Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4164 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4164 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/5-10410 ILCS 705/20-30410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25410 ILCS 705/40-5410 ILCS 705/40-25 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that by January 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt emergency rules and begin accepting applications for the conversion of transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses. Provides that there shall be no applicable fees for the conversion application process, and the Department shall process these applications and convert qualifying transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses within 60 days after application submission. Provides that third-party transporting organizations are subject to the same standards and requirements for transporting organizations under the Act. Provides that a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or infuser agent shall not transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products and shall use third-party transporting organizations for all transports authorized under the Act, unless (1) the licensee possesses a transporting organization license, (2) the licensee requires delivery within 36 hours, and (3) the licensee has offered a right of first refusal to all third-party transporting organizations and confirmed there are no available third-party transporting organizations to complete the delivery. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately. LRB103 34582 RPS 64420 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4164 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/5-10410 ILCS 705/20-30410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25410 ILCS 705/40-5410 ILCS 705/40-25 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/5-10 410 ILCS 705/20-30 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/35-25 410 ILCS 705/40-5 410 ILCS 705/40-25 Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that by January 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt emergency rules and begin accepting applications for the conversion of transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses. Provides that there shall be no applicable fees for the conversion application process, and the Department shall process these applications and convert qualifying transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses within 60 days after application submission. Provides that third-party transporting organizations are subject to the same standards and requirements for transporting organizations under the Act. Provides that a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or infuser agent shall not transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products and shall use third-party transporting organizations for all transports authorized under the Act, unless (1) the licensee possesses a transporting organization license, (2) the licensee requires delivery within 36 hours, and (3) the licensee has offered a right of first refusal to all third-party transporting organizations and confirmed there are no available third-party transporting organizations to complete the delivery. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately. LRB103 34582 RPS 64420 b LRB103 34582 RPS 64420 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4164 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/5-10410 ILCS 705/20-30410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25410 ILCS 705/40-5410 ILCS 705/40-25 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/5-10 410 ILCS 705/20-30 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/35-25 410 ILCS 705/40-5 410 ILCS 705/40-25
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12	12	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that by January 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt emergency rules and begin accepting applications for the conversion of transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses. Provides that there shall be no applicable fees for the conversion application process, and the Department shall process these applications and convert qualifying transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses within 60 days after application submission. Provides that third-party transporting organizations are subject to the same standards and requirements for transporting organizations under the Act. Provides that a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or infuser agent shall not transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products and shall use third-party transporting organizations for all transports authorized under the Act, unless (1) the licensee possesses a transporting organization license, (2) the licensee requires delivery within 36 hours, and (3) the licensee has offered a right of first refusal to all third-party transporting organizations and confirmed there are no available third-party transporting organizations to complete the delivery. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
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18	18	1 AN ACT concerning health.
19	19	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
20	20	3 represented in the General Assembly:
21	21	4 Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
22	22	5 amended by adding Section 5-45.35 as follows:
23	23	6 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new)
24	24	7 Sec. 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; third-party
25	25	8 transporting organization. To provide for the expeditious and
26	26	9 timely implementation of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
27	27	10 General Assembly, emergency rules implementing this amendatory
28	28	11 Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be adopted in accordance
29	29	12 with Section 5-45 by the Department of Agriculture. The
30	30	13 adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and
31	31	14 this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public
32	32	15 interest, safety, and welfare.
33	33	16 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
34	34	17 of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
35	35	18 Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
36	36	19 by changing Sections 1-10, 5-10, 20-30, 30-30, 35-25, 40-5,
37	37	20 and 40-25 as follows:
38	38	21 (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
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43	43	5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new410 ILCS 705/1-10410 ILCS 705/5-10410 ILCS 705/20-30410 ILCS 705/30-30410 ILCS 705/35-25410 ILCS 705/40-5410 ILCS 705/40-25 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new 410 ILCS 705/1-10 410 ILCS 705/5-10 410 ILCS 705/20-30 410 ILCS 705/30-30 410 ILCS 705/35-25 410 ILCS 705/40-5 410 ILCS 705/40-25
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52	52	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that by January 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt emergency rules and begin accepting applications for the conversion of transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses. Provides that there shall be no applicable fees for the conversion application process, and the Department shall process these applications and convert qualifying transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting organization licenses within 60 days after application submission. Provides that third-party transporting organizations are subject to the same standards and requirements for transporting organizations under the Act. Provides that a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or infuser agent shall not transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products and shall use third-party transporting organizations for all transports authorized under the Act, unless (1) the licensee possesses a transporting organization license, (2) the licensee requires delivery within 36 hours, and (3) the licensee has offered a right of first refusal to all third-party transporting organizations and confirmed there are no available third-party transporting organizations to complete the delivery. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
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87	87	1 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
88	88	2 "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
89	89	3 issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
90	90	4 to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
91	91	5 administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
92	92	6 "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
93	93	7 license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
94	94	8 Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
95	95	9 organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
96	96	10 in furtherance of this Act.
97	97	11 "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
98	98	12 including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
99	99	13 electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
100	100	14 of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
101	101	15 display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
102	102	16 mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
103	103	17 cannabis business establishment.
104	104	18 "Application points" means the number of points a
105	105	19 Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
106	106	20 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
107	107	21 "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
108	108	22 States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
109	109	23 certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
110	110	24 Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
111	111	25 Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
112	112	26 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
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123	123	1 Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
124	124	2 nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
125	125	3 area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
126	126	4 Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
127	127	5 "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
128	128	6 or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
129	129	7 Applicants.
130	130	8 "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
131	131	9 that are identified as including any parts of the plant
132	132	10 Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
133	133	11 as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
134	134	12 the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
135	135	13 plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
136	136	14 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
137	137	15 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
138	138	16 produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
139	139	17 indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
140	140	18 the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
141	141	19 stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
142	142	20 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
143	143	21 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
144	144	22 from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
145	145	23 plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
146	146	24 include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
147	147	25 Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
148	148	26 concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
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159	159	1 "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
160	160	2 center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
161	161	3 organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
162	162	4 organization.
163	163	5 "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
164	164	6 cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
165	165	7 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
166	166	8 the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
167	167	9 other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
168	168	10 propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
169	169	11 use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
170	170	12 of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
171	171	13 it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
172	172	14 "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
173	173	15 traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
174	174	16 containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
175	175	17 transportation.
176	176	18 "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
177	177	19 substances that are identified as including any parts of the
178	178	20 plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
179	179	21 such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
180	180	22 kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
181	181	23 from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
182	182	24 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
183	183	25 seeds, or resin.
184	184	26 "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
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195	195	1 ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
196	196	2 containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
197	197	3 intended to be smoked.
198	198	4 "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
199	199	5 materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
200	200	6 cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
201	201	7 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
202	202	8 repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
203	203	9 otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
204	204	10 "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
205	205	11 system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
206	206	12 testing and data collection established and maintained by the
207	207	13 cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
208	208	14 and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
209	209	15 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
210	210	16 Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
211	211	17 purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
212	212	18 plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
213	213	19 plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
214	214	20 planting to final packaging.
215	215	21 "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
216	216	22 the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
217	217	23 contaminants.
218	218	24 "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
219	219	25 not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
220	220	26 propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
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232	232	2 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
233	233	3 Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
234	234	4 age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
235	235	5 is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
236	236	6 provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
237	237	7 Illinois Community College.
238	238	8 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
239	239	9 Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
240	240	10 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
241	241	11 identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
242	242	12 Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
243	243	13 "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
244	244	14 means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
245	245	15 Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
246	246	16 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
247	247	17 meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
248	248	18 entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
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250	250	20 "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
251	251	21 license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
252	252	22 Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
253	253	23 Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
254	254	24 conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
255	255	25 rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
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267	267	1 "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
268	268	2 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
269	269	3 Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
270	270	4 perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
271	271	5 for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
272	272	6 organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
273	273	7 feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
274	274	8 flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
275	275	9 an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
276	276	10 in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
277	277	11 need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
278	278	12 compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
279	279	13 square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
280	280	14 which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
281	281	15 and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a
282	282	16 processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both,
283	283	17 provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
284	284	18 cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
285	285	19 the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
286	286	20 sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
287	287	21 "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
288	288	22 member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
289	289	23 years of age or older.
290	290	24 "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
291	291	25 issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
292	292	26 person as a craft grower agent.
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303	303	1 "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
304	304	2 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
305	305	3 Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
306	306	4 limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
307	307	5 to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
308	308	6 business establishments.
309	309	7 "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
310	310	8 board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
311	311	9 who is 21 years of age or older.
312	312	10 "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
313	313	11 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
314	314	12 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
315	315	13 "Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
316	316	14 "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
317	317	15 organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
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319	319	17 "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
320	320	18 Organization Name as stated on an application for a
321	321	19 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
322	322	20 "Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
323	323	21 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
324	324	22 Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
325	325	23 a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
326	326	24 or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
327	327	25 cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
328	328	26 paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
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339	339	1 purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
340	340	2 patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
341	341	3 organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
342	342	4 organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
343	343	5 Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
344	344	6 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
345	345	7 "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
346	346	8 employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
347	347	9 years of age or older.
348	348	10 "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
349	349	11 a document issued by the Department of Financial and
350	350	12 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
351	351	13 dispensing organization agent.
352	352	14 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
353	353	15 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
354	354	16 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
355	355	17 Economic Opportunity, that:
356	356	18 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
357	357	19 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
358	358	20 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
359	359	21 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
360	360	22 participate in the federal free lunch program
361	361	23 according to reported statistics from the State Board
362	362	24 of Education; or
363	363	25 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
364	364	26 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
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375	375	1 Assistance Program; or
376	376	2 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
377	377	3 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
378	378	4 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
379	379	5 unemployment average, as determined by the United
380	380	6 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
381	381	7 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
382	382	8 application; and
383	383	9 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
384	384	10 incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
385	385	11 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
386	386	12 "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
387	387	13 means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
388	388	14 center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
389	389	15 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
390	390	16 begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
391	391	17 otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
392	392	18 cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
393	393	19 establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
394	394	20 Act as of January 1, 2020.
395	395	21 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
396	396	22 means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
397	397	23 organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
398	398	24 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
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400	400	26 purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
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411	411	1 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
412	412	2 secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
413	413	3 cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
414	414	4 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
415	415	5 effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
416	416	6 cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
417	417	7 Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
418	418	8 its existing registered medical dispensary location.
419	419	9 "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
420	420	10 eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
421	421	11 available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
422	422	12 Applicant Lottery.
423	423	13 "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
424	424	14 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
425	425	15 security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
426	426	16 establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
427	427	17 business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
428	428	18 cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
429	429	19 "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
430	430	20 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
431	431	21 security devices that permit access only by authorized
432	432	22 individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
433	433	23 include:
434	434	24 (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
435	435	25 the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
436	436	26 fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
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447	447	1 (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
448	448	2 space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
449	449	3 different from any key or code that can be used to access
450	450	4 the residential building from the exterior; or
451	451	5 (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
452	452	6 lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
453	453	7 that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
454	454	8 and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
455	455	9 cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
456	456	10 5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
457	457	11 must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
458	458	12 "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
459	459	13 organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
460	460	14 Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
461	461	15 subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
462	462	16 "Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
463	463	17 when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
464	464	18 for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
465	465	19 (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
466	466	20 internode of the plant; or
467	467	21 (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
468	468	22 intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
469	469	23 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
470	470	24 from the moment the light deprivation began through the
471	471	25 remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
472	472	26 "Individual" means a natural person.
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483	483	1 "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
484	484	2 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
485	485	3 the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
486	486	4 or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
487	487	5 a cannabis-infused product.
488	488	6 "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
489	489	7 found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
490	490	8 higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
491	491	9 pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
492	492	10 "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
493	493	11 cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
494	494	12 recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
495	495	13 in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
496	496	14 labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
497	497	15 work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
498	498	16 with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
499	499	17 that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
500	500	18 disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
501	501	19 communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
502	502	20 cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
503	503	21 shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
504	504	22 reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
505	505	23 establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
506	506	24 with employees to discuss their right to representation,
507	507	25 employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
508	508	26 employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
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519	519	1 particular method of election or certification of the bona
520	520	2 fide labor organization.
521	521	3 "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
522	522	4 control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
523	523	5 this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
524	524	6 occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
525	525	7 organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
526	526	8 or service professionals conducting business with the
527	527	9 dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
528	528	10 patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
529	529	11 Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
530	530	12 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
531	531	13 permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
532	532	14 caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
533	533	15 Program participants.
534	534	16 "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
535	535	17 a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
536	536	18 a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
537	537	19 of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
538	538	20 delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
539	539	21 under this Act.
540	540	22 "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
541	541	23 or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
542	542	24 will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
543	543	25 infuser or dispensing organization.
544	544	26 "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
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555	555	1 normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
556	556	2 from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
557	557	3 from within an adjacent property.
558	558	4 "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
559	559	5 the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
560	560	6 control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
561	561	7 business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
562	562	8 and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
563	563	9 ownership.
564	564	10 "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
565	565	11 association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
566	566	12 private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
567	567	13 executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
568	568	14 by order of any court.
569	569	15 "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
570	570	16 Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
571	571	17 21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
572	572	18 medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
573	573	19 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
574	574	20 "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
575	575	21 establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
576	576	22 establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
577	577	23 of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
578	578	24 interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
579	579	25 publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
580	580	26 treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
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591	591	1 with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
592	592	2 arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
593	593	3 to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
594	594	4 assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
595	595	5 establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
596	596	6 "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
597	597	7 usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
598	598	8 be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
599	599	9 address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
600	600	10 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
601	601	11 Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
602	602	12 more than one primary residence.
603	603	13 "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
604	604	14 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
605	605	15 the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
606	606	16 chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
607	607	17 incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
608	608	18 formulation to produce a cannabis product.
609	609	19 "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
610	610	20 board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
611	611	21 "Processing organization agent identification card" means
612	612	22 a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
613	613	23 identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
614	614	24 "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
615	615	25 acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
616	616	26 does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
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627	627	1 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
628	628	2 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
629	629	3 an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
630	630	4 least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
631	631	5 15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
632	632	6 of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
633	633	7 "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
634	634	8 means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
635	635	9 Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
636	636	10 points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
637	637	11 score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
638	638	12 the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
639	639	13 this Section.
640	640	14 "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
641	641	15 Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
642	642	16 this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
643	643	17 "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
644	644	18 located within the relevant geographic area as established by
645	645	19 2 of the following:
646	646	20 (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
647	647	21 applicant's name;
648	648	22 (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
649	649	23 name;
650	650	24 (3) school records;
651	651	25 (4) a voter registration card;
652	652	26 (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
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663	663	1 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
664	664	2 Disability Identification Card;
665	665	3 (6) a paycheck stub;
666	666	4 (7) a utility bill;
667	667	5 (8) tax records; or
668	668	6 (9) any other proof of residency or other information
669	669	7 necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
670	670	8 "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
671	671	9 combustion of cannabis.
672	672	10 "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
673	673	11 Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
674	674	12 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
675	675	13 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
676	676	14 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
677	677	15 Impacted Area;
678	678	16 (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
679	679	17 control by one or more individuals who:
680	680	18 (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
681	681	19 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
682	682	20 eligible for expungement under this Act; or
683	683	21 (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
684	684	22 (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
685	685	23 employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
686	686	24 employees who:
687	687	25 (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
688	688	26 Impacted Area; or
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699	699	1 (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
700	700	2 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
701	701	3 eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
702	702	4 an impacted family.
703	703	5 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
704	704	6 the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
705	705	7 Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
706	706	8 employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
707	707	9 offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
708	708	10 "Third-party transporting organization" means a
709	709	11 transporting organization that is not owned or controlled in
710	710	12 whole or in part by any other cannabis business establishment
711	711	13 or individual who serves as a principal officer or who has
712	712	14 ownership in or control of a cannabis business establishment
713	713	15 and has been licensed by the Department of Agriculture.
714	714	16 "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
715	715	17 Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
716	716	18 the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
717	717	19 the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
718	718	20 top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
719	719	21 been awarded a license but for the one or more other
720	720	22 top-scoring applications that received the same number of
721	721	23 application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
722	722	24 Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
723	723	25 the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
724	724	26 considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
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735	735	1 "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
736	736	2 under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
737	737	3 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
738	738	4 15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
739	739	5 "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
740	740	6 comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
741	741	7 either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
742	742	8 cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
743	743	9 defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
744	744	10 include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
745	745	11 of accurately measuring servings.
746	746	12 "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
747	747	13 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
748	748	14 Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
749	749	15 on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
750	750	16 college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
751	751	17 Vocational Training Pilot Program.
752	752	18 "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
753	753	19 officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
754	754	20 organization.
755	755	21 "Transporting organization agent identification card"
756	756	22 means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
757	757	23 identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
758	758	24 "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
759	759	25 village, or incorporated town.
760	760	26 "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
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771	771	1 a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
772	772	2 plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
773	773	3 includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
774	774	4 cannabis plants as follows:
775	775	5 (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
776	776	6 been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
777	777	7 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
778	778	8 has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
779	779	9 cannabis plant; or
780	780	10 (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
781	781	11 the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
782	782	12 produce cannabis.
783	783	13 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
784	784	14 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
785	785	15 5-13-22.)
786	786	16 (410 ILCS 705/5-10)
787	787	17 Sec. 5-10. Department of Agriculture. The Department of
788	788	18 Agriculture shall administer and enforce provisions of this
789	789	19 Act relating to the oversight and registration of cultivation
790	790	20 centers, craft growers, infuser organizations, and
791	791	21 transporting organizations and agents, including the issuance
792	792	22 of identification cards and establishing limits on potency or
793	793	23 serving size for cannabis or cannabis products. The Department
794	794	24 of Agriculture may suspend or revoke the license of, or impose
795	795	25 other penalties upon cultivation centers, craft growers,
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806	806	1 infuser organizations, transporting organizations, and their
807	807	2 principal officers, Agents-in-Charge, and agents for
808	808	3 violations of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act. By
809	809	4 January 1, 2024, the Department shall adopt emergency rules
810	810	5 and begin accepting applications for the conversion of
811	811	6 transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting
812	812	7 organization licenses. There shall be no applicable fees for
813	813	8 the license conversion application process, and the Department
814	814	9 shall process these applications and convert qualifying
815	815	10 transporting organization licenses to third-party transporting
816	816	11 organization licenses within 60 days after application
817	817	12 submission. Third-party transporting organizations are subject
818	818	13 to the same standards and requirements for transporting
819	819	14 organizations under this Act.
820	820	15 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
821	821	16 (410 ILCS 705/20-30)
822	822	17 Sec. 20-30. Cultivation center requirements; prohibitions.
823	823	18 (a) The operating documents of a cultivation center shall
824	824	19 include procedures for the oversight of the cultivation
825	825	20 center, a cannabis plant monitoring system including a
826	826	21 physical inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping,
827	827	22 and a staffing plan.
828	828	23 (b) A cultivation center shall implement a security plan
829	829	24 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
830	830	25 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
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841	841	1 detection systems, personnel identification systems, 24-hour
842	842	2 surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
843	843	3 the cultivation center facility and accessibility to
844	844	4 authorized law enforcement, the Department of Public Health
845	845	5 where processing takes place, and the Department of
846	846	6 Agriculture in real time.
847	847	7 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a cultivation center
848	848	8 must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the
849	849	9 physical address provided to the Department of Agriculture
850	850	10 during the licensing process. The cultivation center location
851	851	11 shall only be accessed by the agents working for the
852	852	12 cultivation center, the Department of Agriculture staff
853	853	13 performing inspections, the Department of Public Health staff
854	854	14 performing inspections, local and State law enforcement or
855	855	15 other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
856	856	16 unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
857	857	17 security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
858	858	18 organization agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a
859	859	19 mentoring or educational program approved by the State, or
860	860	20 other individuals as provided by rule.
861	861	21 (d) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
862	862	22 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
863	863	23 a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
864	864	24 transporter, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
865	865	25 (e) A cultivation center may not either directly or
866	866	26 indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensing
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877	877	1 organizations, craft growers, or infuser organizations that
878	878	2 are purchasing a like grade, strain, brand, and quality of
879	879	3 cannabis or cannabis-infused product. Nothing in this
880	880	4 subsection (e) prevents a cultivation center from pricing
881	881	5 cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of
882	882	6 manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
883	883	7 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
884	884	8 (f) All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
885	885	9 intended for distribution to a dispensing organization must be
886	886	10 entered into a data collection system, packaged and labeled
887	887	11 under Section 55-21, and placed into a cannabis container for
888	888	12 transport. All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
889	889	13 intended for distribution to a craft grower or infuser
890	890	14 organization must be packaged in a labeled cannabis container
891	891	15 and entered into a data collection system before transport.
892	892	16 (g) Cultivation centers are subject to random inspections
893	893	17 by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
894	894	18 Health, local safety or health inspectors, the Illinois State
895	895	19 Police, or as provided by rule.
896	896	20 (h) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
897	897	21 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
898	898	22 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
899	899	23 theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in person, or by
900	900	24 written or electronic communication.
901	901	25 (i) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
902	902	26 any applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use
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913	913	1 of pesticides on cannabis plants.
914	914	2 (j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
915	915	3 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
916	916	4 more than 3 cultivation centers licensed under this Article.
917	917	5 Further, no person or entity that is employed by, an agent of,
918	918	6 has a contract to receive payment in any form from a
919	919	7 cultivation center, is a principal officer of a cultivation
920	920	8 center, or entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal
921	921	9 officer of a cultivation shall hold any legal, equitable,
922	922	10 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in
923	923	11 a cultivation that would result in the person or entity owning
924	924	12 or controlling in combination with any cultivation center,
925	925	13 principal officer of a cultivation center, or entity
926	926	14 controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
927	927	15 cultivation center by which he, she, or it is employed, is an
928	928	16 agent of, or participates in the management of, more than 3
929	929	17 cultivation center licenses.
930	930	18 (k) A cultivation center may not contain more than 210,000
931	931	19 square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage
932	932	20 for cultivation of adult use cannabis as provided in this Act.
933	933	21 (l) A cultivation center may process cannabis, cannabis
934	934	22 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
935	935	23 (m) Until the Department first issues third-party
936	936	24 transporting organization licenses Beginning July 1, 2020, a
937	937	25 cultivation center shall not transport cannabis or
938	938	26 cannabis-infused products to a craft grower, dispensing
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949	949	1 organization, infuser organization, or laboratory licensed
950	950	2 under this Act, unless it has obtained a transporting
951	951	3 organization license. Beginning when the Department first
952	952	4 issues third-party transporting organization licenses, a
953	953	5 cultivation center shall not transport cannabis or
954	954	6 cannabis-infused products and shall use third-party
955	955	7 transporting organizations for all transports authorized under
956	956	8 this Act, unless (1) the cultivation center possesses a
957	957	9 transporting organization license, (2) the cultivation center
958	958	10 requires delivery within 36 hours, and (3) the cultivation
959	959	11 center has offered a right of first refusal to all third-party
960	960	12 transporting organizations and confirmed there are no
961	961	13 available third-party transporting organizations to complete
962	962	14 the delivery.
963	963	15 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a cultivation
964	964	16 center license or any officer, associate, member,
965	965	17 representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
966	966	18 money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to
967	967	19 any person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
968	968	20 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
969	969	21 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
970	970	22 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
971	971	23 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
972	972	24 Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
973	973	25 representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
974	974	26 holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
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985	985	1 License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
986	986	2 License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
987	987	3 medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
988	988	4 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
989	989	5 any stockholders in any corporation engaged in the retail sale
990	990	6 of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
991	991	7 representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
992	992	8 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
993	993	9 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
994	994	10 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
995	995	11 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
996	996	12 Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
997	997	13 organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
998	998	14 display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
999	999	15 dispensing organization's website.
1000	1000	16 (o) A cultivation center must comply with any other
1001	1001	17 requirements or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the
1002	1002	18 Department of Agriculture.
1003	1003	19 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1004	1004	20 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1005	1005	21 5-13-22.)
1006	1006	22 (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
1007	1007	23 Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
1008	1008	24 (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
1009	1009	25 include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a
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1020	1020	1 cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
1021	1021	2 inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
1022	1022	3 staffing plan.
1023	1023	4 (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
1024	1024	5 reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
1025	1025	6 not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
1026	1026	7 detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
1027	1027	8 24-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
1028	1028	9 exterior of the craft grower facility and that is accessible
1029	1029	10 to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
1030	1030	11 Agriculture in real time.
1031	1031	12 (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
1032	1032	13 take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
1033	1033	14 address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
1034	1034	15 licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
1035	1035	16 accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
1036	1036	17 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
1037	1037	18 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
1038	1038	19 State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
1039	1039	20 contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
1040	1040	21 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
1041	1041	22 electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
1042	1042	23 provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
1043	1043	24 program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
1044	1044	25 approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
1045	1045	26 rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an
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1056	1056	1 infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
1057	1057	2 licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
1058	1058	3 if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
1059	1059	4 locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
1060	1060	5 cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
1061	1061	6 infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
1062	1062	7 craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
1063	1063	8 grower.
1064	1064	9 (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
1065	1065	10 to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
1066	1066	11 an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
1067	1067	12 otherwise authorized by rule.
1068	1068	13 (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
1069	1069	14 residential use.
1070	1070	15 (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
1071	1071	16 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
1072	1072	17 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
1073	1073	18 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
1074	1074	19 Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
1075	1075	20 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
1076	1076	21 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
1077	1077	22 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
1078	1078	23 (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
1079	1079	24 for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
1080	1080	25 into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
1081	1081	26 Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing
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1092	1092	1 organization that does not share a premises with the
1093	1093	2 dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
1094	1094	3 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
1095	1095	4 craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
1096	1096	5 center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
1097	1097	6 which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
1098	1098	7 labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
1099	1099	8 system before transport.
1100	1100	9 (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
1101	1101	10 Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
1102	1102	11 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
1103	1103	12 (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
1104	1104	13 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
1105	1105	14 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
1106	1106	15 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
1107	1107	16 written or electronic communication.
1108	1108	17 (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
1109	1109	18 applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
1110	1110	19 pesticides.
1111	1111	20 (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
1112	1112	21 transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
1113	1113	22 cannabis business establishment without a transport
1114	1114	23 organization license unless:
1115	1115	24 (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
1116	1116	25 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
1117	1117	26 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet
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1128	1128	1 of the property line of the craft grower;
1129	1129	2 (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
1130	1130	3 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
1131	1131	4 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
1132	1132	5 is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
1133	1133	6 (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
1134	1134	7 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
1135	1135	8 establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
1136	1136	9 the craft grower; or .
1137	1137	10 (iv) The craft grower (1) possesses a transporting
1138	1138	11 organization license, (2) requires delivery within 36
1139	1139	12 hours, and (3) has confirmed there are no available
1140	1140	13 third-party transporting organizations to complete the
1141	1141	14 delivery.
1142	1142	15 (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
1143	1143	16 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
1144	1144	17 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
1145	1145	18 dispensing organization, or a laboratory.
1146	1146	19 (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
1147	1147	20 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
1148	1148	21 more than 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
1149	1149	22 entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
1150	1150	23 receive payment from or participate in the management of a
1151	1151	24 craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
1152	1152	25 entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
1153	1153	26 a craft grower shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or
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1164	1164	1 beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
1165	1165	2 license that would result in the person or entity owning or
1166	1166	3 controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
1167	1167	4 officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
1168	1168	5 with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
1169	1169	6 it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
1170	1170	7 management of more than 3 craft grower licenses.
1171	1171	8 (n) It is unlawful for any person having a craft grower
1172	1172	9 license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
1173	1173	10 agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
1174	1174	11 else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
1175	1175	12 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
1176	1176	13 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
1177	1177	14 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
1178	1178	15 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
1179	1179	16 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
1180	1180	17 person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
1181	1181	18 member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
1182	1182	19 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
1183	1183	20 Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
1184	1184	21 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
1185	1185	22 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
1186	1186	23 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
1187	1187	24 corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
1188	1188	25 officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
1189	1189	26 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
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1200	1200	1 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
1201	1201	2 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
1202	1202	3 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
1203	1203	4 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
1204	1204	5 preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
1205	1205	6 including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
1206	1206	7 where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
1207	1207	8 organization's website.
1208	1208	9 (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
1209	1209	10 of another craft grower or a cultivation center.
1210	1210	11 (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
1211	1211	12 concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
1212	1212	13 (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
1213	1213	14 or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
1214	1214	15 of Agriculture.
1215	1215	16 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1216	1216	17 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
1217	1217	18 5-13-22.)
1218	1218	19 (410 ILCS 705/35-25)
1219	1219	20 Sec. 35-25. Infuser organization requirements;
1220	1220	21 prohibitions.
1221	1221	22 (a) The operating documents of an infuser shall include
1222	1222	23 procedures for the oversight of the infuser, an inventory
1223	1223	24 monitoring system including a physical inventory recorded
1224	1224	25 weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
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1235	1235	1 (b) An infuser shall implement a security plan reviewed by
1236	1236	2 the Illinois State Police that includes, but is not limited
1237	1237	3 to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion detection
1238	1238	4 systems, personnel identification systems, and a 24-hour
1239	1239	5 surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
1240	1240	6 the infuser facility and that is accessible to authorized law
1241	1241	7 enforcement, the Department of Public Health, and the
1242	1242	8 Department of Agriculture in real time.
1243	1243	9 (c) All processing of cannabis by an infuser must take
1244	1244	10 place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical address
1245	1245	11 provided to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing
1246	1246	12 process. The infuser location shall only be accessed by the
1247	1247	13 agents working for the infuser, the Department of Agriculture
1248	1248	14 staff performing inspections, the Department of Public Health
1249	1249	15 staff performing inspections, State and local law enforcement
1250	1250	16 or other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
1251	1251	17 unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
1252	1252	18 security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
1253	1253	19 organization agents as provided in this Act, participants in
1254	1254	20 the incubator program, individuals in a mentoring or
1255	1255	21 educational program approved by the State, local safety or
1256	1256	22 health inspectors, or other individuals as provided by rule.
1257	1257	23 However, if an infuser shares a premises with a craft grower or
1258	1258	24 dispensing organization, agents from these other licensees may
1259	1259	25 access the infuser portion of the premises if that is the
1260	1260	26 location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms, locker rooms, or
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1271	1271	1 other areas of the building where processing of cannabis is
1272	1272	2 not performed. At no time may a craft grower or dispensing
1273	1273	3 organization agent perform work at an infuser without being a
1274	1274	4 registered agent of the infuser.
1275	1275	5 (d) An infuser may not sell or distribute any cannabis to
1276	1276	6 any person other than a dispensing organization, or as
1277	1277	7 otherwise authorized by rule.
1278	1278	8 (e) An infuser may not either directly or indirectly
1279	1279	9 discriminate in price between different cannabis business
1280	1280	10 establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
1281	1281	11 brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
1282	1282	12 Nothing in this subsection (e) prevents an infuser from
1283	1283	13 pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
1284	1284	14 of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such
1285	1285	15 volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
1286	1286	16 (f) All cannabis infused by an infuser and intended for
1287	1287	17 distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered into
1288	1288	18 a data collection system, packaged and labeled under Section
1289	1289	19 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing organization
1290	1290	20 that does not share a premises with the infuser, placed into a
1291	1291	21 cannabis container for transport. All cannabis produced by an
1292	1292	22 infuser and intended for distribution to a cultivation center,
1293	1293	23 infuser organization, or craft grower with which it does not
1294	1294	24 share a premises, must be packaged in a labeled cannabis
1295	1295	25 container and entered into a data collection system before
1296	1296	26 transport.
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1307	1307	1 (g) Infusers are subject to random inspections by the
1308	1308	2 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
1309	1309	3 the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, or as
1310	1310	4 provided by rule.
1311	1311	5 (h) An infuser agent shall notify local law enforcement,
1312	1312	6 the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture
1313	1313	7 within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or theft.
1314	1314	8 Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by written
1315	1315	9 or electronic communication.
1316	1316	10 (i) An infuser organization may not be located in an area
1317	1317	11 zoned for residential use.
1318	1318	12 (j) An infuser or infuser agent shall not transport
1319	1319	13 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other cannabis
1320	1320	14 business establishment without a transport organization
1321	1321	15 license unless:
1322	1322	16 (i) If the infuser is located in a county with a
1323	1323	17 population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
1324	1324	18 establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
1325	1325	19 product is within 2,000 feet of the property line of the
1326	1326	20 infuser;
1327	1327	21 (ii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
1328	1328	22 population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
1329	1329	23 the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
1330	1330	24 or cannabis-infused product is within 2 miles of the
1331	1331	25 infuser; or
1332	1332	26 (iii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
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1343	1343	1 population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
1344	1344	2 establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
1345	1345	3 product is within 15 miles of the infuser; or .
1346	1346	4 (iv) The infuser (1) possesses a transporting
1347	1347	5 organization license, (2) requires delivery within 36
1348	1348	6 hours, and (3) has confirmed there are no available
1349	1349	7 third-party transporting organizations to complete the
1350	1350	8 delivery.
1351	1351	9 (k) An infuser may enter into a contract with a
1352	1352	10 transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
1353	1353	11 dispensing organization or a laboratory.
1354	1354	12 (l) An infuser organization may share premises with a
1355	1355	13 craft grower or a dispensing organization, or both, provided
1356	1356	14 each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
1357	1357	15 products in a separate secured vault to which the other
1358	1358	16 licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
1359	1359	17 share more than 50% of the same ownership.
1360	1360	18 (m) It is unlawful for any person or entity having an
1361	1361	19 infuser organization license or any officer, associate,
1362	1362	20 member, representative or agent of such licensee to offer or
1363	1363	21 deliver money, or anything else of value, directly or
1364	1364	22 indirectly to any person having an Early Approval Adult Use
1365	1365	23 Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use
1366	1366	24 Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
1367	1367	25 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
1368	1368	26 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
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1379	1379	1 Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any person connected with
1380	1380	2 or in any way representing, or to any member of the family of,
1381	1381	3 such person holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
1382	1382	4 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1383	1383	5 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1384	1384	6 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
1385	1385	7 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
1386	1386	8 Act, or to any stockholders in any corporation engaged the
1387	1387	9 retail sales of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent,
1388	1388	10 or representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
1389	1389	11 Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
1390	1390	12 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1391	1391	13 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
1392	1392	14 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
1393	1393	15 Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
1394	1394	16 organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
1395	1395	17 display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
1396	1396	18 dispensing organization's website.
1397	1397	19 (n) At no time shall an infuser organization or an infuser
1398	1398	20 agent perform the extraction of cannabis concentrate from
1399	1399	21 cannabis flower.
1400	1400	22 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1401	1401	23 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
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1414	1414	1 Sec. 40-5. Issuance of licenses.
1415	1415	2 (a) The Department shall issue transporting licenses
1416	1416	3 through a process provided for in this Article no later than
1417	1417	4 July 1, 2020.
1418	1418	5 (b) The Department shall make the application for
1419	1419	6 transporting organization licenses available on January 7,
1420	1420	7 2020 and shall receive such applications no later than March
1421	1421	8 15, 2020. Subject to subsection (c), the The Department of
1422	1422	9 Agriculture shall make available such applications on every
1423	1423	10 January 7 thereafter or if that date falls on a weekend or
1424	1424	11 holiday, the business day immediately succeeding the weekend
1425	1425	12 or holiday and shall receive such applications no later than
1426	1426	13 March 15 or the succeeding business day thereafter.
1427	1427	14 (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
1428	1428	15 of the 103rd General Assembly and until January 1, 2031, the
1429	1429	16 Department shall not accept any transporting license
1430	1430	17 applications or issue any transporting licenses. By December
1431	1431	18 31, 2030, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer
1432	1432	19 shall conduct a study to determine whether additional
1433	1433	20 transportation licenses are necessary at that time. Additional
1434	1434	21 transportation licenses shall not be issued unless the
1435	1435	22 Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer deems it
1436	1436	23 necessary.
1437	1437	24 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
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1449	1449	1 Sec. 40-25. Transporting organization requirements;
1450	1450	2 prohibitions.
1451	1451	3 (a) The operating documents of a transporting organization
1452	1452	4 shall include procedures for the oversight of the transporter,
1453	1453	5 an inventory monitoring system including a physical inventory
1454	1454	6 recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
1455	1455	7 (b) A transporting organization may not transport cannabis
1456	1456	8 or cannabis-infused products to any person other than a
1457	1457	9 cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
1458	1458	10 dispensing organization, a testing facility, or as otherwise
1459	1459	11 authorized by rule.
1460	1460	12 (c) All cannabis transported by a transporting
1461	1461	13 organization must be entered into a data collection system and
1462	1462	14 placed into a cannabis container for transport.
1463	1463	15 (d) Transporters are subject to random inspections by the
1464	1464	16 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
1465	1465	17 the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
1466	1466	18 (e) A transporting organization agent shall notify local
1467	1467	19 law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department
1468	1468	20 of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
1469	1469	21 theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by
1470	1470	22 written or electronic communication.
1471	1471	23 (f) No person under the age of 21 years shall be in a
1472	1472	24 commercial vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis goods.
1473	1473	25 (g) No person or individual who is not a transporting
1474	1474	26 organization agent shall be in a vehicle while transporting
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1485	1485	1 cannabis goods.
1486	1486	2 (h) Transporters may not use commercial motor vehicles
1487	1487	3 with a weight rating of over 10,001 pounds.
1488	1488	4 (i) It is unlawful for any person to offer or deliver
1489	1489	5 money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to
1490	1490	6 any of the following persons to obtain preferential placement
1491	1491	7 within the dispensing organization, including, without
1492	1492	8 limitation, on shelves and in display cases where purchasers
1493	1493	9 can view products, or on the dispensing organization's
1494	1494	10 website:
1495	1495	11 (1) a person having a transporting organization
1496	1496	12 license, or any officer, associate, member,
1497	1497	13 representative, or agent of the licensee;
1498	1498	14 (2) a person having an Early Applicant Adult Use
1499	1499	15 Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
1500	1500	16 Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
1501	1501	17 organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
1502	1502	18 Medical Cannabis Program Act;
1503	1503	19 (3) a person connected with or in any way
1504	1504	20 representing, or a member of the family of, a person
1505	1505	21 holding an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
1506	1506	22 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1507	1507	23 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
1508	1508	24 license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
1509	1509	25 Cannabis Program Act; or
1510	1510	26 (4) a stockholder, officer, manager, agent, or
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1521	1521	1 representative of a corporation engaged in the retail sale
1522	1522	2 of cannabis, an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
1523	1523	3 Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
1524	1524	4 License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
1525	1525	5 license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
1526	1526	6 Cannabis Program Act.
1527	1527	7 (j) A transporting organization agent must keep his or her
1528	1528	8 identification card visible at all times when on the property
1529	1529	9 of a cannabis business establishment and during the
1530	1530	10 transporting of cannabis when acting under his or her duties
1531	1531	11 as a transportation organization agent. During these times,
1532	1532	12 the transporting organization agent must also provide the
1533	1533	13 identification card upon request of any law enforcement
1534	1534	14 officer engaged in his or her official duties.
1535	1535	15 (k) A copy of the transporting organization's registration
1536	1536	16 and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle
1537	1537	17 transporting cannabis.
1538	1538	18 (l) Cannabis shall be transported so it is not visible or
1539	1539	19 recognizable from outside the vehicle.
1540	1540	20 (m) A vehicle transporting cannabis must not bear any
1541	1541	21 markings to indicate the vehicle contains cannabis or bear the
1542	1542	22 name or logo of the cannabis business establishment.
1543	1543	23 (n) Cannabis must be transported in an enclosed, locked
1544	1544	24 storage compartment that is secured or affixed to the vehicle.
1545	1545	25 (n-5) Third-party transporting organizations may
1546	1546	26 temporarily store cannabis and cannabis products in a secure
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1557	1557	1 storage area in the third-party transporting organization's
1558	1558	2 physical location for no more than 36 hours and in compliance
1559	1559	3 with all applicable security, inventory, and storage
1560	1560	4 requirements set forth by the Department of Agriculture, which
1561	1561	5 shall be no more burdensome than those set forth for craft
1562	1562	6 growers.
1563	1563	7 (o) The Department of Agriculture may, by rule, impose any
1564	1564	8 other requirements or prohibitions on the transportation of
1565	1565	9 cannabis.
1566	1566	10 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1567	1567	11 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
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