1520	1520	18 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
1521	1521	19 Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1522	1522	20 Organization License to the next highest scoring applicant in
1523	1523	21 the same manner. The new awardee shall be subject to the same
1524	1524	22 required deadlines as provided in this subsection.
1525	1525	23 (e-5) If, within 180 days of being awarded a Conditional
1526	1526	24 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
1527	1527	25 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
1528	1528	26 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
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1539	1539	1 Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
1540	1540	2 the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use
1541	1541	3 Dispensing Organization, the Department of Financial and
1542	1542	4 Professional Regulation may authorize the Conditional Adult
1543	1543	5 Use Dispensing Organization License holder to transfer its
1544	1544	6 license to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
1545	1545	7 (f) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
1546	1546	8 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
1547	1547	9 to the criteria in Section 15-30 shall not purchase, possess,
1548	1548	10 sell, or dispense cannabis or cannabis-infused products until
1549	1549	11 the person has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1550	1550	12 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36 of
1551	1551	13 this Act.
1552	1552	14 (g) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
1553	1553	15 prospective organization agents in order to carry out this
1554	1554	16 Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the applicant
1555	1555	17 a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which
1556	1556	18 shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and
1557	1557	19 shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. Each
1558	1558	20 person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
1559	1559	21 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
1560	1560	22 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
1561	1561	23 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
1562	1562	24 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
1563	1563	25 by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau
1564	1564	26 of Identification criminal history records databases. The
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1575	1575	1 Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
1576	1576	2 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
1577	1577	3 Department.
1578	1578	4 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1579	1579	5 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1580	1580	6 5-13-22.)
1581	1581	7 (410 ILCS 705/15-35)
1582	1582	8 Sec. 15-35. Qualifying Applicant Lottery for Conditional
1583	1583	9 Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
1584	1584	10 (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
1585	1585	11 Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
1586	1586	12 or Section 15-35.10 of this Act, within 10 business days after
1587	1587	13 the resulting final scores for all scored applications
1588	1588	14 pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are released, the
1589	1589	15 Department shall issue up to 55 Conditional Adult Use
1590	1590	16 Dispensing Organization Licenses by lot, pursuant to the
1591	1591	17 application process adopted under this Section. In order to be
1592	1592	18 eligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1593	1593	19 Organization License by lot under this Section, a Dispensary
1594	1594	20 Applicant must be a Qualifying Applicant.
1595	1595	21 The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
1596	1596	22 each BLS Region in the following amounts:
1597	1597	23 (1) Bloomington: 1.
1598	1598	24 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1.
1599	1599	25 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
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1610	1610	1 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
1611	1611	2 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
1612	1612	3 (6) Danville: 1.
1613	1613	4 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
1614	1614	5 (8) Decatur: 1.
1615	1615	6 (9) Kankakee: 1.
1616	1616	7 (10) Peoria: 2.
1617	1617	8 (11) Rockford: 1.
1618	1618	9 (12) St. Louis: 3.
1619	1619	10 (13) Springfield: 1.
1620	1620	11 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1621	1621	12 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1622	1622	13 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1623	1623	14 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1624	1624	15 (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
1625	1625	16 Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
1626	1626	17 accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
1627	1627	18 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
1628	1628	19 finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
1629	1629	20 deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
1630	1630	21 safety, and welfare.
1631	1631	22 (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
1632	1632	23 established under this Section subject to the following:
1633	1633	24 (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
1634	1634	25 issued under this Section shall occur on the same day when
1635	1635	26 practicable.
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1646	1646	1 (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
1647	1647	2 Applicant drawn will have the first right to an available
1648	1648	3 license. The second Qualifying Applicant drawn will have
1649	1649	4 the second right to an available license. The same pattern
1650	1650	5 will continue for each subsequent Qualifying Applicant
1651	1651	6 drawn.
1652	1652	7 (3) The process for distributing available licenses
1653	1653	8 under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
1654	1654	9 a format selected by the Department.
1655	1655	10 (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
1656	1656	11 a Qualifying Applicant if a principal officer resigns
1657	1657	12 after the resulting final scores for all scored
1658	1658	13 applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are
1659	1659	14 released.
1660	1660	15 (5) No Qualifying Applicant may be awarded more than 2
1661	1661	16 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at
1662	1662	17 the conclusion of a lottery conducted under this Section.
1663	1663	18 (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
1664	1664	19 of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1665	1665	20 Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
1666	1666	21 (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
1667	1667	22 established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant
1668	1668	23 exceeds the limits under paragraph (5) or (6), the
1669	1669	24 Qualifying Applicant must choose which license to abandon
1670	1670	25 and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
1671	1671	26 days. If the Qualifying Applicant does not notify the
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1682	1682	1 Department as required, the Department shall refuse to
1683	1683	2 issue the Qualifying Applicant all available licenses
1684	1684	3 established under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS
1685	1685	4 Regions.
1686	1686	5 (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
1687	1687	6 established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant has
1688	1688	7 a principal officer who is a principal officer in more
1689	1689	8 than 10 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1690	1690	9 Licenses, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1691	1691	10 Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or
1692	1692	11 any combination thereof, the licensees and the Qualifying
1693	1693	12 Applicant listing that principal officer must choose which
1694	1694	13 license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d) of Section
1695	1695	14 15-36 and notify the Department in writing within 5
1696	1696	15 business days. If the Qualifying Applicant or licensees do
1697	1697	16 not notify the Department as required, the Department
1698	1698	17 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Applicant all
1699	1699	18 available licenses established under this Section obtained
1700	1700	19 by lot in all BLS Regions.
1701	1701	20 (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
1702	1702	21 under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
1703	1703	22 next Qualifying Applicant drawn by lot.
1704	1704	23 Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
1705	1705	24 Section shall be limited to the provisions of this Section.
1706	1706	25 (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
1707	1707	26 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
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1718	1718	1 days from the date it is awarded to identify a physical
1719	1719	2 location for the dispensing organization's retail storefront.
1720	1720	3 The applicant shall provide evidence that the location is not
1721	1721	4 within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
1722	1722	5 unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
1723	1723	6 Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
1724	1724	7 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
1725	1725	8 Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
1726	1726	9 find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
1727	1727	10 Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
1728	1728	11 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
1729	1729	12 Department may extend the period for finding a physical
1730	1730	13 address a total of 540 another 180 days if the Conditional
1731	1731	14 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates
1732	1732	15 a concrete attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the
1733	1733	16 Department denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use
1734	1734	17 Dispensing Organization License holder is unable to find a
1735	1735	18 location or become operational within 540 360 days of being
1736	1736	19 awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1737	1737	20 License under this Section, the Department shall rescind the
1738	1738	21 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
1739	1739	22 award it pursuant to subsection (b), provided the applicant
1740	1740	23 receiving the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1741	1741	24 License: (i) confirms a continued interest in operating a
1742	1742	25 dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence that the
1743	1743	26 applicant continues to meet all requirements for holding a
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1754	1754	1 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License set
1755	1755	2 forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise become
1756	1756	3 ineligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1757	1757	4 Organization License. If the new awardee is unable to accept
1758	1758	5 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
1759	1759	6 Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1760	1760	7 Organization License pursuant to subsection (b). The new
1761	1761	8 awardee shall be subject to the same required deadlines as
1762	1762	9 provided in this subsection.
1763	1763	10 (d) If, within 180 days of being awarded a Conditional
1764	1764	11 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
1765	1765	12 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
1766	1766	13 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
1767	1767	14 Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
1768	1768	15 the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use
1769	1769	16 Dispensing Organization, the Department may authorize the
1770	1770	17 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
1771	1771	18 to transfer its Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1772	1772	19 License to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
1773	1773	20 (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
1774	1774	21 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
1775	1775	22 this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
1776	1776	23 cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
1777	1777	24 organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1778	1778	25 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
1779	1779	26 (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
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1790	1790	1 prospective dispensing organization agents in order to carry
1791	1791	2 out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
1792	1792	3 applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
1793	1793	4 check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
1794	1794	5 Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
1795	1795	6 Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
1796	1796	7 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
1797	1797	8 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
1798	1798	9 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
1799	1799	10 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
1800	1800	11 by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
1801	1801	12 Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
1802	1802	13 The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
1803	1803	14 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
1804	1804	15 Department.
1805	1805	16 (g) The Department may verify information contained in
1806	1806	17 each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
1807	1807	18 applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
1808	1808	19 organization.
1809	1809	20 (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
1810	1810	21 authorization to an applicant who meets any of the following
1811	1811	22 criteria:
1812	1812	23 (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
1813	1813	24 duties required of the applicant.
1814	1814	25 (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
1815	1815	26 falsely any information called for in the application.
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1826	1826	1 (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of a
1827	1827	2 violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
1828	1828	3 entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
1829	1829	4 entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
1830	1830	5 with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
1831	1831	6 organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
1832	1832	7 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
1833	1833	8 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
1834	1834	9 at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
1835	1835	10 License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1836	1836	11 License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
1837	1837	12 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
1838	1838	13 or whose cannabis business establishment license was
1839	1839	14 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
1840	1840	15 state.
1841	1841	16 (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
1842	1842	17 practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
1843	1843	18 activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
1844	1844	19 establishment or other business.
1845	1845	20 (i) The Department shall deny issuance of a license under
1846	1846	21 this Section if any principal officer, board member, or person
1847	1847	22 having a financial or voting interest of 5% or greater in the
1848	1848	23 licensee is delinquent in filing any required tax return or
1849	1849	24 paying any amount owed to the State of Illinois.
1850	1850	25 (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
1851	1851	26 with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
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1862	1862	1 this Article before issuing a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1863	1863	2 Organization License under this Section.
1864	1864	3 (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
1865	1865	4 Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
1866	1866	5 information and plans provided in the application, including
1867	1867	6 any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
1868	1868	7 of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
1869	1869	8 and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
1870	1870	9 the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1871	1871	10 Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
1872	1872	11 or by rule. A dispensing organization has a duty to disclose
1873	1873	12 any material changes to the application. The Department shall
1874	1874	13 review all material changes disclosed by the dispensing
1875	1875	14 organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
1876	1876	15 the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1877	1877	16 Organization License, including, but not limited to,
1878	1878	17 suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
1879	1879	18 Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
1880	1880	19 conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
1881	1881	20 dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
1882	1882	21 suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
1883	1883	22 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
1884	1884	23 Department.
1885	1885	24 (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
1886	1886	25 dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
1887	1887	26 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
1888	1888
1889	1889
1890	1890
1891	1891
1892	1892
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1894	1894
1895	1895
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1897	1897	HB3921 - 53 - LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b
1898	1898	1 under this Section, the Department may permanently revoke the
1899	1899	2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
1900	1900	3 award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
1901	1901	4 Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
1902	1902	5 in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
1903	1903	6 or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
1904	1904	7 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
1905	1905	8 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1906	1906	9 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
1907	1907	10 (410 ILCS 705/15-35.10)
1908	1908	11 Sec. 15-35.10. Social Equity Justice Involved Lottery for
1909	1909	12 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
1910	1910	13 (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
1911	1911	14 Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
1912	1912	15 or Section 15-35, within 10 business days after the resulting
1913	1913	16 final scores for all scored applications pursuant to Sections
1914	1914	17 15-25 and 15-30 are released, the Department shall issue up to
1915	1915	18 55 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses by
1916	1916	19 lot, pursuant to the application process adopted under this
1917	1917	20 Section. In order to be eligible to be awarded a Conditional
1918	1918	21 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by lot, a Dispensary
1919	1919	22 Applicant must be a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
1920	1920	23 Applicant.
1921	1921	24 The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
1922	1922	25 each BLS Region in the following amounts:
1923	1923
1924	1924
1925	1925
1926	1926
1927	1927
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1929	1929
1930	1930
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1932	1932	HB3921 - 54 - LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b
1933	1933	1 (1) Bloomington: 1.
1934	1934	2 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1.
1935	1935	3 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
1936	1936	4 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
1937	1937	5 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
1938	1938	6 (6) Danville: 1.
1939	1939	7 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
1940	1940	8 (8) Decatur: 1.
1941	1941	9 (9) Kankakee: 1.
1942	1942	10 (10) Peoria: 2.
1943	1943	11 (11) Rockford: 1.
1944	1944	12 (12) St. Louis: 3.
1945	1945	13 (13) Springfield: 1.
1946	1946	14 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1947	1947	15 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1948	1948	16 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1949	1949	17 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
1950	1950	18 (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
1951	1951	19 Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
1952	1952	20 accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
1953	1953	21 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
1954	1954	22 finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
1955	1955	23 deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
1956	1956	24 safety, and welfare.
1957	1957	25 (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
1958	1958	26 established under this Section subject to the following:
1959	1959
1960	1960
1961	1961
1962	1962
1963	1963
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1965	1965
1966	1966
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1968	1968	HB3921 - 55 - LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b
1969	1969	1 (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
1970	1970	2 established under this Section shall occur on the same day
1971	1971	3 when practicable.
1972	1972	4 (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
1973	1973	5 Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn will have
1974	1974	6 the first right to an available license. The second
1975	1975	7 Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn
1976	1976	8 will have the second right to an available license. The
1977	1977	9 same pattern will continue for each subsequent applicant
1978	1978	10 drawn.
1979	1979	11 (3) The process for distributing available licenses
1980	1980	12 under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
1981	1981	13 a format selected by the Department.
1982	1982	14 (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
1983	1983	15 a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant if a
1984	1984	16 principal officer resigns after the resulting final scores
1985	1985	17 for all scored applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and
1986	1986	18 15-30 are released.
1987	1987	19 (5) No Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
1988	1988	20 Applicant may be awarded more than 2 Conditional Adult Use
1989	1989	21 Dispensing Organization Licenses at the conclusion of a
1990	1990	22 lottery conducted under this Section.
1991	1991	23 (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
1992	1992	24 of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1993	1993	25 Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
1994	1994	26 (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
1995	1995
1996	1996
1997	1997
1998	1998
1999	1999
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2002	2002
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2005	2005	1 established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
2006	2006	2 Justice Involved Applicant exceeds the limits under
2007	2007	3 paragraph (5) or (6), the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
2008	2008	4 Involved Applicant must choose which license to abandon
2009	2009	5 and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
2010	2010	6 days on forms prescribed by the Department. If the
2011	2011	7 Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant does
2012	2012	8 not notify the Department as required, the Department
2013	2013	9 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
2014	2014	10 Involved Applicant all available licenses established
2015	2015	11 under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS Regions.
2016	2016	12 (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
2017	2017	13 established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
2018	2018	14 Justice Involved Applicant has a principal officer who is
2019	2019	15 a principal officer in more than 10 Early Approval Adult
2020	2020	16 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Conditional Adult
2021	2021	17 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing
2022	2022	18 Organization Licenses, or any combination thereof, the
2023	2023	19 licensees and the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
2024	2024	20 Involved Applicant listing that principal officer must
2025	2025	21 choose which license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d)
2026	2026	22 of Section 15-36 and notify the Department in writing
2027	2027	23 within 5 business days on forms prescribed by the
2028	2028	24 Department. If the Dispensary Applicant or licensees do
2029	2029	25 not notify the Department as required, the Department
2030	2030	26 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
2031	2031
2032	2032
2033	2033
2034	2034
2035	2035
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2037	2037
2038	2038
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2040	2040	HB3921 - 57 - LRB103 29885 CPF 56296 b
2041	2041	1 Involved Applicant all available licenses established
2042	2042	2 under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS Regions.
2043	2043	3 (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
2044	2044	4 under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
2045	2045	5 next Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant
2046	2046	6 drawn by lot.
2047	2047	7 Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
2048	2048	8 subsection shall be limited to the provisions of this
2049	2049	9 subsection.
2050	2050	10 (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
2051	2051	11 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
2052	2052	12 days from the date of the award to identify a physical location
2053	2053	13 for the dispensing organization's retail storefront. The
2054	2054	14 applicant shall provide evidence that the location is not
2055	2055	15 within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
2056	2056	16 unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
2057	2057	17 Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
2058	2058	18 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
2059	2059	19 Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
2060	2060	20 find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
2061	2061	21 Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
2062	2062	22 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
2063	2063	23 Department may extend the period for finding a physical
2064	2064	24 address a total of 540 another 180 days if the Conditional
2065	2065	25 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates
2066	2066	26 a concrete attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the
2067	2067
2068	2068
2069	2069
2070	2070
2071	2071
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2073	2073
2074	2074
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2077	2077	1 Department denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use
2078	2078	2 Dispensing Organization License holder is unable to find a
2079	2079	3 location or become operational within 540 360 days of being
2080	2080	4 awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
2081	2081	5 License under this Section, the Department shall rescind the
2082	2082	6 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
2083	2083	7 award it pursuant to subsection (b) and notify the new awardee
2084	2084	8 at the email address provided in the awardee's application,
2085	2085	9 provided the applicant receiving the Conditional Adult Use
2086	2086	10 Dispensing Organization License: (i) confirms a continued
2087	2087	11 interest in operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can
2088	2088	12 provide evidence that the applicant continues to meet all
2089	2089	13 requirements for holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
2090	2090	14 Organization License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not
2091	2091	15 otherwise become ineligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult
2092	2092	16 Use Dispensing Organization License. If the new awardee is
2093	2093	17 unable to accept the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
2094	2094	18 Organization License, the Department shall award the
2095	2095	19 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
2096	2096	20 to subsection (b). The new awardee shall be subject to the same
2097	2097	21 required deadlines as provided in this subsection.
2098	2098	22 (d) If, within 180 days of being awarded a Conditional
2099	2099	23 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
2100	2100	24 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
2101	2101	25 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
2102	2102	26 Dispensing Organization License under this Section because no
2103	2103
2104	2104
2105	2105
2106	2106
2107	2107
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2109	2109
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2113	2113	1 jurisdiction within the BLS Region allows for the operation of
2114	2114	2 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization, the Department may
2115	2115	3 authorize the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
2116	2116	4 License holder to transfer its Conditional Adult Use
2117	2117	5 Dispensing Organization License to a BLS Region specified by
2118	2118	6 the Department.
2119	2119	7 (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
2120	2120	8 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
2121	2121	9 this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
2122	2122	10 cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
2123	2123	11 organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
2124	2124	12 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
2125	2125	13 (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
2126	2126	14 prospective dispensing organization agents in order to carry
2127	2127	15 out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
2128	2128	16 applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
2129	2129	17 check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
2130	2130	18 Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
2131	2131	19 Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
2132	2132	20 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
2133	2133	21 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
2134	2134	22 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
2135	2135	23 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
2136	2136	24 by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
2137	2137	25 Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
2138	2138	26 The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
2139	2139
2140	2140
2141	2141
2142	2142
2143	2143
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2145	2145
2146	2146
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2149	2149	1 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
2150	2150	2 Department.
2151	2151	3 (g) The Department may verify information contained in
2152	2152	4 each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
2153	2153	5 applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
2154	2154	6 organization.
2155	2155	7 (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
2156	2156	8 an authorization to an applicant who meets any of the
2157	2157	9 following criteria:
2158	2158	10 (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
2159	2159	11 duties required of the applicant.
2160	2160	12 (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
2161	2161	13 falsely any information called for in the application.
2162	2162	14 (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of a
2163	2163	15 violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
2164	2164	16 entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
2165	2165	17 entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
2166	2166	18 with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
2167	2167	19 organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
2168	2168	20 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
2169	2169	21 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
2170	2170	22 at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
2171	2171	23 License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
2172	2172	24 License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
2173	2173	25 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
2174	2174	26 or whose cannabis business establishment license was
2175	2175
2176	2176
2177	2177
2178	2178
2179	2179
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2181	2181
2182	2182
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2185	2185	1 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
2186	2186	2 state.
2187	2187	3 (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
2188	2188	4 practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
2189	2189	5 activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
2190	2190	6 establishment or other business.
2191	2191	7 (i) The Department shall deny the license if any principal
2192	2192	8 officer, board member, or person having a financial or voting
2193	2193	9 interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is delinquent in
2194	2194	10 filing any required tax return or paying any amount owed to the
2195	2195	11 State of Illinois.
2196	2196	12 (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
2197	2197	13 with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
2198	2198	14 this Article before issuing a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
2199	2199	15 Organization License.
2200	2200	16 (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
2201	2201	17 Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
2202	2202	18 information and plans provided in the application, including
2203	2203	19 any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
2204	2204	20 of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
2205	2205	21 and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
2206	2206	22 the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
2207	2207	23 Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
2208	2208	24 or by rule. Dispensing organizations have a duty to disclose
2209	2209	25 any material changes to the application. The Department shall
2210	2210	26 review all material changes disclosed by the dispensing
2211	2211
2212	2212
2213	2213
2214	2214
2215	2215
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2217	2217
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2221	2221	1 organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
2222	2222	2 the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
2223	2223	3 Organization License, including, but not limited to,
2224	2224	4 suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
2225	2225	5 Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
2226	2226	6 conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
2227	2227	7 dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
2228	2228	8 suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
2229	2229	9 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
2230	2230	10 Department.
2231	2231	11 (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
2232	2232	12 dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
2233	2233	13 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
2234	2234	14 under this Section, the Department may permanently revoke the
2235	2235	15 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
2236	2236	16 award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
2237	2237	17 Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
2238	2238	18 in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
2239	2239	19 or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
2240	2240	20 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
2241	2241	21 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
2242	2242	22 (410 ILCS 705/15-70)
2243	2243	23 Sec. 15-70. Operational requirements; prohibitions.
2244	2244	24 (a) A dispensing organization shall operate in accordance
2245	2245	25 with the representations made in its application and license
2246	2246
2247	2247
2248	2248
2249	2249
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2256	2256	1 materials. It shall be in compliance with this Act and rules.
2257	2257	2 (b) A dispensing organization must include the legal name
2258	2258	3 of the dispensary on the packaging of any cannabis product it
2259	2259	4 sells.
2260	2260	5 (c) All cannabis, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis
2261	2261	6 seeds must be obtained from an Illinois registered adult use
2262	2262	7 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or another
2263	2263	8 dispensary.
2264	2264	9 (d) Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling
2265	2265	10 any product containing alcohol except tinctures, which must be
2266	2266	11 limited to containers that are no larger than 100 milliliters.
2267	2267	12 (e) A dispensing organization shall inspect and count
2268	2268	13 product received from a transporting organization, adult use
2269	2269	14 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or
2270	2270	15 other dispensing organization before dispensing it.
2271	2271	16 (f) A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis
2272	2272	17 deliveries into a restricted access area. Deliveries may not
2273	2273	18 be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless
2274	2274	19 otherwise approved by the Department.
2275	2275	20 (g) A dispensing organization shall maintain compliance
2276	2276	21 with State and local building, fire, and zoning requirements
2277	2277	22 or regulations.
2278	2278	23 (h) A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the
2279	2279	24 Department of the names of all service professionals that will
2280	2280	25 work at the dispensary. The list shall include a description
2281	2281	26 of the type of business or service provided. Changes to the
2282	2282
2283	2283
2284	2284
2285	2285
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2288	2288
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2292	2292	1 service professional list shall be promptly provided. No
2293	2293	2 service professional shall work in the dispensary until the
2294	2294	3 name is provided to the Department on the service professional
2295	2295	4 list.
2296	2296	5 (i) A dispensing organization's license allows for a
2297	2297	6 dispensary to be operated only at a single location.
2298	2298	7 (j) A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
2299	2299	8 local time.
2300	2300	9 (k) A dispensing organization must keep all lighting
2301	2301	10 outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and
2302	2302	11 wattage sufficient for security cameras.
2303	2303	12 (l) A dispensing organization must keep all air treatment
2304	2304	13 systems that will be installed to reduce odors in good working
2305	2305	14 order.
2306	2306	15 (m) A dispensing organization must contract with a private
2307	2307	16 security contractor that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the
2308	2308	17 Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
2309	2309	18 Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to provide
2310	2310	19 on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation.
2311	2311	20 (n) A dispensing organization shall ensure that any
2312	2312	21 building or equipment used by a dispensing organization for
2313	2313	22 the storage or sale of cannabis is maintained in a clean and
2314	2314	23 sanitary condition.
2315	2315	24 (o) The dispensary shall be free from infestation by
2316	2316	25 insects, rodents, or pests.
2317	2317	26 (p) A dispensing organization shall not:
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2328	2328	1 (1) Produce or manufacture cannabis;
2329	2329	2 (2) Accept a cannabis product from an adult use
2330	2330	3 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, dispensing
2331	2331	4 organization, or transporting organization unless it is
2332	2332	5 pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with this Act and
2333	2333	6 any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act;
2334	2334	7 (3) Obtain cannabis or cannabis-infused products from
2335	2335	8 outside the State of Illinois;
2336	2336	9 (4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a
2337	2337	10 purchaser unless the dispensing organization is licensed
2338	2338	11 under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
2339	2339	12 Act, and the individual is registered under the
2340	2340	13 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or the
2341	2341	14 purchaser has been verified to be 21 years of age or older;
2342	2342	15 (5) Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult
2343	2343	16 use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser.
2344	2344	17 Dispensaries shall provide consumers an assortment of
2345	2345	18 products from various cannabis business establishment
2346	2346	19 licensees such that the inventory available for sale at
2347	2347	20 any dispensary from any single cultivation center, craft
2348	2348	21 grower, processor, transporter, or infuser entity shall
2349	2349	22 not be more than 40% of the total inventory available for
2350	2350	23 sale. For the purpose of this subsection, a cultivation
2351	2351	24 center, craft grower, processor, or infuser shall be
2352	2352	25 considered part of the same entity if the licensees share
2353	2353	26 at least one principal officer. The Department may request
2354	2354
2355	2355
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2364	2364	1 that a dispensary diversify its products as needed or
2365	2365	2 otherwise discipline a dispensing organization for
2366	2366	3 violating this requirement;
2367	2367	4 (6) Refuse to conduct business with an adult use
2368	2368	5 cultivation center, craft grower, transporting
2369	2369	6 organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly
2370	2370	7 deliver the product and is permitted by the Department of
2371	2371	8 Agriculture, on the same terms as other adult use
2372	2372	9 cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, or
2373	2373	10 transporters with whom it is dealing;
2374	2374	11 (7) (Blank); Operate drive-through windows;
2375	2375	12 (8) Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or
2376	2376	13 cannabis-infused products in vending machines;
2377	2377	14 (9) Transport cannabis to residences or other
2378	2378	15 locations where purchasers may be for delivery;
2379	2379	16 (10) Enter into agreements to allow persons who are
2380	2380	17 not dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or
2381	2381	18 to transport cannabis to purchasers;
2382	2382	19 (11) Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance
2383	2383	20 equipment is inoperative;
2384	2384	21 (12) Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale
2385	2385	22 equipment is inoperative;
2386	2386	23 (13) Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis
2387	2387	24 electronic verification system is inoperative;
2388	2388	25 (14) Have fewer than 2 people working at the
2389	2389	26 dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open;
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2400	2400	1 (15) Be located within 1,500 feet of the property line
2401	2401	2 of a pre-existing dispensing organization, unless the
2402	2402	3 applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
2403	2403	4 Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
2404	2404	5 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed
2405	2405	6 under Section 15-15 or Section 15-20;
2406	2406	7 (16) Sell clones or any other live plant material;
2407	2407	8 (17) Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or
2408	2408	9 cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with
2409	2409	10 each other or any other items for one price, and each item
2410	2410	11 of cannabis, concentrate, or cannabis-infused product must
2411	2411	12 be separately identified by quantity and price on the
2412	2412	13 receipt;
2413	2413	14 (18) Violate any other requirements or prohibitions
2414	2414	15 set by Department rules.
2415	2415	16 (q) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval
2416	2416	17 Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
2417	2417	18 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
2418	2418	19 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
2419	2419	20 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
2420	2420	21 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or any
2421	2421	22 officer, associate, member, representative, or agent of such
2422	2422	23 licensee to accept, receive, or borrow money or anything else
2423	2423	24 of value or accept or receive credit (other than merchandising
2424	2424	25 credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to
2425	2425	26 exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any adult use
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2436	2436	1 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or transporting
2437	2437	2 organization in exchange for preferential placement on the
2438	2438	3 dispensing organization's shelves, display cases, or website.
2439	2439	4 This includes anything received or borrowed or from any
2440	2440	5 stockholders, officers, agents, or persons connected with an
2441	2441	6 adult use cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or
2442	2442	7 transporting organization.
2443	2443	8 (r) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval
2444	2444	9 Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
2445	2445	10 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
2446	2446	11 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
2447	2447	12 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
2448	2448	13 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program to enter into
2449	2449	14 any contract with any person licensed to cultivate, process,
2450	2450	15 or transport cannabis whereby such dispensing organization
2451	2451	16 agrees not to sell any cannabis cultivated, processed,
2452	2452	17 transported, manufactured, or distributed by any other
2453	2453	18 cultivator, transporter, or infuser, and any provision in any
2454	2454	19 contract violative of this Section shall render the whole of
2455	2455	20 such contract void and no action shall be brought thereon in
2456	2456	21 any court.
2457	2457	22 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
2458	2458	23 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
2459	2459	24 (410 ILCS 705/15-100)
2460	2460	25 Sec. 15-100. Security.
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2471	2471	1 (a) A dispensing organization shall implement security
2472	2472	2 measures to deter and prevent entry into and theft of cannabis
2473	2473	3 or currency.
2474	2474	4 (b) A dispensing organization shall submit any changes to
2475	2475	5 the floor plan or security plan to the Department for
2476	2476	6 pre-approval. All cannabis shall be maintained and stored in a
2477	2477	7 restricted access area during construction.
2478	2478	8 (c) The dispensing organization shall implement security
2479	2479	9 measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing
2480	2480	10 organization agents including, but not limited to the
2481	2481	11 following:
2482	2482	12 (1) Establish a locked door or barrier between the
2483	2483	13 facility's entrance and the limited access area;
2484	2484	14 (2) Prevent individuals from remaining on the premises
2485	2485	15 if they are not engaging in activity permitted by this Act
2486	2486	16 or rules;
2487	2487	17 (3) Develop a policy that addresses the maximum
2488	2488	18 capacity and purchaser flow in the waiting rooms and
2489	2489	19 limited access areas;
2490	2490	20 (4) Dispose of cannabis in accordance with this Act
2491	2491	21 and rules;
2492	2492	22 (5) During hours of operation, store and dispense all
2493	2493	23 cannabis in from the restricted access area and dispense
2494	2494	24 all cannabis from the restricted access area, a
2495	2495	25 drive-through window of the restricted access area, or a
2496	2496	26 curbside pickup location in close proximity to the
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2507	2507	1 restricted access area. During operational hours, cannabis
2508	2508	2 shall be stored in an enclosed locked room or cabinet and
2509	2509	3 accessible only to specifically authorized dispensing
2510	2510	4 organization agents;
2511	2511	5 (6) When the dispensary is closed, store all cannabis
2512	2512	6 and currency in a reinforced vault room in the restricted
2513	2513	7 access area and in a manner as to prevent diversion,
2514	2514	8 theft, or loss;
2515	2515	9 (7) Keep the reinforced vault room and any other
2516	2516	10 equipment or cannabis storage areas securely locked and
2517	2517	11 protected from unauthorized entry;
2518	2518	12 (8) Keep an electronic daily log of dispensing
2519	2519	13 organization agents with access to the reinforced vault
2520	2520	14 room and knowledge of the access code or combination;
2521	2521	15 (9) Keep all locks and security equipment in good
2522	2522	16 working order;
2523	2523	17 (10) Maintain an operational security and alarm system
2524	2524	18 at all times;
2525	2525	19 (11) Prohibit keys, if applicable, from being left in
2526	2526	20 the locks, or stored or placed in a location accessible to
2527	2527	21 persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
2528	2528	22 (12) Prohibit accessibility of security measures,
2529	2529	23 including combination numbers, passwords, or electronic or
2530	2530	24 biometric security systems to persons other than
2531	2531	25 specifically authorized dispensing organization agents;
2532	2532	26 (13) Ensure that the dispensary interior and exterior
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2543	2543	1 premises are sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
2544	2544	2 (14) Ensure that trees, bushes, and other foliage
2545	2545	3 outside of the dispensary premises do not allow for a
2546	2546	4 person or persons to conceal themselves from sight;
2547	2547	5 (15) Develop emergency policies and procedures for
2548	2548	6 securing all product and currency following any instance
2549	2549	7 of diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, and conduct an
2550	2550	8 assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
2551	2551	9 necessary; and
2552	2552	10 (16) Develop sufficient additional safeguards in
2553	2553	11 response to any special security concerns, or as required
2554	2554	12 by the Department.
2555	2555	13 (d) The Department may request or approve alternative
2556	2556	14 security provisions that it determines are an adequate
2557	2557	15 substitute for a security requirement specified in this
2558	2558	16 Article. Any additional protections may be considered by the
2559	2559	17 Department in evaluating overall security measures.
2560	2560	18 (e) A dispensing organization may share premises with a
2561	2561	19 craft grower or an infuser organization, or both, provided
2562	2562	20 each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
2563	2563	21 products in a separate secured vault to which the other
2564	2564	22 licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
2565	2565	23 share more than 50% of the same ownership.
2566	2566	24 (f) A dispensing organization shall provide additional
2567	2567	25 security as needed and in a manner appropriate for the
2568	2568	26 community where it operates.
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2579	2579	1 (g) Restricted access areas.
2580	2580	2 (1) All restricted access areas must be identified by
2581	2581	3 the posting of a sign that is a minimum of 12 inches by 12
2582	2582	4 inches and that states "Do Not Enter - Restricted Access
2583	2583	5 Area - Authorized Personnel Only" in lettering no smaller
2584	2584	6 than one inch in height.
2585	2585	7 (2) All restricted access areas shall be clearly
2586	2586	8 described in the floor plan of the premises, in the form
2587	2587	9 and manner determined by the Department, reflecting walls,
2588	2588	10 partitions, counters, and all areas of entry and exit. The
2589	2589	11 floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, and retail
2590	2590	12 sales areas.
2591	2591	13 (3) All restricted access areas must be secure, with
2592	2592	14 locking devices that prevent access from the limited
2593	2593	15 access areas.
2594	2594	16 (h) Security and alarm.
2595	2595	17 (1) A dispensing organization shall have an adequate
2596	2596	18 security plan and security system to prevent and detect
2597	2597	19 diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, currency, or
2598	2598	20 unauthorized intrusion using commercial grade equipment
2599	2599	21 installed by an Illinois licensed private alarm contractor
2600	2600	22 or private alarm contractor agency that shall, at a
2601	2601	23 minimum, include:
2602	2602	24 (i) A perimeter alarm on all entry points and
2603	2603	25 glass break protection on perimeter windows;
2604	2604	26 (ii) Security shatterproof tinted film on exterior
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2615	2615	1 windows;
2616	2616	2 (iii) A failure notification system that provides
2617	2617	3 an audible, text, or visual notification of any
2618	2618	4 failure in the surveillance system, including, but not
2619	2619	5 limited to, panic buttons, alarms, and video
2620	2620	6 monitoring system. The failure notification system
2621	2621	7 shall provide an alert to designated dispensing
2622	2622	8 organization agents within 5 minutes after the
2623	2623	9 failure, either by telephone or text message;
2624	2624	10 (iv) A duress alarm, panic button, and alarm, or
2625	2625	11 holdup alarm and after-hours intrusion detection alarm
2626	2626	12 that by design and purpose will directly or indirectly
2627	2627	13 notify, by the most efficient means, the Public Safety
2628	2628	14 Answering Point for the law enforcement agency having
2629	2629	15 primary jurisdiction;
2630	2630	16 (v) Security equipment to deter and prevent
2631	2631	17 unauthorized entrance into the dispensary, including
2632	2632	18 electronic door locks on the limited and restricted
2633	2633	19 access areas that include devices or a series of
2634	2634	20 devices to detect unauthorized intrusion that may
2635	2635	21 include a signal system interconnected with a radio
2636	2636	22 frequency method, cellular, private radio signals or
2637	2637	23 other mechanical or electronic device.
2638	2638	24 (2) All security system equipment and recordings shall
2639	2639	25 be maintained in good working order, in a secure location
2640	2640	26 so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction, or alterations.
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2651	2651	1 (3) Access to surveillance monitoring recording
2652	2652	2 equipment shall be limited to persons who are essential to
2653	2653	3 surveillance operations, law enforcement authorities
2654	2654	4 acting within their jurisdiction, security system service
2655	2655	5 personnel, and the Department. A current list of
2656	2656	6 authorized dispensing organization agents and service
2657	2657	7 personnel that have access to the surveillance equipment
2658	2658	8 must be available to the Department upon request.
2659	2659	9 (4) All security equipment shall be inspected and
2660	2660	10 tested at regular intervals, not to exceed one month from
2661	2661	11 the previous inspection, and tested to ensure the systems
2662	2662	12 remain functional.
2663	2663	13 (5) The security system shall provide protection
2664	2664	14 against theft and diversion that is facilitated or hidden
2665	2665	15 by tampering with computers or electronic records.
2666	2666	16 (6) The dispensary shall ensure all access doors are
2667	2667	17 not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to
2668	2668	18 ensure that locks are not released during a power outage.
2669	2669	19 (i) To monitor the dispensary, the dispensing organization
2670	2670	20 shall incorporate continuous electronic video monitoring
2671	2671	21 including the following:
2672	2672	22 (1) All monitors must be 19 inches or greater;
2673	2673	23 (2) Unobstructed video surveillance of all enclosed
2674	2674	24 dispensary areas, unless prohibited by law, including all
2675	2675	25 points of entry and exit that shall be appropriate for the
2676	2676	26 normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance.
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2687	2687	1 The cameras shall be directed so all areas are captured,
2688	2688	2 including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, sales areas,
2689	2689	3 and areas where cannabis is stored, handled, dispensed, or
2690	2690	4 destroyed. Cameras shall be angled to allow for facial
2691	2691	5 recognition, the capture of clear and certain
2692	2692	6 identification of any person entering or exiting the
2693	2693	7 dispensary area and in lighting sufficient during all
2694	2694	8 times of night or day;
2695	2695	9 (3) Unobstructed video surveillance of outside areas,
2696	2696	10 the storefront, and the parking lot, that shall be
2697	2697	11 appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area
2698	2698	12 under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow
2699	2699	13 for the capture of facial recognition, clear and certain
2700	2700	14 identification of any person entering or exiting the
2701	2701	15 dispensary and the immediate surrounding area, and license
2702	2702	16 plates of vehicles in the parking lot;
2703	2703	17 (4) 24-hour recordings from all video cameras
2704	2704	18 available for immediate viewing by the Department upon
2705	2705	19 request. Recordings shall not be destroyed or altered and
2706	2706	20 shall be retained for at least 90 days. Recordings shall
2707	2707	21 be retained as long as necessary if the dispensing
2708	2708	22 organization is aware of the loss or theft of cannabis or a
2709	2709	23 pending criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
2710	2710	24 or legal proceeding for which the recording may contain
2711	2711	25 relevant information;
2712	2712	26 (5) The ability to immediately produce a clear, color
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2723	2723	1 still photo from the surveillance video, either live or
2724	2724	2 recorded;
2725	2725	3 (6) A date and time stamp embedded on all video
2726	2726	4 surveillance recordings. The date and time shall be
2727	2727	5 synchronized and set correctly and shall not significantly
2728	2728	6 obscure the picture;
2729	2729	7 (7) The ability to remain operational during a power
2730	2730	8 outage and ensure all access doors are not solely
2731	2731	9 controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that
2732	2732	10 locks are not released during a power outage;
2733	2733	11 (8) All video surveillance equipment shall allow for
2734	2734	12 the exporting of still images in an industry standard
2735	2735	13 image format, including .jpg, .bmp, and .gif. Exported
2736	2736	14 video shall have the ability to be archived in a
2737	2737	15 proprietary format that ensures authentication of the
2738	2738	16 video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded
2739	2739	17 image has taken place. Exported video shall also have the
2740	2740	18 ability to be saved in an industry standard file format
2741	2741	19 that can be played on a standard computer operating
2742	2742	20 system. All recordings shall be erased or destroyed before
2743	2743	21 disposal;
2744	2744	22 (9) The video surveillance system shall be operational
2745	2745	23 during a power outage with a 4-hour minimum battery
2746	2746	24 backup;
2747	2747	25 (10) A video camera or cameras recording at each
2748	2748	26 point-of-sale location allowing for the identification of
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2759	2759	1 the dispensing organization agent distributing the
2760	2760	2 cannabis and any purchaser. The camera or cameras shall
2761	2761	3 capture the sale, the individuals and the computer
2762	2762	4 monitors used for the sale;
2763	2763	5 (11) A failure notification system that provides an
2764	2764	6 audible and visual notification of any failure in the
2765	2765	7 electronic video monitoring system; and
2766	2766	8 (12) All electronic video surveillance monitoring must
2767	2767	9 record at least the equivalent of 8 frames per second and
2768	2768	10 be available as recordings to the Department and the
2769	2769	11 Illinois State Police 24 hours a day via a secure
2770	2770	12 web-based portal with reverse functionality.
2771	2771	13 (j) The requirements contained in this Act are minimum
2772	2772	14 requirements for operating a dispensing organization. The
2773	2773	15 Department may establish additional requirements by rule.
2774	2774	16 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
2775	2775	17 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
2776	2776	18 (410 ILCS 705/15-135)
2777	2777	19 Sec. 15-135. Investigations.
2778	2778	20 (a) Dispensing organizations are subject to random and
2779	2779	21 unannounced dispensary inspections and cannabis testing by the
2780	2780	22 Department, the Illinois State Police, the Department of
2781	2781	23 Agriculture, local law enforcement, or as provided by rule.
2782	2782	24 The Department of Agriculture shall also have authority to
2783	2783	25 conduct random inspections of transporting organizations while
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2794	2794	1 at dispensary organizations.
2795	2795	2 (b) The Department and its authorized representatives may
2796	2796	3 enter any place, including a vehicle, in which cannabis is
2797	2797	4 held, stored, dispensed, sold, produced, delivered,
2798	2798	5 transported, manufactured, or disposed of and inspect, in a
2799	2799	6 reasonable manner, the place and all pertinent equipment,
2800	2800	7 containers and labeling, and all things including records,
2801	2801	8 files, financial data, sales data, shipping data, pricing
2802	2802	9 data, personnel data, research, papers, processes, controls,
2803	2803	10 and facility, and inventory any stock of cannabis and obtain
2804	2804	11 samples of any cannabis or cannabis-infused product, any
2805	2805	12 labels or containers for cannabis, or paraphernalia.
2806	2806	13 (c) The Department may conduct an investigation of an
2807	2807	14 applicant, application, dispensing organization, principal
2808	2808	15 officer, dispensary agent, third party vendor, or any other
2809	2809	16 party associated with a dispensing organization for an alleged
2810	2810	17 violation of this Act or rules or to determine qualifications
2811	2811	18 to be granted a registration by the Department.
2812	2812	19 (d) The Department may require an applicant or holder of
2813	2813	20 any license issued pursuant to this Article to produce
2814	2814	21 documents, records, or any other material pertinent to the
2815	2815	22 investigation of an application or alleged violations of this
2816	2816	23 Act or rules. Failure to provide the required material may be
2817	2817	24 grounds for denial or discipline.
2818	2818	25 (e) Every person charged with preparation, obtaining, or
2819	2819	26 keeping records, logs, reports, or other documents in
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2830	2830	1 connection with this Act and rules and every person in charge,
2831	2831	2 or having custody, of those documents shall, upon request by
2832	2832	3 the Department, make the documents immediately available for
2833	2833	4 inspection and copying by the Department, the Department's
2834	2834	5 authorized representative, or others authorized by law to
2835	2835	6 review the documents.
2836	2836	7 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
2837	2837	8 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
2838	2838	9 (410 ILCS 705/20-15)
2839	2839	10 Sec. 20-15. Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center
2840	2840	11 application.
2841	2841	12 (a) If the Department of Agriculture makes available
2842	2842	13 additional cultivation center licenses pursuant to Section
2843	2843	14 20-5, applicants for a Conditional Adult Use Cultivation
2844	2844	15 Center License shall electronically submit the following in
2845	2845	16 such form as the Department of Agriculture may direct:
2846	2846	17 (1) the nonrefundable application fee set by rule by
2847	2847	18 the Department of Agriculture, to be deposited into the
2848	2848	19 Cannabis Regulation Fund;
2849	2849	20 (2) the legal name of the cultivation center;
2850	2850	21 (3) the proposed physical address of the cultivation
2851	2851	22 center;
2852	2852	23 (4) the name, address, social security number, and
2853	2853	24 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
2854	2854	25 of the cultivation center; each principal officer and
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2865	2865	1 board member shall be at least 21 years of age;
2866	2866	2 (5) the details of any administrative or judicial
2867	2867	3 proceeding in which any of the principal officers or board
2868	2868	4 members of the cultivation center (i) pled guilty, were
2869	2869	5 convicted, were fined, or had a registration or license
2870	2870	6 suspended or revoked, or (ii) managed or served on the
2871	2871	7 board of a business or non-profit organization that pled
2872	2872	8 guilty, was convicted, was fined, or had a registration or
2873	2873	9 license suspended or revoked;
2874	2874	10 (6) proposed operating bylaws that include procedures
2875	2875	11 for the oversight of the cultivation center, including the
2876	2876	12 development and implementation of a plant monitoring
2877	2877	13 system, accurate recordkeeping, staffing plan, and
2878	2878	14 security plan approved by the Illinois State Police that
2879	2879	15 are in accordance with the rules issued by the Department
2880	2880	16 of Agriculture under this Act. A physical inventory shall
2881	2881	17 be performed of all plants and cannabis on a weekly basis
2882	2882	18 by the cultivation center;
2883	2883	19 (7) verification from the Illinois State Police that
2884	2884	20 all background checks of the prospective principal
2885	2885	21 officers, board members, and agents of the cannabis
2886	2886	22 business establishment have been conducted;
2887	2887	23 (8) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance or
2888	2888	24 permit and verification that the proposed cultivation
2889	2889	25 center is in compliance with the local zoning rules and
2890	2890	26 distance limitations established by the local
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2901	2901	1 jurisdiction;
2902	2902	2 (9) proposed employment practices, in which the
2903	2903	3 applicant must demonstrate a plan of action to inform,
2904	2904	4 hire, and educate minorities, women, veterans, and persons
2905	2905	5 with disabilities, engage in fair labor practices, and
2906	2906	6 provide worker protections;
2907	2907	7 (10) whether an applicant can demonstrate experience
2908	2908	8 in or business practices that promote economic empowerment
2909	2909	9 in Disproportionately Impacted Areas;
2910	2910	10 (11) experience with the cultivation of agricultural
2911	2911	11 or horticultural products, operating an agriculturally
2912	2912	12 related business, or operating a horticultural business;
2913	2913	13 (12) a description of the enclosed, locked facility
2914	2914	14 where cannabis will be grown, harvested, manufactured,
2915	2915	15 processed, packaged, or otherwise prepared for
2916	2916	16 distribution to a dispensing organization;
2917	2917	17 (13) a survey of the enclosed, locked facility,
2918	2918	18 including the space used for cultivation;
2919	2919	19 (14) cultivation, processing, inventory, and packaging
2920	2920	20 plans;
2921	2921	21 (15) a description of the applicant's experience with
2922	2922	22 agricultural cultivation techniques and industry
2923	2923	23 standards;
2924	2924	24 (16) a list of any academic degrees, certifications,
2925	2925	25 or relevant experience of all prospective principal
2926	2926	26 officers, board members, and agents of the related
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2937	2937	1 business;
2938	2938	2 (17) the identity of every person having a financial
2939	2939	3 or voting interest of 5% or greater in the cultivation
2940	2940	4 center operation with respect to which the license is
2941	2941	5 sought, whether a trust, corporation, partnership, limited
2942	2942	6 liability company, or sole proprietorship, including the
2943	2943	7 name and address of each person;
2944	2944	8 (18) a plan describing how the cultivation center will
2945	2945	9 address each of the following:
2946	2946	10 (i) energy needs, including estimates of monthly
2947	2947	11 electricity and gas usage, to what extent it will
2948	2948	12 procure energy from a local utility or from on-site
2949	2949	13 generation, and if it has or will adopt a sustainable
2950	2950	14 energy use and energy conservation policy;
2951	2951	15 (ii) water needs, including estimated water draw
2952	2952	16 and if it has or will adopt a sustainable water use and
2953	2953	17 water conservation policy; and
2954	2954	18 (iii) waste management, including if it has or
2955	2955	19 will adopt a waste reduction policy;
2956	2956	20 (19) a diversity plan that includes a narrative of not
2957	2957	21 more than 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity
2958	2958	22 in ownership, management, employment, and contracting to
2959	2959	23 ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded
2960	2960	24 equality of opportunity;
2961	2961	25 (20) any other information required by rule;
2962	2962	26 (21) a recycling plan:
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2973	2973	1 (A) Purchaser packaging, including cartridges,
2974	2974	2 shall be accepted by the applicant and recycled.
2975	2975	3 (B) Any recyclable waste generated by the cannabis
2976	2976	4 cultivation facility shall be recycled per applicable
2977	2977	5 State and local laws, ordinances, and rules.
2978	2978	6 (C) Any cannabis waste, liquid waste, or hazardous
2979	2979	7 waste shall be disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill.
2980	2980	8 Adm. Code 1000.460, except, to the greatest extent
2981	2981	9 feasible, all cannabis plant waste will be rendered
2982	2982	10 unusable by grinding and incorporating the cannabis
2983	2983	11 plant waste with compostable mixed waste to be
2984	2984	12 disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code
2985	2985	13 1000.460(g)(1);
2986	2986	14 (22) commitment to comply with local waste provisions:
2987	2987	15 a cultivation facility must remain in compliance with
2988	2988	16 applicable State and federal environmental requirements,
2989	2989	17 including, but not limited to:
2990	2990	18 (A) storing, securing, and managing all
2991	2991	19 recyclables and waste, including organic waste
2992	2992	20 composed of or containing finished cannabis and
2993	2993	21 cannabis products, in accordance with applicable State
2994	2994	22 and local laws, ordinances, and rules; and
2995	2995	23 (B) disposing liquid waste containing cannabis or
2996	2996	24 byproducts of cannabis processing in compliance with
2997	2997	25 all applicable State and federal requirements,
2998	2998	26 including, but not limited to, the cannabis
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3009	3009	1 cultivation facility's permits under Title X of the
3010	3010	2 Environmental Protection Act; and
3011	3011	3 (23) a commitment to a technology standard for
3012	3012	4 resource efficiency of the cultivation center facility.
3013	3013	5 (A) A cannabis cultivation facility commits to use
3014	3014	6 resources efficiently, including energy and water. For
3015	3015	7 the following, a cannabis cultivation facility commits
3016	3016	8 to meet or exceed the technology standard identified
3017	3017	9 in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), which may be
3018	3018	10 modified by rule:
3019	3019	11 (i) lighting systems, including light bulbs;
3020	3020	12 (ii) HVAC system;
3021	3021	13 (iii) water application system to the crop;
3022	3022	14 and
3023	3023	15 (iv) filtration system for removing
3024	3024	16 contaminants from wastewater.
3025	3025	17 (B) Lighting. The Lighting Power Densities (LPD)
3026	3026	18 for cultivation space commits to not exceed an average
3027	3027	19 of 36 watts per gross square foot of active and growing
3028	3028	20 space canopy, or all installed lighting technology
3029	3029	21 shall meet a photosynthetic photon efficacy (PPE) of
3030	3030	22 no less than 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture and
3031	3031	23 shall be featured on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
3032	3032	24 Horticultural Specification Qualified Products List
3033	3033	25 (QPL). In the event that DLC requirement for minimum
3034	3034	26 efficacy exceeds 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture,
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3045	3045	1 that PPE shall become the new standard.
3046	3046	2 (C) HVAC. (i) For cannabis grow operations with
3047	3047	3 less than 6,000 square feet of canopy, the licensee
3048	3048	4 commits that all HVAC units will be high-efficiency
3049	3049	5 ductless split HVAC units, or other more energy
3050	3050	6 efficient equipment. (ii) For cannabis grow operations
3051	3051	7 with 6,000 square feet of canopy or more, the licensee
3052	3052	8 commits that all HVAC units will be variable
3053	3053	9 refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy
3054	3054	10 efficient equipment.
3055	3055	11 (D) Water application.
3056	3056	12 (i) The cannabis cultivation facility commits
3057	3057	13 to use automated watering systems, including, but
3058	3058	14 not limited to, drip irrigation and flood tables,
3059	3059	15 to irrigate cannabis crop.
3060	3060	16 (ii) The cannabis cultivation facility commits
3061	3061	17 to measure runoff from watering events and report
3062	3062	18 this volume in its water usage plan, and that on
3063	3063	19 average, watering events shall have no more than
3064	3064	20 20% of runoff of water.
3065	3065	21 (E) Filtration. The cultivator commits that HVAC
3066	3066	22 condensate, dehumidification water, excess runoff, and
3067	3067	23 other wastewater produced by the cannabis cultivation
3068	3068	24 facility shall be captured and filtered to the best of
3069	3069	25 the facility's ability to achieve the quality needed
3070	3070	26 to be reused in subsequent watering rounds.
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3081	3081	1 (F) Reporting energy use and efficiency as
3082	3082	2 required by rule.
3083	3083	3 (b) Applicants must submit all required information,
3084	3084	4 including the information required in Section 20-10, to the
3085	3085	5 Department of Agriculture. Failure by an applicant to submit
3086	3086	6 all required information may result in the application being
3087	3087	7 disqualified.
3088	3088	8 (c) If the Department of Agriculture receives an
3089	3089	9 application with missing information, the Department of
3090	3090	10 Agriculture may issue a deficiency notice to the applicant.
3091	3091	11 The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the
3092	3092	12 deficiency notice to resubmit the incomplete information.
3093	3093	13 Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
3094	3094	14 to cure will not be scored and will be disqualified.
3095	3095	15 (e) A cultivation center that is awarded a Conditional
3096	3096	16 Adult Use Cultivation Center License pursuant to the criteria
3097	3097	17 in Section 20-20 shall not grow, purchase, possess, or sell
3098	3098	18 cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the person has
3099	3099	19 received an Adult Use Cultivation Center License issued by the
3100	3100	20 Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 20-21 of this
3101	3101	21 Act.
3102	3102	22 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
3103	3103	23 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
3104	3104	24 (410 ILCS 705/20-30)
3105	3105	25 Sec. 20-30. Cultivation center requirements; prohibitions.
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3116	3116	1 (a) The operating documents of a cultivation center shall
3117	3117	2 include procedures for the oversight of the cultivation
3118	3118	3 center, a cannabis plant monitoring system including a
3119	3119	4 physical inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping,
3120	3120	5 and a staffing plan.
3121	3121	6 (b) A cultivation center shall implement a security plan
3122	3122	7 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
3123	3123	8 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
3124	3124	9 detection systems, personnel identification systems, 24-hour
3125	3125	10 surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
3126	3126	11 the cultivation center facility and accessibility to
3127	3127	12 authorized law enforcement, the Department of Public Health
3128	3128	13 where processing takes place, and the Department of
3129	3129	14 Agriculture in real time.
3130	3130	15 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a cultivation center
3131	3131	16 must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the
3132	3132	17 physical address provided to the Department of Agriculture
3133	3133	18 during the licensing process. The cultivation center location
3134	3134	19 shall only be accessed by the agents working for the
3135	3135	20 cultivation center, the Department of Agriculture staff
3136	3136	21 performing inspections, the Department of Public Health staff
3137	3137	22 performing inspections, local and State law enforcement or
3138	3138	23 other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
3139	3139	24 unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
3140	3140	25 security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
3141	3141	26 organization agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a
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3152	3152	1 mentoring or educational program approved by the State, or
3153	3153	2 other individuals as provided by rule.
3154	3154	3 (d) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
3155	3155	4 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
3156	3156	5 a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
3157	3157	6 transporter, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
3158	3158	7 (e) A cultivation center may not either directly or
3159	3159	8 indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensing
3160	3160	9 organizations, craft growers, or infuser organizations that
3161	3161	10 are purchasing a like grade, strain, brand, and quality of
3162	3162	11 cannabis or cannabis-infused product. Nothing in this
3163	3163	12 subsection (e) prevents a cultivation center from pricing
3164	3164	13 cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of
3165	3165	14 manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
3166	3166	15 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
3167	3167	16 (f) All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
3168	3168	17 intended for distribution to a dispensing organization must be
3169	3169	18 entered into a data collection system, packaged and labeled
3170	3170	19 under Section 55-21, and placed into a cannabis container for
3171	3171	20 transport. All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
3172	3172	21 intended for distribution to a craft grower or infuser
3173	3173	22 organization must be packaged in a labeled cannabis container
3174	3174	23 and entered into a data collection system before transport.
3175	3175	24 (g) Cultivation centers are subject to random inspections
3176	3176	25 by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
3177	3177	26 Health, local safety or health inspectors, the Illinois State
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3188	3188	1 Police, or as provided by rule.
3189	3189	2 (h) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
3190	3190	3 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
3191	3191	4 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
3192	3192	5 theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in person, or by
3193	3193	6 written or electronic communication.
3194	3194	7 (i) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
3195	3195	8 any applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use
3196	3196	9 of pesticides on cannabis plants. The Department has the
3197	3197	10 authority to issue policy prohibiting the use of pesticides
3198	3198	11 during flowering stage.
3199	3199	12 (j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
3200	3200	13 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
3201	3201	14 more than 3 cultivation centers licensed under this Article.
3202	3202	15 Further, no person or entity that is employed by, an agent of,
3203	3203	16 has a contract to receive payment in any form from a
3204	3204	17 cultivation center, is a principal officer of a cultivation
3205	3205	18 center, or entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal
3206	3206	19 officer of a cultivation shall hold any legal, equitable,
3207	3207	20 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in
3208	3208	21 a cultivation that would result in the person or entity owning
3209	3209	22 or controlling in combination with any cultivation center,
3210	3210	23 principal officer of a cultivation center, or entity
3211	3211	24 controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
3212	3212	25 cultivation center by which he, she, or it is employed, is an
3213	3213	26 agent of, or participates in the management of, more than 3
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3225	3225	2 (k) A cultivation center may not contain more than 210,000
3226	3226	3 square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage
3227	3227	4 for cultivation of adult use cannabis as provided in this Act.
3228	3228	5 (l) A cultivation center may process cannabis, cannabis
3229	3229	6 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
3230	3230	7 (m) Beginning July 1, 2020, a cultivation center shall not
3231	3231	8 transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a craft
3232	3232	9 grower, dispensing organization, infuser organization, or
3233	3233	10 laboratory licensed under this Act, unless it has obtained a
3234	3234	11 transporting organization license.
3235	3235	12 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a cultivation
3236	3236	13 center license or any officer, associate, member,
3237	3237	14 representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
3238	3238	15 money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to
3239	3239	16 any person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
3240	3240	17 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
3241	3241	18 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3242	3242	19 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
3243	3243	20 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
3244	3244	21 Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
3245	3245	22 representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
3246	3246	23 holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3247	3247	24 License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3248	3248	25 License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
3249	3249	26 medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
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3260	3260	1 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
3261	3261	2 any stockholders in any corporation engaged in the retail sale
3262	3262	3 of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
3263	3263	4 representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
3264	3264	5 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
3265	3265	6 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
3266	3266	7 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
3267	3267	8 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
3268	3268	9 Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
3269	3269	10 organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
3270	3270	11 display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
3271	3271	12 dispensing organization's website.
3272	3272	13 (o) A cultivation center must comply with any other
3273	3273	14 requirements or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the
3274	3274	15 Department of Agriculture.
3275	3275	16 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
3276	3276	17 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
3277	3277	18 5-13-22.)
3278	3278	19 (410 ILCS 705/30-10)
3279	3279	20 Sec. 30-10. Application.
3280	3280	21 (a) When applying for a license, the applicant shall
3281	3281	22 electronically submit the following in such form as the
3282	3282	23 Department of Agriculture may direct:
3283	3283	24 (1) the nonrefundable application fee of $5,000 to be
3284	3284	25 deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, or another
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3295	3295	1 amount as the Department of Agriculture may set by rule
3296	3296	2 after January 1, 2021;
3297	3297	3 (2) the legal name of the craft grower;
3298	3298	4 (3) the proposed physical address of the craft grower;
3299	3299	5 (4) the name, address, social security number, and
3300	3300	6 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
3301	3301	7 of the craft grower; each principal officer and board
3302	3302	8 member shall be at least 21 years of age;
3303	3303	9 (5) the details of any administrative or judicial
3304	3304	10 proceeding in which any of the principal officers or board
3305	3305	11 members of the craft grower (i) pled guilty, were
3306	3306	12 convicted, were fined, or had a registration or license
3307	3307	13 suspended or revoked or (ii) managed or served on the
3308	3308	14 board of a business or non-profit organization that pled
3309	3309	15 guilty, was convicted, was fined, or had a registration or
3310	3310	16 license suspended or revoked;
3311	3311	17 (6) proposed operating bylaws that include procedures
3312	3312	18 for the oversight of the craft grower, including the
3313	3313	19 development and implementation of a plant monitoring
3314	3314	20 system, accurate recordkeeping, staffing plan, and
3315	3315	21 security plan approved by the Illinois State Police that
3316	3316	22 are in accordance with the rules issued by the Department
3317	3317	23 of Agriculture under this Act; a physical inventory shall
3318	3318	24 be performed of all plants and on a weekly basis by the
3319	3319	25 craft grower;
3320	3320	26 (7) verification from the Illinois State Police that
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3331	3331	1 all background checks of the prospective principal
3332	3332	2 officers, board members, and agents of the cannabis
3333	3333	3 business establishment have been conducted;
3334	3334	4 (8) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance or
3335	3335	5 permit and verification that the proposed craft grower is
3336	3336	6 in compliance with the local zoning rules and distance
3337	3337	7 limitations established by the local jurisdiction;
3338	3338	8 (9) proposed employment practices, in which the
3339	3339	9 applicant must demonstrate a plan of action to inform,
3340	3340	10 hire, and educate minorities, women, veterans, and persons
3341	3341	11 with disabilities, engage in fair labor practices, and
3342	3342	12 provide worker protections;
3343	3343	13 (10) whether an applicant can demonstrate experience
3344	3344	14 in or business practices that promote economic empowerment
3345	3345	15 in Disproportionately Impacted Areas;
3346	3346	16 (11) experience with the cultivation of agricultural
3347	3347	17 or horticultural products, operating an agriculturally
3348	3348	18 related business, or operating a horticultural business;
3349	3349	19 (12) a description of the enclosed, locked facility
3350	3350	20 where cannabis will be grown, harvested, manufactured,
3351	3351	21 packaged, or otherwise prepared for distribution to a
3352	3352	22 dispensing organization or other cannabis business
3353	3353	23 establishment;
3354	3354	24 (13) a survey of the enclosed, locked facility,
3355	3355	25 including the space used for cultivation;
3356	3356	26 (14) cultivation, processing, inventory, and packaging
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3367	3367	1 plans;
3368	3368	2 (15) a description of the applicant's experience with
3369	3369	3 agricultural cultivation techniques and industry
3370	3370	4 standards;
3371	3371	5 (16) a list of any academic degrees, certifications,
3372	3372	6 or relevant experience of all prospective principal
3373	3373	7 officers, board members, and agents of the related
3374	3374	8 business;
3375	3375	9 (17) the identity of every person having a financial
3376	3376	10 or voting interest of 5% or greater in the craft grower
3377	3377	11 operation, whether a trust, corporation, partnership,
3378	3378	12 limited liability company, or sole proprietorship,
3379	3379	13 including the name and address of each person;
3380	3380	14 (18) a plan describing how the craft grower will
3381	3381	15 address each of the following:
3382	3382	16 (i) energy needs, including estimates of monthly
3383	3383	17 electricity and gas usage, to what extent it will
3384	3384	18 procure energy from a local utility or from on-site
3385	3385	19 generation, and if it has or will adopt a sustainable
3386	3386	20 energy use and energy conservation policy;
3387	3387	21 (ii) water needs, including estimated water draw
3388	3388	22 and if it has or will adopt a sustainable water use and
3389	3389	23 water conservation policy; and
3390	3390	24 (iii) waste management, including if it has or
3391	3391	25 will adopt a waste reduction policy;
3392	3392	26 (19) a recycling plan:
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3403	3403	1 (A) Purchaser packaging, including cartridges,
3404	3404	2 shall be accepted by the applicant and recycled.
3405	3405	3 (B) Any recyclable waste generated by the craft
3406	3406	4 grower facility shall be recycled per applicable State
3407	3407	5 and local laws, ordinances, and rules.
3408	3408	6 (C) Any cannabis waste, liquid waste, or hazardous
3409	3409	7 waste shall be disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill.
3410	3410	8 Adm. Code 1000.460, except, to the greatest extent
3411	3411	9 feasible, all cannabis plant waste will be rendered
3412	3412	10 unusable by grinding and incorporating the cannabis
3413	3413	11 plant waste with compostable mixed waste to be
3414	3414	12 disposed of in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code
3415	3415	13 1000.460(g)(1);
3416	3416	14 (20) a commitment to comply with local waste
3417	3417	15 provisions: a craft grower facility must remain in
3418	3418	16 compliance with applicable State and federal environmental
3419	3419	17 requirements, including, but not limited to:
3420	3420	18 (A) storing, securing, and managing all
3421	3421	19 recyclables and waste, including organic waste
3422	3422	20 composed of or containing finished cannabis and
3423	3423	21 cannabis products, in accordance with applicable State
3424	3424	22 and local laws, ordinances, and rules; and
3425	3425	23 (B) disposing liquid waste containing cannabis or
3426	3426	24 byproducts of cannabis processing in compliance with
3427	3427	25 all applicable State and federal requirements,
3428	3428	26 including, but not limited to, the cannabis
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3440	3440	2 Environmental Protection Act;
3441	3441	3 (21) a commitment to a technology standard for
3442	3442	4 resource efficiency of the craft grower facility.
3443	3443	5 (A) A craft grower facility commits to use
3444	3444	6 resources efficiently, including energy and water. For
3445	3445	7 the following, a cannabis cultivation facility commits
3446	3446	8 to meet or exceed the technology standard identified
3447	3447	9 in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), which may be
3448	3448	10 modified by rule:
3449	3449	11 (i) lighting systems, including light bulbs;
3450	3450	12 (ii) HVAC system;
3451	3451	13 (iii) water application system to the crop;
3452	3452	14 and
3453	3453	15 (iv) filtration system for removing
3454	3454	16 contaminants from wastewater.
3455	3455	17 (B) Lighting. The Lighting Power Densities (LPD)
3456	3456	18 for cultivation space commits to not exceed an average
3457	3457	19 of 36 watts per gross square foot of active and growing
3458	3458	20 space canopy, or all installed lighting technology
3459	3459	21 shall meet a photosynthetic photon efficacy (PPE) of
3460	3460	22 no less than 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture and
3461	3461	23 shall be featured on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
3462	3462	24 Horticultural Specification Qualified Products List
3463	3463	25 (QPL). In the event that DLC requirement for minimum
3464	3464	26 efficacy exceeds 2.2 micromoles per joule fixture,
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3475	3475	1 that PPE shall become the new standard.
3476	3476	2 (C) HVAC. (i) For cannabis grow operations with
3477	3477	3 less than 6,000 square feet of canopy, the licensee
3478	3478	4 commits that all HVAC units will be high-efficiency
3479	3479	5 ductless split HVAC units, or other more energy
3480	3480	6 efficient equipment. (ii) For cannabis grow operations
3481	3481	7 with 6,000 square feet of canopy or more, the licensee
3482	3482	8 commits that all HVAC units will be variable
3483	3483	9 refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more energy
3484	3484	10 efficient equipment.
3485	3485	11 (D) Water application.
3486	3486	12 (i) The craft grower facility commits to use
3487	3487	13 automated watering systems, including, but not
3488	3488	14 limited to, drip irrigation and flood tables, to
3489	3489	15 irrigate cannabis crop.
3490	3490	16 (ii) The craft grower facility commits to
3491	3491	17 measure runoff from watering events and report
3492	3492	18 this volume in its water usage plan, and that on
3493	3493	19 average, watering events shall have no more than
3494	3494	20 20% of runoff of water.
3495	3495	21 (E) Filtration. The craft grower commits that HVAC
3496	3496	22 condensate, dehumidification water, excess runoff, and
3497	3497	23 other wastewater produced by the craft grower facility
3498	3498	24 shall be captured and filtered to the best of the
3499	3499	25 facility's ability to achieve the quality needed to be
3500	3500	26 reused in subsequent watering rounds.
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3511	3511	1 (F) Reporting energy use and efficiency as
3512	3512	2 required by rule; and
3513	3513	3 (22) any other information required by rule.
3514	3514	4 (b) Applicants must submit all required information,
3515	3515	5 including the information required in Section 30-15, to the
3516	3516	6 Department of Agriculture. Failure by an applicant to submit
3517	3517	7 all required information may result in the application being
3518	3518	8 disqualified.
3519	3519	9 (c) If the Department of Agriculture receives an
3520	3520	10 application with missing information, the Department of
3521	3521	11 Agriculture may issue a deficiency notice to the applicant.
3522	3522	12 The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the date of the
3523	3523	13 deficiency notice to resubmit the incomplete information.
3524	3524	14 Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
3525	3525	15 to cure will not be scored and will be disqualified.
3526	3526	16 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
3527	3527	17 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
3528	3528	18 (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
3529	3529	19 Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
3530	3530	20 (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
3531	3531	21 include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a
3532	3532	22 cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
3533	3533	23 inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
3534	3534	24 staffing plan.
3535	3535	25 (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
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3546	3546	1 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
3547	3547	2 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
3548	3548	3 detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
3549	3549	4 24-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
3550	3550	5 exterior of the craft grower facility and that is accessible
3551	3551	6 to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
3552	3552	7 Agriculture in real time.
3553	3553	8 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
3554	3554	9 take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
3555	3555	10 address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
3556	3556	11 licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
3557	3557	12 accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
3558	3558	13 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
3559	3559	14 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
3560	3560	15 State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
3561	3561	16 contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
3562	3562	17 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
3563	3563	18 electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
3564	3564	19 provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
3565	3565	20 program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
3566	3566	21 approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
3567	3567	22 rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an
3568	3568	23 infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
3569	3569	24 licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
3570	3570	25 if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
3571	3571	26 locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
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3582	3582	1 cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
3583	3583	2 infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
3584	3584	3 craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
3585	3585	4 grower.
3586	3586	5 (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
3587	3587	6 to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
3588	3588	7 an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
3589	3589	8 otherwise authorized by rule.
3590	3590	9 (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
3591	3591	10 residential use.
3592	3592	11 (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
3593	3593	12 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
3594	3594	13 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
3595	3595	14 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
3596	3596	15 Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
3597	3597	16 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
3598	3598	17 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
3599	3599	18 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
3600	3600	19 (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
3601	3601	20 for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
3602	3602	21 into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
3603	3603	22 Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing
3604	3604	23 organization that does not share a premises with the
3605	3605	24 dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
3606	3606	25 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
3607	3607	26 craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
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3618	3618	1 center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
3619	3619	2 which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
3620	3620	3 labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
3621	3621	4 system before transport.
3622	3622	5 (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
3623	3623	6 Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
3624	3624	7 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
3625	3625	8 (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
3626	3626	9 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
3627	3627	10 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
3628	3628	11 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
3629	3629	12 written or electronic communication.
3630	3630	13 (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
3631	3631	14 applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
3632	3632	15 pesticides. The Department has the authority to issue policy
3633	3633	16 prohibiting the use of pesticides during flowering stage.
3634	3634	17 (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
3635	3635	18 transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
3636	3636	19 cannabis business establishment without a transport
3637	3637	20 organization license unless:
3638	3638	21 (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
3639	3639	22 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
3640	3640	23 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet
3641	3641	24 of the property line of the craft grower;
3642	3642	25 (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
3643	3643	26 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
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3654	3654	1 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
3655	3655	2 is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
3656	3656	3 (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
3657	3657	4 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
3658	3658	5 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
3659	3659	6 the craft grower.
3660	3660	7 (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
3661	3661	8 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
3662	3662	9 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
3663	3663	10 dispensing organization, or a laboratory.
3664	3664	11 (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
3665	3665	12 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
3666	3666	13 more than 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
3667	3667	14 entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
3668	3668	15 receive payment from or participate in the management of a
3669	3669	16 craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
3670	3670	17 entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
3671	3671	18 a craft grower shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or
3672	3672	19 beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
3673	3673	20 license that would result in the person or entity owning or
3674	3674	21 controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
3675	3675	22 officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
3676	3676	23 with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
3677	3677	24 it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
3678	3678	25 management of more than 3 craft grower licenses.
3679	3679	26 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a craft grower
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3690	3690	1 license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
3691	3691	2 agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
3692	3692	3 else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
3693	3693	4 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
3694	3694	5 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
3695	3695	6 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
3696	3696	7 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
3697	3697	8 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
3698	3698	9 person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
3699	3699	10 member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
3700	3700	11 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
3701	3701	12 Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
3702	3702	13 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
3703	3703	14 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
3704	3704	15 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
3705	3705	16 corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
3706	3706	17 officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
3707	3707	18 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
3708	3708	19 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
3709	3709	20 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
3710	3710	21 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
3711	3711	22 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
3712	3712	23 preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
3713	3713	24 including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
3714	3714	25 where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
3715	3715	26 organization's website.
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3726	3726	1 (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
3727	3727	2 of another craft grower or a cultivation center.
3728	3728	3 (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
3729	3729	4 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
3730	3730	5 (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
3731	3731	6 or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
3732	3732	7 of Agriculture.
3733	3733	8 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
3734	3734	9 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
3735	3735	10 5-13-22.)
3736	3736	11 (410 ILCS 705/50-5)
3737	3737	12 Sec. 50-5. Laboratory testing.
3738	3738	13 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
3739	3739	14 following acts, when performed by a licensed cannabis testing
3740	3740	15 facility with a current, valid license registration, or a
3741	3741	16 person 21 years of age or older who is acting in his or her
3742	3742	17 capacity as an owner, employee, or agent of a cannabis testing
3743	3743	18 facility, are not unlawful and shall not be an offense under
3744	3744	19 Illinois law or be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets
3745	3745	20 under Illinois law:
3746	3746	21 (1) possessing, repackaging, transporting, storing, or
3747	3747	22 displaying cannabis or cannabis-infused products;
3748	3748	23 (2) receiving or transporting cannabis or
3749	3749	24 cannabis-infused products from a cannabis business
3750	3750	25 establishment, a community college licensed under the
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3761	3761	1 Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
3762	3762	2 Program, or a person 21 years of age or older; and
3763	3763	3 (3) returning or transporting cannabis or
3764	3764	4 cannabis-infused products to a cannabis business
3765	3765	5 establishment, a community college licensed under the
3766	3766	6 Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
3767	3767	7 Program, or a person 21 years of age or older.
3768	3768	8 (b)(1) No laboratory shall handle, test, or analyze
3769	3769	9 cannabis unless approved by the Department of Agriculture in
3770	3770	10 accordance with this Section.
3771	3771	11 (2) No laboratory shall be approved to handle, test, or
3772	3772	12 analyze cannabis unless the laboratory:
3773	3773	13 (A) is accredited by a private laboratory accrediting
3774	3774	14 organization;
3775	3775	15 (B) is independent from all other persons involved in
3776	3776	16 the cannabis industry in Illinois and no person with a
3777	3777	17 direct or indirect interest in the laboratory has a direct
3778	3778	18 or indirect financial, management, or other interest in an
3779	3779	19 Illinois cultivation center, craft grower, dispensary,
3780	3780	20 infuser, transporter, certifying physician, or any other
3781	3781	21 entity in the State that may benefit from the production,
3782	3782	22 manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase, or use of
3783	3783	23 cannabis; and
3784	3784	24 (C) has employed at least one person to oversee and be
3785	3785	25 responsible for the laboratory testing who has earned,
3786	3786	26 from a college or university accredited by a national or
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3797	3797	1 regional certifying authority, at least:
3798	3798	2 (i) a master's level degree in chemical or
3799	3799	3 biological sciences and a minimum of 2 years'
3800	3800	4 post-degree laboratory experience; or
3801	3801	5 (ii) a bachelor's degree in chemical or biological
3802	3802	6 sciences and a minimum of 4 years' post-degree
3803	3803	7 laboratory experience.
3804	3804	8 (3) Each independent testing laboratory that claims to be
3805	3805	9 accredited must provide the Department of Agriculture with a
3806	3806	10 copy of the most recent annual inspection report granting
3807	3807	11 accreditation and every annual report thereafter.
3808	3808	12 (c) Immediately before manufacturing or natural processing
3809	3809	13 of any cannabis or cannabis-infused product or packaging
3810	3810	14 cannabis for sale to a dispensary, each batch shall be made
3811	3811	15 available by the cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser
3812	3812	16 for an employee of an approved laboratory to select a random
3813	3813	17 sample, which shall be tested by the approved laboratory for:
3814	3814	18 (1) microbiological contaminants;
3815	3815	19 (2) mycotoxins;
3816	3816	20 (3) pesticide active ingredients;
3817	3817	21 (4) residual solvent; and
3818	3818	22 (5) an active ingredient analysis.
3819	3819	23 (d) The Department of Agriculture may select a random
3820	3820	24 sample that shall, for the purposes of conducting an active
3821	3821	25 ingredient analysis, be tested by the Department of
3822	3822	26 Agriculture for verification of label information.
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3833	3833	1 (e) A laboratory shall immediately return or dispose of
3834	3834	2 any cannabis upon the completion of any testing, use, or
3835	3835	3 research. If cannabis is disposed of, it shall be done in
3836	3836	4 compliance with Department of Agriculture rule.
3837	3837	5 (f) If a sample of cannabis does not pass the
3838	3838	6 microbiological, mycotoxin, pesticide chemical residue, or
3839	3839	7 solvent residue test, based on the standards established by
3840	3840	8 the Department of Agriculture, the following shall apply:
3841	3841	9 (1) If the sample failed the pesticide chemical
3842	3842	10 residue test, the entire batch from which the sample was
3843	3843	11 taken shall, if applicable, be recalled as provided by
3844	3844	12 rule.
3845	3845	13 (2) If the sample failed any other test, the batch may
3846	3846	14 be used to make a CO2-based or solvent based extract. After
3847	3847	15 processing, the CO2-based or solvent based extract must
3848	3848	16 still pass all required tests.
3849	3849	17 (g) The Department of Agriculture shall establish
3850	3850	18 standards for microbial, mycotoxin, pesticide residue, solvent
3851	3851	19 residue, or other standards for the presence of possible
3852	3852	20 contaminants, in addition to labeling requirements for
3853	3853	21 contents and potency.
3854	3854	22 (h) The laboratory shall file with the Department of
3855	3855	23 Agriculture an electronic copy of each laboratory test result
3856	3856	24 for any batch that does not pass the microbiological,
3857	3857	25 mycotoxin, or pesticide chemical residue test, at the same
3858	3858	26 time that it transmits those results to the cultivation
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3869	3869	1 center. In addition, the laboratory shall maintain the
3870	3870	2 laboratory test results for at least 5 years and make them
3871	3871	3 available at the Department of Agriculture's request.
3872	3872	4 (i) A cultivation center, craft grower, and infuser shall
3873	3873	5 provide to a dispensing organization the laboratory test
3874	3874	6 results for each batch of cannabis product purchased by the
3875	3875	7 dispensing organization, if sampled. Each dispensing
3876	3876	8 organization must have those laboratory results available upon
3877	3877	9 request to purchasers.
3878	3878	10 (j) The Department of Agriculture may adopt rules related
3879	3879	11 to testing in furtherance of this Act.
3880	3880	12 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
3881	3881	13 (410 ILCS 705/55-30)
3882	3882	14 Sec. 55-30. Confidentiality.
3883	3883	15 (a) Information provided by the cannabis business
3884	3884	16 establishment licensees or applicants to the Department of
3885	3885	17 Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, the Department
3886	3886	18 of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of
3887	3887	19 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or other agency shall be
3888	3888	20 limited to information necessary for the purposes of
3889	3889	21 administering this Act. The information is subject to the
3890	3890	22 provisions and limitations contained in the Freedom of
3891	3891	23 Information Act and may be disclosed in accordance with
3892	3892	24 Section 55-65.
3893	3893	25 (b) The following information received and records kept by
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3904	3904	1 the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
3905	3905	2 Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
3906	3906	3 Financial and Professional Regulation for purposes of
3907	3907	4 administering this Article are subject to all applicable
3908	3908	5 federal privacy laws, are confidential and exempt from
3909	3909	6 disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, except as
3910	3910	7 provided in this Act, and not subject to disclosure to any
3911	3911	8 individual or public or private entity, except to the
3912	3912	9 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
3913	3913	10 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
3914	3914	11 and the Illinois State Police as necessary to perform official
3915	3915	12 duties under this Article and to the Attorney General as
3916	3916	13 necessary to enforce the provisions of this Act. The following
3917	3917	14 information received and kept by the Department of Financial
3918	3918	15 and Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture
3919	3919	16 may be disclosed to the Department of Public Health, the
3920	3920	17 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Revenue, the
3921	3921	18 Illinois State Police, or the Attorney General upon proper
3922	3922	19 request:
3923	3923	20 (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
3924	3924	21 supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
3925	3925	22 dispensing organizations, cannabis business
3926	3926	23 establishments, or Community College Cannabis Vocational
3927	3927	24 Program licensees, in compliance with this Article,
3928	3928	25 including their physical addresses, including copies of
3929	3929	26 licenses and other communications and documents issued to
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3940	3940	1 cannabis business establishments by regulating agencies
3941	3941	2 under this Act; however, this does not preclude the
3942	3942	3 release of ownership information about cannabis business
3943	3943	4 establishment licenses, or information submitted with an
3944	3944	5 application required to be disclosed pursuant to
3945	3945	6 subsection (f);
3946	3946	7 (2) Any plans, procedures, policies, or other records
3947	3947	8 relating to cannabis business establishment security; and
3948	3948	9 (3) Information otherwise exempt from disclosure by
3949	3949	10 State or federal law.
3950	3950	11 Illinois or national criminal history record information,
3951	3951	12 or the nonexistence or lack of such information, may not be
3952	3952	13 disclosed by the Department of Financial and Professional
3953	3953	14 Regulation or the Department of Agriculture, except as
3954	3954	15 necessary to the Attorney General to enforce this Act.
3955	3955	16 (c) The name and address of a dispensing organization
3956	3956	17 licensed under this Act shall be subject to disclosure under
3957	3957	18 the Freedom of Information Act. The name and cannabis business
3958	3958	19 establishment address of the person or entity holding each
3959	3959	20 cannabis business establishment license shall be subject to
3960	3960	21 disclosure.
3961	3961	22 (d) All information collected by the Department of
3962	3962	23 Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
3963	3963	24 Agriculture in the course of an examination, inspection, or
3964	3964	25 investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not
3965	3965	26 limited to, any complaint against a licensee or applicant
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3976	3976	1 filed with the Department of Financial and Professional
3977	3977	2 Regulation or the Department of Agriculture and information
3978	3978	3 collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be
3979	3979	4 maintained for the confidential use of the Department of
3980	3980	5 Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
3981	3981	6 Agriculture and shall not be disclosed, except as otherwise
3982	3982	7 provided in this Act. A formal complaint against a licensee by
3983	3983	8 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the
3984	3984	9 Department of Agriculture or any disciplinary order issued by
3985	3985	10 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the
3986	3986	11 Department of Agriculture against a licensee or applicant
3987	3987	12 shall be a public record, except as otherwise provided by law.
3988	3988	13 Complaints from consumers or members of the general public
3989	3989	14 received regarding a specific, named licensee or complaints
3990	3990	15 regarding conduct by unlicensed entities shall be subject to
3991	3991	16 disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
3992	3992	17 (e) The Department of Agriculture, the Illinois State
3993	3993	18 Police, and the Department of Financial and Professional
3994	3994	19 Regulation shall not share or disclose any Illinois or
3995	3995	20 national criminal history record information, or the
3996	3996	21 nonexistence or lack of such information, to any person or
3997	3997	22 entity not expressly authorized by this Act.
3998	3998	23 (f) Each Department responsible for licensure under this
3999	3999	24 Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
4000	4000	25 ownership information of cannabis business establishment
4001	4001	26 licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
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4012	4012	1 include, but is not limited to: the name of the person or
4013	4013	2 entity holding each cannabis business establishment license;
4014	4014	3 and the address at which the entity is operating under this
4015	4015	4 Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
4016	4016	5 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
4017	4017	6 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
4018	4018	7 5-13-22.)
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