Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3922 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3922 Introduced 4/9/2024, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction that his or her conviction was for the possession, cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount of cannabis intended for medical or recreational use (instead of medical use). Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to permit a dispensing organization to offer curbside pickup or drive-through pickup for cannabis and cannabis-infused products. Further amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to provide that that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant. Provides that an agent who holds a valid agent identification card shall be allowed access to any facility owned or operated by a dispensing organization, cultivating organization, infusing organization, or transportation organization. Makes other changes. LRB103 40052 RJT 71500 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3922 Introduced 4/9/2024, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction that his or her conviction was for the possession, cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount of cannabis intended for medical or recreational use (instead of medical use). Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to permit a dispensing organization to offer curbside pickup or drive-through pickup for cannabis and cannabis-infused products. Further amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to provide that that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant. Provides that an agent who holds a valid agent identification card shall be allowed access to any facility owned or operated by a dispensing organization, cultivating organization, infusing organization, or transportation organization. Makes other changes. LRB103 40052 RJT 71500 b LRB103 40052 RJT 71500 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction that his or her conviction was for the possession, cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount of cannabis intended for medical or recreational use (instead of medical use). Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to permit a dispensing organization to offer curbside pickup or drive-through pickup for cannabis and cannabis-infused products. Further amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to provide that that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant. Provides that an agent who holds a valid agent identification card shall be allowed access to any facility owned or operated by a dispensing organization, cultivating organization, infusing organization, or transportation organization. Makes 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 Section 10 and by adding
16	16	6 Sections 103 and 136 as follows:
17	17	7 (410 ILCS 130/10)
18	18	8 Sec. 10. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this
19	19	9 Act, shall have the meanings set forth in this Section:
20	20	10 (a) "Adequate supply" means:
21	21	11 (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
22	22	12 14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
23	23	13 source.
24	24	14 (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
25	25	15 Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
26	26	16 certifying health care professional provides a substantial
27	27	17 medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
28	28	18 that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
29	29	19 certifying health care professional's professional
30	30	20 judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate supply
31	31	21 for a 14-day period to properly alleviate the patient's
32	32	22 debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with
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40	40	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction that his or her conviction was for the possession, cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount of cannabis intended for medical or recreational use (instead of medical use). Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to permit a dispensing organization to offer curbside pickup or drive-through pickup for cannabis and cannabis-infused products. Further amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to provide that that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant. Provides that an agent who holds a valid agent identification card shall be allowed access to any facility owned or operated by a dispensing organization, cultivating organization, infusing organization, or transportation organization. Makes other changes.
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68	68	1 (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
69	69	2 the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
70	70	3 authority from the Department of Public Health.
71	71	4 (4) The pre-mixed weight of medical cannabis used in
72	72	5 making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
73	73	6 limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
74	74	7 qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
75	75	8 (a-5) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a person
76	76	9 who is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as an advanced
77	77	10 practice registered nurse and has a controlled substances
78	78	11 license under Article III of the Illinois Controlled
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80	80	13 (b) "Cannabis" has the meaning given that term in Section
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82	82	15 (c) "Cannabis plant monitoring system" means a system that
83	83	16 includes, but is not limited to, testing and data collection
84	84	17 established and maintained by the registered cultivation
85	85	18 center and available to the Department for the purposes of
86	86	19 documenting each cannabis plant and for monitoring plant
87	87	20 development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis plant
88	88	21 cultivated for the intended use by a qualifying patient from
89	89	22 seed planting to final packaging.
90	90	23 (d) "Cardholder" means a qualifying patient or a
91	91	24 designated caregiver who has been issued and possesses a valid
92	92	25 registry identification card by the Department of Public
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104	104	1 (d-5) "Certifying health care professional" means a
105	105	2 physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
106	106	3 physician assistant.
107	107	4 (e) "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
108	108	5 organization or business that is registered by the Department
109	109	6 of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only
110	110	7 registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with
111	111	8 usable medical cannabis.
112	112	9 (f) "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
113	113	10 board member, employee, or agent of a registered cultivation
114	114	11 center who is 21 years of age or older and has not been
115	115	12 convicted of an excluded offense.
116	116	13 (g) "Cultivation center agent identification card" means a
117	117	14 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
118	118	15 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
119	119	16 (h) "Debilitating medical condition" means one or more of
120	120	17 the following:
121	121	18 (1) cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human
122	122	19 immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency
123	123	20 syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
124	124	21 Crohn's disease (including, but not limited to, ulcerative
125	125	22 colitis), agitation of Alzheimer's disease,
126	126	23 cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe
127	127	24 fibromyalgia, spinal cord disease, including but not
128	128	25 limited to arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia,
129	129	26 syringomyelia, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibrous dysplasia,
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140	140	1 spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and
141	141	2 post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis,
142	142	3 Arnold-Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia,
143	143	4 Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson's, Tourette's,
144	144	5 Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD
145	145	6 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS
146	146	7 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II),
147	147	8 Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
148	148	9 Polyneuropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial
149	149	10 Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella
150	150	11 syndrome, residual limb pain, seizures (including those
151	151	12 characteristic of epilepsy), post-traumatic stress
152	152	13 disorder (PTSD), autism, chronic pain, irritable bowel
153	153	14 syndrome, migraines, osteoarthritis, anorexia nervosa,
154	154	15 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neuro-Behcet's Autoimmune
155	155	16 Disease, neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, superior
156	156	17 canal dehiscence syndrome, or the treatment of these
157	157	18 conditions;
158	158	19 (1.5) terminal illness with a diagnosis of 6 months or
159	159	20 less; if the terminal illness is not one of the qualifying
160	160	21 debilitating medical conditions, then the certifying
161	161	22 health care professional shall on the certification form
162	162	23 identify the cause of the terminal illness; or
163	163	24 (2) any other debilitating medical condition or its
164	164	25 treatment that is added by the Department of Public Health
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176	176	1 (i) "Designated caregiver" means a person who: (1) is at
177	177	2 least 21 years of age; (2) has agreed to assist with a
178	178	3 patient's medical use of cannabis; (3) has not been convicted
179	179	4 of an excluded offense; and (4) assists no more than one
180	180	5 registered qualifying patient with his or her medical use of
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182	182	7 (j) "Dispensing organization agent identification card"
183	183	8 means a document issued by the Department of Financial and
184	184	9 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a medical
185	185	10 cannabis dispensing organization agent, as that term is
186	186	11 defined under Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
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188	188	13 (k) "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
189	189	14 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
190	190	15 security devices that permit access only by a cultivation
191	191	16 center's agents or a dispensing organization's agent working
192	192	17 for the registered cultivation center or the registered
193	193	18 dispensing organization to cultivate, store, and distribute
194	194	19 cannabis for registered qualifying patients.
195	195	20 (l) "Excluded offense" for cultivation center agents and
196	196	21 dispensing organizations means:
197	197	22 (1) a violent crime defined in Section 3 of the Rights
198	198	23 of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or a substantially
199	199	24 similar offense that was classified as a felony in the
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212	212	1 substance law, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
213	213	2 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act that
214	214	3 was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the
215	215	4 person was convicted, except that the registering
216	216	5 Department shall may waive this restriction if the person
217	217	6 demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction
218	218	7 that his or her conviction was for the possession,
219	219	8 cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount
220	220	9 of cannabis intended for medical or recreational use. This
221	221	10 exception does not apply if the conviction was under state
222	222	11 law and involved a violation of an existing medical
223	223	12 cannabis law.
224	224	13 For purposes of this subsection, the Department of Public
225	225	14 Health shall determine by emergency rule within 30 days after
226	226	15 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
227	227	16 Assembly what constitutes a "reasonable amount".
228	228	17 (l-5) (Blank).
229	229	18 (l-10) "Illinois Cannabis Tracking System" means a
230	230	19 web-based system established and maintained by the Department
231	231	20 of Public Health that is available to the Department of
232	232	21 Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional
233	233	22 Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and registered medical
234	234	23 cannabis dispensing organizations on a 24-hour basis to upload
235	235	24 written certifications for Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
236	236	25 participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
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248	248	1 participants' available cannabis allotment and assigned
249	249	2 dispensary, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount, and
250	250	3 price of medical cannabis purchased by an Opioid Alternative
251	251	4 Pilot Program participant.
252	252	5 (m) "Medical cannabis cultivation center registration"
253	253	6 means a registration issued by the Department of Agriculture.
254	254	7 (n) "Medical cannabis container" means a sealed,
255	255	8 traceable, food compliant, tamper resistant, tamper evident
256	256	9 container, or package used for the purpose of containment of
257	257	10 medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
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259	259	12 (o) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization", or
260	260	13 "dispensing organization", or "dispensary organization" means
261	261	14 a facility operated by an organization or business that is
262	262	15 registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
263	263	16 Regulation to acquire medical cannabis from a registered
264	264	17 cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis,
265	265	18 paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials
266	266	19 to registered qualifying patients, individuals with a
267	267	20 provisional registration for qualifying patient cardholder
268	268	21 status, or an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant.
269	269	22 (p) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization agent" or
270	270	23 "dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
271	271	24 board member, employee, or agent of a registered medical
272	272	25 cannabis dispensing organization who is 21 years of age or
273	273	26 older and has not been convicted of an excluded offense.
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284	284	1 (q) "Medical cannabis infused product" means food, oils,
285	285	2 ointments, or other products containing usable cannabis that
286	286	3 are not smoked.
287	287	4 (r) "Medical use" means the acquisition; administration;
288	288	5 delivery; possession; transfer; transportation; or use of
289	289	6 cannabis to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying
290	290	7 patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
291	291	8 associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition.
292	292	9 (r-5) "Opioid" means a narcotic drug or substance that is
293	293	10 a Schedule II controlled substance under paragraph (1), (2),
294	294	11 (3), or (5) of subsection (b) or under subsection (c) of
295	295	12 Section 206 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
296	296	13 (r-10) "Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant"
297	297	14 means an individual who has received a valid written
298	298	15 certification to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot
299	299	16 Program for a medical condition for which an opioid has been or
300	300	17 could be prescribed by a certifying health care professional
301	301	18 based on generally accepted standards of care.
302	302	19 (s) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of
303	303	20 osteopathy licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to
304	304	21 practice medicine and who has a controlled substances license
305	305	22 under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
306	306	23 It does not include a licensed practitioner under any other
307	307	24 Act including but not limited to the Illinois Dental Practice
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309	309	26 (s-1) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant
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320	320	1 licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
321	321	2 and who has a controlled substances license under Article III
322	322	3 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
323	323	4 (s-5) "Provisional registration" means a document issued
324	324	5 by the Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who
325	325	6 has submitted: (1) an online application and paid a fee to
326	326	7 participate in Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
327	327	8 pending approval or denial of the patient's application; or
328	328	9 (2) a completed application for terminal illness.
329	329	10 (t) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been
330	330	11 diagnosed by a certifying health care professional as having a
331	331	12 debilitating medical condition.
332	332	13 (u) "Registered" means licensed, permitted, or otherwise
333	333	14 certified by the Department of Agriculture, Department of
334	334	15 Public Health, or Department of Financial and Professional
335	335	16 Regulation.
336	336	17 (v) "Registry identification card" means a document issued
337	337	18 by the Department of Public Health that identifies a person as
338	338	19 a registered qualifying patient or registered designated
339	339	20 caregiver.
340	340	21 (w) "Usable cannabis" means the seeds, leaves, buds, and
341	341	22 flowers of the cannabis plant and any mixture or preparation
342	342	23 thereof, but does not include the stalks, and roots of the
343	343	24 plant. It does not include the weight of any non-cannabis
344	344	25 ingredients combined with cannabis, such as ingredients added
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356	356	1 (x) "Verification system" means a Web-based system
357	357	2 established and maintained by the Department of Public Health
358	358	3 that is available to the Department of Agriculture, the
359	359	4 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, law
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361	361	6 dispensing organization agents on a 24-hour basis for the
362	362	7 verification of registry identification cards, the tracking of
363	363	8 delivery of medical cannabis to medical cannabis dispensing
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365	365	10 and price of medical cannabis purchased by a registered
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367	367	12 (y) "Written certification" means a document dated and
368	368	13 signed by a certifying health care professional, stating (1)
369	369	14 that the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical
370	370	15 condition and specifying the debilitating medical condition
371	371	16 the qualifying patient has; and (2) that (A) the certifying
372	372	17 health care professional is treating or managing treatment of
373	373	18 the patient's debilitating medical condition; or (B) an Opioid
374	374	19 Alternative Pilot Program participant has a medical condition
375	375	20 for which opioids have been or could be prescribed. A written
376	376	21 certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide
377	377	22 health care professional-patient relationship, after the
378	378	23 certifying health care professional has completed an
379	379	24 assessment of either a qualifying patient's medical history or
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381	381	26 relevant records related to the patient's debilitating
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392	392	1 condition, and conducted a physical examination.
393	393	2 (z) "Bona fide health care professional-patient
394	394	3 relationship" means a relationship established at a hospital,
395	395	4 certifying health care professional's office, or other health
396	396	5 care facility in which the certifying health care professional
397	397	6 has an ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and
398	398	7 treatment of a patient's debilitating medical condition or a
399	399	8 symptom of the patient's debilitating medical condition.
400	400	9 A veteran who has received treatment at a VA hospital
401	401	10 shall be deemed to have a bona fide health care
402	402	11 professional-patient relationship with a VA certifying health
403	403	12 care professional if the patient has been seen for his or her
404	404	13 debilitating medical condition at the VA Hospital in
405	405	14 accordance with VA Hospital protocols.
406	406	15 A bona fide health care professional-patient relationship
407	407	16 under this subsection is a privileged communication within the
408	408	17 meaning of Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
409	409	18 (Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
410	410	19 (410 ILCS 130/103 new)
411	411	20 Sec. 103. Cultivation center agent identification cards.
412	412	21 The Department of Agriculture shall follow the requirements
413	413	22 set forth in Section 20-35 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
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415	415	24 identification cards under this Act.
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427	427	2 Sec. 136. Curbside or drive-through pickup. A registered
428	428	3 qualifying patient or designated caregiver under this Act may
429	429	4 use curbside pickup or drive-through pickup of any cannabis or
430	430	5 cannabis-infused products, as authorized under subsection (d)
431	431	6 of Section 15-85 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
432	432	7 Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
433	433	8 by changing Sections 15-40, 15-85, 20-35, 30-35, 35-30 and
434	434	9 40-35 and by adding Section 5-22 as follows:
435	435	10 (410 ILCS 705/5-22 new)
436	436	11 Sec. 5-22. Identification cards. The Department of
437	437	12 Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional
438	438	13 Regulation shall issue all identification cards under this Act
439	439	14 via an online application portal.
440	440	15 (410 ILCS 705/15-40)
441	441	16 Sec. 15-40. Dispensing organization agent identification
442	442	17 card; agent training.
443	443	18 (a) The Department shall:
444	444	19 (1) verify the information contained in an application
445	445	20 or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
446	446	21 identification card submitted under this Article, and
447	447	22 approve or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days
448	448	23 of receiving a completed application or renewal
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459	459	1 application and all supporting documentation required by
460	460	2 rule;
461	461	3 (2) issue a dispensing organization agent
462	462	4 identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
463	463	5 business days of approving the application or renewal;
464	464	6 (3) enter the registry identification number of the
465	465	7 dispensing organization where the agent works;
466	466	8 (4) within one year from the effective date of this
467	467	9 Act, allow for an electronic application process and
468	468	10 provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
469	469	11 an application has been submitted; and
470	470	12 (5) collect a $100 nonrefundable fee from the
471	471	13 applicant to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation
472	472	14 Fund.
473	473	15 (b) A dispensing organization agent must keep his or her
474	474	16 identification card visible at all times when in the
475	475	17 dispensary.
476	476	18 (c) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
477	477	19 shall contain the following:
478	478	20 (1) the name of the cardholder;
479	479	21 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
480	480	22 dispensing organization agent identification cards;
481	481	23 (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
482	482	24 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
483	483	25 letters that is unique to the cardholder; and
484	484	26 (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
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495	495	1 (d) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
496	496	2 shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization
497	497	3 upon termination of employment.
498	498	4 (e) The Department shall not issue an agent identification
499	499	5 card if the applicant is delinquent in filing any required tax
500	500	6 returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois.
501	501	7 (f) Any card lost by a dispensing organization agent shall
502	502	8 be reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department
503	503	9 immediately upon discovery of the loss.
504	504	10 (g) An applicant shall be denied a dispensing organization
505	505	11 agent identification card renewal if he or she fails to
506	506	12 complete the training provided for in this Section.
507	507	13 (h) A dispensing organization agent shall only be required
508	508	14 to hold one card for the same employer regardless of what type
509	509	15 of dispensing organization license the employer holds.
510	510	16 (i) Cannabis retail sales training requirements.
511	511	17 (1) Within 90 days of September 1, 2019, or 90 days of
512	512	18 employment, whichever is later, all owners, managers,
513	513	19 employees, and agents involved in the handling or sale of
514	514	20 cannabis or cannabis-infused product employed by an adult
515	515	21 use dispensing organization or medical cannabis dispensing
516	516	22 organization as defined in Section 10 of the Compassionate
517	517	23 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall attend and
518	518	24 successfully complete a Responsible Vendor Program.
519	519	25 (2) Each owner, manager, employee, and agent of an
520	520	26 adult use dispensing organization or medical cannabis
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531	531	1 dispensing organization shall successfully complete the
532	532	2 program annually.
533	533	3 (3) Responsible Vendor Program Training modules shall
534	534	4 include at least 2 hours of instruction time approved by
535	535	5 the Department including:
536	536	6 (i) Health and safety concerns of cannabis use,
537	537	7 including the responsible use of cannabis, its
538	538	8 physical effects, onset of physiological effects,
539	539	9 recognizing signs of impairment, and appropriate
540	540	10 responses in the event of overconsumption.
541	541	11 (ii) Training on laws and regulations on driving
542	542	12 while under the influence and operating a watercraft
543	543	13 or snowmobile while under the influence.
544	544	14 (iii) Sales to minors prohibition. Training shall
545	545	15 cover all relevant Illinois laws and rules.
546	546	16 (iv) Quantity limitations on sales to purchasers.
547	547	17 Training shall cover all relevant Illinois laws and
548	548	18 rules.
549	549	19 (v) Acceptable forms of identification. Training
550	550	20 shall include:
551	551	21 (I) How to check identification; and
552	552	22 (II) Common mistakes made in verification;
553	553	23 (vi) Safe storage of cannabis;
554	554	24 (vii) Compliance with all inventory tracking
555	555	25 system regulations;
556	556	26 (viii) Waste handling, management, and disposal;
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567	567	1 (ix) Health and safety standards;
568	568	2 (x) Maintenance of records;
569	569	3 (xi) Security and surveillance requirements;
570	570	4 (xii) Permitting inspections by State and local
571	571	5 licensing and enforcement authorities;
572	572	6 (xiii) Privacy issues;
573	573	7 (xiv) Packaging and labeling requirement for sales
574	574	8 to purchasers; and
575	575	9 (xv) Other areas as determined by rule.
576	576	10 (j) Blank.
577	577	11 (k) Upon the successful completion of the Responsible
578	578	12 Vendor Program, the provider shall deliver proof of completion
579	579	13 either through mail or electronic communication to the
580	580	14 dispensing organization, which shall retain a copy of the
581	581	15 certificate.
582	582	16 (l) The license of a dispensing organization or medical
583	583	17 cannabis dispensing organization whose owners, managers,
584	584	18 employees, or agents fail to comply with this Section may be
585	585	19 suspended or permanently revoked under Section 15-145 or may
586	586	20 face other disciplinary action.
587	587	21 (m) The regulation of dispensing organization and medical
588	588	22 cannabis dispensing employer and employee training is an
589	589	23 exclusive function of the State, and regulation by a unit of
590	590	24 local government, including a home rule unit, is prohibited.
591	591	25 This subsection (m) is a denial and limitation of home rule
592	592	26 powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
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603	603	1 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
604	604	2 (n) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the
605	605	3 training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) may apply
606	606	4 for such approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
607	607	5 odd-numbered year in a manner prescribed by the Department.
608	608	6 (o) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the
609	609	7 training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall
610	610	8 submit a nonrefundable application fee of $2,000 to be
611	611	9 deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or a fee as may be
612	612	10 set by rule. Any changes made to the training module shall be
613	613	11 approved by the Department.
614	614	12 (p) The Department shall not unreasonably deny approval of
615	615	13 a training module that meets all the requirements of paragraph
616	616	14 (3) of subsection (i). A denial of approval shall include a
617	617	15 detailed description of the reasons for the denial.
618	618	16 (q) Any person approved to provide the training required
619	619	17 by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall submit an application
620	620	18 for re-approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
621	621	19 odd-numbered year and include a nonrefundable application fee
622	622	20 of $2,000 to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or
623	623	21 a fee as may be set by rule.
624	624	22 (r) All persons applying to become or renewing their
625	625	23 registrations to be agents, including agents-in-charge and
626	626	24 principal officers, shall disclose any disciplinary action
627	627	25 taken against them that may have occurred in Illinois, another
628	628	26 state, or another country in relation to their employment at a
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639	639	1 cannabis business establishment or at any cannabis cultivation
640	640	2 center, processor, infuser, dispensary, or other cannabis
641	641	3 business establishment.
642	642	4 (s) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
643	643	5 dispensing organization while the agent applicant's
644	644	6 identification card application is pending. Upon approval, the
645	645	7 Department shall issue the agent's identification card to the
646	646	8 agent. If denied, the dispensing organization and the agent
647	647	9 applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease
648	648	10 all activity at the dispensing organization immediately.
649	649	11 (t) All notifications of acceptance or denial for
650	650	12 applications under this Section shall be sent directly to the
651	651	13 agent applicant.
652	652	14 (u) An agent who holds a valid identification card under
653	653	15 this Section shall be allowed access to any facility owned or
654	654	16 operated by the dispensing organization, cultivating
655	655	17 organization, infusing organization, or transportation
656	656	18 organization.
657	657	19 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
658	658	20 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
659	659	21 5-13-22.)
660	660	22 (410 ILCS 705/15-85)
661	661	23 Sec. 15-85. Dispensing cannabis.
662	662	24 (a) Before a dispensing organization agent dispenses
663	663	25 cannabis to a purchaser, the agent shall:
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674	674	1 (1) Verify the age of the purchaser by checking a
675	675	2 government-issued identification card by use of an
676	676	3 electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a
677	677	4 purchaser's government-issued identification, if
678	678	5 applicable, to determine the purchaser's age and the
679	679	6 validity of the identification;
680	680	7 (2) Verify the validity of the government-issued
681	681	8 identification card by use of an electronic reader or
682	682	9 electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's
683	683	10 government-issued identification, if applicable, to
684	684	11 determine the purchaser's age and the validity of the
685	685	12 identification;
686	686	13 (3) Offer any appropriate purchaser education or
687	687	14 support materials;
688	688	15 (4) Enter the following information into the State's
689	689	16 cannabis electronic verification system:
690	690	17 (i) The dispensing organization agent's
691	691	18 identification number, or if the agent's card
692	692	19 application is pending the Department's approval, a
693	693	20 temporary and unique identifier until the agent's card
694	694	21 application is approved or denied by the Department;
695	695	22 (ii) The dispensing organization's identification
696	696	23 number;
697	697	24 (iii) The amount, type (including strain, if
698	698	25 applicable) of cannabis or cannabis-infused product
699	699	26 dispensed;
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710	710	1 (iv) The date and time the cannabis was dispensed.
711	711	2 (b) A dispensing organization shall refuse to sell
712	712	3 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person unless the
713	713	4 person produces a valid identification showing that the person
714	714	5 is 21 years of age or older. A medical cannabis dispensing
715	715	6 organization may sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
716	716	7 a person who is under 21 years of age if the sale complies with
717	717	8 the provisions of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
718	718	9 Program Act and rules.
719	719	10 (c) For the purposes of this Section, valid identification
720	720	11 must:
721	721	12 (1) Be valid and unexpired;
722	722	13 (2) Contain a photograph and the date of birth of the
723	723	14 person.
724	724	15 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
725	725	16 dispensing organization may offer curbside pickup or
726	726	17 drive-through pickup of cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
727	727	18 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
728	728	19 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
729	729	20 (410 ILCS 705/20-35)
730	730	21 Sec. 20-35. Cultivation center agent identification card.
731	731	22 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
732	732	23 (1) establish by rule the information required in an
733	733	24 initial application or renewal application for an agent
734	734	25 identification card submitted under this Act and the
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745	745	1 nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
746	746	2 renewal application;
747	747	3 (2) verify the information contained in an initial
748	748	4 application or renewal application for an agent
749	749	5 identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
750	750	6 or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
751	751	7 completed initial application or renewal application and
752	752	8 all supporting documentation required by rule;
753	753	9 (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
754	754	10 agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
755	755	11 application or renewal application;
756	756	12 (4) enter the license number of the cultivation center
757	757	13 where the agent works; and
758	758	14 (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
759	759	15 renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
760	760	16 electronic or other methods that an application has been
761	761	17 submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
762	762	18 require prospective agents to file their applications by
763	763	19 electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
764	764	20 electronic means.
765	765	21 (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
766	766	22 visible at all times when on the property of the cultivation
767	767	23 center at which the agent is employed.
768	768	24 (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
769	769	25 following:
770	770	26 (1) the name of the cardholder;
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781	781	1 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
782	782	2 identification card;
783	783	3 (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
784	784	4 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
785	785	5 letters that is unique to the holder;
786	786	6 (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
787	787	7 (5) the legal name of the cultivation center employing
788	788	8 the agent.
789	789	9 (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
790	790	10 returned to the cultivation center of the agent upon
791	791	11 termination of his or her employment.
792	792	12 (e) Any agent identification card lost by a cultivation
793	793	13 center agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police
794	794	14 and the Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery
795	795	15 of the loss.
796	796	16 (f) The Department of Agriculture shall not issue an agent
797	797	17 identification card if the applicant is delinquent in filing
798	798	18 any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the
799	799	19 State of Illinois.
800	800	20 (g) An agent who holds a valid identification card under
801	801	21 this Section shall be allowed access to any facility owned or
802	802	22 operated by the dispensing organization, cultivating
803	803	23 organization, infusing organization, or transportation
804	804	24 organization.
805	805	25 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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816	816	1 (410 ILCS 705/30-35)
817	817	2 Sec. 30-35. Craft grower agent identification card.
818	818	3 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
819	819	4 (1) establish by rule the information required in an
820	820	5 initial application or renewal application for an agent
821	821	6 identification card submitted under this Act and the
822	822	7 nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
823	823	8 renewal application;
824	824	9 (2) verify the information contained in an initial
825	825	10 application or renewal application for an agent
826	826	11 identification card submitted under this Act and approve
827	827	12 or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
828	828	13 completed initial application or renewal application and
829	829	14 all supporting documentation required by rule;
830	830	15 (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
831	831	16 agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
832	832	17 application or renewal application;
833	833	18 (4) enter the license number of the craft grower where
834	834	19 the agent works; and
835	835	20 (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
836	836	21 renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
837	837	22 electronic or other methods that an application has been
838	838	23 submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
839	839	24 require prospective agents to file their applications by
840	840	25 electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
841	841	26 electronic means.
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852	852	1 (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
853	853	2 visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
854	854	3 business establishment, including the craft grower
855	855	4 organization for which he or she is an agent.
856	856	5 (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
857	857	6 following:
858	858	7 (1) the name of the cardholder;
859	859	8 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
860	860	9 identification card;
861	861	10 (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
862	862	11 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
863	863	12 letters that is unique to the holder;
864	864	13 (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
865	865	14 (5) the legal name of the craft grower organization
866	866	15 employing the agent.
867	867	16 (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
868	868	17 returned to the cannabis business establishment of the agent
869	869	18 upon termination of his or her employment.
870	870	19 (e) Any agent identification card lost by a craft grower
871	871	20 agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police and the
872	872	21 Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the
873	873	22 loss.
874	874	23 (f) An agent who holds a valid identification card under
875	875	24 this Section shall be allowed access to any facility owned or
876	876	25 operated by the dispensing organization, cultivating
877	877	26 organization, infusing organization, or transportation
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889	889	2 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
890	890	3 (410 ILCS 705/35-30)
891	891	4 Sec. 35-30. Infuser agent identification card.
892	892	5 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
893	893	6 (1) establish by rule the information required in an
894	894	7 initial application or renewal application for an agent
895	895	8 identification card submitted under this Act and the
896	896	9 nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
897	897	10 renewal application;
898	898	11 (2) verify the information contained in an initial
899	899	12 application or renewal application for an agent
900	900	13 identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
901	901	14 or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
902	902	15 completed initial application or renewal application and
903	903	16 all supporting documentation required by rule;
904	904	17 (3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
905	905	18 agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
906	906	19 application or renewal application;
907	907	20 (4) enter the license number of the infuser where the
908	908	21 agent works; and
909	909	22 (5) allow for an electronic initial application and
910	910	23 renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
911	911	24 electronic or other methods that an application has been
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923	923	1 require prospective agents to file their applications by
924	924	2 electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
925	925	3 electronic means.
926	926	4 (b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
927	927	5 visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
928	928	6 business establishment including the cannabis business
929	929	7 establishment for which he or she is an agent.
930	930	8 (c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
931	931	9 following:
932	932	10 (1) the name of the cardholder;
933	933	11 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
934	934	12 identification card;
935	935	13 (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
936	936	14 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
937	937	15 letters that is unique to the holder;
938	938	16 (4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
939	939	17 (5) the legal name of the infuser organization
940	940	18 employing the agent.
941	941	19 (d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
942	942	20 returned to the infuser organization of the agent upon
943	943	21 termination of his or her employment.
944	944	22 (e) Any agent identification card lost by a transporting
945	945	23 agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police and the
946	946	24 Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the
947	947	25 loss.
948	948	26 (f) An agent applicant may begin employment at an infuser
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960	960	2 application is pending. Upon approval, the Department shall
961	961	3 issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If denied,
962	962	4 the infuser organization and the agent applicant shall be
963	963	5 notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
964	964	6 the infuser organization immediately.
965	965	7 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
966	966	8 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
967	967	9 (410 ILCS 705/40-35)
968	968	10 Sec. 40-35. Transporting organization background checks.
969	969	11 (a) Through the Illinois State Police, the Department of
970	970	12 Agriculture shall conduct a background check of the
971	971	13 prospective principal officers, board members, and agents of a
972	972	14 transporter applying for a license or identification card
973	973	15 under this Act. The Illinois State Police shall charge a fee
974	974	16 set by rule for conducting the criminal history record check,
975	975	17 which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund
976	976	18 and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. In
977	977	19 order to carry out this provision, each transporting
978	978	20 organization's prospective principal officer, board member, or
979	979	21 agent shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois
980	980	22 State Police for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal
981	981	23 criminal records check. These fingerprints shall be checked
982	982	24 against the fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the
983	983	25 extent allowed by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and
984	984
985	985
986	986
987	987
988	988
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990	990
991	991
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993	993	SB3922 - 28 - LRB103 40052 RJT 71500 b
994	994	1 Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records
995	995	2 databases. The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following
996	996	3 positive identification, all conviction information to the
997	997	4 Department of Agriculture.
998	998	5 (b) When applying for the initial license or
999	999	6 identification card, the background checks for all prospective
1000	1000	7 principal officers, board members, and agents shall be
1001	1001	8 completed before submitting the application to the Department
1002	1002	9 of Agriculture.
1003	1003	10 (c) An agent who holds a valid identification card under
1004	1004	11 this Section shall be allowed access to any facility owned or
1005	1005	12 operated by the dispensing organization, cultivating
1006	1006	13 organization, infusing organization, or transportation
1007	1007	14 organization.
1008	1008	15 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1009	1009	16 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
1010	1010	17 (410 ILCS 130/100 rep.)
1011	1011	18 (410 ILCS 130/120 rep.)
1012	1012	19 Section 15. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
1013	1013	20 Program Act is amended by repealing Sections 100 and 120.
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1021	1021
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1023	1023
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1033	1033
1034	1034
1035	1035
1036	1036
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