Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3941 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3941 Introduced 5/1/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning confidentiality regarding the Office of Executive Inspector General. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient from a registered dispensing organization for purposes of provisions in those Acts that establish a 1% rate of taxation for prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a designated caregiver registered under the Act may perform the designated caregiver's duties at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes concerning agents under the Act. Provides that a qualifying patient registered under the Act may purchase medical cannabis at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the physical examination required under the Act may be performed by remote means. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; enforcement of the Act; destruction of medical cannabis; and the medical cannabis cultivation privilege tax. Repeals provisions concerning medical cannabis dispensing organization certification renewal and excluded offenses. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Authorizes a dispensing organization to offer drive-through and pickup options for cannabis and cannabis-infused products and makes related changes. Requires a dispensing organization to implement other security measures. Makes changes in provisions concerning medical cannabis containers. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3941 Introduced 5/1/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning confidentiality regarding the Office of Executive Inspector General. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient from a registered dispensing organization for purposes of provisions in those Acts that establish a 1% rate of taxation for prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a designated caregiver registered under the Act may perform the designated caregiver's duties at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes concerning agents under the Act. Provides that a qualifying patient registered under the Act may purchase medical cannabis at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the physical examination required under the Act may be performed by remote means. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; enforcement of the Act; destruction of medical cannabis; and the medical cannabis cultivation privilege tax. Repeals provisions concerning medical cannabis dispensing organization certification renewal and excluded offenses. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Authorizes a dispensing organization to offer drive-through and pickup options for cannabis and cannabis-infused products and makes related changes. Requires a dispensing organization to implement other security measures. Makes changes in provisions concerning medical cannabis containers. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning confidentiality regarding the Office of Executive Inspector General. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient from a registered dispensing organization for purposes of provisions in those Acts that establish a 1% rate of taxation for prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a designated caregiver registered under the Act may perform the designated caregiver's duties at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes concerning agents under the Act. Provides that a qualifying patient registered under the Act may purchase medical cannabis at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the physical examination required under the Act may be performed by remote means. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; enforcement of the Act; destruction of medical cannabis; and the medical cannabis cultivation privilege tax. Repeals provisions concerning medical cannabis dispensing organization certification renewal and excluded offenses. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Authorizes a dispensing organization to offer drive-through and pickup options for cannabis and cannabis-infused products and makes related changes. Requires a dispensing organization to implement other security measures. Makes changes in provisions concerning medical cannabis containers. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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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 3. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
15	15	5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
16	16	6 changing Section 2105-117 as follows:
17	17	7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-117)
18	18	8 Sec. 2105-117. Confidentiality. All information collected
19	19	9 by the Department in the course of an examination or
20	20	10 investigation of a licensee, registrant, or applicant,
21	21	11 including, but not limited to, any complaint against a
22	22	12 licensee or registrant filed with the Department and
23	23	13 information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
24	24	14 be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
25	25	15 shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
26	26	16 information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
27	27	17 other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
28	28	18 interest as determined by the Director, the Office of
29	29	19 Executive Inspector General, or a party presenting a lawful
30	30	20 subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
31	31	21 disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law
32	32	22 enforcement agency, including the Executive Inspector General
33	33	23 shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any
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40	40	Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning confidentiality regarding the Office of Executive Inspector General. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient from a registered dispensing organization for purposes of provisions in those Acts that establish a 1% rate of taxation for prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a designated caregiver registered under the Act may perform the designated caregiver's duties at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes concerning agents under the Act. Provides that a qualifying patient registered under the Act may purchase medical cannabis at any licensed dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the physical examination required under the Act may be performed by remote means. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; enforcement of the Act; destruction of medical cannabis; and the medical cannabis cultivation privilege tax. Repeals provisions concerning medical cannabis dispensing organization certification renewal and excluded offenses. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Authorizes a dispensing organization to offer drive-through and pickup options for cannabis and cannabis-infused products and makes related changes. Requires a dispensing organization to implement other security measures. Makes changes in provisions concerning medical cannabis containers. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 other agency or person, except as necessary to those involved
69	69	2 in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. A
70	70	3 formal complaint filed against a licensee or registrant by the
71	71	4 Department or any order issued by the Department against a
72	72	5 licensee, registrant, or applicant shall be a public record,
73	73	6 except as otherwise prohibited by law.
74	74	7 (Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
75	75	8 Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
76	76	9 3-10 as follows:
77	77	10 (35 ILCS 105/3-10)
78	78	11 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
79	79	12 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
80	80	13 either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of
81	81	14 the tangible personal property. In all cases where property
82	82	15 functionally used or consumed is the same as the property that
83	83	16 was purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the selling
84	84	17 price of the property. In all cases where property
85	85	18 functionally used or consumed is a by-product or waste product
86	86	19 that has been refined, manufactured, or produced from property
87	87	20 purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the lower of
88	88	21 the fair market value, if any, of the specific property so used
89	89	22 in this State or on the selling price of the property purchased
90	90	23 at retail. For purposes of this Section "fair market value"
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102	102	1 willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any
103	103	2 compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge
104	104	3 of the relevant facts. The fair market value shall be
105	105	4 established by Illinois sales by the taxpayer of the same
106	106	5 property as that functionally used or consumed, or if there
107	107	6 are no such sales by the taxpayer, then comparable sales or
108	108	7 purchases of property of like kind and character in Illinois.
109	109	8 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
110	110	9 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
111	111	10 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
112	112	11 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
113	113	12 Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
114	114	13 beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,
115	115	14 with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
116	116	15 3-6 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
117	117	16 With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act
118	118	17 applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
119	119	18 January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the
120	120	19 proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or
121	121	20 before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made
122	122	21 after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of
123	123	22 the proceeds of sales made on or after January 1, 2024 and on
124	124	23 or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the proceeds of
125	125	24 sales made after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however,
126	126	25 the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol is imposed at the
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138	138	1 of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
139	139	2 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, the tax imposed
140	140	3 by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on
141	141	4 or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and
142	142	5 (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any
143	143	6 time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
144	144	7 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
145	145	8 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of
146	146	9 mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
147	147	10 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax
148	148	11 imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales
149	149	12 made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
150	150	13 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made
151	151	14 thereafter.
152	152	15 With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and
153	153	16 no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies
154	154	17 to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1,
155	155	18 2003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the
156	156	19 proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2018 and before
157	157	20 January 1, 2024. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or before
158	158	21 December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
159	159	22 diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
160	160	23 3-5.1. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
161	161	24 sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than
162	162	25 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
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174	174	1 biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 10%
175	175	2 biodiesel made during that time.
176	176	3 With respect to biodiesel and biodiesel blends with more
177	177	4 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
178	178	5 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
179	179	6 after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
180	180	7 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
181	181	8 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
182	182	9 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1.
183	183	10 Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
184	184	11 with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
185	185	12 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
186	186	13 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
187	187	14 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
188	188	15 immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
189	189	16 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect
190	190	17 to food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
191	191	18 premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
192	192	19 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
193	193	20 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
194	194	21 consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
195	195	22 With respect to prescription and nonprescription
196	196	23 medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
197	197	24 Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
198	198	25 Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
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210	210	1 related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
211	211	2 the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
212	212	3 disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
213	213	4 syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is
214	214	5 imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
215	215	6 until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
216	216	7 complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
217	217	8 carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
218	218	9 cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
219	219	10 other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
220	220	11 kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
221	221	12 bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
222	222	13 "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
223	223	14 water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
224	224	15 Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
225	225	16 containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
226	226	17 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
227	227	18 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
228	228	19 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
229	229	20 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk
230	230	21 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
231	231	22 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
232	232	23 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
233	233	24 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
234	234	25 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
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246	246	1 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
247	247	2 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
248	248	3 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
249	249	4 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
250	250	5 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
251	251	6 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
252	252	7 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
253	253	8 regardless of the location of the vending machine.
254	254	9 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
255	255	10 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
256	256	11 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
257	257	12 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
258	258	13 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
259	259	14 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
260	260	15 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
261	261	16 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
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263	263	18 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
264	264	19 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
265	265	20 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
266	266	21 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
267	267	22 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
268	268	23 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
269	269	24 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
270	270	25 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
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282	282	1 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
283	283	2 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
284	284	3 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
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286	286	5 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
287	287	6 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
288	288	7 list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
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290	290	9 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
291	291	10 Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
292	292	11 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
293	293	12 purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
294	294	13 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
295	295	14 Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
296	296	15 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
297	297	16 purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or
298	298	17 provisional patient, as defined in the Compassionate Use of
299	299	18 Medical Cannabis Program Act, from a registered dispensing
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301	301	20 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
302	302	21 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
303	303	22 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
304	304	23 and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualified
305	305	24 patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
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318	318	1 Cannabis Program Act.
319	319	2 If the property that is purchased at retail from a
320	320	3 retailer is acquired outside Illinois and used outside
321	321	4 Illinois before being brought to Illinois for use here and is
322	322	5 taxable under this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is
323	323	6 computed shall be reduced by an amount that represents a
324	324	7 reasonable allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
325	325	8 out-of-state use.
326	326	9 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,
327	327	10 Section 20-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
328	328	11 60-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff.
329	329	12 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154 eff. 6-30-23.)
330	330	13 Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
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332	332	15 (35 ILCS 110/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10)
333	333	16 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
334	334	17 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
335	335	18 the selling price of tangible personal property transferred as
336	336	19 an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of
337	337	20 computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less
338	338	21 than the cost price of the property to the serviceman.
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352	352	1 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
353	353	2 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
354	354	3 tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price
355	355	4 of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
356	356	5 on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%
357	357	6 of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
358	358	7 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
359	359	8 July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of property
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361	361	10 2017 and before January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the selling price
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363	363	12 on or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028,
364	364	13 and (v) 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
365	365	14 incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
366	366	15 any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol,
367	367	16 as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%,
368	368	17 then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the
369	369	18 proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
370	370	19 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
371	371	20 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
372	372	21 applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
373	373	22 transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
374	374	23 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
375	375	24 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
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388	388	1 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
389	389	2 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of
390	390	3 mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
391	391	4 sale of service during that time.
392	392	5 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
393	393	6 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
394	394	7 to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
395	395	8 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
396	396	9 December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price
397	397	10 thereafter.
398	398	11 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
399	399	12 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
400	400	13 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling
401	401	14 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
402	402	15 service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
403	403	16 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
404	404	17 December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
405	405	18 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
406	406	19 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
407	407	20 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
408	408	21 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
409	409	22 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
410	410	23 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
411	411	24 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
412	412	25 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
413	413	26 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
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424	424	1 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
425	425	2 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
426	426	3 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
427	427	4 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price of
428	428	5 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service on
429	429	6 or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On
430	430	7 and after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030,
431	431	8 the taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel
432	432	9 blends shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax
433	433	10 Act.
434	434	11 At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
435	435	12 fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
436	436	13 cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
437	437	14 incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
438	438	15 the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
439	439	16 servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
440	440	17 aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
441	441	18 service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
442	442	19 serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
443	443	20 transferred as an incident to the sale of those services.
444	444	21 Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
445	445	22 tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
446	446	23 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
447	447	24 service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
448	448	25 by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
449	449	26 Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
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460	460	1 Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
461	461	2 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
462	462	3 Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued
463	463	4 pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022
464	464	5 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be
465	465	6 imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is
466	466	7 to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
467	467	8 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
468	468	9 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
469	469	10 immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
470	470	11 paragraph).
471	471	12 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
472	472	13 shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for
473	473	14 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
474	474	15 service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
475	475	16 by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
476	476	17 Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
477	477	18 Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
478	478	19 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
479	479	20 Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued
480	480	21 pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning on July 1,
481	481	22 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at
482	482	23 the rate of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be
483	483	24 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
484	484	25 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
485	485	26 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
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496	496	1 immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
497	497	2 paragraph).
498	498	3 The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on
499	499	4 prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
500	500	5 appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
501	501	6 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
502	502	7 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
503	503	8 as any accessories and components related to those devices,
504	504	9 modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
505	505	10 it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
506	506	11 sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
507	507	12 diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
508	508	13 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,
509	509	14 ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
510	510	15 including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
511	511	16 vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
512	512	17 commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
513	513	18 that are contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can,
514	514	19 carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks"
515	515	20 does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant
516	516	21 formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A
517	517	22 Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing
518	518	23 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
519	519	24 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
520	520	25 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
521	521	26 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
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532	532	1 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk
533	533	2 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
534	534	3 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
535	535	4 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
536	536	5 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
537	537	6 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
538	538	7 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
539	539	8 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
540	540	9 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
541	541	10 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
542	542	11 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
543	543	12 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
544	544	13 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
545	545	14 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
546	546	15 regardless of the location of the vending machine.
547	547	16 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
548	548	17 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
549	549	18 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
550	550	19 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
551	551	20 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
552	552	21 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
553	553	22 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
554	554	23 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
555	555	24 flour or requires refrigeration.
556	556	25 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
557	557	26 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
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568	568	1 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
569	569	2 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
570	570	3 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
571	571	4 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
572	572	5 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
573	573	6 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
574	574	7 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
575	575	8 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
576	576	9 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
577	577	10 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
578	578	11 label includes:
579	579	12 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
580	580	13 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
581	581	14 list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
582	582	15 substance or preparation.
583	583	16 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
584	584	17 Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
585	585	18 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
586	586	19 purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
587	587	20 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
588	588	21 Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
589	589	22 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
590	590	23 purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or
591	591	24 provisional patient, as defined in the Compassionate Use of
592	592	25 Medical Cannabis Program Act, from a registered dispensing
593	593	26 organization.
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604	604	1 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
605	605	2 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
606	606	3 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
607	607	4 and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualified
608	608	5 patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
609	609	6 defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
610	610	7 Act subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical
611	611	8 Cannabis Program Act.
612	612	9 If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is
613	613	10 acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
614	614	11 being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
615	615	12 this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
616	616	13 shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
617	617	14 allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
618	618	15 out-of-state use.
619	619	16 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
620	620	17 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,
621	621	18 Article 60, Section 60-20, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
622	622	19 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
623	623	20 Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
624	624	21 changing Section 3-10 as follows:
625	625	22 (35 ILCS 115/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10)
626	626	23 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
627	627	24 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
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638	638	1 the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use
639	639	2 Tax Act, of the tangible personal property. For the purpose of
640	640	3 computing this tax, in no event shall the "selling price" be
641	641	4 less than the cost price to the serviceman of the tangible
642	642	5 personal property transferred. The selling price of each item
643	643	6 of tangible personal property transferred as an incident of a
644	644	7 sale of service may be shown as a distinct and separate item on
645	645	8 the serviceman's billing to the service customer. If the
646	646	9 selling price is not so shown, the selling price of the
647	647	10 tangible personal property is deemed to be 50% of the
648	648	11 serviceman's entire billing to the service customer. When,
649	649	12 however, a serviceman contracts to design, develop, and
650	650	13 produce special order machinery or equipment, the tax imposed
651	651	14 by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost price of
652	652	15 the tangible personal property transferred incident to the
653	653	16 completion of the contract.
654	654	17 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
655	655	18 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
656	656	19 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
657	657	20 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
658	658	21 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
659	659	22 tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost
660	660	23 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
661	661	24 service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003,
662	662	25 (ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an
663	663	26 incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on
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674	674	1 or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of
675	675	2 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
676	676	3 after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of
677	677	4 the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
678	678	5 the sale of service on or after January 1, 2024 and on or
679	679	6 before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the selling price of
680	680	7 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
681	681	8 after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however, the tax
682	682	9 under this Act on sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax
683	683	10 Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by
684	684	11 this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol
685	685	12 made during that time.
686	686	13 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
687	687	14 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
688	688	15 applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
689	689	16 transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
690	690	17 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
691	691	18 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
692	692	19 incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
693	693	20 any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
694	694	21 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
695	695	22 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of
696	696	23 mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
697	697	24 sale of service during that time.
698	698	25 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
699	699	26 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
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710	710	1 to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
711	711	2 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
712	712	3 December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price
713	713	4 thereafter.
714	714	5 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
715	715	6 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
716	716	7 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling
717	717	8 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
718	718	9 service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
719	719	10 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
720	720	11 December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
721	721	12 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
722	722	13 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
723	723	14 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
724	724	15 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
725	725	16 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
726	726	17 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
727	727	18 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
728	728	19 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
729	729	20 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
730	730	21 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
731	731	22 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
732	732	23 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax
733	733	24 imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the
734	734	25 selling price of property transferred as an incident to the
735	735	26 sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
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746	746	1 December 31, 2023. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or
747	747	2 before December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
748	748	3 diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
749	749	4 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
750	750	5 At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
751	751	6 fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
752	752	7 cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
753	753	8 incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
754	754	9 the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
755	755	10 servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
756	756	11 aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
757	757	12 service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
758	758	13 serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
759	759	14 transferred incident to the sale of those services.
760	760	15 Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
761	761	16 tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
762	762	17 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
763	763	18 service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
764	764	19 entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
765	765	20 Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
766	766	21 ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
767	767	22 Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
768	768	23 Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
769	769	24 to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022 and
770	770	25 beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed
771	771	26 at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be
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782	782	1 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
783	783	2 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
784	784	3 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
785	785	4 immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
786	786	5 paragraph).
787	787	6 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
788	788	7 shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for
789	789	8 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
790	790	9 service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
791	791	10 entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
792	792	11 Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
793	793	12 ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
794	794	13 Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
795	795	14 Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
796	796	15 to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning July 1, 2022 and
797	797	16 until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at the rate
798	798	17 of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed off
799	799	18 the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
800	800	19 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
801	801	20 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
802	802	21 consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph).
803	803	22 The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on
804	804	23 prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
805	805	24 appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
806	806	25 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
807	807	26 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
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818	818	1 as any accessories and components related to those devices,
819	819	2 modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
820	820	3 it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
821	821	4 sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
822	822	5 diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
823	823	6 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,
824	824	7 ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
825	825	8 including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
826	826	9 vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
827	827	10 commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
828	828	11 that are contained in any closed or sealed can, carton, or
829	829	12 container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" does not
830	830	13 include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant formula,
831	831	14 milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized
832	832	15 Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 50% or more
833	833	16 natural fruit or vegetable juice.
834	834	17 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
835	835	18 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
836	836	19 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
837	837	20 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk
838	838	21 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
839	839	22 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
840	840	23 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
841	841	24 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
842	842	25 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
843	843	26 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
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854	854	1 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
855	855	2 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
856	856	3 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
857	857	4 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
858	858	5 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
859	859	6 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
860	860	7 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
861	861	8 regardless of the location of the vending machine.
862	862	9 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
863	863	10 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
864	864	11 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
865	865	12 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
866	866	13 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
867	867	14 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
868	868	15 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
869	869	16 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
870	870	17 flour or requires refrigeration.
871	871	18 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
872	872	19 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
873	873	20 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
874	874	21 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
875	875	22 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
876	876	23 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
877	877	24 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
878	878	25 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
879	879	26 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
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890	890	1 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
891	891	2 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
892	892	3 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
893	893	4 label includes:
894	894	5 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
895	895	6 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
896	896	7 list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
897	897	8 substance or preparation.
898	898	9 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
899	899	10 Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
900	900	11 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
901	901	12 purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
902	902	13 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
903	903	14 Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
904	904	15 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
905	905	16 purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or
906	906	17 provisional patient, as defined in the Compassionate Use of
907	907	18 Medical Cannabis Program Act, from a registered dispensing
908	908	19 organization.
909	909	20 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
910	910	21 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
911	911	22 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
912	912	23 and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualified
913	913	24 patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
914	914	25 defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
915	915	26 Act subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical
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926	926	1 Cannabis Program Act.
927	927	2 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
928	928	3 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700,
929	929	4 Article 60, Section 60-25, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
930	930	5 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
931	931	6 Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
932	932	7 by changing Section 2-10 as follows:
933	933	8 (35 ILCS 120/2-10)
934	934	9 Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
935	935	10 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
936	936	11 gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property made
937	937	12 in the course of business.
938	938	13 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
939	939	14 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
940	940	15 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
941	941	16 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
942	942	17 Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
943	943	18 beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,
944	944	19 with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
945	945	20 2-8 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
946	946	21 Within 14 days after July 1, 2000 (the effective date of
947	947	22 Public Act 91-872), each retailer of motor fuel and gasohol
948	948	23 shall cause the following notice to be posted in a prominently
949	949	24 visible place on each retail dispensing device that is used to
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960	960	1 dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of Illinois: "As of
961	961	2 July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has eliminated the State's
962	962	3 share of sales tax on motor fuel and gasohol through December
963	963	4 31, 2000. The price on this pump should reflect the
964	964	5 elimination of the tax." The notice shall be printed in bold
965	965	6 print on a sign that is no smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches.
966	966	7 The sign shall be clearly visible to customers. Any retailer
967	967	8 who fails to post or maintain a required sign through December
968	968	9 31, 2000 is guilty of a petty offense for which the fine shall
969	969	10 be $500 per day per each retail premises where a violation
970	970	11 occurs.
971	971	12 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
972	972	13 tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of
973	973	14 sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1,
974	974	15 2003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July
975	975	16 1, 2003 and on or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the
976	976	17 proceeds of sales made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January
977	977	18 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
978	978	19 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, and (v)
979	979	20 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,
980	980	21 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
981	981	22 gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate
982	982	23 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
983	983	24 the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
984	984	25 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
985	985	26 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
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996	996	1 applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
997	997	2 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
998	998	3 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,
999	999	4 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
1000	1000	5 mid-range ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then
1001	1001	6 the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of
1002	1002	7 sales of mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
1003	1003	8 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
1004	1004	9 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
1005	1005	10 to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on
1006	1006	11 or before December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds
1007	1007	12 of sales made thereafter.
1008	1008	13 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
1009	1009	14 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
1010	1010	15 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds
1011	1011	16 of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
1012	1012	17 December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made
1013	1013	18 after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and
1014	1014	19 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
1015	1015	20 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
1016	1016	21 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
1017	1017	22 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
1018	1018	23 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
1019	1019	24 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
1020	1020	25 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
1021	1021	26 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
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1032	1032	1 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
1033	1033	2 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
1034	1034	3 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
1035	1035	4 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
1036	1036	5 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
1037	1037	6 after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
1038	1038	7 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
1039	1039	8 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
1040	1040	9 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
1041	1041	10 Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
1042	1042	11 with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
1043	1043	12 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
1044	1044	13 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
1045	1045	14 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
1046	1046	15 immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
1047	1047	16 Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect to
1048	1048	17 food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
1049	1049	18 premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
1050	1050	19 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
1051	1051	20 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
1052	1052	21 consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
1053	1053	22 With respect to prescription and nonprescription
1054	1054	23 medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
1055	1055	24 Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
1056	1056	25 Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
1057	1057	26 a prescription, as well as any accessories and components
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1068	1068	1 related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
1069	1069	2 the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
1070	1070	3 disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
1071	1071	4 syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is
1072	1072	5 imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
1073	1073	6 until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
1074	1074	7 complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
1075	1075	8 carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
1076	1076	9 cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
1077	1077	10 other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
1078	1078	11 kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
1079	1079	12 bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
1080	1080	13 "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
1081	1081	14 water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
1082	1082	15 Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
1083	1083	16 containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
1084	1084	17 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
1085	1085	18 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
1086	1086	19 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
1087	1087	20 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk
1088	1088	21 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
1089	1089	22 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
1090	1090	23 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
1091	1091	24 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
1092	1092	25 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
1093	1093	26 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
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1104	1104	1 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
1105	1105	2 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
1106	1106	3 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
1107	1107	4 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
1108	1108	5 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
1109	1109	6 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
1110	1110	7 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
1111	1111	8 regardless of the location of the vending machine.
1112	1112	9 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
1113	1113	10 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
1114	1114	11 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
1115	1115	12 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
1116	1116	13 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
1117	1117	14 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
1118	1118	15 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
1119	1119	16 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
1120	1120	17 flour or requires refrigeration.
1121	1121	18 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
1122	1122	19 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
1123	1123	20 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
1124	1124	21 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
1125	1125	22 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
1126	1126	23 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
1127	1127	24 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
1128	1128	25 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
1129	1129	26 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
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1140	1140	1 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
1141	1141	2 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
1142	1142	3 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
1143	1143	4 label includes:
1144	1144	5 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or
1145	1145	6 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
1146	1146	7 list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
1147	1147	8 substance or preparation.
1148	1148	9 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
1149	1149	10 Act 98-122) and until January 1, 2025, "prescription and
1150	1150	11 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis
1151	1151	12 purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the
1152	1152	13 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
1153	1153	14 Beginning on January 1, 2025, "prescription and
1154	1154	15 nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes cannabis
1155	1155	16 purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or
1156	1156	17 provisional patient, as defined in the Compassionate Use of
1157	1157	18 Medical Cannabis Program Act, from a registered dispensing
1158	1158	19 organization.
1159	1159	20 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
1160	1160	21 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
1161	1161	22 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
1162	1162	23 and does not include cannabis purchased by a qualified
1163	1163	24 patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient, as
1164	1164	25 defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
1165	1165	26 Act subject to tax under the Compassionate Use of Medical
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1176	1176	1 Cannabis Program Act.
1177	1177	2 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20,
1178	1178	3 Section 20-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
1179	1179	4 60-30, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-10, eff.
1180	1180	5 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
1181	1181	6 Section 25. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
1182	1182	7 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 7, 10, 25, 30, 35,
1183	1183	8 57, 70, 85, 105, 115, 115.5, 120, 130, 145, 150, 165, 170, 180,
1184	1184	9 200, and 210 and by adding Section 136 as follows:
1185	1185	10 (410 ILCS 130/7)
1186	1186	11 Sec. 7. Lawful user and lawful products. For the purposes
1187	1187	12 of this Act and to clarify the legislative findings on the
1188	1188	13 lawful use of cannabis:
1189	1189	14 (1) A cardholder under this Act shall not be
1190	1190	15 considered an unlawful user or addicted to narcotics
1191	1191	16 solely as a result of his or her qualifying patient,
1192	1192	17 provisional patient, or designated caregiver status.
1193	1193	18 (2) All medical cannabis products purchased by a
1194	1194	19 qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated
1195	1195	20 caregiver at a licensed dispensing organization shall be
1196	1196	21 lawful products and a distinction shall be made between
1197	1197	22 medical and non-medical uses of cannabis as a result of
1198	1198	23 the qualifying patient's cardholder status, provisional
1199	1199	24 registration for qualifying patient cardholder status, or
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1210	1210	1 participation in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
1211	1211	2 under the authorized use granted under State law.
1212	1212	3 (3) An individual with a provisional registration for
1213	1213	4 qualifying patient cardholder status, a qualifying patient
1214	1214	5 in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program, or
1215	1215	6 an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant under
1216	1216	7 Section 62 shall not be considered an unlawful user or
1217	1217	8 addicted to narcotics solely as a result of his or her
1218	1218	9 application to or participation in the program.
1219	1219	10 (Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
1220	1220	11 (410 ILCS 130/10)
1221	1221	12 Sec. 10. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this
1222	1222	13 Act, shall have the meanings set forth in this Section:
1223	1223	14 (a) "Adequate medical supply" means:
1224	1224	15 (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
1225	1225	16 14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
1226	1226	17 source.
1227	1227	18 (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
1228	1228	19 Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
1229	1229	20 certifying health care professional provides a substantial
1230	1230	21 medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
1231	1231	22 that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
1232	1232	23 certifying health care professional's professional
1233	1233	24 judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate medical
1234	1234	25 supply for a 14-day period to properly alleviate the
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1245	1245	1 patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
1246	1246	2 associated with the debilitating medical condition.
1247	1247	3 (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
1248	1248	4 the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
1249	1249	5 authority from the Department of Public Health.
1250	1250	6 (4) The pre-mixed weight of medical cannabis used in
1251	1251	7 making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
1252	1252	8 limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
1253	1253	9 qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
1254	1254	10 (a-5) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a person
1255	1255	11 who is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as an advanced
1256	1256	12 practice registered nurse and has a controlled substances
1257	1257	13 license under Article III of the Illinois Controlled
1258	1258	14 Substances Act.
1259	1259	15 (b) "Cannabis" has the meaning given that term in Section
1260	1260	16 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
1261	1261	17 (c) "Cannabis plant monitoring system" means a system that
1262	1262	18 includes, but is not limited to, testing and data collection
1263	1263	19 established and maintained by the registered cultivation
1264	1264	20 center and available to the Department for the purposes of
1265	1265	21 documenting each cannabis plant and for monitoring plant
1266	1266	22 development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis plant
1267	1267	23 cultivated for the intended use by a qualifying patient from
1268	1268	24 seed planting to final packaging.
1269	1269	25 (d) "Cardholder" means a qualifying patient, provisional
1270	1270	26 patient, or a designated caregiver who has been issued and
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1281	1281	1 possesses a valid registry identification card by the
1282	1282	2 Department of Public Health.
1283	1283	3 (d-5) "Certifying health care professional" means a
1284	1284	4 physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
1285	1285	5 physician assistant.
1286	1286	6 (e) "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
1287	1287	7 organization or business that is registered by the Department
1288	1288	8 of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only
1289	1289	9 registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with
1290	1290	10 usable medical cannabis.
1291	1291	11 (f) "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
1292	1292	12 board member, employee, or agent of a registered cultivation
1293	1293	13 center who is 21 years of age or older and has not been
1294	1294	14 convicted of an excluded offense.
1295	1295	15 (g) "Cultivation center agent identification card" means a
1296	1296	16 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
1297	1297	17 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
1298	1298	18 (h) "Debilitating medical condition" means one or more of
1299	1299	19 the following:
1300	1300	20 (1) cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human
1301	1301	21 immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency
1302	1302	22 syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
1303	1303	23 Crohn's disease (including, but not limited to, ulcerative
1304	1304	24 colitis), agitation of Alzheimer's disease,
1305	1305	25 cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe
1306	1306	26 fibromyalgia, spinal cord disease, including but not
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1317	1317	1 limited to arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia,
1318	1318	2 syringomyelia, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibrous dysplasia,
1319	1319	3 spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and
1320	1320	4 post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis,
1321	1321	5 Arnold-Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia,
1322	1322	6 Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson's, Tourette's,
1323	1323	7 Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD
1324	1324	8 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS
1325	1325	9 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II),
1326	1326	10 Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
1327	1327	11 Polyneuropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial
1328	1328	12 Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella
1329	1329	13 syndrome, residual limb pain, seizures (including those
1330	1330	14 characteristic of epilepsy), post-traumatic stress
1331	1331	15 disorder (PTSD), autism, chronic pain, irritable bowel
1332	1332	16 syndrome, migraines, osteoarthritis, anorexia nervosa,
1333	1333	17 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neuro-Behcet's Autoimmune
1334	1334	18 Disease, neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, superior
1335	1335	19 canal dehiscence syndrome, or the treatment of these
1336	1336	20 conditions;
1337	1337	21 (1.5) terminal illness with a diagnosis of 6 months or
1338	1338	22 less; if the terminal illness is not one of the qualifying
1339	1339	23 debilitating medical conditions, then the certifying
1340	1340	24 health care professional shall on the certification form
1341	1341	25 identify the cause of the terminal illness; or
1342	1342	26 (2) any other debilitating medical condition or its
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1353	1353	1 treatment that is added by the Department of Public Health
1354	1354	2 by rule as provided in Section 45.
1355	1355	3 (i) "Designated caregiver" means a person who: (1) is at
1356	1356	4 least 21 years of age; (2) has agreed to assist with a
1357	1357	5 patient's medical use of cannabis; and (3) has not been
1358	1358	6 convicted of an excluded offense; and (4) assists no more than
1359	1359	7 one registered qualifying patient with his or her medical use
1360	1360	8 of cannabis. Beginning January 1, 2025, a designated caregiver
1361	1361	9 registered under this Act may perform the designated
1362	1362	10 caregiver's duties at any licensed dispensary or dispensing
1363	1363	11 organization licensed by the Department of Financial and
1364	1364	12 Professional Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
1365	1365	13 Act.
1366	1366	14 (j) "Dispensing organization agent identification card"
1367	1367	15 means a document issued by the Department of Financial and
1368	1368	16 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a medical
1369	1369	17 cannabis dispensing organization agent. Beginning January 1,
1370	1370	18 2025, a dispensing organization agent identification card
1371	1371	19 issued under this Act authorizes a person who is a medical
1372	1372	20 cannabis dispensing organization agent to perform the agent's
1373	1373	21 duties at any dispensary or dispensing organization licensed
1374	1374	22 by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
1375	1375	23 under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
1376	1376	24 (k) "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
1377	1377	25 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
1378	1378	26 security devices that permit access only by a cultivation
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1389	1389	1 center's agents or a dispensing organization's agent working
1390	1390	2 for the registered cultivation center or the registered
1391	1391	3 dispensing organization to cultivate, store, and distribute
1392	1392	4 cannabis for registered qualifying patients.
1393	1393	5 (l) (Blank). "Excluded offense" for cultivation center
1394	1394	6 agents and dispensing organizations means:
1395	1395	7 (1) a violent crime defined in Section 3 of the Rights
1396	1396	8 of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or a substantially
1397	1397	9 similar offense that was classified as a felony in the
1398	1398	10 jurisdiction where the person was convicted; or
1399	1399	11 (2) a violation of a state or federal controlled
1400	1400	12 substance law, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
1401	1401	13 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act that
1402	1402	14 was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the
1403	1403	15 person was convicted, except that the registering
1404	1404	16 Department may waive this restriction if the person
1405	1405	17 demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction
1406	1406	18 that his or her conviction was for the possession,
1407	1407	19 cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount
1408	1408	20 of cannabis intended for medical use. This exception does
1409	1409	21 not apply if the conviction was under state law and
1410	1410	22 involved a violation of an existing medical cannabis law.
1411	1411	23 For purposes of this subsection, the Department of Public
1412	1412	24 Health shall determine by emergency rule within 30 days after
1413	1413	25 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
1414	1414	26 Assembly what constitutes a "reasonable amount".
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1425	1425	1 (l-5) (Blank).
1426	1426	2 (l-10) "Illinois Cannabis Tracking System" means a
1427	1427	3 web-based system established and maintained by the Department
1428	1428	4 of Public Health that is available to the Department of
1429	1429	5 Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional
1430	1430	6 Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and registered medical
1431	1431	7 cannabis dispensing organizations on a 24-hour basis to upload
1432	1432	8 written certifications for Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
1433	1433	9 participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
1434	1434	10 participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
1435	1435	11 participants' available cannabis allotment and assigned
1436	1436	12 dispensary, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount, and
1437	1437	13 price of medical cannabis purchased by an Opioid Alternative
1438	1438	14 Pilot Program participant.
1439	1439	15 (m) "Medical cannabis cultivation center registration"
1440	1440	16 means a registration issued by the Department of Agriculture.
1441	1441	17 (n) "Medical cannabis container" means a sealed,
1442	1442	18 traceable, food compliant, tamper resistant, tamper evident
1443	1443	19 container, or package used for the purpose of containment of
1444	1444	20 medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
1445	1445	21 organization.
1446	1446	22 (o) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization", or
1447	1447	23 "dispensing organization", or "dispensary organization" means
1448	1448	24 a facility operated by an organization or business that is
1449	1449	25 registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
1450	1450	26 Regulation to acquire medical cannabis from a registered
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1461	1461	1 cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis,
1462	1462	2 paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials
1463	1463	3 to registered qualifying patients, individuals with a
1464	1464	4 provisional registration for qualifying patient cardholder
1465	1465	5 status, or an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant.
1466	1466	6 Beginning January 1, 2025, a medical cannabis dispensing
1467	1467	7 organization licensed under this Act is subject to regulation
1468	1468	8 under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as a dispensary or
1469	1469	9 dispensing organization as defined in that Act.
1470	1470	10 (p) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization agent" or
1471	1471	11 "dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
1472	1472	12 board member, employee, or agent of a registered medical
1473	1473	13 cannabis dispensing organization who is 21 years of age or
1474	1474	14 older and has not been convicted of an excluded offense.
1475	1475	15 Beginning January 1, 2025, a medical cannabis dispensing
1476	1476	16 organization agent and a dispensing organization agent
1477	1477	17 licensed under this Act are subject to regulation under the
1478	1478	18 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as a dispensary organization
1479	1479	19 agent as defined in that Act.
1480	1480	20 (q) "Medical cannabis infused product" means food, oils,
1481	1481	21 ointments, or other products containing usable cannabis that
1482	1482	22 are not smoked.
1483	1483	23 (r) "Medical use" means the acquisition; administration;
1484	1484	24 delivery; possession; transfer; transportation; or use of
1485	1485	25 cannabis to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying
1486	1486	26 patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
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1497	1497	1 associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition.
1498	1498	2 (r-5) "Opioid" means a narcotic drug or substance that is
1499	1499	3 a Schedule II controlled substance under paragraph (1), (2),
1500	1500	4 (3), or (5) of subsection (b) or under subsection (c) of
1501	1501	5 Section 206 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
1502	1502	6 (r-10) "Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant"
1503	1503	7 means an individual who has received a valid written
1504	1504	8 certification to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot
1505	1505	9 Program for a medical condition for which an opioid has been or
1506	1506	10 could be prescribed by a certifying health care professional
1507	1507	11 based on generally accepted standards of care.
1508	1508	12 (s) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of
1509	1509	13 osteopathy licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to
1510	1510	14 practice medicine and who has a controlled substances license
1511	1511	15 under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
1512	1512	16 It does not include a licensed practitioner under any other
1513	1513	17 Act including but not limited to the Illinois Dental Practice
1514	1514	18 Act.
1515	1515	19 (s-1) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant
1516	1516	20 licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
1517	1517	21 and who has a controlled substances license under Article III
1518	1518	22 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
1519	1519	23 (s-5) "Provisional registration" means a document issued
1520	1520	24 by the Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who
1521	1521	25 has submitted: (1) an online application and paid a fee to
1522	1522	26 participate in Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
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1533	1533	1 pending approval or denial of the patient's application; or
1534	1534	2 (2) a completed application for terminal illness.
1535	1535	3 (s-10) "Provisional patient" means a qualifying patient
1536	1536	4 who has received a provisional registration from the
1537	1537	5 Department of Public Health.
1538	1538	6 (t) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been
1539	1539	7 diagnosed by a certifying health care professional as having a
1540	1540	8 debilitating medical condition. Beginning January 1, 2025, a
1541	1541	9 qualifying patient registered under this Act may purchase
1542	1542	10 medical cannabis at any dispensary or dispensing organization
1543	1543	11 licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional
1544	1544	12 Regulation under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
1545	1545	13 (u) "Registered" means licensed, permitted, or otherwise
1546	1546	14 certified by the Department of Agriculture, Department of
1547	1547	15 Public Health, or Department of Financial and Professional
1548	1548	16 Regulation.
1549	1549	17 (v) "Registry identification card" means a document issued
1550	1550	18 by the Department of Public Health that identifies a person as
1551	1551	19 a registered qualifying patient, provisional patient, or
1552	1552	20 registered designated caregiver.
1553	1553	21 (w) "Usable cannabis" means the seeds, leaves, buds, and
1554	1554	22 flowers of the cannabis plant and any mixture or preparation
1555	1555	23 thereof, but does not include the stalks, and roots of the
1556	1556	24 plant. It does not include the weight of any non-cannabis
1557	1557	25 ingredients combined with cannabis, such as ingredients added
1558	1558	26 to prepare a topical administration, food, or drink.
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1569	1569	1 (x) "Verification system" means a Web-based system
1570	1570	2 established and maintained by the Department of Public Health
1571	1571	3 that is available to the Department of Agriculture, the
1572	1572	4 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, law
1573	1573	5 enforcement personnel, and registered medical cannabis
1574	1574	6 dispensing organization agents on a 24-hour basis for the
1575	1575	7 verification of registry identification cards, the tracking of
1576	1576	8 delivery of medical cannabis to medical cannabis dispensing
1577	1577	9 organizations, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount,
1578	1578	10 and price of medical cannabis purchased by a registered
1579	1579	11 qualifying patient.
1580	1580	12 (y) "Written certification" means a document dated and
1581	1581	13 signed by a certifying health care professional, stating (1)
1582	1582	14 that the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical
1583	1583	15 condition and specifying the debilitating medical condition
1584	1584	16 the qualifying patient has; and (2) that (A) the certifying
1585	1585	17 health care professional is treating or managing treatment of
1586	1586	18 the patient's debilitating medical condition; or (B) an Opioid
1587	1587	19 Alternative Pilot Program participant has a medical condition
1588	1588	20 for which opioids have been or could be prescribed. A written
1589	1589	21 certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide
1590	1590	22 health care professional-patient relationship, after the
1591	1591	23 certifying health care professional has completed an
1592	1592	24 assessment of either a qualifying patient's medical history or
1593	1593	25 Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant, reviewed
1594	1594	26 relevant records related to the patient's debilitating
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1605	1605	1 condition, and conducted a physical examination.
1606	1606	2 (z) "Bona fide health care professional-patient
1607	1607	3 relationship" means a relationship established at a hospital,
1608	1608	4 certifying health care professional's office, or other health
1609	1609	5 care facility in which the certifying health care professional
1610	1610	6 has an ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and
1611	1611	7 treatment of a patient's debilitating medical condition or a
1612	1612	8 symptom of the patient's debilitating medical condition.
1613	1613	9 A veteran who has received treatment at a VA hospital
1614	1614	10 shall be deemed to have a bona fide health care
1615	1615	11 professional-patient relationship with a VA certifying health
1616	1616	12 care professional if the patient has been seen for his or her
1617	1617	13 debilitating medical condition at the VA Hospital in
1618	1618	14 accordance with VA Hospital protocols.
1619	1619	15 A bona fide health care professional-patient relationship
1620	1620	16 under this subsection is a privileged communication within the
1621	1621	17 meaning of Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1622	1622	18 (Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
1623	1623	19 (410 ILCS 130/25)
1624	1624	20 Sec. 25. Immunities and presumptions related to the
1625	1625	21 medical use of cannabis.
1626	1626	22 (a) A registered qualifying patient is not subject to
1627	1627	23 arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
1628	1628	24 including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary
1629	1629	25 action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
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1640	1640	1 the medical use of cannabis in accordance with this Act, if the
1641	1641	2 registered qualifying patient possesses an amount of cannabis
1642	1642	3 that does not exceed an adequate medical supply as defined in
1643	1643	4 subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable cannabis
1644	1644	5 and, where the registered qualifying patient is a licensed
1645	1645	6 professional, the use of cannabis does not impair that
1646	1646	7 licensed professional when he or she is engaged in the
1647	1647	8 practice of the profession for which he or she is licensed.
1648	1648	9 (b) A registered designated caregiver is not subject to
1649	1649	10 arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
1650	1650	11 including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary
1651	1651	12 action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
1652	1652	13 acting in accordance with this Act to assist a registered
1653	1653	14 qualifying patient to whom he or she is connected through the
1654	1654	15 Department's registration process with the medical use of
1655	1655	16 cannabis if the designated caregiver possesses an amount of
1656	1656	17 cannabis that does not exceed an adequate medical supply as
1657	1657	18 defined in subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable
1658	1658	19 cannabis. A school nurse or school administrator is not
1659	1659	20 subject to arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or
1660	1660	21 privilege, including, but not limited to, a civil penalty, for
1661	1661	22 acting in accordance with Section 22-33 of the School Code
1662	1662	23 relating to administering or assisting a student in
1663	1663	24 self-administering a medical cannabis infused product. The
1664	1664	25 total amount possessed between the qualifying patient and
1665	1665	26 caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate medical
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1676	1676	1 supply as defined in subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act.
1677	1677	2 (c) A registered qualifying patient or registered
1678	1678	3 designated caregiver is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or
1679	1679	4 denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
1680	1680	5 to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or
1681	1681	6 professional licensing board for possession of cannabis that
1682	1682	7 is incidental to medical use, but is not usable cannabis as
1683	1683	8 defined in this Act.
1684	1684	9 (d)(1) There is a rebuttable presumption that a registered
1685	1685	10 qualifying patient is engaged in, or a designated caregiver is
1686	1686	11 assisting with, the medical use of cannabis in accordance with
1687	1687	12 this Act if the qualifying patient or designated caregiver:
1688	1688	13 (A) is in possession of a valid registry
1689	1689	14 identification card; and
1690	1690	15 (B) is in possession of an amount of cannabis that
1691	1691	16 does not exceed the amount allowed under subsection (a) of
1692	1692	17 Section 10.
1693	1693	18 (2) The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that
1694	1694	19 conduct related to cannabis was not for the purpose of
1695	1695	20 treating or alleviating the qualifying patient's debilitating
1696	1696	21 medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
1697	1697	22 medical condition in compliance with this Act.
1698	1698	23 (e) A certifying health care professional is not subject
1699	1699	24 to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denial of
1700	1700	25 any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil
1701	1701	26 penalty or disciplinary action by the Medical Disciplinary
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1712	1712	1 Board or by any other occupational or professional licensing
1713	1713	2 board, solely for providing written certifications or for
1714	1714	3 otherwise stating that, in the certifying health care
1715	1715	4 professional's professional opinion, a patient is likely to
1716	1716	5 receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use
1717	1717	6 of cannabis to treat or alleviate the patient's debilitating
1718	1718	7 medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
1719	1719	8 medical condition, provided that nothing shall prevent a
1720	1720	9 professional licensing or disciplinary board from sanctioning
1721	1721	10 a certifying health care professional for: (1) issuing a
1722	1722	11 written certification to a patient who is not under the
1723	1723	12 certifying health care professional's care for a debilitating
1724	1724	13 medical condition; or (2) failing to properly evaluate a
1725	1725	14 patient's medical condition or otherwise violating the
1726	1726	15 standard of care for evaluating medical conditions.
1727	1727	16 (f) No person may be subject to arrest, prosecution, or
1728	1728	17 denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
1729	1729	18 to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or
1730	1730	19 professional licensing board, solely for: (1) selling cannabis
1731	1731	20 paraphernalia to a cardholder upon presentation of an
1732	1732	21 unexpired registry identification card in the recipient's
1733	1733	22 name, if employed and registered as a dispensing agent by a
1734	1734	23 registered dispensing organization; (2) being in the presence
1735	1735	24 or vicinity of the medical use of cannabis as allowed under
1736	1736	25 this Act; or (3) assisting a registered qualifying patient
1737	1737	26 with the act of administering cannabis.
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1748	1748	1 (g) A registered cultivation center is not subject to
1749	1749	2 prosecution; search or inspection, except by the Department of
1750	1750	3 Agriculture, Department of Public Health, or State or local
1751	1751	4 law enforcement under Section 130; seizure; or penalty in any
1752	1752	5 manner, or denial of any right or privilege, including, but
1753	1753	6 not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a
1754	1754	7 business licensing board or entity, for acting under this Act
1755	1755	8 and Department of Agriculture rules to: acquire, possess,
1756	1756	9 cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, transport, supply,
1757	1757	10 or sell cannabis to registered dispensing organizations.
1758	1758	11 (h) A registered cultivation center agent is not subject
1759	1759	12 to prosecution, search, or penalty in any manner, or denial of
1760	1760	13 any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil
1761	1761	14 penalty or disciplinary action by a business licensing board
1762	1762	15 or entity, for working or volunteering for a registered
1763	1763	16 cannabis cultivation center under this Act and Department of
1764	1764	17 Agriculture rules, including to perform the actions listed
1765	1765	18 under subsection (g).
1766	1766	19 (i) A registered dispensing organization is not subject to
1767	1767	20 prosecution; search or inspection, except by the Department of
1768	1768	21 Financial and Professional Regulation or State or local law
1769	1769	22 enforcement pursuant to Section 130; seizure; or penalty in
1770	1770	23 any manner, or denial of any right or privilege, including,
1771	1771	24 but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a
1772	1772	25 business licensing board or entity, for acting under this Act
1773	1773	26 and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation rules
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1784	1784	1 to: acquire, possess, or dispense cannabis, or related
1785	1785	2 supplies, and educational materials to registered qualifying
1786	1786	3 patients or registered designated caregivers on behalf of
1787	1787	4 registered qualifying patients.
1788	1788	5 (j) A registered dispensing organization agent is not
1789	1789	6 subject to prosecution, search, or penalty in any manner, or
1790	1790	7 denial of any right or privilege, including, but not limited
1791	1791	8 to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business
1792	1792	9 licensing board or entity, for working or volunteering for a
1793	1793	10 dispensing organization under this Act and Department of
1794	1794	11 Financial and Professional Regulation rules, including to
1795	1795	12 perform the actions listed under subsection (i).
1796	1796	13 (k) Any cannabis, cannabis paraphernalia, illegal
1797	1797	14 property, or interest in legal property that is possessed,
1798	1798	15 owned, or used in connection with the medical use of cannabis
1799	1799	16 as allowed under this Act, or acts incidental to that use, may
1800	1800	17 not be seized or forfeited. This Act does not prevent the
1801	1801	18 seizure or forfeiture of cannabis exceeding the amounts
1802	1802	19 allowed under this Act, nor shall it prevent seizure or
1803	1803	20 forfeiture if the basis for the action is unrelated to the
1804	1804	21 cannabis that is possessed, manufactured, transferred, or used
1805	1805	22 under this Act.
1806	1806	23 (l) Mere possession of, or application for, a registry
1807	1807	24 identification card or registration certificate does not
1808	1808	25 constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion, nor shall
1809	1809	26 it be used as the sole basis to support the search of the
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1820	1820	1 person, property, or home of the person possessing or applying
1821	1821	2 for the registry identification card. The possession of, or
1822	1822	3 application for, a registry identification card does not
1823	1823	4 preclude the existence of probable cause if probable cause
1824	1824	5 exists on other grounds.
1825	1825	6 (m) Nothing in this Act shall preclude local or State law
1826	1826	7 enforcement agencies from searching a registered cultivation
1827	1827	8 center where there is probable cause to believe that the
1828	1828	9 criminal laws of this State have been violated and the search
1829	1829	10 is conducted in conformity with the Illinois Constitution, the
1830	1830	11 Constitution of the United States, and all State statutes.
1831	1831	12 (n) Nothing in this Act shall preclude local or State law
1832	1832	13 enforcement agencies from searching a registered dispensing
1833	1833	14 organization where there is probable cause to believe that the
1834	1834	15 criminal laws of this State have been violated and the search
1835	1835	16 is conducted in conformity with the Illinois Constitution, the
1836	1836	17 Constitution of the United States, and all State statutes.
1837	1837	18 (o) No individual employed by the State of Illinois shall
1838	1838	19 be subject to criminal or civil penalties for taking any
1839	1839	20 action in accordance with the provisions of this Act, when the
1840	1840	21 actions are within the scope of his or her employment.
1841	1841	22 Representation and indemnification of State employees shall be
1842	1842	23 provided to State employees as set forth in Section 2 of the
1843	1843	24 State Employee Indemnification Act.
1844	1844	25 (p) No law enforcement or correctional agency, nor any
1845	1845	26 individual employed by a law enforcement or correctional
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1856	1856	1 agency, shall be subject to criminal or civil liability,
1857	1857	2 except for willful and wanton misconduct, as a result of
1858	1858	3 taking any action within the scope of the official duties of
1859	1859	4 the agency or individual to prohibit or prevent the possession
1860	1860	5 or use of cannabis by a cardholder incarcerated at a
1861	1861	6 correctional facility, jail, or municipal lockup facility, on
1862	1862	7 parole or mandatory supervised release, or otherwise under the
1863	1863	8 lawful jurisdiction of the agency or individual.
1864	1864	9 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-19-19; 101-370, eff. 1-1-20;
1865	1865	10 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
1866	1866	11 (410 ILCS 130/30)
1867	1867	12 Sec. 30. Limitations and penalties.
1868	1868	13 (a) This Act does not permit any person to engage in, and
1869	1869	14 does not prevent the imposition of any civil, criminal, or
1870	1870	15 other penalties for engaging in, the following conduct:
1871	1871	16 (1) Undertaking any task under the influence of
1872	1872	17 cannabis, when doing so would constitute negligence,
1873	1873	18 professional malpractice, or professional misconduct;
1874	1874	19 (2) Possessing cannabis:
1875	1875	20 (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1876	1876	21 School Code, in a school bus;
1877	1877	22 (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1878	1878	23 School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
1879	1879	24 primary or secondary school;
1880	1880	25 (C) in any correctional facility;
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1891	1891	1 (D) in a vehicle under Section 11-502.1 of the
1892	1892	2 Illinois Vehicle Code;
1893	1893	3 (E) in a vehicle not open to the public unless the
1894	1894	4 medical cannabis is in a reasonably secured, sealed
1895	1895	5 container and reasonably inaccessible while the
1896	1896	6 vehicle is moving; or
1897	1897	7 (F) in a private residence that is used at any time
1898	1898	8 to provide licensed child care or other similar social
1899	1899	9 service care on the premises;
1900	1900	10 (3) Using cannabis:
1901	1901	11 (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1902	1902	12 School Code, in a school bus;
1903	1903	13 (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1904	1904	14 School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or
1905	1905	15 primary or secondary school;
1906	1906	16 (C) in any correctional facility;
1907	1907	17 (D) in any motor vehicle;
1908	1908	18 (E) in a private residence that is used at any time
1909	1909	19 to provide licensed child care or other similar social
1910	1910	20 service care on the premises;
1911	1911	21 (F) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1912	1912	22 School Code and Section 31 of this Act, in any public
1913	1913	23 place. "Public place" as used in this subsection means
1914	1914	24 any place where an individual could reasonably be
1915	1915	25 expected to be observed by others. A "public place"
1916	1916	26 includes all parts of buildings owned in whole or in
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1927	1927	1 part, or leased, by the State or a local unit of
1928	1928	2 government. A "public place" does not include a
1929	1929	3 private residence unless the private residence is used
1930	1930	4 to provide licensed child care, foster care, or other
1931	1931	5 similar social service care on the premises. For
1932	1932	6 purposes of this subsection, a "public place" does not
1933	1933	7 include a health care facility. For purposes of this
1934	1934	8 Section, a "health care facility" includes, but is not
1935	1935	9 limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, hospice care
1936	1936	10 centers, and long-term care facilities;
1937	1937	11 (G) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
1938	1938	12 School Code and Section 31 of this Act, knowingly in
1939	1939	13 close physical proximity to anyone under the age of 18
1940	1940	14 years of age;
1941	1941	15 (4) Smoking medical cannabis in any public place where
1942	1942	16 an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed
1943	1943	17 by others, in a health care facility, or any other place
1944	1944	18 where smoking is prohibited under the Smoke Free Illinois
1945	1945	19 Act;
1946	1946	20 (5) Operating, navigating, or being in actual physical
1947	1947	21 control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while
1948	1948	22 using or under the influence of cannabis in violation of
1949	1949	23 Sections 11-501 and 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
1950	1950	24 (6) Using or possessing cannabis if that person does
1951	1951	25 not have a debilitating medical condition and is not a
1952	1952	26 registered qualifying patient or caregiver;
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1963	1963	1 (7) Allowing any person who is not allowed to use
1964	1964	2 cannabis under this Act to use cannabis that a cardholder
1965	1965	3 is allowed to possess under this Act;
1966	1966	4 (8) Transferring cannabis to any person contrary to
1967	1967	5 the provisions of this Act;
1968	1968	6 (9) The use of medical cannabis by an active duty law
1969	1969	7 enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional
1970	1970	8 probation officer, or firefighter; or
1971	1971	9 (10) The use of medical cannabis by a person who has a
1972	1972	10 school bus permit or a Commercial Driver's License.
1973	1973	11 (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
1974	1974	12 arrest or prosecution of a registered qualifying patient for
1975	1975	13 reckless driving or driving under the influence of cannabis
1976	1976	14 where probable cause exists.
1977	1977	15 (c) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
1978	1978	16 to the unlawful possession of cannabis, knowingly making a
1979	1979	17 misrepresentation to a law enforcement official of any fact or
1980	1980	18 circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis to avoid
1981	1981	19 arrest or prosecution is a petty offense punishable by a fine
1982	1982	20 of up to $1,000, which shall be in addition to any other
1983	1983	21 penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for
1984	1984	22 the use of cannabis other than use undertaken under this Act.
1985	1985	23 (d) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
1986	1986	24 to the unlawful possession of cannabis, any person who makes a
1987	1987	25 misrepresentation of a medical condition to a certifying
1988	1988	26 health care professional or fraudulently provides material
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1999	1999	1 misinformation to a certifying health care professional in
2000	2000	2 order to obtain a written certification is guilty of a petty
2001	2001	3 offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
2002	2002	4 (e) Any cardholder or registered caregiver who sells
2003	2003	5 cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card
2004	2004	6 revoked and is subject to other penalties for the unauthorized
2005	2005	7 sale of cannabis.
2006	2006	8 (f) Any registered qualifying patient who commits a
2007	2007	9 violation of Section 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
2008	2008	10 refuses a properly requested test related to operating a motor
2009	2009	11 vehicle while under the influence of cannabis shall have his
2010	2010	12 or her registry identification card revoked.
2011	2011	13 (g) No registered qualifying patient or designated
2012	2012	14 caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or possess,
2013	2013	15 individually or collectively, an amount of usable cannabis
2014	2014	16 from a registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
2015	2015	17 that would cause him or her to exceed the authorized adequate
2016	2016	18 medical supply under subsection (a) of Section 10.
2017	2017	19 (h) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a private business
2018	2018	20 from restricting or prohibiting the medical use of cannabis on
2019	2019	21 its property.
2020	2020	22 (i) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a university,
2021	2021	23 college, or other institution of post-secondary education from
2022	2022	24 restricting or prohibiting the use of medical cannabis on its
2023	2023	25 property.
2024	2024	26 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-67, eff. 7-9-21.)
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2035	2035	1 (410 ILCS 130/35)
2036	2036	2 Sec. 35. Certifying health care professional requirements.
2037	2037	3 (a) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
2038	2038	4 debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient shall
2039	2039	5 comply with all of the following requirements:
2040	2040	6 (1) The certifying health care professional shall be
2041	2041	7 currently licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987
2042	2042	8 to practice medicine in all its branches, the Nurse
2043	2043	9 Practice Act, or the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
2044	2044	10 1987, shall be in good standing, and must hold a
2045	2045	11 controlled substances license under Article III of the
2046	2046	12 Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
2047	2047	13 (2) A certifying health care professional certifying a
2048	2048	14 patient's condition shall comply with generally accepted
2049	2049	15 standards of medical practice, the provisions of the Act
2050	2050	16 under which he or she is licensed and all applicable
2051	2051	17 rules.
2052	2052	18 (3) The physical examination required by this Act may
2053	2053	19 not be performed by remote means, including telemedicine.
2054	2054	20 (4) The certifying health care professional shall
2055	2055	21 maintain a record-keeping system for all patients for whom
2056	2056	22 the certifying health care professional has certified the
2057	2057	23 patient's medical condition. These records shall be
2058	2058	24 accessible to and subject to review by the Department of
2059	2059	25 Public Health and the Department of Financial and
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2070	2070	1 Professional Regulation upon request.
2071	2071	2 (b) A certifying health care professional may not:
2072	2072	3 (1) accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration
2073	2073	4 from or to a qualifying patient, provisional patient,
2074	2074	5 primary caregiver, cultivation center, or dispensing
2075	2075	6 organization, including each principal officer, board
2076	2076	7 member, agent, and employee, to certify a patient, other
2077	2077	8 than accepting payment from a patient for the fee
2078	2078	9 associated with the required examination, except for the
2079	2079	10 limited purpose of performing a medical cannabis-related
2080	2080	11 research study;
2081	2081	12 (1.5) accept, solicit, or offer any form of
2082	2082	13 remuneration from or to a medical cannabis cultivation
2083	2083	14 center or dispensary organization for the purposes of
2084	2084	15 referring a patient to a specific dispensary organization;
2085	2085	16 (1.10) engage in any activity that is prohibited under
2086	2086	17 Section 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
2087	2087	18 regardless of whether the certifying health care
2088	2088	19 professional is a physician, advanced practice registered
2089	2089	20 nurse, or physician assistant;
2090	2090	21 (2) offer a discount of any other item of value to a
2091	2091	22 qualifying patient or provisional patient who uses or
2092	2092	23 agrees to use a particular primary caregiver or dispensing
2093	2093	24 organization to obtain medical cannabis;
2094	2094	25 (3) conduct a personal physical examination of a
2095	2095	26 patient for purposes of diagnosing a debilitating medical
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2106	2106	1 condition at a location where medical cannabis is sold or
2107	2107	2 distributed or at the address of a principal officer,
2108	2108	3 agent, or employee or a medical cannabis organization;
2109	2109	4 (4) hold a direct or indirect economic interest in a
2110	2110	5 cultivation center or dispensing organization if he or she
2111	2111	6 recommends the use of medical cannabis to qualified
2112	2112	7 patients or is in a partnership or other fee or
2113	2113	8 profit-sharing relationship with a certifying health care
2114	2114	9 professional who recommends medical cannabis, except for
2115	2115	10 the limited purpose of performing a medical
2116	2116	11 cannabis-related research study;
2117	2117	12 (5) serve on the board of directors or as an employee
2118	2118	13 of a cultivation center or dispensing organization;
2119	2119	14 (6) refer patients to a cultivation center, a
2120	2120	15 dispensing organization, or a registered designated
2121	2121	16 caregiver; or
2122	2122	17 (7) advertise in a cultivation center or a dispensing
2123	2123	18 organization.
2124	2124	19 (c) The Department of Public Health may with reasonable
2125	2125	20 cause refer a certifying health care professional, who has
2126	2126	21 certified a debilitating medical condition of a patient, to
2127	2127	22 the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
2128	2128	23 Regulation for potential violations of this Section.
2129	2129	24 (d) Any violation of this Section or any other provision
2130	2130	25 of this Act or rules adopted under this Act is a violation of
2131	2131	26 the certifying health care professional's licensure act.
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2142	2142	1 (e) A certifying health care professional who certifies a
2143	2143	2 debilitating medical condition for a qualifying patient may
2144	2144	3 notify the Department of Public Health in writing: (1) if the
2145	2145	4 certifying health care professional has reason to believe
2146	2146	5 either that the registered qualifying patient has ceased to
2147	2147	6 suffer from a debilitating medical condition; (2) that the
2148	2148	7 bona fide health care professional-patient relationship has
2149	2149	8 terminated; or (3) that continued use of medical cannabis
2150	2150	9 would result in contraindication with the patient's other
2151	2151	10 medication. The registered qualifying patient's registry
2152	2152	11 identification card shall be revoked by the Department of
2153	2153	12 Public Health after receiving the certifying health care
2154	2154	13 professional's notification.
2155	2155	14 (f) Nothing in this Act shall preclude a certifying health
2156	2156	15 care professional from referring a patient for health
2157	2157	16 services, except when the referral is limited to certification
2158	2158	17 purposes only, under this Act.
2159	2159	18 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
2160	2160	19 (410 ILCS 130/57)
2161	2161	20 Sec. 57. Qualifying patients.
2162	2162	21 (a) Qualifying patients that are under the age of 18 years
2163	2163	22 shall not be prohibited from appointing up to 3 designated
2164	2164	23 caregivers who meet the definition of "designated caregiver"
2165	2165	24 under Section 10 so long as at least one designated caregiver
2166	2166	25 is a biological parent or legal guardian.
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2177	2177	1 (b) Qualifying patients that are 18 years of age or older
2178	2178	2 shall not be prohibited from appointing up to 3 designated
2179	2179	3 caregivers who meet the definition of "designated caregiver"
2180	2180	4 under Section 10.
2181	2181	5 (c) Beginning January 1, 2025, qualifying patients
2182	2182	6 registered under this Act may purchase cannabis and
2183	2183	7 cannabis-infused products at a dispensing organization
2184	2184	8 licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional
2185	2185	9 Regulation.
2186	2186	10 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
2187	2187	11 (410 ILCS 130/70)
2188	2188	12 Sec. 70. Registry identification cards.
2189	2189	13 (a) A registered qualifying patient or designated
2190	2190	14 caregiver must keep their registry identification card in his
2191	2191	15 or her possession at all times when engaging in the medical use
2192	2192	16 of cannabis.
2193	2193	17 (b) Registry identification cards shall contain the
2194	2194	18 following:
2195	2195	19 (1) the name of the cardholder;
2196	2196	20 (2) a designation of whether the cardholder is a
2197	2197	21 designated caregiver or qualifying patient;
2198	2198	22 (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
2199	2199	23 registry identification card;
2200	2200	24 (4) a random alphanumeric identification number that
2201	2201	25 is unique to the cardholder;
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2212	2212	1 (5) if the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the
2213	2213	2 random alphanumeric identification number of the
2214	2214	3 registered qualifying patient the designated caregiver is
2215	2215	4 receiving the registry identification card to assist; and
2216	2216	5 (6) a photograph of the cardholder, if required by
2217	2217	6 Department of Public Health rules.
2218	2218	7 (c) To maintain a valid registration identification card,
2219	2219	8 a registered qualifying patient and caregiver must annually
2220	2220	9 resubmit, at least 45 days prior to the expiration date stated
2221	2221	10 on the registry identification card, a completed renewal
2222	2222	11 application, renewal fee, and accompanying documentation as
2223	2223	12 described in Department of Public Health rules. The Department
2224	2224	13 of Public Health shall send a notification to a registered
2225	2225	14 qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver 90 days
2226	2226	15 prior to the expiration of the registered qualifying patient's
2227	2227	16 or registered designated caregiver's identification card. If
2228	2228	17 the Department of Public Health fails to grant or deny a
2229	2229	18 renewal application received in accordance with this Section,
2230	2230	19 then the renewal is deemed granted and the registered
2231	2231	20 qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver may
2232	2232	21 continue to use the expired identification card until the
2233	2233	22 Department of Public Health denies the renewal or issues a new
2234	2234	23 identification card.
2235	2235	24 (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
2236	2236	25 expiration date is 3 years after the date of issuance.
2237	2237	26 (e) The Department of Public Health may electronically
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2248	2248	1 store in the card any or all of the information listed in
2249	2249	2 subsection (b), along with the address and date of birth of the
2250	2250	3 cardholder and the qualifying patient's designated dispensary
2251	2251	4 organization, to allow it to be read by law enforcement
2252	2252	5 agents.
2253	2253	6 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 99-519, eff. 6-30-16.)
2254	2254	7 (410 ILCS 130/85)
2255	2255	8 Sec. 85. Issuance and denial of medical cannabis
2256	2256	9 cultivation permit.
2257	2257	10 (a) The Department of Agriculture may register up to 22
2258	2258	11 cultivation center registrations for operation. The Department
2259	2259	12 of Agriculture may not issue more than one registration per
2260	2260	13 each Illinois State Police District boundary as specified on
2261	2261	14 the date of January 1, 2013. The Department of Agriculture may
2262	2262	15 not issue less than the 22 registrations if there are
2263	2263	16 qualified applicants who have applied with the Department.
2264	2264	17 (b) The registrations shall be issued and renewed annually
2265	2265	18 as determined by administrative rule.
2266	2266	19 (c) The Department of Agriculture shall determine a
2267	2267	20 registration fee by rule.
2268	2268	21 (d) A cultivation center may only operate if it has been
2269	2269	22 issued a valid registration from the Department of
2270	2270	23 Agriculture. When applying for a cultivation center
2271	2271	24 registration, the applicant shall submit the following in
2272	2272	25 accordance with Department of Agriculture rules:
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2283	2283	1 (1) the proposed legal name of the cultivation center;
2284	2284	2 (2) the proposed physical address of the cultivation
2285	2285	3 center and description of the enclosed, locked facility as
2286	2286	4 it applies to cultivation centers where medical cannabis
2287	2287	5 will be grown, harvested, manufactured, packaged, or
2288	2288	6 otherwise prepared for distribution to a dispensing
2289	2289	7 organization;
2290	2290	8 (3) the name, address, and date of birth of each
2291	2291	9 principal officer and board member of the cultivation
2292	2292	10 center, provided that all those individuals shall be at
2293	2293	11 least 21 years of age;
2294	2294	12 (4) any instance in which a business that any of the
2295	2295	13 prospective board members of the cultivation center had
2296	2296	14 managed or served on the board of the business and was
2297	2297	15 convicted, fined, censured, or had a registration or
2298	2298	16 license suspended or revoked in any administrative or
2299	2299	17 judicial proceeding;
2300	2300	18 (5) cultivation, inventory, and packaging plans;
2301	2301	19 (6) proposed operating by-laws that include procedures
2302	2302	20 for the oversight of the cultivation center, development
2303	2303	21 and implementation of a plant monitoring system, medical
2304	2304	22 cannabis container tracking system, accurate record
2305	2305	23 keeping, staffing plan, and security plan reviewed by the
2306	2306	24 Illinois State Police that are in accordance with the
2307	2307	25 rules issued by the Department of Agriculture under this
2308	2308	26 Act. A physical inventory shall be performed of all plants
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2319	2319	1 and medical cannabis containers on a weekly basis;
2320	2320	2 (7) experience with agricultural cultivation
2321	2321	3 techniques and industry standards;
2322	2322	4 (8) any academic degrees, certifications, or relevant
2323	2323	5 experience with related businesses;
2324	2324	6 (9) the identity of every person, association, trust,
2325	2325	7 or corporation having any direct or indirect pecuniary
2326	2326	8 interest in the cultivation center operation with respect
2327	2327	9 to which the registration is sought. If the disclosed
2328	2328	10 entity is a trust, the application shall disclose the
2329	2329	11 names and addresses of the beneficiaries; if a
2330	2330	12 corporation, the names and addresses of all stockholders
2331	2331	13 and directors; if a partnership, the names and addresses
2332	2332	14 of all partners, both general and limited;
2333	2333	15 (10) verification from the Illinois State Police that
2334	2334	16 all background checks of the principal officer, board
2335	2335	17 members, and registered agents have been conducted and
2336	2336	18 those individuals have not been convicted of an excluded
2337	2337	19 offense;
2338	2338	20 (11) provide a copy of the current local zoning
2339	2339	21 ordinance to the Department of Agriculture and verify that
2340	2340	22 proposed cultivation center is in compliance with the
2341	2341	23 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
2342	2342	24 (12) an application fee set by the Department of
2343	2343	25 Agriculture by rule; and
2344	2344	26 (13) any other information required by Department of
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2355	2355	1 Agriculture rules, including, but not limited to a
2356	2356	2 cultivation center applicant's experience with the
2357	2357	3 cultivation of agricultural or horticultural products,
2358	2358	4 operating an agriculturally related business, or operating
2359	2359	5 a horticultural business.
2360	2360	6 (e) An application for a cultivation center permit must be
2361	2361	7 denied if any of the following conditions are met:
2362	2362	8 (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
2363	2363	9 required by this Section, including if the applicant's
2364	2364	10 plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, inventory,
2365	2365	11 or recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of
2366	2366	12 Agriculture;
2367	2367	13 (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
2368	2368	14 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
2369	2369	15 (3) (blank) one or more of the prospective principal
2370	2370	16 officers or board members has been convicted of an
2371	2371	17 excluded offense;
2372	2372	18 (4) one or more of the prospective principal officers
2373	2373	19 or board members has served as a principal officer or
2374	2374	20 board member for a registered dispensing organization or
2375	2375	21 cultivation center that has had its registration revoked;
2376	2376	22 (5) one or more of the principal officers or board
2377	2377	23 members is under 21 years of age;
2378	2378	24 (6) (blank) a principal officer or board member of the
2379	2379	25 cultivation center has been convicted of a felony under
2380	2380	26 the laws of this State, any other state, or the United
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2391	2391	1 States;
2392	2392	2 (7) (blank) a principal officer or board member of the
2393	2393	3 cultivation center has been convicted of any violation of
2394	2394	4 Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or substantially
2395	2395	5 similar laws of any other jurisdiction; or
2396	2396	6 (8) the person has submitted an application for a
2397	2397	7 certificate under this Act which contains false
2398	2398	8 information.
2399	2399	9 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
2400	2400	10 (410 ILCS 130/105)
2401	2401	11 Sec. 105. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties for
2402	2402	12 cultivation centers.
2403	2403	13 (a) The operating documents of a registered cultivation
2404	2404	14 center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
2405	2405	15 cultivation center, a cannabis plant monitoring system
2406	2406	16 including a physical inventory recorded weekly, a cannabis
2407	2407	17 container system including a physical inventory recorded
2408	2408	18 weekly, accurate record keeping, and a staffing plan.
2409	2409	19 (b) A registered cultivation center shall implement a
2410	2410	20 security plan reviewed by the Illinois State Police and
2411	2411	21 including but not limited to: facility access controls,
2412	2412	22 perimeter intrusion detection systems, personnel
2413	2413	23 identification systems, 24-hour surveillance system to monitor
2414	2414	24 the interior and exterior of the registered cultivation center
2415	2415	25 facility and accessible to authorized law enforcement and the
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2426	2426	1 Department of Agriculture in real-time.
2427	2427	2 (c) A registered cultivation center may not be located
2428	2428	3 within 2,500 feet of the property line of a pre-existing
2429	2429	4 public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school
2430	2430	5 or day care center, day care home, group day care home, part
2431	2431	6 day child care facility, or an area zoned for residential use.
2432	2432	7 (d) All cultivation of cannabis for distribution to a
2433	2433	8 registered dispensing organization must take place in an
2434	2434	9 enclosed, locked facility as it applies to cultivation centers
2435	2435	10 at the physical address provided to the Department of
2436	2436	11 Agriculture during the registration process. The cultivation
2437	2437	12 center location shall only be accessed by the cultivation
2438	2438	13 center agents working for the registered cultivation center,
2439	2439	14 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections,
2440	2440	15 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections, law
2441	2441	16 enforcement or other emergency personnel, and contractors
2442	2442	17 working on jobs unrelated to medical cannabis, such as
2443	2443	18 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
2444	2444	19 electrical wiring.
2445	2445	20 (e) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
2446	2446	21 cannabis to any individual or entity other than another
2447	2447	22 cultivation center, a dispensing organization registered under
2448	2448	23 this Act, or a laboratory licensed by the Department of
2449	2449	24 Agriculture.
2450	2450	25 (f) All harvested cannabis intended for distribution to a
2451	2451	26 dispensing organization must be packaged in a labeled medical
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2462	2462	1 cannabis container and entered into a data collection system.
2463	2463	2 (g) (Blank). No person who has been convicted of an
2464	2464	3 excluded offense may be a cultivation center agent.
2465	2465	4 (h) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
2466	2466	5 inspection by the Illinois State Police.
2467	2467	6 (i) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
2468	2468	7 inspections by the Department of Agriculture and the
2469	2469	8 Department of Public Health.
2470	2470	9 (j) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
2471	2471	10 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
2472	2472	11 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
2473	2473	12 theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in-person, or by
2474	2474	13 written or electronic communication.
2475	2475	14 (k) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
2476	2476	15 federal rules and regulations regarding the use of pesticides.
2477	2477	16 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
2478	2478	17 (410 ILCS 130/115)
2479	2479	18 Sec. 115. Registration of dispensing organizations.
2480	2480	19 (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
2481	2481	20 Regulation may issue up to 60 dispensing organization
2482	2482	21 registrations for operation. The Department of Financial and
2483	2483	22 Professional Regulation may not issue less than the 60
2484	2484	23 registrations if there are qualified applicants who have
2485	2485	24 applied with the Department of Financial and Professional
2486	2486	25 Regulation. The organizations shall be geographically
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2497	2497	1 dispersed throughout the State to allow all registered
2498	2498	2 qualifying patients reasonable proximity and access to a
2499	2499	3 dispensing organization.
2500	2500	4 (a-1) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
2501	2501	5 registered under this Act shall be deemed a dispensing
2502	2502	6 organization or a dispensary as defined in the Cannabis
2503	2503	7 Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered
2504	2504	8 under this Act have the same rights, privileges, duties, and
2505	2505	9 responsibilities as dispensing organizations licensed under
2506	2506	10 Section 15-36 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
2507	2507	11 Dispensing organizations licensed under Section 15-36 of the
2508	2508	12 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act may sell cannabis and
2509	2509	13 cannabis-infused products to purchasers over 21 years of age
2510	2510	14 and to qualifying patients, provisional patients, and
2511	2511	15 designated caregivers registered under this Act.
2512	2512	16 (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional
2513	2513	17 Regulation may shall adopt rules to create a registration
2514	2514	18 process for Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants and
2515	2515	19 Qualifying Applicants, a streamlined application, and a Social
2516	2516	20 Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery under Section 115.5 to
2517	2517	21 issue the remaining available 5 dispensing organization
2518	2518	22 registrations for operation. For purposes of this Section:
2519	2519	23 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
2520	2520	24 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
2521	2521	25 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
2522	2522	26 Economic Opportunity, that:
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2533	2533	1 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
2534	2534	2 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
2535	2535	3 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
2536	2536	4 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
2537	2537	5 participate in the federal free lunch program
2538	2538	6 according to reported statistics from the State Board
2539	2539	7 of Education; or
2540	2540	8 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
2541	2541	9 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
2542	2542	10 Assistance Program; or
2543	2543	11 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
2544	2544	12 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
2545	2545	13 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
2546	2546	14 unemployment average, as determined by the United
2547	2547	15 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
2548	2548	16 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
2549	2549	17 application; and
2550	2550	18 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
2551	2551	19 incarceration related to sale, possession, use,
2552	2552	20 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
2553	2553	21 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that: (i)
2554	2554	22 submitted an application pursuant to Section 15-30 of the
2555	2555	23 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that received at least 85% of
2556	2556	24 250 application points available under Section 15-30 of the
2557	2557	25 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as the applicant's final
2558	2558	26 score; (ii) received points at the conclusion of the scoring
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2569	2569	1 process for meeting the definition of a "Social Equity
2570	2570	2 Applicant" as set forth under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
2571	2571	3 Act; and (iii) is an applicant that did not receive a
2572	2572	4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License through
2573	2573	5 a Qualifying Applicant Lottery pursuant to Section 15-35 of
2574	2574	6 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any Tied Applicant
2575	2575	7 Lottery conducted under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
2576	2576	8 "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant" means an
2577	2577	9 applicant that is an Illinois resident and one of the
2578	2578	10 following:
2579	2579	11 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
2580	2580	12 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
2581	2581	13 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
2582	2582	14 Impacted Area;
2583	2583	15 (2) an applicant with at least 51% of ownership and
2584	2584	16 control by one or more individuals who have been arrested
2585	2585	17 for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for any
2586	2586	18 offense that is eligible for expungement under subsection
2587	2587	19 (i) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act; or
2588	2588	20 (3) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
2589	2589	21 control by one or more members of an impacted family.
2590	2590	22 (b) A dispensing organization may only operate if it has
2591	2591	23 been issued a registration from the Department of Financial
2592	2592	24 and Professional Regulation. The Department of Financial and
2593	2593	25 Professional Regulation shall adopt rules establishing the
2594	2594	26 procedures for applicants for dispensing organizations.
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2605	2605	1 (c) When applying for a dispensing organization
2606	2606	2 registration, the applicant shall submit, at a minimum, the
2607	2607	3 following in accordance with Department of Financial and
2608	2608	4 Professional Regulation rules:
2609	2609	5 (1) a non-refundable application fee established by
2610	2610	6 rule;
2611	2611	7 (2) the proposed legal name of the dispensing
2612	2612	8 organization;
2613	2613	9 (3) the proposed physical address of the dispensing
2614	2614	10 organization;
2615	2615	11 (4) the name, address, and date of birth of each
2616	2616	12 principal officer and board member of the dispensing
2617	2617	13 organization, provided that all those individuals shall be
2618	2618	14 at least 21 years of age;
2619	2619	15 (5) (blank);
2620	2620	16 (6) (blank); and
2621	2621	17 (7) (blank).
2622	2622	18 (d) The Department of Financial and Professional
2623	2623	19 Regulation shall conduct a background check of the prospective
2624	2624	20 dispensing organization agents in order to carry out this
2625	2625	21 Section. The Department of State Police shall charge a fee for
2626	2626	22 conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be
2627	2627	23 deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
2628	2628	24 exceed the actual cost of the record check. Each person
2629	2629	25 applying as a dispensing organization agent shall submit a
2630	2630	26 full set of fingerprints to the Department of State Police for
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2641	2641	1 the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal records
2642	2642	2 check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
2643	2643	3 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
2644	2644	4 by law, filed in the Department of State Police and Federal
2645	2645	5 Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
2646	2646	6 The Department of State Police shall furnish, following
2647	2647	7 positive identification, all Illinois conviction information
2648	2648	8 to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
2649	2649	9 (e) A dispensing organization must pay a registration fee
2650	2650	10 set by the Department of Financial and Professional
2651	2651	11 Regulation.
2652	2652	12 (f) An application for a medical cannabis dispensing
2653	2653	13 organization registration must be denied if any of the
2654	2654	14 following conditions are met:
2655	2655	15 (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
2656	2656	16 required by this Section, including if the applicant's
2657	2657	17 plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, or
2658	2658	18 recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of Financial
2659	2659	19 and Professional Regulation;
2660	2660	20 (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
2661	2661	21 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
2662	2662	22 (3) the applicant does not meet the requirements of
2663	2663	23 Section 130;
2664	2664	24 (4) (blank) one or more of the prospective principal
2665	2665	25 officers or board members has been convicted of an
2666	2666	26 excluded offense;
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2677	2677	1 (5) one or more of the prospective principal officers
2678	2678	2 or board members has served as a principal officer or
2679	2679	3 board member for a registered medical cannabis dispensing
2680	2680	4 organization that has had its registration revoked; and
2681	2681	5 (6) one or more of the principal officers or board
2682	2682	6 members is under 21 years of age.
2683	2683	7 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
2684	2684	8 (410 ILCS 130/115.5)
2685	2685	9 Sec. 115.5. Social Equity Justice Involved Medical
2686	2686	10 Lottery.
2687	2687	11 (a) In this Section:
2688	2688	12 "By lot" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1-10 of
2689	2689	13 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
2690	2690	14 "Qualifying Applicant" has the same meaning as defined in
2691	2691	15 subsection (a-5) of Section 115.
2692	2692	16 "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant" has the same
2693	2693	17 meaning as defined in subsection (a-5) of Section 115.
2694	2694	18 "Social Equity Justice Involved Medical Lottery" means the
2695	2695	19 process of issuing 5 available medical cannabis dispensing
2696	2696	20 organization registrations by lot, conducted by the Department
2697	2697	21 of Financial and Professional Regulation, for applicants who
2698	2698	22 are either: (i) Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants; or
2699	2699	23 (ii) Qualifying Applicants.
2700	2700	24 (b) The Department of Financial and Professional
2701	2701	25 Regulation may shall conduct a Social Equity Justice Involved
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2712	2712	1 Medical Lottery to award up to 5 medical cannabis dispensing
2713	2713	2 organization registrations by lot in accordance with Section
2714	2714	3 115.
2715	2715	4 (c) The Department of Financial and Professional
2716	2716	5 Regulation shall adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
2717	2717	6 accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
2718	2718	7 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to create a registration
2719	2719	8 process, a streamlined application, an application fee not to
2720	2720	9 exceed $5,000 for purposes of this Section, and limits on the
2721	2721	10 number of entries into the Social Equity Justice Involved
2722	2722	11 Medical Lottery, as well as any other measures to reduce
2723	2723	12 barriers to enter the cannabis industry. The General Assembly
2724	2724	13 finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
2725	2725	14 deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
2726	2726	15 safety, and welfare.
2727	2727	16 (d) Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants awarded a
2728	2728	17 registration under subsection (a-5) of Section 115 are
2729	2729	18 eligible to serve purchasers at the same site and a secondary
2730	2730	19 site under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, subject to
2731	2731	20 application and inspection processes established by the
2732	2732	21 Department. The licenses issued under this Section shall be
2733	2733	22 valid for 2 years after the date of issuance and shall renew in
2734	2734	23 the manner proscribed by the Department.
2735	2735	24 (e) No applicant may be awarded more than one medical
2736	2736	25 cannabis dispensing organization registration at the
2737	2737	26 conclusion of the lottery conducted under this Section.
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2748	2748	1 (f) No individual may be listed as a principal officer of
2749	2749	2 more than one medical cannabis dispensing organization
2750	2750	3 registration awarded under this Section.
2751	2751	4 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
2752	2752	5 (410 ILCS 130/120)
2753	2753	6 Sec. 120. Dispensing organization agent identification
2754	2754	7 card.
2755	2755	8 (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
2756	2756	9 agent registered under this Act shall be deemed to be a
2757	2757	10 dispensing organization agent under the Cannabis Regulation
2758	2758	11 and Tax Act. Dispensing organization agents registered under
2759	2759	12 this Act have the same rights, privileges, duties, and
2760	2760	13 responsibilities as dispensing organization agents licensed
2761	2761	14 under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing
2762	2762	15 organization agents are subject to the Cannabis Regulation and
2763	2763	16 Tax Act and any rules adopted under that Act. The Department of
2764	2764	17 Financial and Professional Regulation shall:
2765	2765	18 (1) verify the information contained in an application
2766	2766	19 or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
2767	2767	20 identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
2768	2768	21 or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days of
2769	2769	22 receiving a completed application or renewal application
2770	2770	23 and all supporting documentation required by rule;
2771	2771	24 (2) issue a dispensing organization agent
2772	2772	25 identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
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2783	2783	1 business days of approving the application or renewal;
2784	2784	2 (3) enter the registry identification number of the
2785	2785	3 dispensing organization where the agent works; and
2786	2786	4 (4) allow for an electronic application process, and
2787	2787	5 provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
2788	2788	6 an application has been submitted.
2789	2789	7 (b) The Department of Financial and Professional
2790	2790	8 Regulation shall, pursuant to Section 15-45 of the Cannabis
2791	2791	9 Regulation and Tax Act and subject to the agent meeting all
2792	2792	10 other licensing requirements, issue all dispensing
2793	2793	11 organization agents a new license number at the time of their
2794	2794	12 first renewal after the effective date of this amendatory Act
2795	2795	13 of the 103rd General Assembly. A dispensing agent must keep
2796	2796	14 his or her identification card visible at all times when on the
2797	2797	15 property of a dispensing organization.
2798	2798	16 (c) (Blank). The dispensing organization agent
2799	2799	17 identification cards shall contain the following:
2800	2800	18 (1) the name of the cardholder;
2801	2801	19 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
2802	2802	20 dispensing organization agent identification cards;
2803	2803	21 (3) a random 10 digit alphanumeric identification
2804	2804	22 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
2805	2805	23 letters; that is unique to the holder; and
2806	2806	24 (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
2807	2807	25 (d) (Blank). The dispensing organization agent
2808	2808	26 identification cards shall be immediately returned to the
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2819	2819	1 dispensing organization upon termination of employment.
2820	2820	2 (e) (Blank). Any card lost by a dispensing organization
2821	2821	3 agent shall be reported to the Illinois State Police and the
2822	2822	4 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
2823	2823	5 immediately upon discovery of the loss.
2824	2824	6 (f) (Blank). An applicant shall be denied a dispensing
2825	2825	7 organization agent identification card if he or she has been
2826	2826	8 convicted of an excluded offense.
2827	2827	9 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15.)
2828	2828	10 (410 ILCS 130/130)
2829	2829	11 Sec. 130. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties;
2830	2830	12 dispensing organizations.
2831	2831	13 (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
2832	2832	14 registered under this Act shall be deemed to be a dispensing
2833	2833	15 organization or a dispensary as defined in the Cannabis
2834	2834	16 Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered
2835	2835	17 under this Act have the same rights, privileges, duties, and
2836	2836	18 responsibilities as a dispensing organization licensed under
2837	2837	19 Section 15-36 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
2838	2838	20 Dispensing organizations are subject to the Cannabis
2839	2839	21 Regulation and Tax Act and any rules adopted under that Act.
2840	2840	22 The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall
2841	2841	23 implement the provisions of this Section by rule.
2842	2842	24 (b) (Blank). A dispensing organization shall maintain
2843	2843	25 operating documents which shall include procedures for the
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2854	2854	1 oversight of the registered dispensing organization and
2855	2855	2 procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
2856	2856	3 (c) (Blank). A dispensing organization shall implement
2857	2857	4 appropriate security measures, as provided by rule, to deter
2858	2858	5 and prevent the theft of cannabis and unauthorized entrance
2859	2859	6 into areas containing cannabis.
2860	2860	7 (d) (Blank). A dispensing organization may not be located
2861	2861	8 within 1,000 feet of the property line of a pre-existing
2862	2862	9 public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school
2863	2863	10 or day care center, day care home, group day care home, or part
2864	2864	11 day child care facility. A registered dispensing organization
2865	2865	12 may not be located in a house, apartment, condominium, or an
2866	2866	13 area zoned for residential use. This subsection shall not
2867	2867	14 apply to any dispensing organizations registered on or after
2868	2868	15 July 1, 2019.
2869	2869	16 (e) (Blank). A dispensing organization is prohibited from
2870	2870	17 acquiring cannabis from anyone other than a cultivation
2871	2871	18 center, craft grower, processing organization, another
2872	2872	19 dispensing organization, or transporting organization licensed
2873	2873	20 or registered under this Act or the Cannabis Regulation and
2874	2874	21 Tax Act. A dispensing organization is prohibited from
2875	2875	22 obtaining cannabis from outside the State of Illinois.
2876	2876	23 (f) (Blank). A registered dispensing organization is
2877	2877	24 prohibited from dispensing cannabis for any purpose except to
2878	2878	25 assist registered qualifying patients with the medical use of
2879	2879	26 cannabis directly or through the qualifying patients'
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2890	2890	1 designated caregivers.
2891	2891	2 (g) (Blank). The area in a dispensing organization where
2892	2892	3 medical cannabis is stored can only be accessed by dispensing
2893	2893	4 organization agents working for the dispensing organization,
2894	2894	5 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation staff
2895	2895	6 performing inspections, law enforcement or other emergency
2896	2896	7 personnel, and contractors working on jobs unrelated to
2897	2897	8 medical cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security
2898	2898	9 devices or performing electrical wiring.
2899	2899	10 (h) (Blank). A dispensing organization may not dispense
2900	2900	11 more than 2.5 ounces of cannabis to a registered qualifying
2901	2901	12 patient, directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day
2902	2902	13 period unless the qualifying patient has a Department of
2903	2903	14 Public Health-approved quantity waiver. Any Department of
2904	2904	15 Public Health-approved quantity waiver process must be made
2905	2905	16 available to qualified veterans.
2906	2906	17 (i) (Blank). Except as provided in subsection (i-5),
2907	2907	18 before medical cannabis may be dispensed to a designated
2908	2908	19 caregiver or a registered qualifying patient, a dispensing
2909	2909	20 organization agent must determine that the individual is a
2910	2910	21 current cardholder in the verification system and must verify
2911	2911	22 each of the following:
2912	2912	23 (1) that the registry identification card presented to
2913	2913	24 the registered dispensing organization is valid;
2914	2914	25 (2) that the person presenting the card is the person
2915	2915	26 identified on the registry identification card presented
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2926	2926	1 to the dispensing organization agent;
2927	2927	2 (3) (blank); and
2928	2928	3 (4) that the registered qualifying patient has not
2929	2929	4 exceeded his or her adequate supply.
2930	2930	5 (i-5) (Blank). A dispensing organization may dispense
2931	2931	6 medical cannabis to an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
2932	2932	7 participant under Section 62 and to a person presenting proof
2933	2933	8 of provisional registration under Section 55. Before
2934	2934	9 dispensing medical cannabis, the dispensing organization shall
2935	2935	10 comply with the requirements of Section 62 or Section 55,
2936	2936	11 whichever is applicable, and verify the following:
2937	2937	12 (1) that the written certification presented to the
2938	2938	13 registered dispensing organization is valid and an
2939	2939	14 original document;
2940	2940	15 (2) that the person presenting the written
2941	2941	16 certification is the person identified on the written
2942	2942	17 certification; and
2943	2943	18 (3) that the participant has not exceeded his or her
2944	2944	19 adequate supply.
2945	2945	20 (j) (Blank). Dispensing organizations shall ensure
2946	2946	21 compliance with this limitation by maintaining internal,
2947	2947	22 confidential records that include records specifying how much
2948	2948	23 medical cannabis is dispensed to the registered qualifying
2949	2949	24 patient and whether it was dispensed directly to the
2950	2950	25 registered qualifying patient or to the designated caregiver.
2951	2951	26 Each entry must include the date and time the cannabis was
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2962	2962	1 dispensed. Additional recordkeeping requirements may be set by
2963	2963	2 rule.
2964	2964	3 (k) (Blank). The health care professional-patient
2965	2965	4 privilege as set forth by Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil
2966	2966	5 Procedure shall apply between a qualifying patient and a
2967	2967	6 registered dispensing organization and its agents with respect
2968	2968	7 to communications and records concerning qualifying patients'
2969	2969	8 debilitating conditions.
2970	2970	9 (l) (Blank). A dispensing organization may not permit any
2971	2971	10 person to consume cannabis on the property of a medical
2972	2972	11 cannabis organization.
2973	2973	12 (m) (Blank). A dispensing organization may not share
2974	2974	13 office space with or refer patients to a certifying health
2975	2975	14 care professional.
2976	2976	15 (n) (Blank). Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties
2977	2977	16 related to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department
2978	2978	17 of Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend,
2979	2979	18 place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or
2980	2980	19 take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
2981	2981	20 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may deem
2982	2982	21 proper with regard to the registration of any person issued
2983	2983	22 under this Act to operate a dispensing organization or act as a
2984	2984	23 dispensing organization agent, including imposing fines not to
2985	2985	24 exceed $10,000 for each violation, for any violations of this
2986	2986	25 Act and rules adopted in accordance with this Act. The
2987	2987	26 procedures for disciplining a registered dispensing
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2998	2998	1 organization shall be determined by rule. All final
2999	2999	2 administrative decisions of the Department of Financial and
3000	3000	3 Professional Regulation are subject to judicial review under
3001	3001	4 the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term
3002	3002	5 "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of
3003	3003	6 the Code of Civil Procedure.
3004	3004	7 (o) (Blank). Dispensing organizations are subject to
3005	3005	8 random inspection and cannabis testing by the Department of
3006	3006	9 Financial and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State
3007	3007	10 Police, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public
3008	3008	11 Health, the Department of Agriculture, or as provided by rule.
3009	3009	12 (p) (Blank). The Department of Financial and Professional
3010	3010	13 Regulation shall adopt rules permitting returns, and potential
3011	3011	14 refunds, for damaged or inadequate products.
3012	3012	15 (q) (Blank). The Department of Financial and Professional
3013	3013	16 Regulation may issue nondisciplinary citations for minor
3014	3014	17 violations which may be accompanied by a civil penalty not to
3015	3015	18 exceed $10,000 per violation. The penalty shall be a civil
3016	3016	19 penalty or other condition as established by rule. The
3017	3017	20 citation shall be issued to the licensee and shall contain the
3018	3018	21 licensee's name, address, and license number, a brief factual
3019	3019	22 statement, the Sections of the law or rule allegedly violated,
3020	3020	23 and the civil penalty, if any, imposed. The citation must
3021	3021	24 clearly state that the licensee may choose, in lieu of
3022	3022	25 accepting the citation, to request a hearing. If the licensee
3023	3023	26 does not dispute the matter in the citation with the
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3034	3034	1 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation within 30
3035	3035	2 days after the citation is served, then the citation shall
3036	3036	3 become final and shall not be subject to appeal.
3037	3037	4 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
3038	3038	5 (410 ILCS 130/145)
3039	3039	6 Sec. 145. Confidentiality.
3040	3040	7 (a) The following information received and records kept by
3041	3041	8 the Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
3042	3042	9 Professional Regulation, Department of Agriculture, the
3043	3043	10 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Office of
3044	3044	11 Executive Inspector General, or Illinois State Police for
3045	3045	12 purposes of administering this Act are subject to all
3046	3046	13 applicable federal privacy laws, confidential, and exempt from
3047	3047	14 the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to disclosure
3048	3048	15 to any individual or public or private entity, except as
3049	3049	16 necessary for authorized employees of those authorized
3050	3050	17 agencies to perform official duties under this Act and except
3051	3051	18 as necessary to those involved in enforcing the State
3052	3052	19 Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and the following
3053	3053	20 information received and records kept by Department of Public
3054	3054	21 Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce and
3055	3055	22 Economic Opportunity, Department of Financial and Professional
3056	3056	23 Regulation, Office of Executive Inspector General, and
3057	3057	24 Illinois State Police, excluding any existing or non-existing
3058	3058	25 Illinois or national criminal history record information as
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3069	3069	1 defined in subsection (d), may be disclosed to each other upon
3070	3070	2 request:
3071	3071	3 (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
3072	3072	4 supporting information submitted by qualifying patients
3073	3073	5 and designated caregivers, including information regarding
3074	3074	6 their designated caregivers and certifying health care
3075	3075	7 professionals.
3076	3076	8 (2) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
3077	3077	9 supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
3078	3078	10 cultivation centers and dispensing organizations in
3079	3079	11 compliance with this Act, including their physical
3080	3080	12 addresses. This does not preclude the release of ownership
3081	3081	13 information of cannabis business establishment licenses.
3082	3082	14 (3) The individual names and other information
3083	3083	15 identifying persons to whom the Department of Public
3084	3084	16 Health has issued registry identification cards.
3085	3085	17 (4) Any dispensing information required to be kept
3086	3086	18 under Section 135, Section 150, or Department of Public
3087	3087	19 Health, Department of Agriculture, or Department of
3088	3088	20 Financial and Professional Regulation rules shall identify
3089	3089	21 cardholders and registered cultivation centers by their
3090	3090	22 registry identification numbers and medical cannabis
3091	3091	23 dispensing organizations by their registration number and
3092	3092	24 not contain names or other personally identifying
3093	3093	25 information.
3094	3094	26 (5) All medical records provided to the Department of
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3105	3105	1 Public Health in connection with an application for a
3106	3106	2 registry card.
3107	3107	3 (b) Nothing in this Section precludes the following:
3108	3108	4 (1) Department of Agriculture, Department of Financial
3109	3109	5 and Professional Regulation, or Public Health employees
3110	3110	6 may notify law enforcement about falsified or fraudulent
3111	3111	7 information submitted to the Departments if the employee
3112	3112	8 who suspects that falsified or fraudulent information has
3113	3113	9 been submitted conferred with his or her supervisor and
3114	3114	10 both agree that circumstances exist that warrant
3115	3115	11 reporting.
3116	3116	12 (2) If the employee conferred with his or her
3117	3117	13 supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
3118	3118	14 warrant reporting, Department of Public Health employees
3119	3119	15 may notify the Department of Financial and Professional
3120	3120	16 Regulation if there is reasonable cause to believe a
3121	3121	17 certifying health care professional:
3122	3122	18 (A) issued a written certification without a bona
3123	3123	19 fide health care professional-patient relationship
3124	3124	20 under this Act;
3125	3125	21 (B) issued a written certification to a person who
3126	3126	22 was not under the certifying health care
3127	3127	23 professional's care for the debilitating medical
3128	3128	24 condition; or
3129	3129	25 (C) failed to abide by the acceptable and
3130	3130	26 prevailing standard of care when evaluating a
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3141	3141	1 patient's medical condition.
3142	3142	2 (3) The Department of Public Health, Department of
3143	3143	3 Agriculture, and Department of Financial and Professional
3144	3144	4 Regulation may notify State or local law enforcement about
3145	3145	5 apparent criminal violations of this Act if the employee
3146	3146	6 who suspects the offense has conferred with his or her
3147	3147	7 supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
3148	3148	8 warrant reporting.
3149	3149	9 (4) Medical cannabis cultivation center agents and
3150	3150	10 medical cannabis dispensing organizations may notify the
3151	3151	11 Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
3152	3152	12 Professional Regulation, or Department of Agriculture of a
3153	3153	13 suspected violation or attempted violation of this Act or
3154	3154	14 the rules issued under it.
3155	3155	15 (5) Each Department may verify registry identification
3156	3156	16 cards under Section 150.
3157	3157	17 (6) The submission of the report to the General
3158	3158	18 Assembly under Section 160.
3159	3159	19 (b-5) Each Department responsible for licensure under this
3160	3160	20 Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
3161	3161	21 ownership information of cannabis business establishment
3162	3162	22 licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
3163	3163	23 include, but shall not be limited to, the name of the person or
3164	3164	24 entity holding each cannabis business establishment license
3165	3165	25 and the address at which the entity is operating under this
3166	3166	26 Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
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3177	3177	1 (c) Except for any ownership information released pursuant
3178	3178	2 to subsection (b-5) or as otherwise authorized or required by
3179	3179	3 law, it is a Class B misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine for any
3180	3180	4 person, including an employee or official of the Department of
3181	3181	5 Public Health, Department of Financial and Professional
3182	3182	6 Regulation, or Department of Agriculture or another State
3183	3183	7 agency or local government, to breach the confidentiality of
3184	3184	8 information obtained under this Act.
3185	3185	9 (d) The Department of Public Health, the Department of
3186	3186	10 Agriculture, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
3187	3187	11 Financial and Professional Regulation shall not share or
3188	3188	12 disclose any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
3189	3189	13 criminal history record information. For the purposes of this
3190	3190	14 Section, "any existing or non-existing Illinois or national
3191	3191	15 criminal history record information" means any Illinois or
3192	3192	16 national criminal history record information, including but
3193	3193	17 not limited to the lack of or non-existence of these records.
3194	3194	18 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
3195	3195	19 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
3196	3196	20 (410 ILCS 130/150)
3197	3197	21 Sec. 150. Registry identification and registration
3198	3198	22 certificate verification.
3199	3199	23 (a) The Department of Public Health shall maintain a
3200	3200	24 confidential list of the persons to whom the Department of
3201	3201	25 Public Health has issued registry identification cards and
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3212	3212	1 their addresses, phone numbers, and registry identification
3213	3213	2 numbers. This confidential list may not be combined or linked
3214	3214	3 in any manner with any other list or database except as
3215	3215	4 provided in this Section.
3216	3216	5 (b) Within 180 days of the effective date of this Act, the
3217	3217	6 Department of Public Health, Department of Financial and
3218	3218	7 Professional Regulation, and Department of Agriculture shall
3219	3219	8 together establish a computerized database or verification
3220	3220	9 system. The database or verification system must allow law
3221	3221	10 enforcement personnel and medical cannabis dispensary
3222	3222	11 organization agents to determine whether or not the
3223	3223	12 identification number corresponds with a current, valid
3224	3224	13 registry identification card. The system shall only disclose
3225	3225	14 whether the identification card is valid, whether the
3226	3226	15 cardholder is a registered qualifying patient, provisional
3227	3227	16 patient, or a registered designated caregiver, the registry
3228	3228	17 identification number of the registered medical cannabis
3229	3229	18 dispensing organization designated to serve the registered
3230	3230	19 qualifying patient who holds the card, and the registry
3231	3231	20 identification number of the patient who is assisted by a
3232	3232	21 registered designated caregiver who holds the card. The
3233	3233	22 Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture,
3234	3234	23 the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Financial and
3235	3235	24 Professional Regulation shall not share or disclose any
3236	3236	25 existing or non-existing Illinois or national criminal history
3237	3237	26 record information. Notwithstanding any other requirements
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3248	3248	1 established by this subsection, the Department of Public
3249	3249	2 Health shall issue registry cards to qualifying patients, the
3250	3250	3 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue
3251	3251	4 registration to medical cannabis dispensing organizations for
3252	3252	5 the period during which the database is being established, and
3253	3253	6 the Department of Agriculture may issue registration cards to
3254	3254	7 medical cannabis cultivation organizations for the period
3255	3255	8 during which the database is being established.
3256	3256	9 (c) For the purposes of this Section, "any existing or
3257	3257	10 non-existing Illinois or national criminal history record
3258	3258	11 information" means any Illinois or national criminal history
3259	3259	12 record information, including but not limited to the lack of
3260	3260	13 or non-existence of these records.
3261	3261	14 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
3262	3262	15 (410 ILCS 130/165)
3263	3263	16 Sec. 165. Administrative rulemaking.
3264	3264	17 (a) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of
3265	3265	18 this Act, the Department of Public Health, Department of
3266	3266	19 Agriculture, and the Department of Financial and Professional
3267	3267	20 Regulation shall develop rules in accordance to their
3268	3268	21 responsibilities under this Act and file those rules with the
3269	3269	22 Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
3270	3270	23 (b) The Department of Public Health rules shall address,
3271	3271	24 but not be limited to, the following:
3272	3272	25 (1) fees for applications for registration as a
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3283	3283	1 qualified patient or caregiver;
3284	3284	2 (2) establishing the form and content of registration
3285	3285	3 and renewal applications submitted under this Act,
3286	3286	4 including a standard form for written certifications;
3287	3287	5 (3) governing the manner in which it shall consider
3288	3288	6 applications for and renewals of registry identification
3289	3289	7 cards;
3290	3290	8 (4) the manufacture of medical cannabis-infused
3291	3291	9 products;
3292	3292	10 (5) fees for the application and renewal of registry
3293	3293	11 identification cards. Fee revenue may be offset or
3294	3294	12 supplemented by private donations;
3295	3295	13 (6) any other matters as are necessary for the fair,
3296	3296	14 impartial, stringent, and comprehensive administration of
3297	3297	15 this Act; and
3298	3298	16 (7) reasonable rules concerning the medical use of
3299	3299	17 cannabis at a nursing care institution, hospice, assisted
3300	3300	18 living center, assisted living facility, assisted living
3301	3301	19 home, residential care institution, or adult day health
3302	3302	20 care facility.
3303	3303	21 (c) The Department of Agriculture rules shall address, but
3304	3304	22 not be limited to the following related to registered
3305	3305	23 cultivation centers, with the goal of protecting against
3306	3306	24 diversion and theft, without imposing an undue burden on the
3307	3307	25 registered cultivation centers:
3308	3308	26 (1) oversight requirements for registered cultivation
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3319	3319	1 centers;
3320	3320	2 (2) recordkeeping requirements for registered
3321	3321	3 cultivation centers;
3322	3322	4 (3) security requirements for registered cultivation
3323	3323	5 centers, which shall include that each registered
3324	3324	6 cultivation center location must be protected by a fully
3325	3325	7 operational security alarm system;
3326	3326	8 (4) rules and standards for what constitutes an
3327	3327	9 enclosed, locked facility under this Act;
3328	3328	10 (5) procedures for suspending or revoking the
3329	3329	11 registration certificates or registry identification cards
3330	3330	12 of registered cultivation centers and their agents that
3331	3331	13 commit violations of the provisions of this Act or the
3332	3332	14 rules adopted under this Section;
3333	3333	15 (6) rules concerning the intrastate transportation of
3334	3334	16 medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
3335	3335	17 organization;
3336	3336	18 (7) standards concerning the testing, quality, and
3337	3337	19 cultivation of medical cannabis;
3338	3338	20 (8) any other matters as are necessary for the fair,
3339	3339	21 impartial, stringent, and comprehensive administration of
3340	3340	22 this Act;
3341	3341	23 (9) application and renewal fees for cultivation
3342	3342	24 center agents; and
3343	3343	25 (10) application, renewal, and registration fees for
3344	3344	26 cultivation centers.
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3355	3355	1 (d) Beginning January 1, 2025, a dispensing organization
3356	3356	2 registered under this Act shall be deemed to be a dispensing
3357	3357	3 organization or a dispensary under the Cannabis Regulation and
3358	3358	4 Tax Act. Dispensing organizations registered under this Act
3359	3359	5 have the same rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities
3360	3360	6 as a dispensing organization licensed under Section 15-36 of
3361	3361	7 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Dispensing organizations
3362	3362	8 are subject to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and any
3363	3363	9 rules adopted under that Act. The Department of Financial and
3364	3364	10 Professional Regulation rules shall address, but not be
3365	3365	11 limited to the following matters related to registered
3366	3366	12 dispensing organizations, with the goal of protecting against
3367	3367	13 diversion and theft, without imposing an undue burden on the
3368	3368	14 registered dispensing organizations or compromising the
3369	3369	15 confidentiality of cardholders:
3370	3370	16 (1) application and renewal and registration fees for
3371	3371	17 dispensing organizations and dispensing organizations
3372	3372	18 agents;
3373	3373	19 (2) medical cannabis dispensing agent-in-charge
3374	3374	20 oversight requirements for dispensing organizations;
3375	3375	21 (3) recordkeeping requirements for dispensing
3376	3376	22 organizations;
3377	3377	23 (4) security requirements for medical cannabis
3378	3378	24 dispensing organizations, which shall include that each
3379	3379	25 registered dispensing organization location must be
3380	3380	26 protected by a fully operational security alarm system;
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3391	3391	1 (5) procedures for suspending or revoking the
3392	3392	2 registrations of dispensing organizations and dispensing
3393	3393	3 organization agents that commit violations of the
3394	3394	4 provisions of this Act or the rules adopted under this
3395	3395	5 Act;
3396	3396	6 (6) application and renewal fees for dispensing
3397	3397	7 organizations; and
3398	3398	8 (7) application and renewal fees for dispensing
3399	3399	9 organization agents.
3400	3400	10 (e) The Department of Public Health may establish a
3401	3401	11 sliding scale of patient application and renewal fees based
3402	3402	12 upon a qualifying patient's household income. The Department
3403	3403	13 of Public health may accept donations from private sources to
3404	3404	14 reduce application and renewal fees, and registry
3405	3405	15 identification card fees shall include an additional fee set
3406	3406	16 by rule which shall be used to develop and disseminate
3407	3407	17 educational information about the health risks associated with
3408	3408	18 the abuse of cannabis and prescription medications.
3409	3409	19 (f) During the rule-making process, each Department shall
3410	3410	20 make a good faith effort to consult with stakeholders
3411	3411	21 identified in the rule-making analysis as being impacted by
3412	3412	22 the rules, including patients or a representative of an
3413	3413	23 organization advocating on behalf of patients.
3414	3414	24 (g) The Department of Public Health shall develop and
3415	3415	25 disseminate educational information about the health risks
3416	3416	26 associated with the abuse of cannabis and prescription
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3427	3427	1 medications.
3428	3428	2 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15.)
3429	3429	3 (410 ILCS 130/170)
3430	3430	4 Sec. 170. Enforcement of this Act.
3431	3431	5 (a) If a Department fails to adopt rules to implement this
3432	3432	6 Act within the times provided for in this Act, any citizen may
3433	3433	7 commence a mandamus action in the Circuit Court to compel the
3434	3434	8 Departments to perform the actions mandated under the
3435	3435	9 provisions of this Act.
3436	3436	10 (b) If the Department of Public Health or the , Department
3437	3437	11 of Agriculture, or Department of Financial and Professional
3438	3438	12 Regulation fails to issue a valid identification card in
3439	3439	13 response to a valid application or renewal submitted under
3440	3440	14 this Act or fails to issue a verbal or written notice of denial
3441	3441	15 of the application within 30 days of its submission, the
3442	3442	16 identification card is deemed granted, and a copy of the
3443	3443	17 registry identification application, including a valid written
3444	3444	18 certification in the case of patients, or renewal shall be
3445	3445	19 deemed a valid registry identification card.
3446	3446	20 (c) Authorized employees of State or local law enforcement
3447	3447	21 agencies shall immediately notify the Department of Public
3448	3448	22 Health when any person in possession of a registry
3449	3449	23 identification card has been determined by a court of law to
3450	3450	24 have willfully violated the provisions of this Act or has pled
3451	3451	25 guilty to the offense.
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3462	3462	1 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
3463	3463	2 (410 ILCS 130/180)
3464	3464	3 Sec. 180. Destruction of medical cannabis.
3465	3465	4 (a) All cannabis byproduct, scrap, and harvested cannabis
3466	3466	5 not intended for distribution to a medical cannabis
3467	3467	6 organization must be destroyed and disposed of pursuant to
3468	3468	7 State law. Documentation of destruction and disposal shall be
3469	3469	8 retained at the cultivation center for a period of not less
3470	3470	9 than 5 years.
3471	3471	10 (b) A cultivation center shall prior to the destruction,
3472	3472	11 notify the Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State
3473	3473	12 Police.
3474	3474	13 (c) The cultivation center shall keep record of the date
3475	3475	14 of destruction and how much was destroyed.
3476	3476	15 (d) (Blank). A dispensary organization shall destroy all
3477	3477	16 cannabis, including cannabis-infused products, that are not
3478	3478	17 sold to registered qualifying patients. Documentation of
3479	3479	18 destruction and disposal shall be retained at the dispensary
3480	3480	19 organization for a period of not less than 5 years.
3481	3481	20 (e) (Blank). A dispensary organization shall prior to the
3482	3482	21 destruction, notify the Department of Financial and
3483	3483	22 Professional Regulation and the Illinois State Police.
3484	3484	23 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
3485	3485	24 (410 ILCS 130/200)
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3496	3496	1 Sec. 200. Tax imposed.
3497	3497	2 (a) Beginning on the effective date of this Act and until
3498	3498	3 January 1, 2025, a tax is imposed upon the privilege of
3499	3499	4 cultivating medical cannabis at a rate of 7% of the sales price
3500	3500	5 per ounce. Beginning on January 1, 2025, a tax is imposed upon
3501	3501	6 the privilege of cultivating medical cannabis at the rate of
3502	3502	7 7% of the gross receipts from the first sale of medical
3503	3503	8 cannabis by a cultivator. The sale of any product that
3504	3504	9 contains any amount of medical cannabis or any derivative
3505	3505	10 thereof is subject to the tax under this Section on the full
3506	3506	11 selling price of the product. The Department of Revenue may
3507	3507	12 determine the selling price of the medical cannabis when a
3508	3508	13 value is not established for the medical cannabis and either
3509	3509	14 (i) the seller and purchaser are affiliated persons or (ii)
3510	3510	15 the sale and purchase of medical cannabis is not an arm's
3511	3511	16 length transaction. The value determined by the Department
3512	3512	17 shall be commensurate with the actual price received for
3513	3513	18 products of like quality, character, and use in the area. If
3514	3514	19 there are no sales of medical cannabis of like quality,
3515	3515	20 character, and use in the same area, then the Department shall
3516	3516	21 establish a reasonable value based on sales of products of
3517	3517	22 like quality, character, and use in other areas of the State,
3518	3518	23 taking into consideration any other relevant factors. The
3519	3519	24 proceeds from this tax shall be deposited into the
3520	3520	25 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund created under the
3521	3521	26 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. This tax
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3532	3532	1 shall be paid by a cultivation center and is not the
3533	3533	2 responsibility of a dispensing organization or a qualifying
3534	3534	3 patient.
3535	3535	4 (b) The tax imposed under this Act shall be in addition to
3536	3536	5 all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by the State
3537	3537	6 of Illinois or by any municipal corporation or political
3538	3538	7 subdivision thereof.
3539	3539	8 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
3540	3540	9 (410 ILCS 130/210)
3541	3541	10 Sec. 210. Returns.
3542	3542	11 (a) This subsection (a) applies to returns due on or
3543	3543	12 before June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27)
3544	3544	13 this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. On or
3545	3545	14 before the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person
3546	3546	15 subject to the tax imposed under this Law during the preceding
3547	3547	16 calendar month shall file a return with the Department,
3548	3548	17 stating:
3549	3549	18 (1) The name of the taxpayer;
3550	3550	19 (2) The number of ounces of medical cannabis sold to a
3551	3551	20 dispensing organization or a registered qualifying patient
3552	3552	21 during the preceding calendar month;
3553	3553	22 (3) The amount of tax due;
3554	3554	23 (4) The signature of the taxpayer; and
3555	3555	24 (5) Such other reasonable information as the
3556	3556	25 Department may require.
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3567	3567	1 If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
3568	3568	2 the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
3569	3569	3 the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be
3570	3570	4 due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
3571	3571	5 The taxpayer shall remit the amount of the tax due to the
3572	3572	6 Department at the time the taxpayer files his or her return.
3573	3573	7 (b) Beginning on June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
3574	3574	8 Public Act 101-27) this amendatory Act of the 101st General
3575	3575	9 Assembly, Section 60-20 65-20 of the Cannabis Regulation and
3576	3576	10 Tax Act shall apply to returns filed and taxes paid under this
3577	3577	11 Act to the same extent as if those provisions were set forth in
3578	3578	12 full in this Section.
3579	3579	13 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
3580	3580	14 (410 ILCS 130/125 rep.)
3581	3581	15 Section 30. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
3582	3582	16 Program Act is amended by repealing Section 125.
3583	3583	17 Section 35. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
3584	3584	18 by changing Sections 1-10, 10-10, 15-15, 15-20, 15-25, 15-35,
3585	3585	19 15-35.10, 15-36, 15-70, 15-85, 15-100, 55-30, and 55-65 and
3586	3586	20 adding Section 15-13, 15-17, 15-23, 15-24 as follows:
3587	3587	21 (410 ILCS 705/1-10)
3588	3588	22 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
3589	3589	23 "Adequate medical supply" means:
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3600	3600	1 (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
3601	3601	2 14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
3602	3602	3 source.
3603	3603	4 (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
3604	3604	5 Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
3605	3605	6 certifying health care professional provides a substantial
3606	3606	7 medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
3607	3607	8 that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
3608	3608	9 certifying health care professional's professional
3609	3609	10 judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate medical
3610	3610	11 supply for a 14-day period to properly alleviate the
3611	3611	12 patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
3612	3612	13 associated with the debilitating medical condition.
3613	3613	14 (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
3614	3614	15 the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
3615	3615	16 authority from the Department of Public Health.
3616	3616	17 (4) The pre-mixed weight of medical cannabis used in
3617	3617	18 making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
3618	3618	19 limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
3619	3619	20 qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
3620	3620	21 "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
3621	3621	22 issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
3622	3622	23 to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
3623	3623	24 administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
3624	3624	25 "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
3625	3625	26 license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
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3636	3636	1 Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
3637	3637	2 organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
3638	3638	3 in furtherance of this Act.
3639	3639	4 "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
3640	3640	5 including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
3641	3641	6 electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
3642	3642	7 of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
3643	3643	8 display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
3644	3644	9 mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
3645	3645	10 cannabis business establishment.
3646	3646	11 "Application points" means the number of points a
3647	3647	12 Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
3648	3648	13 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
3649	3649	14 "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
3650	3650	15 States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
3651	3651	16 certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
3652	3652	17 Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
3653	3653	18 Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
3654	3654	19 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
3655	3655	20 Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
3656	3656	21 nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
3657	3657	22 area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
3658	3658	23 Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
3659	3659	24 (1) Bloomington (DeWitt County; McLean County),
3660	3660	25 (2) Cape Girardeau (Alexander County),
3661	3661	26 (3) Carbondale-Marion (Jackson County; Williamson
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3672	3672	1 County),
3673	3673	2 (4) Champaign-Urbana (Champaign County; Ford County;
3674	3674	3 Piatt County),
3675	3675	4 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin (Cook County; DeKalb
3676	3676	5 County; DuPage County; Grundy County; Kane County; Kendall
3677	3677	6 County; Lake County; McHenry County; Will County),
3678	3678	7 (6) Danville (Vermilion County),
3679	3679	8 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (Henry County; Mercer
3680	3680	9 County; Rock Island County),
3681	3681	10 (8) Decatur (Macon County),
3682	3682	11 (9) Kankakee (Kankakee County),
3683	3683	12 (10) Peoria (Marshall County; Peoria County; Stark
3684	3684	13 County; Tazewell County; Woodford County),
3685	3685	14 (11) Rockford (Boone County; Winnebago County),
3686	3686	15 (12) St. Louis (Bond County; Calhoun County; Clinton
3687	3687	16 County; Jersey County; Madison County; Macoupin County;
3688	3688	17 Monroe County; St. Clair County),
3689	3689	18 (13) Springfield (Menard County; Sangamon County),
3690	3690	19 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Bureau
3691	3691	20 County; Carroll County; Jo Daviess County; LaSalle County;
3692	3692	21 Lee County; Ogle County; Putnam County; Stephenson County;
3693	3693	22 Whiteside County),
3694	3694	23 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Adams
3695	3695	24 County; Brown County; Cass County; Christian County;
3696	3696	25 Fulton County; Greene County; Hancock County; Henderson
3697	3697	26 County; Knox County; Livingston County; Logan County;
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3708	3708	1 Mason County; McDonough County; Montgomery County; Morgan
3709	3709	2 County; Moultrie County; Pike County; Schuyler County;
3710	3710	3 Scott County; Shelby County; Warren County),
3711	3711	4 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Clark
3712	3712	5 County; Clay County; Coles County; Crawford County;
3713	3713	6 Cumberland County; Douglas County; Edgar County; Effingham
3714	3714	7 County; Fayette County; Iroquois County; Jasper County;
3715	3715	8 Lawrence County; Marion County; Richland County), and
3716	3716	9 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (Edwards
3717	3717	10 County; Franklin County; Gallatin County; Hamilton County;
3718	3718	11 Hardin County; Jefferson County; Johnson County; Massac
3719	3719	12 County; Perry County; Pope County; Pulaski County;
3720	3720	13 Randolph County; Saline County; Union County; Wabash
3721	3721	14 County; Wayne County; White County).
3722	3722	15 "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
3723	3723	16 or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
3724	3724	17 Applicants.
3725	3725	18 "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
3726	3726	19 that are identified as including any parts of the plant
3727	3727	20 Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
3728	3728	21 as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
3729	3729	22 the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
3730	3730	23 plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
3731	3731	24 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
3732	3732	25 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
3733	3733	26 produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
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3744	3744	1 indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
3745	3745	2 the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
3746	3746	3 stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
3747	3747	4 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
3748	3748	5 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
3749	3749	6 from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
3750	3750	7 plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
3751	3751	8 include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
3752	3752	9 Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
3753	3753	10 concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
3754	3754	11 "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
3755	3755	12 center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
3756	3756	13 organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
3757	3757	14 organization.
3758	3758	15 "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
3759	3759	16 cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
3760	3760	17 including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
3761	3761	18 the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
3762	3762	19 other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
3763	3763	20 propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
3764	3764	21 use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
3765	3765	22 of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
3766	3766	23 it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
3767	3767	24 "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
3768	3768	25 traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
3769	3769	26 containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
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3780	3780	1 transportation.
3781	3781	2 "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
3782	3782	3 substances that are identified as including any parts of the
3783	3783	4 plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
3784	3784	5 such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
3785	3785	6 kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
3786	3786	7 from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
3787	3787	8 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
3788	3788	9 seeds, or resin.
3789	3789	10 "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
3790	3790	11 ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
3791	3791	12 containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
3792	3792	13 intended to be smoked.
3793	3793	14 "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
3794	3794	15 materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
3795	3795	16 cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
3796	3796	17 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
3797	3797	18 repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
3798	3798	19 otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
3799	3799	20 "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
3800	3800	21 system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
3801	3801	22 testing and data collection established and maintained by the
3802	3802	23 cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
3803	3803	24 and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
3804	3804	25 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
3805	3805	26 Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
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3816	3816	1 purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
3817	3817	2 plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
3818	3818	3 plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
3819	3819	4 planting to final packaging.
3820	3820	5 "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
3821	3821	6 the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
3822	3822	7 contaminants.
3823	3823	8 "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
3824	3824	9 not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
3825	3825	10 propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
3826	3826	11 plant.
3827	3827	12 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
3828	3828	13 Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
3829	3829	14 age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
3830	3830	15 is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
3831	3831	16 provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
3832	3832	17 Illinois Community College.
3833	3833	18 "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
3834	3834	19 Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
3835	3835	20 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
3836	3836	21 identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
3837	3837	22 Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
3838	3838	23 "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
3839	3839	24 means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
3840	3840	25 Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
3841	3841	26 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
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3852	3852	1 meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
3853	3853	2 entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
3854	3854	3 or cannabis-infused products.
3855	3855	4 "Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
3856	3856	5 license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
3857	3857	6 Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
3858	3858	7 Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
3859	3859	8 conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
3860	3860	9 rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
3861	3861	10 processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
3862	3862	11 "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
3863	3863	12 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
3864	3864	13 Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
3865	3865	14 perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
3866	3866	15 for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
3867	3867	16 organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
3868	3868	17 feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
3869	3869	18 flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
3870	3870	19 an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
3871	3871	20 in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
3872	3872	21 need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
3873	3873	22 compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
3874	3874	23 square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
3875	3875	24 which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
3876	3876	25 and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a
3877	3877	26 processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both,
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3888	3888	1 provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
3889	3889	2 cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
3890	3890	3 the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
3891	3891	4 sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
3892	3892	5 "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
3893	3893	6 member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
3894	3894	7 years of age or older.
3895	3895	8 "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
3896	3896	9 issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
3897	3897	10 person as a craft grower agent.
3898	3898	11 "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
3899	3899	12 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
3900	3900	13 Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
3901	3901	14 limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
3902	3902	15 to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
3903	3903	16 business establishments.
3904	3904	17 "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
3905	3905	18 board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
3906	3906	19 who is 21 years of age or older.
3907	3907	20 "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
3908	3908	21 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
3909	3909	22 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
3910	3910	23 "Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
3911	3911	24 "Designated caregiver" means a person who:
3912	3912	25 (1) is at least 21 years of age;
3913	3913	26 (2) has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use
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3924	3924	1 of cannabis;
3925	3925	2 (3) has not been convicted of an excluded offense; and
3926	3926	3 (4) assists no more than one registered qualifying
3927	3927	4 patient with his or her medical use of cannabis.
3928	3928	5 Beginning January 1, 2025, all "designated caregivers"
3929	3929	6 registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Program Act
3930	3930	7 shall be permitted to perform his or her duties at any licensed
3931	3931	8 dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the
3932	3932	9 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant
3933	3933	10 to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
3934	3934	11 "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
3935	3935	12 organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
3936	3936	13 occur.
3937	3937	14 "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
3938	3938	15 Organization Name as stated on an application for a
3939	3939	16 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
3940	3940	17 "Dispensing organization" or "dispensary" means a facility
3941	3941	18 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
3942	3942	19 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to
3943	3943	20 acquire cannabis from a cultivation center, craft grower,
3944	3944	21 processing organization, or another dispensary for the purpose
3945	3945	22 of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products,
3946	3946	23 cannabis seeds, paraphernalia, or related supplies under this
3947	3947	24 Act to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
3948	3948	25 patients and designated caregivers and provisional patients
3949	3949	26 registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
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3960	3960	1 Program Act. As used in this Act, "dispensing organization" or
3961	3961	2 "dispensary" includes those medical cannabis dispensing
3962	3962	3 organizations as licensed under the Compassionate Use of
3963	3963	4 Medical Program Act includes a registered medical cannabis
3964	3964	5 organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
3965	3965	6 Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
3966	3966	7 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
3967	3967	8 "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
3968	3968	9 employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
3969	3969	10 years of age or older.
3970	3970	11 "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
3971	3971	12 a document issued by the Department of Financial and
3972	3972	13 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
3973	3973	14 dispensing organization agent.
3974	3974	15 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
3975	3975	16 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
3976	3976	17 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
3977	3977	18 Economic Opportunity, that:
3978	3978	19 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
3979	3979	20 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
3980	3980	21 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
3981	3981	22 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
3982	3982	23 participate in the federal free lunch program
3983	3983	24 according to reported statistics from the State Board
3984	3984	25 of Education; or
3985	3985	26 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
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3996	3996	1 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
3997	3997	2 Assistance Program; or
3998	3998	3 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
3999	3999	4 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
4000	4000	5 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
4001	4001	6 unemployment average, as determined by the United
4002	4002	7 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
4003	4003	8 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
4004	4004	9 application; and
4005	4005	10 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
4006	4006	11 incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
4007	4007	12 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
4008	4008	13 "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
4009	4009	14 means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
4010	4010	15 center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4011	4011	16 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
4012	4012	17 begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
4013	4013	18 otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
4014	4014	19 cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
4015	4015	20 establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
4016	4016	21 Act as of January 1, 2020.
4017	4017	22 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
4018	4018	23 means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
4019	4019	24 organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4020	4020	25 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
4021	4021	26 begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
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4032	4032	1 purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
4033	4033	2 "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
4034	4034	3 secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
4035	4035	4 cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
4036	4036	5 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
4037	4037	6 effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
4038	4038	7 cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
4039	4039	8 Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
4040	4040	9 its existing registered medical dispensary location.
4041	4041	10 "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
4042	4042	11 eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
4043	4043	12 available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
4044	4044	13 Applicant Lottery.
4045	4045	14 "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
4046	4046	15 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
4047	4047	16 security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
4048	4048	17 establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
4049	4049	18 business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
4050	4050	19 cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
4051	4051	20 "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
4052	4052	21 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
4053	4053	22 security devices that permit access only by authorized
4054	4054	23 individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
4055	4055	24 include:
4056	4056	25 (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
4057	4057	26 the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
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4068	4068	1 fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
4069	4069	2 (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
4070	4070	3 space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
4071	4071	4 different from any key or code that can be used to access
4072	4072	5 the residential building from the exterior; or
4073	4073	6 (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
4074	4074	7 lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
4075	4075	8 that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
4076	4076	9 and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
4077	4077	10 cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
4078	4078	11 5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
4079	4079	12 must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
4080	4080	13 "Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
4081	4081	14 organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
4082	4082	15 Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
4083	4083	16 subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
4084	4084	17 "Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
4085	4085	18 when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
4086	4086	19 for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
4087	4087	20 (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
4088	4088	21 internode of the plant; or
4089	4089	22 (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
4090	4090	23 intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
4091	4091	24 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
4092	4092	25 from the moment the light deprivation began through the
4093	4093	26 remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
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4104	4104	1 "Individual" means a natural person.
4105	4105	2 "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
4106	4106	3 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
4107	4107	4 the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
4108	4108	5 or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
4109	4109	6 a cannabis-infused product.
4110	4110	7 "Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
4111	4111	8 found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
4112	4112	9 higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
4113	4113	10 pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
4114	4114	11 "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
4115	4115	12 cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
4116	4116	13 recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
4117	4117	14 in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
4118	4118	15 labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
4119	4119	16 work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
4120	4120	17 with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
4121	4121	18 that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
4122	4122	19 disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
4123	4123	20 communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
4124	4124	21 cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
4125	4125	22 shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
4126	4126	23 reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
4127	4127	24 establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
4128	4128	25 with employees to discuss their right to representation,
4129	4129	26 employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
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4140	4140	1 employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
4141	4141	2 particular method of election or certification of the bona
4142	4142	3 fide labor organization.
4143	4143	4 "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
4144	4144	5 control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
4145	4145	6 this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
4146	4146	7 occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
4147	4147	8 organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
4148	4148	9 or service professionals conducting business with the
4149	4149	10 dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
4150	4150	11 patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
4151	4151	12 Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
4152	4152	13 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
4153	4153	14 permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
4154	4154	15 caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
4155	4155	16 Program participants.
4156	4156	17 "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
4157	4157	18 a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
4158	4158	19 a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
4159	4159	20 of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
4160	4160	21 delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
4161	4161	22 under this Act.
4162	4162	23 "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
4163	4163	24 or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
4164	4164	25 will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
4165	4165	26 infuser or dispensing organization.
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4176	4176	1 "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
4177	4177	2 normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
4178	4178	3 from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
4179	4179	4 from within an adjacent property.
4180	4180	5 "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
4181	4181	6 the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
4182	4182	7 control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
4183	4183	8 business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
4184	4184	9 and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
4185	4185	10 ownership.
4186	4186	11 "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
4187	4187	12 association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
4188	4188	13 private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
4189	4189	14 executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
4190	4190	15 by order of any court.
4191	4191	16 "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
4192	4192	17 Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
4193	4193	18 21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
4194	4194	19 medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
4195	4195	20 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4196	4196	21 "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
4197	4197	22 establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
4198	4198	23 establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
4199	4199	24 of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
4200	4200	25 interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
4201	4201	26 publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
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4212	4212	1 treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
4213	4213	2 with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
4214	4214	3 arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
4215	4215	4 to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
4216	4216	5 assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
4217	4217	6 establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
4218	4218	7 "Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
4219	4219	8 usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
4220	4220	9 be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
4221	4221	10 address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
4222	4222	11 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
4223	4223	12 Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
4224	4224	13 more than one primary residence.
4225	4225	14 "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
4226	4226	15 operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
4227	4227	16 the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
4228	4228	17 chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
4229	4229	18 incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
4230	4230	19 formulation to produce a cannabis product.
4231	4231	20 "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
4232	4232	21 board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
4233	4233	22 "Processing organization agent identification card" means
4234	4234	23 a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
4235	4235	24 identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
4236	4236	25 "Provisional registration" means a document issued by the
4237	4237	26 Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who has
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4248	4248	1 submitted (i) an online application and paid a fee to
4249	4249	2 participate in Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
4250	4250	3 pending approval or denial of the patient's application or
4251	4251	4 (ii) a completed application for terminal illness.
4252	4252	5 "Provisional patient" means a qualifying patient who has
4253	4253	6 received a provisional registration from the Department of
4254	4254	7 Public Health.
4255	4255	8 "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
4256	4256	9 acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
4257	4257	10 does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
4258	4258	11 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4259	4259	12 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
4260	4260	13 an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
4261	4261	14 least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
4262	4262	15 15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
4263	4263	16 of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
4264	4264	17 "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
4265	4265	18 means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
4266	4266	19 Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
4267	4267	20 points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
4268	4268	21 score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
4269	4269	22 the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
4270	4270	23 this Section.
4271	4271	24 "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
4272	4272	25 Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
4273	4273	26 this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
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4284	4284	1 "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been diagnosed
4285	4285	2 by a certifying health care professional as having a
4286	4286	3 debilitating medical condition. Beginning on January 1, 2025,
4287	4287	4 all "qualifying patients" registered under the Compassionate
4288	4288	5 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall be permitted to
4289	4289	6 purchase cannabis and cannabis-infused products at any
4290	4290	7 dispensary or dispensing organization licensed by the
4291	4291	8 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant
4292	4292	9 to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
4293	4293	10 "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
4294	4294	11 located within the relevant geographic area as established by
4295	4295	12 2 of the following:
4296	4296	13 (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
4297	4297	14 applicant's name;
4298	4298	15 (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
4299	4299	16 name;
4300	4300	17 (3) school records;
4301	4301	18 (4) a voter registration card;
4302	4302	19 (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
4303	4303	20 Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
4304	4304	21 Disability Identification Card;
4305	4305	22 (6) a paycheck stub;
4306	4306	23 (7) a utility bill;
4307	4307	24 (8) tax records; or
4308	4308	25 (9) any other proof of residency or other information
4309	4309	26 necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
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4320	4320	1 "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
4321	4321	2 combustion of cannabis.
4322	4322	3 "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
4323	4323	4 Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
4324	4324	5 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
4325	4325	6 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
4326	4326	7 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
4327	4327	8 Impacted Area;
4328	4328	9 (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
4329	4329	10 control by one or more individuals who:
4330	4330	11 (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
4331	4331	12 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
4332	4332	13 eligible for expungement under this Act; or
4333	4333	14 (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
4334	4334	15 (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
4335	4335	16 employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
4336	4336	17 employees who:
4337	4337	18 (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
4338	4338	19 Impacted Area; or
4339	4339	20 (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
4340	4340	21 adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
4341	4341	22 eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
4342	4342	23 an impacted family.
4343	4343	24 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
4344	4344	25 the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
4345	4345	26 Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
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4356	4356	1 employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
4357	4357	2 offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
4358	4358	3 "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
4359	4359	4 Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
4360	4360	5 the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
4361	4361	6 the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
4362	4362	7 top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
4363	4363	8 been awarded a license but for the one or more other
4364	4364	9 top-scoring applications that received the same number of
4365	4365	10 application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
4366	4366	11 Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
4367	4367	12 the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
4368	4368	13 considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
4369	4369	14 "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
4370	4370	15 under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
4371	4371	16 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
4372	4372	17 15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
4373	4373	18 "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
4374	4374	19 comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
4375	4375	20 either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
4376	4376	21 cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
4377	4377	22 defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
4378	4378	23 include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
4379	4379	24 of accurately measuring servings.
4380	4380	25 "Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
4381	4381	26 organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
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4392	4392	1 Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
4393	4393	2 on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
4394	4394	3 college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
4395	4395	4 Vocational Training Pilot Program.
4396	4396	5 "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
4397	4397	6 officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
4398	4398	7 organization.
4399	4399	8 "Transporting organization agent identification card"
4400	4400	9 means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
4401	4401	10 identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
4402	4402	11 "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
4403	4403	12 village, or incorporated town.
4404	4404	13 "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
4405	4405	14 a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
4406	4406	15 plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
4407	4407	16 includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
4408	4408	17 cannabis plants as follows:
4409	4409	18 (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
4410	4410	19 been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
4411	4411	20 intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
4412	4412	21 has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
4413	4413	22 cannabis plant; or
4414	4414	23 (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
4415	4415	24 the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
4416	4416	25 produce cannabis.
4417	4417	26 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
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4428	4428	1 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
4429	4429	2 5-13-22.)
4430	4430	3 (410 ILCS 705/10-10)
4431	4431	4 Sec. 10-10. Possession limit.
4432	4432	5 (a) Except if otherwise authorized by this Act, for a
4433	4433	6 person who is 21 years of age or older and a resident of this
4434	4434	7 State, the possession limit is as follows:
4435	4435	8 (1) 30 grams of cannabis flower;
4436	4436	9 (2) no more than 500 milligrams of THC contained in
4437	4437	10 cannabis-infused product;
4438	4438	11 (3) 5 grams of cannabis concentrate; and
4439	4439	12 (4) for registered qualifying patients, any cannabis
4440	4440	13 produced by cannabis plants grown under subsection (b) of
4441	4441	14 Section 10-5, provided any amount of cannabis produced in
4442	4442	15 excess of 30 grams of raw cannabis or its equivalent must
4443	4443	16 remain secured within the residence or residential
4444	4444	17 property in which it was grown.
4445	4445	18 (b) For a person who is 21 years of age or older and who is
4446	4446	19 not a resident of this State, the possession limit is:
4447	4447	20 (1) 15 grams of cannabis flower;
4448	4448	21 (2) 2.5 grams of cannabis concentrate; and
4449	4449	22 (3) 250 milligrams of THC contained in a
4450	4450	23 cannabis-infused product.
4451	4451	24 (c) The possession limits found in subsections (a) and (b)
4452	4452	25 of this Section are to be considered cumulative.
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4463	4463	1 (d) No person shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or
4464	4464	2 possess an amount of cannabis from a dispensing organization
4465	4465	3 or craft grower that would cause him or her to exceed the
4466	4466	4 possession limit under this Section, including cannabis that
4467	4467	5 is cultivated by a person under this Act or obtained under the
4468	4468	6 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4469	4469	7 (e) Cannabis and cannabis-derived substances regulated
4470	4470	8 under the Industrial Hemp Act are not covered by this Act.
4471	4471	9 (f) No registered qualifying patient, provisional patient,
4472	4472	10 or designated caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to
4473	4473	11 obtain, or possess, individually or collectively, an amount of
4474	4474	12 usable cannabis from a dispensing organization that would
4475	4475	13 cause the person to exceed their adequate medical supply.
4476	4476	14 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
4477	4477	15 (410 ILCS 705/15-13 new)
4478	4478	16 Sec. 15-13. Adult Use and medical cannabis dispensing
4479	4479	17 organization license merger; medical patient prioritization.
4480	4480	18 (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
4481	4481	19 organizations shall sell cannabis and cannabis-infused
4482	4482	20 products to purchasers who are 21 years of age or older, and to
4483	4483	21 qualifying patients, provisional patients, and designated
4484	4484	22 caregivers registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4485	4485	23 Cannabis Act. By April 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations
4486	4486	24 licensed under Section 15-36 shall have paid the required fee
4487	4487	25 identified in subsection (d) or shall have entered into an
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4498	4498	1 approved payment plan with the Department to pay the required
4499	4499	2 fee.
4500	4500	3 (b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, all dispensing
4501	4501	4 organization agents registered under the Compassionate Use of
4502	4502	5 Medical Cannabis Program Act shall be deemed to be a
4503	4503	6 "dispensing organization agent" as that term is defined in
4504	4504	7 this Act. All dispensing organization agents registered under
4505	4505	8 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall
4506	4506	9 then have the same rights, privileges, duties, and
4507	4507	10 responsibilities of dispensing organization agents licensed
4508	4508	11 pursuant this Act. All dispensing organization agents shall be
4509	4509	12 subject to the rules and regulations of this Act and any
4510	4510	13 administrative rules promulgated pursuant to this Act.
4511	4511	14 (c) At the date of a dispensing organization's first
4512	4512	15 renewal after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
4513	4513	16 103rd General Assembly, a dispensing organizations shall renew
4514	4514	17 their licenses pursuant to Section 15-45.
4515	4515	18 (d) By April 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations shall
4516	4516	19 pay a one-time fee of $10,000 to be deposited into the
4517	4517	20 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund. After this
4518	4518	21 one-time fee, all dispensing organizations shall renew under
4519	4519	22 Section 15-45. The Department may approve payment plans which
4520	4520	23 extend beyond April 1, 2025 for the fee paid under this
4521	4521	24 subsection if the first payment under the payment plan
4522	4522	25 remitted by April 1, 2025.
4523	4523	26 (e) All dispensing organizations must maintain an adequate
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4534	4534	1 medical supply of cannabis and cannabis-infused products for
4535	4535	2 purchase by qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and
4536	4536	3 provisional patients. For the purposes of this subsection,
4537	4537	4 "adequate medical supply" shall have the same meaning as used
4538	4538	5 in Section 1-10.
4539	4539	6 (f) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused
4540	4540	7 products, a dispensing organization shall prioritize serving
4541	4541	8 qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and provisional
4542	4542	9 patients before serving purchasers.
4543	4543	10 (g) Beginning on January 1, 2025, cannabis and
4544	4544	11 cannabis-infused products purchased from a registered
4545	4545	12 dispensing organization by a qualified patient, provisional
4546	4546	13 patient, or designated caregiver is not subject to Section
4547	4547	14 65-10.
4548	4548	15 (410 ILCS 705/15-15)
4549	4549	16 Sec. 15-15. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4550	4550	17 Organization License.
4551	4551	18 (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a
4552	4552	19 valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4553	4553	20 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may,
4554	4554	21 within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the
4555	4555	22 Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4556	4556	23 Organization License to serve purchasers at any medical
4557	4557	24 cannabis dispensing location in operation on the effective
4558	4558	25 date of this Act, pursuant to this Section.
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4569	4569	1 (b) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking
4570	4570	2 issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4571	4571	3 Organization License to serve purchasers at any medical
4572	4572	4 cannabis dispensing location in operation as of the effective
4573	4573	5 date of this Act shall submit an application on forms provided
4574	4574	6 by the Department. The application must be submitted by the
4575	4575	7 same person or entity that holds the medical cannabis
4576	4576	8 dispensing organization registration and include the
4577	4577	9 following:
4578	4578	10 (1) Payment of a nonrefundable fee of $30,000 to be
4579	4579	11 deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
4580	4580	12 (2) Proof of registration as a medical cannabis
4581	4581	13 dispensing organization that is in good standing;
4582	4582	14 (3) Certification that the applicant will comply with
4583	4583	15 the requirements contained in the Compassionate Use of
4584	4584	16 Medical Cannabis Program Act except as provided in this
4585	4585	17 Act;
4586	4586	18 (4) The legal name of the dispensing organization;
4587	4587	19 (5) The physical address of the dispensing
4588	4588	20 organization;
4589	4589	21 (6) The name, address, social security number, and
4590	4590	22 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
4591	4591	23 of the dispensing organization, each of whom must be at
4592	4592	24 least 21 years of age;
4593	4593	25 (7) A nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee
4594	4594	26 equal to 3% of the dispensing organization's total sales
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4605	4605	1 between June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000,
4606	4606	2 whichever is less, to be deposited into the Cannabis
4607	4607	3 Business Development Fund; and
4608	4608	4 (8) Identification of one of the following Social
4609	4609	5 Equity Inclusion Plans to be completed by March 31, 2021:
4610	4610	6 (A) Make a contribution of 3% of total sales from
4611	4611	7 June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is
4612	4612	8 less, to the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This
4613	4613	9 is in addition to the fee required by item (7) of this
4614	4614	10 subsection (b);
4615	4615	11 (B) Make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1,
4616	4616	12 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less,
4617	4617	13 to a cannabis industry training or education program
4618	4618	14 at an Illinois community college as defined in the
4619	4619	15 Public Community College Act;
4620	4620	16 (C) Make a donation of $100,000 or more to a
4621	4621	17 program that provides job training services to persons
4622	4622	18 recently incarcerated or that operates in a
4623	4623	19 Disproportionately Impacted Area;
4624	4624	20 (D) Participate as a host in a cannabis business
4625	4625	21 establishment incubator program approved by the
4626	4626	22 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and
4627	4627	23 in which an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4628	4628	24 Organization License holder agrees to provide a loan
4629	4629	25 of at least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for
4630	4630	26 at least a year, a Social Equity Applicant intending
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4641	4641	1 to seek a license or a licensee that qualifies as a
4642	4642	2 Social Equity Applicant. As used in this Section,
4643	4643	3 "incubate" means providing direct financial assistance
4644	4644	4 and training necessary to engage in licensed cannabis
4645	4645	5 industry activity similar to that of the host
4646	4646	6 licensee. The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4647	4647	7 Organization License holder or the same entity holding
4648	4648	8 any other licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall
4649	4649	9 not take an ownership stake of greater than 10% in any
4650	4650	10 business receiving incubation services to comply with
4651	4651	11 this subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use
4652	4652	12 Dispensing Organization License holder fails to find a
4653	4653	13 business to incubate to comply with this subsection
4654	4654	14 before its Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4655	4655	15 Organization License expires, it may opt to meet the
4656	4656	16 requirement of this subsection by completing another
4657	4657	17 item from this subsection; or
4658	4658	18 (E) Participate in a sponsorship program for at
4659	4659	19 least 2 years approved by the Department of Commerce
4660	4660	20 and Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval
4661	4661	21 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
4662	4662	22 agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least
4663	4663	23 $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor
4664	4664	24 shall not take an ownership stake in any cannabis
4665	4665	25 business establishment receiving sponsorship services
4666	4666	26 to comply with this subsection.
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4677	4677	1 (b-5) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this
4678	4678	2 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, an Early
4679	4679	3 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee whose
4680	4680	4 license was issued pursuant to this Section may apply to
4681	4681	5 relocate within the same geographic district where its
4682	4682	6 existing associated medical cannabis dispensing organization
4683	4683	7 dispensary licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4684	4684	8 Cannabis Act is authorized to operate. A request to relocate
4685	4685	9 under this subsection is subject to approval by the
4686	4686	10 Department. An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4687	4687	11 Organization's application to relocate its license under this
4688	4688	12 subsection shall be deemed approved 30 days following the
4689	4689	13 submission of a complete application to relocate, unless
4690	4690	14 sooner approved or denied in writing by the Department. If an
4691	4691	15 application to relocate is denied, the Department shall
4692	4692	16 provide, in writing, the specific reason for denial.
4693	4693	17 An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization may
4694	4694	18 request to relocate under this subsection if:
4695	4695	19 (1) its existing location is within the boundaries of
4696	4696	20 a unit of local government that prohibits the sale of
4697	4697	21 adult use cannabis; or
4698	4698	22 (2) the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4699	4699	23 Organization has obtained the approval of the municipality
4700	4700	24 or, if outside the boundaries of a municipality in an
4701	4701	25 unincorporated area of the county, the approval of the
4702	4702	26 county where the existing license is located to move to
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4713	4713	1 another location within that unit of local government.
4714	4714	2 At no time may an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4715	4715	3 Organization dispensary licensed under this Section operate in
4716	4716	4 a separate facility from its associated medical cannabis
4717	4717	5 dispensing organization dispensary licensed under the
4718	4718	6 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act. The relocation of
4719	4719	7 an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
4720	4720	8 under this subsection shall be subject to Sections 55-25 and
4721	4721	9 55-28 of this Act.
4722	4722	10 (c) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of
4723	4723	11 subsection (b) of this Section shall be in addition to any
4724	4724	12 license fee required for the renewal of a registered medical
4725	4725	13 cannabis dispensing organization license.
4726	4726	14 (d) Applicants must submit all required information,
4727	4727	15 including the requirements in subsection (b) of this Section,
4728	4728	16 to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all
4729	4729	17 required information may result in the application being
4730	4730	18 disqualified.
4731	4731	19 (e) If the Department receives an application that fails
4732	4732	20 to provide the required elements contained in subsection (b),
4733	4733	21 the Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the
4734	4734	22 applicant. The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the
4735	4735	23 date of the deficiency notice to submit complete information.
4736	4736	24 Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
4737	4737	25 to cure may be disqualified.
4738	4738	26 (f) If an applicant meets all the requirements of
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4749	4749	1 subsection (b) of this Section, the Department shall issue the
4750	4750	2 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
4751	4751	3 within 14 days of receiving a completed application unless:
4752	4752	4 (1) The licensee or a principal officer is delinquent
4753	4753	5 in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts
4754	4754	6 owed to the State of Illinois;
4755	4755	7 (2) The Secretary of Financial and Professional
4756	4756	8 Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented
4757	4757	9 compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an
4758	4758	10 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License;
4759	4759	11 or
4760	4760	12 (3) Any principal officer fails to register and remain
4761	4761	13 in compliance with this Act or the Compassionate Use of
4762	4762	14 Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4763	4763	15 (g) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
4764	4764	16 that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4765	4765	17 Organization License may begin selling cannabis,
4766	4766	18 cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and related items to
4767	4767	19 purchasers under the rules of this Act no sooner than January
4768	4768	20 1, 2020.
4769	4769	21 (h) A dispensing organization holding a medical cannabis
4770	4770	22 dispensing organization license issued under the Compassionate
4771	4771	23 Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act must maintain an adequate
4772	4772	24 supply of cannabis and cannabis-infused products for purchase
4773	4773	25 by qualifying patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and
4774	4774	26 Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants. For the
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4785	4785	1 purposes of this subsection, "adequate supply" means a monthly
4786	4786	2 inventory level that is comparable in type and quantity to
4787	4787	3 those medical cannabis products provided to patients and
4788	4788	4 caregivers on an average monthly basis for the 6 months before
4789	4789	5 the effective date of this Act.
4790	4790	6 (i) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused
4791	4791	7 products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing
4792	4792	8 organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4793	4793	9 Cannabis Program Act and this Act shall prioritize serving
4794	4794	10 qualifying patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and
4795	4795	11 Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participants before serving
4796	4796	12 purchasers.
4797	4797	13 (j) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a
4798	4798	14 person that holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization
4799	4799	15 license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
4800	4800	16 Program Act and an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4801	4801	17 Organization License may permit purchasers into a limited
4802	4802	18 access area as that term is defined in administrative rules
4803	4803	19 made under the authority in the Compassionate Use of Medical
4804	4804	20 Cannabis Program Act.
4805	4805	21 (k) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
4806	4806	22 License is valid until March 31, 2021. A dispensing
4807	4807	23 organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use
4808	4808	24 Dispensing Organization License shall receive written or
4809	4809	25 electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license
4810	4810	26 that the license will expire, and that informs the license
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4821	4821	1 holder that it may apply to renew its Early Approval Adult Use
4822	4822	2 Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by the
4823	4823	3 Department. The Department shall renew the Early Approval
4824	4824	4 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of
4825	4825	5 the renewal application being deemed complete if:
4826	4826	6 (1) the dispensing organization submits an application
4827	4827	7 and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to
4828	4828	8 be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
4829	4829	9 (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently
4830	4830	10 revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4831	4831	11 Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing
4832	4832	12 organization license on the same premises for violations
4833	4833	13 of this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
4834	4834	14 Program Act, or rules adopted pursuant to those Acts;
4835	4835	15 (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social
4836	4836	16 Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (A), (B), and
4837	4837	17 (C) of paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section or
4838	4838	18 has made substantial progress toward completing a Social
4839	4839	19 Equity Inclusion Plan as provided by parts (D) and (E) of
4840	4840	20 paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of this Section; and
4841	4841	21 (4) the dispensing organization is in compliance with
4842	4842	22 this Act and rules.
4843	4843	23 (l) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
4844	4844	24 License renewed pursuant to subsection (k) of this Section
4845	4845	25 shall expire March 31, 2022. The Early Approval Adult Use
4846	4846	26 Dispensing Organization Licensee shall receive written or
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4857	4857	1 electronic notice 90 days before the expiration of the license
4858	4858	2 that the license will expire, and that informs the license
4859	4859	3 holder that it may apply for an Adult Use Dispensing
4860	4860	4 Organization License on forms provided by the Department. The
4861	4861	5 Department shall grant an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
4862	4862	6 License within 60 days of an application being deemed complete
4863	4863	7 if the applicant has met all of the criteria in Section 15-36.
4864	4864	8 (m) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an
4865	4865	9 application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use
4866	4866	10 Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing
4867	4867	11 Organization License before the expiration dates provided in
4868	4868	12 subsections (k) and (l) of this Section, the dispensing
4869	4869	13 organization shall cease serving purchasers and cease all
4870	4870	14 operations until it receives a renewal or an Adult Use
4871	4871	15 Dispensing Organization License, as the case may be.
4872	4872	16 (n) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid
4873	4873	17 dispensing organization agent identification card issued under
4874	4874	18 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is
4875	4875	19 an officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing
4876	4876	20 organization licensed under this Section may engage in all
4877	4877	21 activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a
4878	4878	22 dispensing organization agent.
4879	4879	23 (o) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or
4880	4880	24 otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4881	4881	25 Organization License of a dispensing organization that also
4882	4882	26 holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
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4893	4893	1 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
4894	4894	2 Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent
4895	4895	3 revocation, or other discipline of the medical cannabis
4896	4896	4 dispensing organization license.
4897	4897	5 (p) All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be
4898	4898	6 deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise
4899	4899	7 specified.
4900	4900	8 (q) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
4901	4901	9 organization licenses which were or are issued as Early
4902	4902	10 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization licenses under this
4903	4903	11 Section shall be a "dispensing organization" or a "dispensary"
4904	4904	12 as those terms are defined under this Act and shall be an adult
4905	4905	13 use dispensing organization license holder under Section
4906	4906	14 15-36.
4907	4907	15 (r) This Section is inoperative one year after the
4908	4908	16 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
4909	4909	17 Assembly.
4910	4910	18 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
4911	4911	19 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
4912	4912	20 (410 ILCS 705/15-17 new)
4913	4913	21 Sec. 15-17. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4914	4914	22 Organization license merger with Adult Use Dispensing
4915	4915	23 Organization license.
4916	4916	24 (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
4917	4917	25 organizations previously registered as an Early Approval Adult
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4928	4928	1 Use Dispensing Organization license shall be a "dispensing
4929	4929	2 organization" or a "dispensary" under this Act and shall be an
4930	4930	3 Adult Use Dispensing Organization license holder under Section
4931	4931	4 15-36.
4932	4932	5 (b) The BLS Region in which all dispensing organization
4933	4933	6 licenses originally issued pursuant as Early Approval Adult
4934	4934	7 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses shall be considered that
4935	4935	8 license's BLS Region. The dispensing organization shall remain
4936	4936	9 in that BLS Region, even if the license changes its ownership,
4937	4937	10 is sold, is transferred, or receives authorization under
4938	4938	11 subsection (e-5) of Section 15-25.
4939	4939	12 (410 ILCS 705/15-20)
4940	4940	13 Sec. 15-20. Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4941	4941	14 Organization License; secondary site.
4942	4942	15 (a) Any medical cannabis dispensing organization holding a
4943	4943	16 valid registration under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4944	4944	17 Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act may,
4945	4945	18 within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, apply to the
4946	4946	19 Department for an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4947	4947	20 Organization License to operate a dispensing organization to
4948	4948	21 serve purchasers at a secondary site not within 1,500 feet of
4949	4949	22 another medical cannabis dispensing organization or adult use
4950	4950	23 dispensing organization. The Early Approval Adult Use
4951	4951	24 Dispensing Organization secondary site shall be within any BLS
4952	4952	25 Region that shares territory with the dispensing organization
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4963	4963	1 district to which the medical cannabis dispensing organization
4964	4964	2 is assigned under the administrative rules for dispensing
4965	4965	3 organizations under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
4966	4966	4 Program Act.
4967	4967	5 (a-5) If, within 360 days of the effective date of this
4968	4968	6 Act, a dispensing organization is unable to find a location
4969	4969	7 within the BLS Regions prescribed in subsection (a) of this
4970	4970	8 Section in which to operate an Early Approval Adult Use
4971	4971	9 Dispensing Organization at a secondary site because no
4972	4972	10 jurisdiction within the prescribed area allows the operation
4973	4973	11 of an Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, the
4974	4974	12 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may waive
4975	4975	13 the geographic restrictions of subsection (a) of this Section
4976	4976	14 and specify another BLS Region into which the dispensary may
4977	4977	15 be placed.
4978	4978	16 (b) (Blank).
4979	4979	17 (c) A medical cannabis dispensing organization seeking
4980	4980	18 issuance of an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
4981	4981	19 Organization License at a secondary site to serve purchasers
4982	4982	20 at a secondary site as prescribed in subsection (a) of this
4983	4983	21 Section shall submit an application on forms provided by the
4984	4984	22 Department. The application must meet or include the following
4985	4985	23 qualifications:
4986	4986	24 (1) a payment of a nonrefundable application fee of
4987	4987	25 $30,000;
4988	4988	26 (2) proof of registration as a medical cannabis
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4999	4999	1 dispensing organization that is in good standing;
5000	5000	2 (3) submission of the application by the same person
5001	5001	3 or entity that holds the medical cannabis dispensing
5002	5002	4 organization registration;
5003	5003	5 (4) the legal name of the medical cannabis dispensing
5004	5004	6 organization;
5005	5005	7 (5) the physical address of the medical cannabis
5006	5006	8 dispensing organization and the proposed physical address
5007	5007	9 of the secondary site;
5008	5008	10 (6) a copy of the current local zoning ordinance
5009	5009	11 Sections relevant to dispensary operations and
5010	5010	12 documentation of the approval, the conditional approval or
5011	5011	13 the status of a request for zoning approval from the local
5012	5012	14 zoning office that the proposed dispensary location is in
5013	5013	15 compliance with the local zoning rules;
5014	5014	16 (7) a plot plan of the dispensary drawn to scale. The
5015	5015	17 applicant shall submit general specifications of the
5016	5016	18 building exterior and interior layout;
5017	5017	19 (8) a statement that the dispensing organization
5018	5018	20 agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental
5019	5019	21 requests for information;
5020	5020	22 (9) for the building or land to be used as the proposed
5021	5021	23 dispensary:
5022	5022	24 (A) if the property is not owned by the applicant,
5023	5023	25 a written statement from the property owner and
5024	5024	26 landlord, if any, certifying consent that the
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5035	5035	1 applicant may operate a dispensary on the premises; or
5036	5036	2 (B) if the property is owned by the applicant,
5037	5037	3 confirmation of ownership;
5038	5038	4 (10) a copy of the proposed operating bylaws;
5039	5039	5 (11) a copy of the proposed business plan that
5040	5040	6 complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at
5041	5041	7 a minimum, the following:
5042	5042	8 (A) a description of services to be offered; and
5043	5043	9 (B) a description of the process of dispensing
5044	5044	10 cannabis;
5045	5045	11 (12) a copy of the proposed security plan that
5046	5046	12 complies with the requirements in this Article, including:
5047	5047	13 (A) a description of the delivery process by which
5048	5048	14 cannabis will be received from a transporting
5049	5049	15 organization, including receipt of manifests and
5050	5050	16 protocols that will be used to avoid diversion, theft,
5051	5051	17 or loss at the dispensary acceptance point; and
5052	5052	18 (B) the process or controls that will be
5053	5053	19 implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the
5054	5054	20 premises, agents, patients, and currency, and prevent
5055	5055	21 the diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and
5056	5056	22 (C) the process to ensure that access to the
5057	5057	23 restricted access areas is restricted to, registered
5058	5058	24 agents, service professionals, transporting
5059	5059	25 organization agents, Department inspectors, and
5060	5060	26 security personnel;
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5071	5071	1 (13) a proposed inventory control plan that complies
5072	5072	2 with this Section;
5073	5073	3 (14) the name, address, social security number, and
5074	5074	4 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
5075	5075	5 of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals
5076	5076	6 shall be at least 21 years of age;
5077	5077	7 (15) a nonrefundable Cannabis Business Development Fee
5078	5078	8 equal to $200,000, to be deposited into the Cannabis
5079	5079	9 Business Development Fund; and
5080	5080	10 (16) a commitment to completing one of the following
5081	5081	11 Social Equity Inclusion Plans in subsection (d).
5082	5082	12 (d) Before receiving an Early Approval Adult Use
5083	5083	13 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site, a
5084	5084	14 dispensing organization shall indicate the Social Equity
5085	5085	15 Inclusion Plan that the applicant plans to achieve before the
5086	5086	16 expiration of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5087	5087	17 Organization License from the list below:
5088	5088	18 (1) make a contribution of 3% of total sales from June
5089	5089	19 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to
5090	5090	20 the Cannabis Business Development Fund. This is in
5091	5091	21 addition to the fee required by paragraph (16) of
5092	5092	22 subsection (c) of this Section;
5093	5093	23 (2) make a grant of 3% of total sales from June 1, 2018
5094	5094	24 to June 1, 2019, or $100,000, whichever is less, to a
5095	5095	25 cannabis industry training or education program at an
5096	5096	26 Illinois community college as defined in the Public
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5107	5107	1 Community College Act;
5108	5108	2 (3) make a donation of $100,000 or more to a program
5109	5109	3 that provides job training services to persons recently
5110	5110	4 incarcerated or that operates in a Disproportionately
5111	5111	5 Impacted Area;
5112	5112	6 (4) participate as a host in a cannabis business
5113	5113	7 establishment incubator program approved by the Department
5114	5114	8 of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and in which an
5115	5115	9 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5116	5116	10 at a secondary site holder agrees to provide a loan of at
5117	5117	11 least $100,000 and mentorship to incubate, for at least a
5118	5118	12 year, a Social Equity Applicant intending to seek a
5119	5119	13 license or a licensee that qualifies as a Social Equity
5120	5120	14 Applicant. In this paragraph (4), "incubate" means
5121	5121	15 providing direct financial assistance and training
5122	5122	16 necessary to engage in licensed cannabis industry activity
5123	5123	17 similar to that of the host licensee. The Early Approval
5124	5124	18 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder or the
5125	5125	19 same entity holding any other licenses issued under this
5126	5126	20 Act shall not take an ownership stake of greater than 10%
5127	5127	21 in any business receiving incubation services to comply
5128	5128	22 with this subsection. If an Early Approval Adult Use
5129	5129	23 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder
5130	5130	24 fails to find a business to incubate in order to comply
5131	5131	25 with this subsection before its Early Approval Adult Use
5132	5132	26 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site
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5143	5143	1 expires, it may opt to meet the requirement of this
5144	5144	2 subsection by completing another item from this subsection
5145	5145	3 before the expiration of its Early Approval Adult Use
5146	5146	4 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site to
5147	5147	5 avoid a penalty; or
5148	5148	6 (5) participate in a sponsorship program for at least
5149	5149	7 2 years approved by the Department of Commerce and
5150	5150	8 Economic Opportunity in which an Early Approval Adult Use
5151	5151	9 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site holder
5152	5152	10 agrees to provide an interest-free loan of at least
5153	5153	11 $200,000 to a Social Equity Applicant. The sponsor shall
5154	5154	12 not take an ownership stake of greater than 10% in any
5155	5155	13 business receiving sponsorship services to comply with
5156	5156	14 this subsection.
5157	5157	15 (e) The license fee required by paragraph (1) of
5158	5158	16 subsection (c) of this Section is in addition to any license
5159	5159	17 fee required for the renewal of a registered medical cannabis
5160	5160	18 dispensing organization license.
5161	5161	19 (f) Applicants must submit all required information,
5162	5162	20 including the requirements in subsection (c) of this Section,
5163	5163	21 to the Department. Failure by an applicant to submit all
5164	5164	22 required information may result in the application being
5165	5165	23 disqualified. Principal officers shall not be required to
5166	5166	24 submit to the fingerprint and background check requirements of
5167	5167	25 Section 5-20.
5168	5168	26 (g) If the Department receives an application that fails
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5179	5179	1 to provide the required elements contained in subsection (c),
5180	5180	2 the Department shall issue a deficiency notice to the
5181	5181	3 applicant. The applicant shall have 10 calendar days from the
5182	5182	4 date of the deficiency notice to submit complete information.
5183	5183	5 Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity
5184	5184	6 to cure may be disqualified.
5185	5185	7 (h) Once all required information and documents have been
5186	5186	8 submitted, the Department will review the application. The
5187	5187	9 Department may request revisions and retains final approval
5188	5188	10 over dispensary features. Once the application is complete and
5189	5189	11 meets the Department's approval, the Department shall
5190	5190	12 conditionally approve the license. Final approval is
5191	5191	13 contingent on the build-out and Department inspection.
5192	5192	14 (i) Upon submission of the Early Approval Adult Use
5193	5193	15 Dispensing Organization at a secondary site application, the
5194	5194	16 applicant shall request an inspection and the Department may
5195	5195	17 inspect the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization's
5196	5196	18 secondary site to confirm compliance with the application and
5197	5197	19 this Act.
5198	5198	20 (j) The Department shall only issue an Early Approval
5199	5199	21 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site
5200	5200	22 after the completion of a successful inspection.
5201	5201	23 (k) If an applicant passes the inspection under this
5202	5202	24 Section, the Department shall issue the Early Approval Adult
5203	5203	25 Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within
5204	5204	26 10 business days unless:
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5215	5215	1 (1) The licensee, any principal officer or board
5216	5216	2 member of the licensee, or any person having a financial
5217	5217	3 or voting interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is
5218	5218	4 delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying
5219	5219	5 any amounts owed to the State of Illinois; or
5220	5220	6 (2) The Secretary of Financial and Professional
5221	5221	7 Regulation determines there is reason, based on documented
5222	5222	8 compliance violations, the licensee is not entitled to an
5223	5223	9 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5224	5224	10 at its secondary site.
5225	5225	11 (l) Once the Department has issued a license, the
5226	5226	12 dispensing organization shall notify the Department of the
5227	5227	13 proposed opening date.
5228	5228	14 (m) A registered medical cannabis dispensing organization
5229	5229	15 that obtains an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5230	5230	16 Organization License at a secondary site may begin selling
5231	5231	17 cannabis, cannabis-infused products, paraphernalia, and
5232	5232	18 related items to purchasers under the rules of this Act no
5233	5233	19 sooner than January 1, 2020.
5234	5234	20 (n) If there is a shortage of cannabis or cannabis-infused
5235	5235	21 products, a dispensing organization holding both a dispensing
5236	5236	22 organization license under the Compassionate Use of Medical
5237	5237	23 Cannabis Program Act and this Article shall prioritize serving
5238	5238	24 qualifying patients, provisional patients, and caregivers
5239	5239	25 before serving purchasers.
5240	5240	26 (o) An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
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5251	5251	1 License at a secondary site is valid until March 31, 2021. A
5252	5252	2 dispensing organization that obtains an Early Approval Adult
5253	5253	3 Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site shall
5254	5254	4 receive written or electronic notice 90 days before the
5255	5255	5 expiration of the license that the license will expire, and
5256	5256	6 inform the license holder that it may renew its Early Approval
5257	5257	7 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site.
5258	5258	8 The Department shall renew an Early Approval Adult Use
5259	5259	9 Dispensing Organization License at a secondary site within 60
5260	5260	10 days of submission of the renewal application being deemed
5261	5261	11 complete if:
5262	5262	12 (1) the dispensing organization submits an application
5263	5263	13 and the required nonrefundable renewal fee of $30,000, to
5264	5264	14 be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
5265	5265	15 (2) the Department has not suspended or permanently
5266	5266	16 revoked the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5267	5267	17 Organization License or a medical cannabis dispensing
5268	5268	18 organization license held by the same person or entity for
5269	5269	19 violating this Act or rules adopted under this Act or the
5270	5270	20 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or rules
5271	5271	21 adopted under that Act; and
5272	5272	22 (3) the dispensing organization has completed a Social
5273	5273	23 Equity Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (1), (2), or
5274	5274	24 (3) of subsection (d) of this Section or has made
5275	5275	25 substantial progress toward completing a Social Equity
5276	5276	26 Inclusion Plan provided by paragraph (4) or (5) of
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5287	5287	1 subsection (d) of this Section.
5288	5288	2 (p) The Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5289	5289	3 Licensee at a secondary site renewed pursuant to subsection
5290	5290	4 (o) shall receive written or electronic notice 90 days before
5291	5291	5 the expiration of the license that the license will expire,
5292	5292	6 and that informs the license holder that it may apply for an
5293	5293	7 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License on forms provided by
5294	5294	8 the Department. The Department shall grant an Adult Use
5295	5295	9 Dispensing Organization License within 60 days of an
5296	5296	10 application being deemed complete if the applicant has meet
5297	5297	11 all of the criteria in Section 15-36.
5298	5298	12 (q) If a dispensing organization fails to submit an
5299	5299	13 application for renewal of an Early Approval Adult Use
5300	5300	14 Dispensing Organization License or for an Adult Use Dispensing
5301	5301	15 Organization License before the expiration dates provided in
5302	5302	16 subsections (o) and (p) of this Section, the dispensing
5303	5303	17 organization shall cease serving purchasers until it receives
5304	5304	18 a renewal or an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
5305	5305	19 (r) A dispensing organization agent who holds a valid
5306	5306	20 dispensing organization agent identification card issued under
5307	5307	21 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and is
5308	5308	22 an officer, director, manager, or employee of the dispensing
5309	5309	23 organization licensed under this Section may engage in all
5310	5310	24 activities authorized by this Article to be performed by a
5311	5311	25 dispensing organization agent.
5312	5312	26 (s) If the Department suspends, permanently revokes, or
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5323	5323	1 otherwise disciplines the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5324	5324	2 Organization License of a dispensing organization that also
5325	5325	3 holds a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
5326	5326	4 issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
5327	5327	5 Act, the Department may consider the suspension, permanent
5328	5328	6 revocation, or other discipline as grounds to take
5329	5329	7 disciplinary action against the medical cannabis dispensing
5330	5330	8 organization.
5331	5331	9 (t) All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be
5332	5332	10 deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless otherwise
5333	5333	11 specified.
5334	5334	12 (u) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing organization
5335	5335	13 licenses which were or are issued as Early Approval Adult Use
5336	5336	14 Dispensing Organization licenses, Secondary Site, under this
5337	5337	15 Section shall be a "dispensing organization" or a "dispensary"
5338	5338	16 as those terms are defined under this Act and shall be an adult
5339	5339	17 use dispensing organization license holder under Section
5340	5340	18 15-36.
5341	5341	19 (v) This Section is inoperative one year after the
5342	5342	20 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
5343	5343	21 Assembly.
5344	5344	22 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
5345	5345	23 (410 ILCS 705/15-23 new)
5346	5346	24 Sec. 15-23. Medical dispensary merger for Early Approval
5347	5347	25 Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at a Secondary
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5358	5358	1 Site.
5359	5359	2 (a) Beginning January 1, 2025,, all dispensing
5360	5360	3 organizations previously registered as an Early Approval Adult
5361	5361	4 Use Dispensing Organization license at a Secondary Site shall
5362	5362	5 be a "dispensing organization" or a "dispensary" and shall be
5363	5363	6 an adult use dispensing organization license holder under
5364	5364	7 Section 15-36.
5365	5365	8 (b) The BLS Region in which all dispensing organization
5366	5366	9 licenses originally issued as an Early Approval Adult Use
5367	5367	10 Dispensing Organization License at a Secondary Site shall be
5368	5368	11 considered that license's BLS Region. The dispensing
5369	5369	12 organization shall remain in that BLS region, even if the
5370	5370	13 license changes its ownership, sold, transferred, or receives
5371	5371	14 authorization under subsection (e-5) of Section 15-25.
5372	5372	15 (410 ILCS 705/15-24 new)
5373	5373	16 Sec. 15-24. Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensees
5374	5374	17 relocation. An Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee may
5375	5375	18 apply to relocate within their specific BLS Region. A request
5376	5376	19 to relocate under this Section is subject to approval by the
5377	5377	20 Department. An Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5378	5378	21 Organization's application to relocate its license under this
5379	5379	22 Section shall be considered to be approved 30 days following
5380	5380	23 the submission of a complete application to relocate, unless
5381	5381	24 the request is sooner approved or denied in writing by the
5382	5382	25 Department. If an application to relocate is denied, the
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5393	5393	1 Department shall provide, in writing, the specific reason for
5394	5394	2 denial. An Adult Use Dispensing Organization may request to
5395	5395	3 relocate under this Section if:
5396	5396	4 (1) The Adult Use Dispensing Organization's existing
5397	5397	5 location is within the boundaries of a unit of local
5398	5398	6 government that prohibits the sale of adult use cannabis;
5399	5399	7 or
5400	5400	8 (2) The Adult Use Dispensing Organization has obtained
5401	5401	9 the approval of the municipality or, if outside the
5402	5402	10 boundaries of a municipality in an unincorporated area of
5403	5403	11 the county, the approval of the county where the existing
5404	5404	12 license is located to move to another location within that
5405	5405	13 unit of local government.
5406	5406	14 The relocation of an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5407	5407	15 License under this Section shall be subject to Sections 55-25
5408	5408	16 and 55-28.
5409	5409	17 (410 ILCS 705/15-25)
5410	5410	18 Sec. 15-25. Awarding of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5411	5411	19 Organization Licenses prior to January 1, 2021.
5412	5412	20 (a) The Department shall issue up to 75 Conditional Adult
5413	5413	21 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses before May 1, 2020.
5414	5414	22 (b) The Department shall make the application for a
5415	5415	23 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5416	5416	24 available no later than October 1, 2019 and shall accept
5417	5417	25 applications no later than January 1, 2020.
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5428	5428	1 (c) To ensure the geographic dispersion of Conditional
5429	5429	2 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holders, the
5430	5430	3 following number of licenses shall be awarded in each BLS
5431	5431	4 Region as determined by each region's percentage of the
5432	5432	5 State's population:
5433	5433	6 (1) Bloomington: 1
5434	5434	7 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1
5435	5435	8 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1
5436	5436	9 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1
5437	5437	10 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 47
5438	5438	11 (6) Danville: 1
5439	5439	12 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1
5440	5440	13 (8) Decatur: 1
5441	5441	14 (9) Kankakee: 1
5442	5442	15 (10) Peoria: 3
5443	5443	16 (11) Rockford: 2
5444	5444	17 (12) St. Louis: 4
5445	5445	18 (13) Springfield: 1
5446	5446	19 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
5447	5447	20 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3
5448	5448	21 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
5449	5449	22 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2
5450	5450	23 (d) An applicant seeking issuance of a Conditional Adult
5451	5451	24 Use Dispensing Organization License shall submit an
5452	5452	25 application on forms provided by the Department. An applicant
5453	5453	26 must meet the following requirements:
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5464	5464	1 (1) Payment of a nonrefundable application fee of
5465	5465	2 $5,000 for each license for which the applicant is
5466	5466	3 applying, which shall be deposited into the Cannabis
5467	5467	4 Regulation Fund;
5468	5468	5 (2) Certification that the applicant will comply with
5469	5469	6 the requirements contained in this Act;
5470	5470	7 (3) The legal name of the proposed dispensing
5471	5471	8 organization;
5472	5472	9 (4) A statement that the dispensing organization
5473	5473	10 agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental
5474	5474	11 requests for information;
5475	5475	12 (5) From each principal officer, a statement
5476	5476	13 indicating whether that person:
5477	5477	14 (A) has previously held or currently holds an
5478	5478	15 ownership interest in a cannabis business
5479	5479	16 establishment in Illinois; or
5480	5480	17 (B) has held an ownership interest in a dispensing
5481	5481	18 organization or its equivalent in another state or
5482	5482	19 territory of the United States that had the dispensing
5483	5483	20 organization registration or license suspended,
5484	5484	21 revoked, placed on probationary status, or subjected
5485	5485	22 to other disciplinary action;
5486	5486	23 (6) Disclosure of whether any principal officer has
5487	5487	24 ever filed for bankruptcy or defaulted on spousal support
5488	5488	25 or child support obligation;
5489	5489	26 (7) A resume for each principal officer, including
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5500	5500	1 whether that person has an academic degree, certification,
5501	5501	2 or relevant experience with a cannabis business
5502	5502	3 establishment or in a related industry;
5503	5503	4 (8) A description of the training and education that
5504	5504	5 will be provided to dispensing organization agents;
5505	5505	6 (9) A copy of the proposed operating bylaws;
5506	5506	7 (10) A copy of the proposed business plan that
5507	5507	8 complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at
5508	5508	9 a minimum, the following:
5509	5509	10 (A) A description of services to be offered; and
5510	5510	11 (B) A description of the process of dispensing
5511	5511	12 cannabis;
5512	5512	13 (11) A copy of the proposed security plan that
5513	5513	14 complies with the requirements in this Article, including:
5514	5514	15 (A) The process or controls that will be
5515	5515	16 implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the
5516	5516	17 premises, agents, and currency, and prevent the
5517	5517	18 diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and
5518	5518	19 (B) The process to ensure that access to the
5519	5519	20 restricted access areas is restricted to, registered
5520	5520	21 agents, service professionals, transporting
5521	5521	22 organization agents, Department inspectors, and
5522	5522	23 security personnel;
5523	5523	24 (12) A proposed inventory control plan that complies
5524	5524	25 with this Section;
5525	5525	26 (13) A proposed floor plan, a square footage estimate,
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5536	5536	1 and a description of proposed security devices, including,
5537	5537	2 without limitation, cameras, motion detectors, servers,
5538	5538	3 video storage capabilities, and alarm service providers;
5539	5539	4 (14) The name, address, social security number, and
5540	5540	5 date of birth of each principal officer and board member
5541	5541	6 of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals
5542	5542	7 shall be at least 21 years of age;
5543	5543	8 (15) Evidence of the applicant's status as a Social
5544	5544	9 Equity Applicant, if applicable, and whether a Social
5545	5545	10 Equity Applicant plans to apply for a loan or grant issued
5546	5546	11 by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
5547	5547	12 (16) The address, telephone number, and email address
5548	5548	13 of the applicant's principal place of business, if
5549	5549	14 applicable. A post office box is not permitted;
5550	5550	15 (17) Written summaries of any information regarding
5551	5551	16 instances in which a business or not-for-profit that a
5552	5552	17 prospective board member previously managed or served on
5553	5553	18 were fined or censured, or any instances in which a
5554	5554	19 business or not-for-profit that a prospective board member
5555	5555	20 previously managed or served on had its registration
5556	5556	21 suspended or revoked in any administrative or judicial
5557	5557	22 proceeding;
5558	5558	23 (18) A plan for community engagement;
5559	5559	24 (19) Procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping and
5560	5560	25 security measures that are in accordance with this Article
5561	5561	26 and Department rules;
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5572	5572	1 (20) The estimated volume of cannabis it plans to
5573	5573	2 store at the dispensary;
5574	5574	3 (21) A description of the features that will provide
5575	5575	4 accessibility to purchasers as required by the Americans
5576	5576	5 with Disabilities Act;
5577	5577	6 (22) A detailed description of air treatment systems
5578	5578	7 that will be installed to reduce odors;
5579	5579	8 (23) A reasonable assurance that the issuance of a
5580	5580	9 license will not have a detrimental impact on the
5581	5581	10 community in which the applicant wishes to locate;
5582	5582	11 (24) The dated signature of each principal officer;
5583	5583	12 (25) A description of the enclosed, locked facility
5584	5584	13 where cannabis will be stored by the dispensing
5585	5585	14 organization;
5586	5586	15 (26) Signed statements from each dispensing
5587	5587	16 organization agent stating that he or she will not divert
5588	5588	17 cannabis;
5589	5589	18 (27) The number of licenses it is applying for in each
5590	5590	19 BLS Region;
5591	5591	20 (28) A diversity plan that includes a narrative of at
5592	5592	21 least 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity in
5593	5593	22 ownership, management, employment, and contracting to
5594	5594	23 ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded
5595	5595	24 equality of opportunity;
5596	5596	25 (29) A contract with a private security contractor
5597	5597	26 agency that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the Private
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5608	5608	1 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
5609	5609	2 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in order for the
5610	5610	3 dispensary to have adequate security at its facility; and
5611	5611	4 (30) Other information deemed necessary by the
5612	5612	5 Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to conduct
5613	5613	6 the disparity and availability study referenced in
5614	5614	7 subsection (e) of Section 5-45.
5615	5615	8 (e) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
5616	5616	9 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
5617	5617	10 days from the date of award to identify a physical location for
5618	5618	11 the dispensing organization retail storefront. The applicant
5619	5619	12 shall provide evidence that the location is not within 1,500
5620	5620	13 feet of an existing dispensing organization, unless the
5621	5621	14 applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
5622	5622	15 Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate within
5623	5623	16 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under Section
5624	5624	17 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to find a
5625	5625	18 suitable physical address in the opinion of the Department
5626	5626	19 within 180 days of the issuance of the Conditional Adult Use
5627	5627	20 Dispensing Organization License, the Department may extend the
5628	5628	21 period for finding a physical address an additional 540 days
5629	5629	22 if the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5630	5630	23 holder demonstrates concrete attempts to secure a location and
5631	5631	24 a hardship. If the Department denies the extension or the
5632	5632	25 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
5633	5633	26 is unable to find a location within 720 days of being awarded a
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5644	5644	1 conditional license and then becomes operational within 120
5645	5645	2 days of finding a location, or is unable to become operational
5646	5646	3 within 720 days of being awarded a conditional license, the
5647	5647	4 Department shall rescind the conditional license and award it
5648	5648	5 to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS Region for
5649	5649	6 which the license was assigned, provided the applicant
5650	5650	7 receiving the license: (i) confirms a continued interest in
5651	5651	8 operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence
5652	5652	9 that the applicant continues to meet all requirements for
5653	5653	10 holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5654	5654	11 License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise
5655	5655	12 become ineligible to be awarded a dispensing organization
5656	5656	13 license. If the new awardee is unable to accept the
5657	5657	14 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
5658	5658	15 Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5659	5659	16 Organization License to the next highest scoring applicant in
5660	5660	17 the same manner. The new awardee shall be subject to the same
5661	5661	18 required deadlines as provided in this subsection.
5662	5662	19 (e-5) If, within 720 days of being awarded a Conditional
5663	5663	20 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
5664	5664	21 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
5665	5665	22 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
5666	5666	23 Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
5667	5667	24 the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use
5668	5668	25 Dispensing Organization, the Department of Financial and
5669	5669	26 Professional Regulation may authorize the Conditional Adult
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5680	5680	1 Use Dispensing Organization License holder to transfer its
5681	5681	2 license to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
5682	5682	3 (f) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
5683	5683	4 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
5684	5684	5 to the criteria in Section 15-30 shall not purchase, possess,
5685	5685	6 sell, or dispense cannabis or cannabis-infused products until
5686	5686	7 the person has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5687	5687	8 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36 of
5688	5688	9 this Act.
5689	5689	10 (g) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
5690	5690	11 prospective organization agents in order to carry out this
5691	5691	12 Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the applicant
5692	5692	13 a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which
5693	5693	14 shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and
5694	5694	15 shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. Each
5695	5695	16 person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
5696	5696	17 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
5697	5697	18 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
5698	5698	19 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
5699	5699	20 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
5700	5700	21 by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau
5701	5701	22 of Identification criminal history records databases. The
5702	5702	23 Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
5703	5703	24 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
5704	5704	25 Department.
5705	5705	26 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
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5716	5716	1 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
5717	5717	2 (410 ILCS 705/15-35)
5718	5718	3 Sec. 15-35. Qualifying Applicant Lottery for Conditional
5719	5719	4 Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
5720	5720	5 (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
5721	5721	6 Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
5722	5722	7 or Section 15-35.10 of this Act, within 10 business days after
5723	5723	8 the resulting final scores for all scored applications
5724	5724	9 pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are released, the
5725	5725	10 Department shall issue up to 55 Conditional Adult Use
5726	5726	11 Dispensing Organization Licenses by lot, pursuant to the
5727	5727	12 application process adopted under this Section. In order to be
5728	5728	13 eligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5729	5729	14 Organization License by lot under this Section, a Dispensary
5730	5730	15 Applicant must be a Qualifying Applicant.
5731	5731	16 The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
5732	5732	17 each BLS Region in the following amounts:
5733	5733	18 (1) Bloomington: 1.
5734	5734	19 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1.
5735	5735	20 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
5736	5736	21 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
5737	5737	22 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
5738	5738	23 (6) Danville: 1.
5739	5739	24 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
5740	5740	25 (8) Decatur: 1.
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5751	5751	1 (9) Kankakee: 1.
5752	5752	2 (10) Peoria: 2.
5753	5753	3 (11) Rockford: 1.
5754	5754	4 (12) St. Louis: 3.
5755	5755	5 (13) Springfield: 1.
5756	5756	6 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
5757	5757	7 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
5758	5758	8 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
5759	5759	9 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
5760	5760	10 (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
5761	5761	11 Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
5762	5762	12 accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
5763	5763	13 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
5764	5764	14 finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
5765	5765	15 deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
5766	5766	16 safety, and welfare.
5767	5767	17 (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
5768	5768	18 established under this Section subject to the following:
5769	5769	19 (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
5770	5770	20 issued under this Section shall occur on the same day when
5771	5771	21 practicable.
5772	5772	22 (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
5773	5773	23 Applicant drawn will have the first right to an available
5774	5774	24 license. The second Qualifying Applicant drawn will have
5775	5775	25 the second right to an available license. The same pattern
5776	5776	26 will continue for each subsequent Qualifying Applicant
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5787	5787	1 drawn.
5788	5788	2 (3) The process for distributing available licenses
5789	5789	3 under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
5790	5790	4 a format selected by the Department.
5791	5791	5 (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
5792	5792	6 a Qualifying Applicant if a principal officer resigns
5793	5793	7 after the resulting final scores for all scored
5794	5794	8 applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and 15-30 are
5795	5795	9 released.
5796	5796	10 (5) No Qualifying Applicant may be awarded more than 2
5797	5797	11 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at
5798	5798	12 the conclusion of a lottery conducted under this Section.
5799	5799	13 (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
5800	5800	14 of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5801	5801	15 Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
5802	5802	16 (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
5803	5803	17 established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant
5804	5804	18 exceeds the limits under paragraph (5) or (6), the
5805	5805	19 Qualifying Applicant must choose which license to abandon
5806	5806	20 and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
5807	5807	21 days. If the Qualifying Applicant does not notify the
5808	5808	22 Department as required, the Department shall refuse to
5809	5809	23 issue the Qualifying Applicant all available licenses
5810	5810	24 established under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS
5811	5811	25 Regions.
5812	5812	26 (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
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5823	5823	1 established under this Section, a Qualifying Applicant has
5824	5824	2 a principal officer who is a principal officer in more
5825	5825	3 than 10 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5826	5826	4 Licenses, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5827	5827	5 Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or
5828	5828	6 any combination thereof, the licensees and the Qualifying
5829	5829	7 Applicant listing that principal officer must choose which
5830	5830	8 license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d) of Section
5831	5831	9 15-36 and notify the Department in writing within 5
5832	5832	10 business days. If the Qualifying Applicant or licensees do
5833	5833	11 not notify the Department as required, the Department
5834	5834	12 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Applicant all
5835	5835	13 available licenses established under this Section obtained
5836	5836	14 by lot in all BLS Regions.
5837	5837	15 (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
5838	5838	16 under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
5839	5839	17 next Qualifying Applicant drawn by lot.
5840	5840	18 Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
5841	5841	19 Section shall be limited to the provisions of this Section.
5842	5842	20 (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
5843	5843	21 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
5844	5844	22 days from the date it is awarded to identify a physical
5845	5845	23 location for the dispensing organization's retail storefront.
5846	5846	24 The applicant shall provide evidence that the location is not
5847	5847	25 within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
5848	5848	26 unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
5849	5849
5850	5850
5851	5851
5852	5852
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5855	5855
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5859	5859	1 Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
5860	5860	2 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
5861	5861	3 Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
5862	5862	4 find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
5863	5863	5 Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
5864	5864	6 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
5865	5865	7 Department may extend the period for finding a physical
5866	5866	8 address an additional 540 days if the Conditional Adult Use
5867	5867	9 Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete
5868	5868	10 attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the Department
5869	5869	11 denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5870	5870	12 Organization License holder is unable to find a location
5871	5871	13 within 720 days of being awarded a conditional license and
5872	5872	14 then becomes operational within 120 days of finding a
5873	5873	15 location, or is unable to become operational within 720 days
5874	5874	16 of being awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5875	5875	17 Organization License under this Section, the Department shall
5876	5876	18 rescind the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5877	5877	19 License and award it pursuant to subsection (b), provided the
5878	5878	20 applicant receiving the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5879	5879	21 Organization License: (i) confirms a continued interest in
5880	5880	22 operating a dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence
5881	5881	23 that the applicant continues to meet all requirements for
5882	5882	24 holding a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5883	5883	25 License set forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise
5884	5884	26 become ineligible to be awarded a Conditional Adult Use
5885	5885
5886	5886
5887	5887
5888	5888
5889	5889
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5891	5891
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5895	5895	1 Dispensing Organization License. If the new awardee is unable
5896	5896	2 to accept the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5897	5897	3 License, the Department shall award the Conditional Adult Use
5898	5898	4 Dispensing Organization License pursuant to subsection (b).
5899	5899	5 The new awardee shall be subject to the same required
5900	5900	6 deadlines as provided in this subsection.
5901	5901	7 (d) If, within 720 days of being awarded a Conditional
5902	5902	8 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
5903	5903	9 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
5904	5904	10 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
5905	5905	11 Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within
5906	5906	12 the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use
5907	5907	13 Dispensing Organization, the Department may authorize the
5908	5908	14 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder
5909	5909	15 to transfer its Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5910	5910	16 License to a BLS Region specified by the Department.
5911	5911	17 (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
5912	5912	18 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
5913	5913	19 this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
5914	5914	20 cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
5915	5915	21 organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5916	5916	22 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
5917	5917	23 (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
5918	5918	24 prospective dispensing organization agents in order to carry
5919	5919	25 out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
5920	5920	26 applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
5921	5921
5922	5922
5923	5923
5924	5924
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5927	5927
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5931	5931	1 check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
5932	5932	2 Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
5933	5933	3 Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
5934	5934	4 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
5935	5935	5 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
5936	5936	6 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
5937	5937	7 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
5938	5938	8 by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
5939	5939	9 Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
5940	5940	10 The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
5941	5941	11 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
5942	5942	12 Department.
5943	5943	13 (g) The Department may verify information contained in
5944	5944	14 each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
5945	5945	15 applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
5946	5946	16 organization.
5947	5947	17 (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
5948	5948	18 authorization to an applicant who meets any of the following
5949	5949	19 criteria:
5950	5950	20 (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
5951	5951	21 duties required of the applicant.
5952	5952	22 (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
5953	5953	23 falsely any information called for in the application.
5954	5954	24 (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of a
5955	5955	25 violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
5956	5956	26 entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
5957	5957
5958	5958
5959	5959
5960	5960
5961	5961
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5963	5963
5964	5964
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5967	5967	1 entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
5968	5968	2 with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
5969	5969	3 organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
5970	5970	4 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
5971	5971	5 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
5972	5972	6 at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
5973	5973	7 License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5974	5974	8 License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
5975	5975	9 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
5976	5976	10 or whose cannabis business establishment license was
5977	5977	11 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
5978	5978	12 state.
5979	5979	13 (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
5980	5980	14 practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
5981	5981	15 activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
5982	5982	16 establishment or other business.
5983	5983	17 (i) The Department shall deny issuance of a license under
5984	5984	18 this Section if any principal officer, board member, or person
5985	5985	19 having a financial or voting interest of 5% or greater in the
5986	5986	20 licensee is delinquent in filing any required tax return or
5987	5987	21 paying any amount owed to the State of Illinois.
5988	5988	22 (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
5989	5989	23 with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
5990	5990	24 this Article before issuing a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
5991	5991	25 Organization License under this Section.
5992	5992	26 (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
5993	5993
5994	5994
5995	5995
5996	5996
5997	5997
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5999	5999
6000	6000
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6002	6002	SB3941 - 168 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
6003	6003	1 Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
6004	6004	2 information and plans provided in the application, including
6005	6005	3 any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
6006	6006	4 of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6007	6007	5 and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
6008	6008	6 the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6009	6009	7 Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
6010	6010	8 or by rule. A dispensing organization has a duty to disclose
6011	6011	9 any material changes to the application. The Department shall
6012	6012	10 review all material changes disclosed by the dispensing
6013	6013	11 organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
6014	6014	12 the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6015	6015	13 Organization License, including, but not limited to,
6016	6016	14 suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
6017	6017	15 Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
6018	6018	16 conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
6019	6019	17 dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
6020	6020	18 suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
6021	6021	19 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
6022	6022	20 Department.
6023	6023	21 (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
6024	6024	22 dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
6025	6025	23 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6026	6026	24 under this Section, the Department may permanently revoke the
6027	6027	25 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
6028	6028	26 award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
6029	6029
6030	6030
6031	6031
6032	6032
6033	6033
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6035	6035
6036	6036
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6039	6039	1 Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
6040	6040	2 in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6041	6041	3 or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
6042	6042	4 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
6043	6043	5 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
6044	6044	6 (410 ILCS 705/15-35.10)
6045	6045	7 Sec. 15-35.10. Social Equity Justice Involved Lottery for
6046	6046	8 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses.
6047	6047	9 (a) In addition to any of the licenses issued under
6048	6048	10 Section 15-15, Section 15-20, Section 15-25, Section 15-30.20,
6049	6049	11 or Section 15-35, within 10 business days after the resulting
6050	6050	12 final scores for all scored applications pursuant to Sections
6051	6051	13 15-25 and 15-30 are released, the Department shall issue up to
6052	6052	14 55 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses by
6053	6053	15 lot, pursuant to the application process adopted under this
6054	6054	16 Section. In order to be eligible to be awarded a Conditional
6055	6055	17 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by lot, a Dispensary
6056	6056	18 Applicant must be a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
6057	6057	19 Applicant.
6058	6058	20 The licenses issued under this Section shall be awarded in
6059	6059	21 each BLS Region in the following amounts:
6060	6060	22 (1) Bloomington: 1.
6061	6061	23 (2) Cape Girardeau: 1.
6062	6062	24 (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1.
6063	6063	25 (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1.
6064	6064
6065	6065
6066	6066
6067	6067
6068	6068
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6070	6070
6071	6071
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6073	6073	SB3941 - 170 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
6074	6074	1 (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 36.
6075	6075	2 (6) Danville: 1.
6076	6076	3 (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1.
6077	6077	4 (8) Decatur: 1.
6078	6078	5 (9) Kankakee: 1.
6079	6079	6 (10) Peoria: 2.
6080	6080	7 (11) Rockford: 1.
6081	6081	8 (12) St. Louis: 3.
6082	6082	9 (13) Springfield: 1.
6083	6083	10 (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
6084	6084	11 (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
6085	6085	12 (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
6086	6086	13 (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 1.
6087	6087	14 (a-5) Prior to issuing licenses under subsection (a), the
6088	6088	15 Department may adopt rules through emergency rulemaking in
6089	6089	16 accordance with subsection (kk) of Section 5-45 of the
6090	6090	17 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly
6091	6091	18 finds that the adoption of rules to regulate cannabis use is
6092	6092	19 deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
6093	6093	20 safety, and welfare.
6094	6094	21 (b) The Department shall distribute the available licenses
6095	6095	22 established under this Section subject to the following:
6096	6096	23 (1) The drawing by lot for all available licenses
6097	6097	24 established under this Section shall occur on the same day
6098	6098	25 when practicable.
6099	6099	26 (2) Within each BLS Region, the first Qualifying
6100	6100
6101	6101
6102	6102
6103	6103
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6106	6106
6107	6107
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6110	6110	1 Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn will have
6111	6111	2 the first right to an available license. The second
6112	6112	3 Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant drawn
6113	6113	4 will have the second right to an available license. The
6114	6114	5 same pattern will continue for each subsequent applicant
6115	6115	6 drawn.
6116	6116	7 (3) The process for distributing available licenses
6117	6117	8 under this Section shall be recorded by the Department in
6118	6118	9 a format selected by the Department.
6119	6119	10 (4) A Dispensary Applicant is prohibited from becoming
6120	6120	11 a Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant if a
6121	6121	12 principal officer resigns after the resulting final scores
6122	6122	13 for all scored applications pursuant to Sections 15-25 and
6123	6123	14 15-30 are released.
6124	6124	15 (5) No Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved
6125	6125	16 Applicant may be awarded more than 2 Conditional Adult Use
6126	6126	17 Dispensing Organization Licenses at the conclusion of a
6127	6127	18 lottery conducted under this Section.
6128	6128	19 (6) No individual may be listed as a principal officer
6129	6129	20 of more than 2 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6130	6130	21 Organization Licenses awarded under this Section.
6131	6131	22 (7) If, upon being selected for an available license
6132	6132	23 established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
6133	6133	24 Justice Involved Applicant exceeds the limits under
6134	6134	25 paragraph (5) or (6), the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
6135	6135	26 Involved Applicant must choose which license to abandon
6136	6136
6137	6137
6138	6138
6139	6139
6140	6140
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6142	6142
6143	6143
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6146	6146	1 and notify the Department in writing within 5 business
6147	6147	2 days on forms prescribed by the Department. If the
6148	6148	3 Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant does
6149	6149	4 not notify the Department as required, the Department
6150	6150	5 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
6151	6151	6 Involved Applicant all available licenses established
6152	6152	7 under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS Regions.
6153	6153	8 (8) If, upon being selected for an available license
6154	6154	9 established under this Section, a Qualifying Social Equity
6155	6155	10 Justice Involved Applicant has a principal officer who is
6156	6156	11 a principal officer in more than 10 Early Approval Adult
6157	6157	12 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Conditional Adult
6158	6158	13 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult Use Dispensing
6159	6159	14 Organization Licenses, or any combination thereof, the
6160	6160	15 licensees and the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
6161	6161	16 Involved Applicant listing that principal officer must
6162	6162	17 choose which license to abandon pursuant to subsection (d)
6163	6163	18 of Section 15-36 and notify the Department in writing
6164	6164	19 within 5 business days on forms prescribed by the
6165	6165	20 Department. If the Dispensary Applicant or licensees do
6166	6166	21 not notify the Department as required, the Department
6167	6167	22 shall refuse to issue the Qualifying Social Equity Justice
6168	6168	23 Involved Applicant all available licenses established
6169	6169	24 under this Section obtained by lot in all BLS Regions.
6170	6170	25 (9) All available licenses that have been abandoned
6171	6171	26 under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be distributed to the
6172	6172
6173	6173
6174	6174
6175	6175
6176	6176
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6178	6178
6179	6179
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6181	6181	SB3941 - 173 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
6182	6182	1 next Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant
6183	6183	2 drawn by lot.
6184	6184	3 Any and all rights conferred or obtained under this
6185	6185	4 subsection shall be limited to the provisions of this
6186	6186	5 subsection.
6187	6187	6 (c) An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult Use
6188	6188	7 Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180
6189	6189	8 days from the date of the award to identify a physical location
6190	6190	9 for the dispensing organization's retail storefront. The
6191	6191	10 applicant shall provide evidence that the location is not
6192	6192	11 within 1,500 feet of an existing dispensing organization,
6193	6193	12 unless the applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social
6194	6194	13 Equity Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
6195	6195	14 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under
6196	6196	15 Section 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to
6197	6197	16 find a suitable physical address in the opinion of the
6198	6198	17 Department within 180 days from the issuance of the
6199	6199	18 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the
6200	6200	19 Department may extend the period for finding a physical
6201	6201	20 address an additional 540 days if the Conditional Adult Use
6202	6202	21 Dispensing Organization License holder demonstrates a concrete
6203	6203	22 attempt to secure a location and a hardship. If the Department
6204	6204	23 denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6205	6205	24 Organization License holder is unable to find a location
6206	6206	25 within 720 days of being awarded a conditional license and
6207	6207	26 then becomes operational within 120 days of finding a
6208	6208
6209	6209
6210	6210
6211	6211
6212	6212
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6214	6214
6215	6215
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6218	6218	1 location, or is unable to become operational within 720 days
6219	6219	2 of being awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6220	6220	3 Organization License under this Section, the Department shall
6221	6221	4 rescind the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6222	6222	5 License and award it pursuant to subsection (b) and notify the
6223	6223	6 new awardee at the email address provided in the awardee's
6224	6224	7 application, provided the applicant receiving the Conditional
6225	6225	8 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License: (i) confirms a
6226	6226	9 continued interest in operating a dispensing organization;
6227	6227	10 (ii) can provide evidence that the applicant continues to meet
6228	6228	11 all requirements for holding a Conditional Adult Use
6229	6229	12 Dispensing Organization License set forth in this Act; and
6230	6230	13 (iii) has not otherwise become ineligible to be awarded a
6231	6231	14 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License. If the
6232	6232	15 new awardee is unable to accept the Conditional Adult Use
6233	6233	16 Dispensing Organization License, the Department shall award
6234	6234	17 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6235	6235	18 pursuant to subsection (b). The new awardee shall be subject
6236	6236	19 to the same required deadlines as provided in this subsection.
6237	6237	20 (d) If, within 720 180 days of being awarded a Conditional
6238	6238	21 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a dispensing
6239	6239	22 organization is unable to find a location within the BLS
6240	6240	23 Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use
6241	6241	24 Dispensing Organization License under this Section because no
6242	6242	25 jurisdiction within the BLS Region allows for the operation of
6243	6243	26 an Adult Use Dispensing Organization, the Department may
6244	6244
6245	6245
6246	6246
6247	6247
6248	6248
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6250	6250
6251	6251
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6253	6253	SB3941 - 175 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
6254	6254	1 authorize the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6255	6255	2 License holder to transfer its Conditional Adult Use
6256	6256	3 Dispensing Organization License to a BLS Region specified by
6257	6257	4 the Department.
6258	6258	5 (e) A dispensing organization that is awarded a
6259	6259	6 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License under
6260	6260	7 this Section shall not purchase, possess, sell, or dispense
6261	6261	8 cannabis or cannabis-infused products until the dispensing
6262	6262	9 organization has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6263	6263	10 License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36.
6264	6264	11 (f) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
6265	6265	12 prospective dispensing organization agents in order to carry
6266	6266	13 out this Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the
6267	6267	14 applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history record
6268	6268	15 check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services
6269	6269	16 Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check.
6270	6270	17 Each person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall
6271	6271	18 submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police
6272	6272	19 for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal
6273	6273	20 records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
6274	6274	21 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
6275	6275	22 by law, filed with the Illinois State Police and the Federal
6276	6276	23 Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases.
6277	6277	24 The Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
6278	6278	25 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
6279	6279	26 Department.
6280	6280
6281	6281
6282	6282
6283	6283
6284	6284
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6286	6286
6287	6287
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6290	6290	1 (g) The Department may verify information contained in
6291	6291	2 each application and accompanying documentation to assess the
6292	6292	3 applicant's veracity and fitness to operate a dispensing
6293	6293	4 organization.
6294	6294	5 (h) The Department may, in its discretion, refuse to issue
6295	6295	6 an authorization to an applicant who meets any of the
6296	6296	7 following criteria:
6297	6297	8 (1) An applicant who is unqualified to perform the
6298	6298	9 duties required of the applicant.
6299	6299	10 (2) An applicant who fails to disclose or states
6300	6300	11 falsely any information called for in the application.
6301	6301	12 (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of a
6302	6302	13 violation of this Act, who has had any disciplinary order
6303	6303	14 entered against the applicant by the Department, who has
6304	6304	15 entered into a disciplinary or nondisciplinary agreement
6305	6305	16 with the Department, whose medical cannabis dispensing
6306	6306	17 organization, medical cannabis cultivation organization,
6307	6307	18 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License,
6308	6308	19 Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6309	6309	20 at a secondary site, Early Approval Cultivation Center
6310	6310	21 License, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6311	6311	22 License, or Adult Use Dispensing Organization License was
6312	6312	23 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for just cause,
6313	6313	24 or whose cannabis business establishment license was
6314	6314	25 suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied in any other
6315	6315	26 state.
6316	6316
6317	6317
6318	6318
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6326	6326	1 (4) An applicant who has engaged in a pattern or
6327	6327	2 practice of unfair or illegal practices, methods, or
6328	6328	3 activities in the conduct of owning a cannabis business
6329	6329	4 establishment or other business.
6330	6330	5 (i) The Department shall deny the license if any principal
6331	6331	6 officer, board member, or person having a financial or voting
6332	6332	7 interest of 5% or greater in the licensee is delinquent in
6333	6333	8 filing any required tax return or paying any amount owed to the
6334	6334	9 State of Illinois.
6335	6335	10 (j) The Department shall verify an applicant's compliance
6336	6336	11 with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted under
6337	6337	12 this Article before issuing a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6338	6338	13 Organization License.
6339	6339	14 (k) If an applicant is awarded a Conditional Adult Use
6340	6340	15 Dispensing Organization License under this Section, the
6341	6341	16 information and plans provided in the application, including
6342	6342	17 any plans submitted for bonus points, shall become a condition
6343	6343	18 of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6344	6344	19 and any Adult Use Dispensing Organization License issued to
6345	6345	20 the holder of the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6346	6346	21 Organization License, except as otherwise provided by this Act
6347	6347	22 or by rule. Dispensing organizations have a duty to disclose
6348	6348	23 any material changes to the application. The Department shall
6349	6349	24 review all material changes disclosed by the dispensing
6350	6350	25 organization and may reevaluate its prior decision regarding
6351	6351	26 the awarding of a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6352	6352
6353	6353
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6362	6362	1 Organization License, including, but not limited to,
6363	6363	2 suspending or permanently revoking a Conditional Adult Use
6364	6364	3 Dispensing Organization License. Failure to comply with the
6365	6365	4 conditions or requirements in the application may subject the
6366	6366	5 dispensing organization to discipline up to and including
6367	6367	6 suspension or permanent revocation of its authorization or
6368	6368	7 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License by the
6369	6369	8 Department.
6370	6370	9 (l) If an applicant has not begun operating as a
6371	6371	10 dispensing organization within one year after the issuance of
6372	6372	11 the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6373	6373	12 under this Section, the Department may permanently revoke the
6374	6374	13 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and
6375	6375	14 award it to the next highest scoring applicant in the BLS
6376	6376	15 Region if a suitable applicant indicates a continued interest
6377	6377	16 in the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6378	6378	17 or may begin a new selection process to award a Conditional
6379	6379	18 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
6380	6380	19 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
6381	6381	20 (410 ILCS 705/15-36)
6382	6382	21 Sec. 15-36. Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
6383	6383	22 (a) A person is only eligible to receive or hold an Adult
6384	6384	23 Use Dispensing Organization if the person has been awarded a
6385	6385	24 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant
6386	6386	25 to this Act or has renewed its license pursuant to Section
6387	6387
6388	6388
6389	6389
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6397	6397	1 15-45 subsection (k) of Section 15-15 or subsection (p) of
6398	6398	2 Section 15-20.
6399	6399	3 (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2025, all dispensing
6400	6400	4 organizations registered under the Compassionate Use of
6401	6401	5 Medical Cannabis Program Act and Section 15-15 and 15-20 shall
6402	6402	6 be a "dispensing organization" or a "dispensary" as those
6403	6403	7 terms are defined in this Act and shall be an adult use
6404	6404	8 dispensing organization license holder under this Section.
6405	6405	9 Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6406	6406	10 103rd General Assembly, all dispensing organizations
6407	6407	11 registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
6408	6408	12 Program Act and Section 15-15 and 15-20 shall have the same
6409	6409	13 rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities of dispensing
6410	6410	14 organizations licensed pursuant to this Section and shall be
6411	6411	15 subject to the rules this Act.
6412	6412	16 (a-10) Beginning January 1, 2025, all adult use dispensing
6413	6413	17 organization licensees shall sell cannabis and
6414	6414	18 cannabis-infused products to both persons 21 years of age or
6415	6415	19 older and to persons who are a registered qualifying medical
6416	6416	20 cannabis patient, provisional patient, or designated
6417	6417	21 caregiver.
6418	6418	22 (a-15) By April 1, 2025, all dispensing organizations
6419	6419	23 licensed under Section 15-36 shall pay the fee under
6420	6420	24 subsection (d) of Section 15-10 or shall have entered into an
6421	6421	25 approved payment plan with the Department to pay the fee.
6422	6422	26 (b) The Department shall not issue an Adult Use Dispensing
6423	6423
6424	6424
6425	6425
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6433	6433	1 Organization License until:
6434	6434	2 (1) the Department has inspected the dispensary site
6435	6435	3 and proposed operations and verified that they are in
6436	6436	4 compliance with this Act and local zoning laws;
6437	6437	5 (2) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6438	6438	6 License holder has paid a license fee of $70,000 $60,000
6439	6439	7 or a prorated amount accounting for the difference of time
6440	6440	8 between when the Adult Use Dispensing Organization License
6441	6441	9 is issued and March 31 of the next even-numbered year and
6442	6442	10 $60,000, or the proportional prorated amount paid, shall
6443	6443	11 be remitted into the Cannabis Business Development Fund
6444	6444	12 and $10,000, or the proportional prorated amount paid,
6445	6445	13 shall be remitted into the Compassionate Use of Medical
6446	6446	14 Cannabis Fund; and
6447	6447	15 (3) the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
6448	6448	16 License holder has met all the requirements in this Act
6449	6449	17 and rules.
6450	6450	18 (c) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
6451	6451	19 ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
6452	6452	20 more than 10 dispensing organizations licensed under this
6453	6453	21 Article. Further, no person or entity that is:
6454	6454	22 (1) employed by, is an agent of, or participates in
6455	6455	23 the management of a dispensing organization or registered
6456	6456	24 medical cannabis dispensing organization;
6457	6457	25 (2) a principal officer of a dispensing organization
6458	6458	26 or registered medical cannabis dispensing organization; or
6459	6459
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6469	6469	1 (3) an entity controlled by or affiliated with a
6470	6470	2 principal officer of a dispensing organization or
6471	6471	3 registered medical cannabis dispensing organization;
6472	6472	4 shall hold any legal, equitable, ownership, or beneficial
6473	6473	5 interest, directly or indirectly, in a dispensing organization
6474	6474	6 that would result in such person or entity owning or
6475	6475	7 participating in the management of more than 10 Early Approval
6476	6476	8 Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Early Approval
6477	6477	9 Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses at a secondary
6478	6478	10 site, Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,
6479	6479	11 or Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. For the purpose
6480	6480	12 of this subsection, participating in management may include,
6481	6481	13 without limitation, controlling decisions regarding staffing,
6482	6482	14 pricing, purchasing, marketing, store design, hiring, and
6483	6483	15 website design.
6484	6484	16 (d) The Department shall deny an application if granting
6485	6485	17 that application would result in a person or entity obtaining
6486	6486	18 direct or indirect financial interest in more than 10 Early
6487	6487	19 Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses,
6488	6488	20 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, Adult
6489	6489	21 Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, or any combination
6490	6490	22 thereof. If a person or entity is awarded a Conditional Adult
6491	6491	23 Use Dispensing Organization License that would cause the
6492	6492	24 person or entity to be in violation of this subsection, he,
6493	6493	25 she, or it shall choose which license application it wants to
6494	6494	26 abandon and such licenses shall become available to the next
6495	6495
6496	6496
6497	6497
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6505	6505	1 qualified applicant in the region in which the abandoned
6506	6506	2 license was awarded.
6507	6507	3 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
6508	6508	4 (410 ILCS 705/15-70)
6509	6509	5 Sec. 15-70. Operational requirements; prohibitions.
6510	6510	6 (a) A dispensing organization shall operate in accordance
6511	6511	7 with the representations made in its application and license
6512	6512	8 materials. It shall be in compliance with this Act and rules.
6513	6513	9 (b) A dispensing organization must include the legal name
6514	6514	10 of the dispensary on the packaging of any cannabis product it
6515	6515	11 sells.
6516	6516	12 (c) All cannabis, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis
6517	6517	13 seeds must be obtained from an Illinois registered adult use
6518	6518	14 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or another
6519	6519	15 dispensary.
6520	6520	16 (c-5) A dispensing organization may sell cannabis and
6521	6521	17 cannabis-infused products purchased from any cultivation
6522	6522	18 center, craft grower, infuser, or other dispensary to persons
6523	6523	19 over 21 years of age and to qualifying patients, designated
6524	6524	20 caregivers, and provisional patients.
6525	6525	21 (d) Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling
6526	6526	22 any product containing alcohol except tinctures, which must be
6527	6527	23 limited to containers that are no larger than 100 milliliters.
6528	6528	24 (e) A dispensing organization shall inspect and count
6529	6529	25 product received from a transporting organization, adult use
6530	6530
6531	6531
6532	6532
6533	6533
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6536	6536
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6540	6540	1 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or
6541	6541	2 other dispensing organization before dispensing it.
6542	6542	3 (f) A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis
6543	6543	4 deliveries into a restricted access area. Deliveries may not
6544	6544	5 be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless
6545	6545	6 otherwise approved by the Department.
6546	6546	7 (g) A dispensing organization shall maintain compliance
6547	6547	8 with State and local building, fire, and zoning requirements
6548	6548	9 or regulations.
6549	6549	10 (h) A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the
6550	6550	11 Department of the names of all service professionals that will
6551	6551	12 work at the dispensary. The list shall include a description
6552	6552	13 of the type of business or service provided. Changes to the
6553	6553	14 service professional list shall be promptly provided. No
6554	6554	15 service professional shall work in the dispensary until the
6555	6555	16 name is provided to the Department on the service professional
6556	6556	17 list.
6557	6557	18 (i) A dispensing organization's license allows for a
6558	6558	19 dispensary to be operated only at a single location.
6559	6559	20 (j) A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
6560	6560	21 local time.
6561	6561	22 (k) A dispensing organization must keep all lighting
6562	6562	23 outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and
6563	6563	24 wattage sufficient for security cameras.
6564	6564	25 (l) A dispensing organization must keep all air treatment
6565	6565	26 systems that will be installed to reduce odors in good working
6566	6566
6567	6567
6568	6568
6569	6569
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6572	6572
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6576	6576	1 order.
6577	6577	2 (m) A dispensing organization must contract with a private
6578	6578	3 security contractor that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the
6579	6579	4 Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
6580	6580	5 Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to provide
6581	6581	6 on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation.
6582	6582	7 (n) A dispensing organization shall ensure that any
6583	6583	8 building or equipment used by a dispensing organization for
6584	6584	9 the storage or sale of cannabis is maintained in a clean and
6585	6585	10 sanitary condition.
6586	6586	11 (o) The dispensary shall be free from infestation by
6587	6587	12 insects, rodents, or pests.
6588	6588	13 (p) A dispensing organization shall not:
6589	6589	14 (1) Produce or manufacture cannabis;
6590	6590	15 (2) Accept a cannabis product from a an adult use
6591	6591	16 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, dispensing
6592	6592	17 organization, or transporting organization unless it is
6593	6593	18 pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with this Act and
6594	6594	19 any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act;
6595	6595	20 (3) Obtain cannabis or cannabis-infused products from
6596	6596	21 outside the State of Illinois;
6597	6597	22 (4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a
6598	6598	23 purchaser unless the purchaser is a qualified patient,
6599	6599	24 designated caregiver, or provisional patient the
6600	6600	25 dispensing organization is licensed under the
6601	6601	26 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, and the
6602	6602
6603	6603
6604	6604
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6612	6612	1 individual is registered under the Compassionate Use of
6613	6613	2 Medical Cannabis Program or the purchaser has been
6614	6614	3 verified to be 21 years of age or older;
6615	6615	4 (5) Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult
6616	6616	5 use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser.
6617	6617	6 Dispensaries shall provide consumers an assortment of
6618	6618	7 products from various cannabis business establishment
6619	6619	8 licensees such that the inventory available for sale at
6620	6620	9 any dispensary from any single cultivation center, craft
6621	6621	10 grower, processor, transporter, or infuser entity shall
6622	6622	11 not be more than 40% of the total inventory available for
6623	6623	12 sale. For the purpose of this subsection, a cultivation
6624	6624	13 center, craft grower, processor, or infuser shall be
6625	6625	14 considered part of the same entity if the licensees share
6626	6626	15 at least one principal officer. The Department may request
6627	6627	16 that a dispensary diversify its products as needed or
6628	6628	17 otherwise discipline a dispensing organization for
6629	6629	18 violating this requirement;
6630	6630	19 (6) Refuse to conduct business with an adult use
6631	6631	20 cultivation center, craft grower, transporting
6632	6632	21 organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly
6633	6633	22 deliver the product and is permitted by the Department of
6634	6634	23 Agriculture, on the same terms as other adult use
6635	6635	24 cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, or
6636	6636	25 transporters with whom it is dealing;
6637	6637	26 (7) (Blank) Operate drive-through windows;
6638	6638
6639	6639
6640	6640
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6648	6648	1 (8) Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or
6649	6649	2 cannabis-infused products in vending machines;
6650	6650	3 (9) Transport cannabis to residences or transport
6651	6651	4 cannabis to other locations where purchasers may be for
6652	6652	5 delivery, except for the limited circumstances provided in
6653	6653	6 paragraph (5.5) of subsection (c) of Section 15-100;
6654	6654	7 (10) Enter into agreements to allow persons who are
6655	6655	8 not dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or
6656	6656	9 to transport cannabis to purchasers;
6657	6657	10 (11) Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance
6658	6658	11 equipment is inoperative;
6659	6659	12 (12) Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale
6660	6660	13 equipment is inoperative;
6661	6661	14 (13) Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis
6662	6662	15 electronic verification system is inoperative;
6663	6663	16 (14) Have fewer than 2 people working at the
6664	6664	17 dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open;
6665	6665	18 (15) Be located within 1,500 feet of the property line
6666	6666	19 of a pre-existing dispensing organization, unless the
6667	6667	20 applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
6668	6668	21 Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
6669	6669	22 within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed
6670	6670	23 under Section 15-15 or Section 15-20;
6671	6671	24 (16) Sell seeds, clones, or any other live plant
6672	6672	25 material, except to a registered qualifying medical
6673	6673	26 cannabis patient or designated caregiver;
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6684	6684	1 (17) Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or
6685	6685	2 cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with
6686	6686	3 each other or any other items for one price, and each item
6687	6687	4 of cannabis, concentrate, or cannabis-infused product must
6688	6688	5 be separately identified by quantity and price on the
6689	6689	6 receipt;
6690	6690	7 (18) Violate any other requirements or prohibitions
6691	6691	8 set by Department rules.
6692	6692	9 (q) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval
6693	6693	10 Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
6694	6694	11 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
6695	6695	12 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
6696	6696	13 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
6697	6697	14 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or any
6698	6698	15 officer, associate, member, representative, or agent of such
6699	6699	16 licensee to accept, receive, or borrow money or anything else
6700	6700	17 of value or accept or receive credit (other than merchandising
6701	6701	18 credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to
6702	6702	19 exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any adult use
6703	6703	20 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or transporting
6704	6704	21 organization in exchange for preferential placement on the
6705	6705	22 dispensing organization's shelves, display cases, or website.
6706	6706	23 This includes anything received or borrowed or from any
6707	6707	24 stockholders, officers, agents, or persons connected with an
6708	6708	25 adult use cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or
6709	6709	26 transporting organization.
6710	6710
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6720	6720	1 (r) It is unlawful for any person having an Early Approval
6721	6721	2 Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization License, a
6722	6722	3 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, an
6723	6723	4 Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
6724	6724	5 cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
6725	6725	6 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program to enter into
6726	6726	7 any contract with any person licensed to cultivate, process,
6727	6727	8 or transport cannabis whereby such dispensing organization
6728	6728	9 agrees not to sell any cannabis cultivated, processed,
6729	6729	10 transported, manufactured, or distributed by any other
6730	6730	11 cultivator, transporter, or infuser, and any provision in any
6731	6731	12 contract violative of this Section shall render the whole of
6732	6732	13 such contract void and no action shall be brought thereon in
6733	6733	14 any court.
6734	6734	15 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
6735	6735	16 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
6736	6736	17 (410 ILCS 705/15-85)
6737	6737	18 Sec. 15-85. Dispensing cannabis.
6738	6738	19 (a) Before a dispensing organization agent dispenses
6739	6739	20 cannabis to a purchaser, the agent shall:
6740	6740	21 (1) Verify the age of the purchaser by checking a
6741	6741	22 government-issued identification card by use of an
6742	6742	23 electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a
6743	6743	24 purchaser's government-issued identification, if
6744	6744	25 applicable, to determine the purchaser's age and the
6745	6745
6746	6746
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6755	6755	1 validity of the identification;
6756	6756	2 (2) Verify the validity of the government-issued
6757	6757	3 identification card by use of an electronic reader or
6758	6758	4 electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's
6759	6759	5 government-issued identification, if applicable, to
6760	6760	6 determine the purchaser's age and the validity of the
6761	6761	7 identification;
6762	6762	8 (3) Offer any appropriate purchaser education or
6763	6763	9 support materials;
6764	6764	10 (3.5) Verify the qualifying patient, provisional
6765	6765	11 patient, or designated caregiver registration card, if
6766	6766	12 applicable;
6767	6767	13 (4) Enter the following information into the State's
6768	6768	14 cannabis electronic verification system:
6769	6769	15 (i) The dispensing organization agent's
6770	6770	16 identification number, or if the agent's card
6771	6771	17 application is pending the Department's approval, a
6772	6772	18 temporary and unique identifier until the agent's card
6773	6773	19 application is approved or denied by the Department;
6774	6774	20 (ii) The dispensing organization's identification
6775	6775	21 number;
6776	6776	22 (iii) The amount, type (including strain, if
6777	6777	23 applicable) of cannabis or cannabis-infused product
6778	6778	24 dispensed;
6779	6779	25 (iv) The date and time the cannabis was dispensed.
6780	6780	26 (b) A dispensing organization shall refuse to sell
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6791	6791	1 cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person unless the
6792	6792	2 person produces a valid identification showing that the person
6793	6793	3 is 21 years of age or older. A medical cannabis dispensing
6794	6794	4 organization may sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
6795	6795	5 a person who is under 21 years of age if the sale complies with
6796	6796	6 the provisions of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
6797	6797	7 Program Act and this Act rules.
6798	6798	8 (c) For the purposes of this Section, valid identification
6799	6799	9 must:
6800	6800	10 (1) Be valid and unexpired;
6801	6801	11 (2) Contain a photograph and the date of birth of the
6802	6802	12 person.
6803	6803	13 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
6804	6804	14 dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through
6805	6805	15 locations of cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
6806	6806	16 purchasers over 21 years or age, qualifying patients,
6807	6807	17 provisional patients, and designated caregivers, in accordance
6808	6808	18 with Section 15-100.
6809	6809	19 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
6810	6810	20 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
6811	6811	21 (410 ILCS 705/15-100)
6812	6812	22 Sec. 15-100. Security.
6813	6813	23 (a) A dispensing organization shall implement security
6814	6814	24 measures to deter and prevent entry into and theft of cannabis
6815	6815	25 or currency.
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6826	6826	1 (b) A dispensing organization shall submit any changes to
6827	6827	2 the floor plan or security plan to the Department for
6828	6828	3 pre-approval. All cannabis shall be maintained and stored in a
6829	6829	4 restricted access area during construction.
6830	6830	5 (c) The dispensing organization shall implement security
6831	6831	6 measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing
6832	6832	7 organization agents including, but not limited to the
6833	6833	8 following:
6834	6834	9 (1) Establish a locked door or barrier between the
6835	6835	10 facility's entrance and the limited access area;
6836	6836	11 (2) Prevent individuals from remaining on the premises
6837	6837	12 if they are not engaging in activity permitted by this Act
6838	6838	13 or rules;
6839	6839	14 (3) Develop a policy that addresses the maximum
6840	6840	15 capacity and purchaser flow in the waiting rooms and
6841	6841	16 limited access areas;
6842	6842	17 (4) Dispose of cannabis in accordance with this Act
6843	6843	18 and rules;
6844	6844	19 (5) During hours of operation, store and dispense all
6845	6845	20 cannabis in from the restricted access area. During
6846	6846	21 operational hours, cannabis shall be stored in an enclosed
6847	6847	22 locked room or cabinet and accessible only to specifically
6848	6848	23 authorized dispensing organization agents;
6849	6849	24 (5.5) During hours of operation, dispense all cannabis
6850	6850	25 from the restricted access area, including a drive-through
6851	6851	26 window, or from a pickup location in close proximity to
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6862	6862	1 the restricted access area if (i) all orders in a pickup or
6863	6863	2 drive-through location must be placed in advance, (ii) no
6864	6864	3 in-person or on-site ordering is permitted for a pickup or
6865	6865	4 drive-through location, and (iii) dispensing organizations
6866	6866	5 confirm that the purchaser, registered qualifying patient,
6867	6867	6 provisional patient, or designated caregiver complies with
6868	6868	7 Section 15-85; as used in this paragraph, "pickup location
6869	6869	8 in close proximity" means an area contiguous to the real
6870	6870	9 property of the dispensary, such as a sidewalk or parking
6871	6871	10 lot;
6872	6872	11 (6) When the dispensary is closed, store all cannabis
6873	6873	12 and currency in a reinforced vault room in the restricted
6874	6874	13 access area and in a manner as to prevent diversion,
6875	6875	14 theft, or loss;
6876	6876	15 (7) Keep the reinforced vault room and any other
6877	6877	16 equipment or cannabis storage areas securely locked and
6878	6878	17 protected from unauthorized entry;
6879	6879	18 (8) Keep an electronic daily log of dispensing
6880	6880	19 organization agents with access to the reinforced vault
6881	6881	20 room and knowledge of the access code or combination;
6882	6882	21 (9) Keep all locks and security equipment in good
6883	6883	22 working order;
6884	6884	23 (10) Maintain an operational security and alarm system
6885	6885	24 at all times;
6886	6886	25 (11) Prohibit keys, if applicable, from being left in
6887	6887	26 the locks, or stored or placed in a location accessible to
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6898	6898	1 persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
6899	6899	2 (12) Prohibit accessibility of security measures,
6900	6900	3 including combination numbers, passwords, or electronic or
6901	6901	4 biometric security systems to persons other than
6902	6902	5 specifically authorized dispensing organization agents;
6903	6903	6 (13) Ensure that the dispensary interior and exterior
6904	6904	7 premises are sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
6905	6905	8 (14) Ensure that trees, bushes, and other foliage
6906	6906	9 outside of the dispensary premises do not allow for a
6907	6907	10 person or persons to conceal themselves from sight;
6908	6908	11 (15) Develop emergency policies and procedures for
6909	6909	12 securing all product and currency following any instance
6910	6910	13 of diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, and conduct an
6911	6911	14 assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
6912	6912	15 necessary; and
6913	6913	16 (16) Develop sufficient additional safeguards in
6914	6914	17 response to any special security concerns, or as required
6915	6915	18 by the Department.
6916	6916	19 (d) The Department may request or approve alternative
6917	6917	20 security provisions that it determines are an adequate
6918	6918	21 substitute for a security requirement specified in this
6919	6919	22 Article. Any additional protections may be considered by the
6920	6920	23 Department in evaluating overall security measures.
6921	6921	24 (e) A dispensing organization may share premises with a
6922	6922	25 craft grower or an infuser organization, or both, provided
6923	6923	26 each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
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6934	6934	1 products in a separate secured vault to which the other
6935	6935	2 licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
6936	6936	3 share more than 50% of the same ownership.
6937	6937	4 (f) A dispensing organization shall provide additional
6938	6938	5 security as needed and in a manner appropriate for the
6939	6939	6 community where it operates.
6940	6940	7 (g) Restricted access areas.
6941	6941	8 (1) All restricted access areas must be identified by
6942	6942	9 the posting of a sign that is a minimum of 12 inches by 12
6943	6943	10 inches and that states "Do Not Enter - Restricted Access
6944	6944	11 Area - Authorized Personnel Only" in lettering no smaller
6945	6945	12 than one inch in height.
6946	6946	13 (2) All restricted access areas shall be clearly
6947	6947	14 described in the floor plan of the premises, in the form
6948	6948	15 and manner determined by the Department, reflecting walls,
6949	6949	16 partitions, counters, and all areas of entry and exit. The
6950	6950	17 floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, and retail
6951	6951	18 sales areas.
6952	6952	19 (3) All restricted access areas must be secure, with
6953	6953	20 locking devices that prevent access from the limited
6954	6954	21 access areas.
6955	6955	22 (h) Security and alarm.
6956	6956	23 (1) A dispensing organization shall have an adequate
6957	6957	24 security plan and security system to prevent and detect
6958	6958	25 diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, currency, or
6959	6959	26 unauthorized intrusion using commercial grade equipment
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6970	6970	1 installed by an Illinois licensed private alarm contractor
6971	6971	2 or private alarm contractor agency that shall, at a
6972	6972	3 minimum, include:
6973	6973	4 (i) A perimeter alarm on all entry points and
6974	6974	5 glass break protection on perimeter windows;
6975	6975	6 (ii) Security shatterproof tinted film on exterior
6976	6976	7 windows;
6977	6977	8 (iii) A failure notification system that provides
6978	6978	9 an audible, text, or visual notification of any
6979	6979	10 failure in the surveillance system, including, but not
6980	6980	11 limited to, panic buttons, alarms, and video
6981	6981	12 monitoring system. The failure notification system
6982	6982	13 shall provide an alert to designated dispensing
6983	6983	14 organization agents within 5 minutes after the
6984	6984	15 failure, either by telephone or text message;
6985	6985	16 (iv) A duress alarm, panic button, and alarm, or
6986	6986	17 holdup alarm and after-hours intrusion detection alarm
6987	6987	18 that by design and purpose will directly or indirectly
6988	6988	19 notify, by the most efficient means, the Public Safety
6989	6989	20 Answering Point for the law enforcement agency having
6990	6990	21 primary jurisdiction;
6991	6991	22 (v) Security equipment to deter and prevent
6992	6992	23 unauthorized entrance into the dispensary, including
6993	6993	24 electronic door locks on the limited and restricted
6994	6994	25 access areas that include devices or a series of
6995	6995	26 devices to detect unauthorized intrusion that may
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7006	7006	1 include a signal system interconnected with a radio
7007	7007	2 frequency method, cellular, private radio signals or
7008	7008	3 other mechanical or electronic device.
7009	7009	4 (2) All security system equipment and recordings shall
7010	7010	5 be maintained in good working order, in a secure location
7011	7011	6 so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction, or alterations.
7012	7012	7 (3) Access to surveillance monitoring recording
7013	7013	8 equipment shall be limited to persons who are essential to
7014	7014	9 surveillance operations, law enforcement authorities
7015	7015	10 acting within their jurisdiction, security system service
7016	7016	11 personnel, and the Department. A current list of
7017	7017	12 authorized dispensing organization agents and service
7018	7018	13 personnel that have access to the surveillance equipment
7019	7019	14 must be available to the Department upon request.
7020	7020	15 (4) All security equipment shall be inspected and
7021	7021	16 tested at regular intervals, not to exceed one month from
7022	7022	17 the previous inspection, and tested to ensure the systems
7023	7023	18 remain functional.
7024	7024	19 (5) The security system shall provide protection
7025	7025	20 against theft and diversion that is facilitated or hidden
7026	7026	21 by tampering with computers or electronic records.
7027	7027	22 (6) The dispensary shall ensure all access doors are
7028	7028	23 not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to
7029	7029	24 ensure that locks are not released during a power outage.
7030	7030	25 (i) To monitor the dispensary, the dispensing organization
7031	7031	26 shall incorporate continuous electronic video monitoring
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7042	7042	1 including the following:
7043	7043	2 (1) All monitors must be 19 inches or greater;
7044	7044	3 (2) Unobstructed video surveillance of all enclosed
7045	7045	4 dispensary areas, unless prohibited by law, including all
7046	7046	5 points of entry and exit that shall be appropriate for the
7047	7047	6 normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance.
7048	7048	7 The cameras shall be directed so all areas are captured,
7049	7049	8 including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, sales areas,
7050	7050	9 and areas where cannabis is stored, handled, dispensed, or
7051	7051	10 destroyed. Cameras shall be angled to allow for facial
7052	7052	11 recognition, the capture of clear and certain
7053	7053	12 identification of any person entering or exiting the
7054	7054	13 dispensary area and in lighting sufficient during all
7055	7055	14 times of night or day;
7056	7056	15 (3) Unobstructed video surveillance of outside areas,
7057	7057	16 the storefront, and the parking lot, that shall be
7058	7058	17 appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area
7059	7059	18 under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow
7060	7060	19 for the capture of facial recognition, clear and certain
7061	7061	20 identification of any person entering or exiting the
7062	7062	21 dispensary and the immediate surrounding area, and license
7063	7063	22 plates of vehicles in the parking lot;
7064	7064	23 (4) 24-hour recordings from all video cameras
7065	7065	24 available for immediate viewing by the Department upon
7066	7066	25 request. Recordings shall not be destroyed or altered and
7067	7067	26 shall be retained for at least 90 days. Recordings shall
7068	7068
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7078	7078	1 be retained as long as necessary if the dispensing
7079	7079	2 organization is aware of the loss or theft of cannabis or a
7080	7080	3 pending criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
7081	7081	4 or legal proceeding for which the recording may contain
7082	7082	5 relevant information;
7083	7083	6 (5) The ability to immediately produce a clear, color
7084	7084	7 still photo from the surveillance video, either live or
7085	7085	8 recorded;
7086	7086	9 (6) A date and time stamp embedded on all video
7087	7087	10 surveillance recordings. The date and time shall be
7088	7088	11 synchronized and set correctly and shall not significantly
7089	7089	12 obscure the picture;
7090	7090	13 (7) The ability to remain operational during a power
7091	7091	14 outage and ensure all access doors are not solely
7092	7092	15 controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that
7093	7093	16 locks are not released during a power outage;
7094	7094	17 (8) All video surveillance equipment shall allow for
7095	7095	18 the exporting of still images in an industry standard
7096	7096	19 image format, including .jpg, .bmp, and .gif. Exported
7097	7097	20 video shall have the ability to be archived in a
7098	7098	21 proprietary format that ensures authentication of the
7099	7099	22 video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded
7100	7100	23 image has taken place. Exported video shall also have the
7101	7101	24 ability to be saved in an industry standard file format
7102	7102	25 that can be played on a standard computer operating
7103	7103	26 system. All recordings shall be erased or destroyed before
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7114	7114	1 disposal;
7115	7115	2 (9) The video surveillance system shall be operational
7116	7116	3 during a power outage with a 4-hour minimum battery
7117	7117	4 backup;
7118	7118	5 (10) A video camera or cameras recording at each
7119	7119	6 point-of-sale location allowing for the identification of
7120	7120	7 the dispensing organization agent distributing the
7121	7121	8 cannabis and any purchaser. The camera or cameras shall
7122	7122	9 capture the sale, the individuals and the computer
7123	7123	10 monitors used for the sale;
7124	7124	11 (11) A failure notification system that provides an
7125	7125	12 audible and visual notification of any failure in the
7126	7126	13 electronic video monitoring system; and
7127	7127	14 (12) All electronic video surveillance monitoring must
7128	7128	15 record at least the equivalent of 8 frames per second and
7129	7129	16 be available as recordings to the Department and the
7130	7130	17 Illinois State Police 24 hours a day via a secure
7131	7131	18 web-based portal with reverse functionality.
7132	7132	19 (j) The requirements contained in this Act are minimum
7133	7133	20 requirements for operating a dispensing organization. The
7134	7134	21 Department may establish additional requirements by rule.
7135	7135	22 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
7136	7136	23 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
7137	7137	24 (410 ILCS 705/55-30)
7138	7138	25 Sec. 55-30. Confidentiality.
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7149	7149	1 (a) Information provided by the cannabis business
7150	7150	2 establishment licensees or applicants to the Department of
7151	7151	3 Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, the Department
7152	7152	4 of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of
7153	7153	5 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or other agency shall be
7154	7154	6 limited to information necessary for the purposes of
7155	7155	7 administering this Act. The information is subject to the
7156	7156	8 provisions and limitations contained in the Freedom of
7157	7157	9 Information Act and may be disclosed in accordance with
7158	7158	10 Section 55-65.
7159	7159	11 (b) The following information received and records kept by
7160	7160	12 the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
7161	7161	13 Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
7162	7162	14 Financial and Professional Regulation for purposes of
7163	7163	15 administering this Article are subject to all applicable
7164	7164	16 federal privacy laws, are confidential and exempt from
7165	7165	17 disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, except as
7166	7166	18 provided in this Act, and not subject to disclosure to any
7167	7167	19 individual or public or private entity, except to the
7168	7168	20 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
7169	7169	21 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
7170	7170	22 the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
7171	7171	23 Office of Executive Inspector General, and the Illinois State
7172	7172	24 Police as necessary to perform official duties under this
7173	7173	25 Article and to the Attorney General as necessary to enforce
7174	7174	26 the provisions of this Act and except as necessary to those
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7185	7185	1 involved in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics
7186	7186	2 Act. The following information received and kept by the
7187	7187	3 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the
7188	7188	4 Department of Agriculture may be disclosed to the Department
7189	7189	5 of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the
7190	7190	6 Department of Revenue, the Department of Commerce and Economic
7191	7191	7 Opportunity, the Illinois State Police, the Office of
7192	7192	8 Executive Inspector General, or the Attorney General upon
7193	7193	9 proper request:
7194	7194	10 (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
7195	7195	11 supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
7196	7196	12 dispensing organizations, cannabis business
7197	7197	13 establishments, or Community College Cannabis Vocational
7198	7198	14 Program licensees, in compliance with this Article,
7199	7199	15 including their physical addresses; however, this does not
7200	7200	16 preclude the release of ownership information about
7201	7201	17 cannabis business establishment licenses, or information
7202	7202	18 submitted with an application required to be disclosed
7203	7203	19 pursuant to subsection (f);
7204	7204	20 (2) Any plans, procedures, policies, or other records
7205	7205	21 relating to cannabis business establishment security; and
7206	7206	22 (3) Information otherwise exempt from disclosure by
7207	7207	23 State or federal law.
7208	7208	24 Illinois or national criminal history record information,
7209	7209	25 or the nonexistence or lack of such information, may not be
7210	7210	26 disclosed by the Department of Financial and Professional
7211	7211
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7221	7221	1 Regulation or the Department of Agriculture, except as
7222	7222	2 necessary to the Attorney General to enforce this Act.
7223	7223	3 (c) The name and address of a dispensing organization
7224	7224	4 licensed under this Act shall be subject to disclosure under
7225	7225	5 the Freedom of Information Act. The name and cannabis business
7226	7226	6 establishment address of the person or entity holding each
7227	7227	7 cannabis business establishment license shall be subject to
7228	7228	8 disclosure.
7229	7229	9 (d) All information collected by the Department of
7230	7230	10 Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
7231	7231	11 Agriculture in the course of an examination, inspection, or
7232	7232	12 investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not
7233	7233	13 limited to, any complaint against a licensee or applicant
7234	7234	14 filed with the Department of Financial and Professional
7235	7235	15 Regulation or the Department of Agriculture and information
7236	7236	16 collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be
7237	7237	17 maintained for the confidential use of the Department of
7238	7238	18 Financial and Professional Regulation or the Department of
7239	7239	19 Agriculture and shall not be disclosed, except to those
7240	7240	20 involved in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics
7241	7241	21 Act and as otherwise provided in this Act. A formal complaint
7242	7242	22 against a licensee by the Department of Financial and
7243	7243	23 Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture or
7244	7244	24 any disciplinary order issued by the Department of Financial
7245	7245	25 and Professional Regulation or the Department of Agriculture
7246	7246	26 against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record,
7247	7247
7248	7248
7249	7249
7250	7250
7251	7251
7252	7252	SB3941 - 202 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7253	7253
7254	7254
7255	7255	SB3941- 203 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 203 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7256	7256	SB3941 - 203 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7257	7257	1 except as otherwise provided by law. Complaints from consumers
7258	7258	2 or members of the general public received regarding a
7259	7259	3 specific, named licensee or complaints regarding conduct by
7260	7260	4 unlicensed entities shall be subject to disclosure under the
7261	7261	5 Freedom of Information Act.
7262	7262	6 (e) The Department of Agriculture, the Illinois State
7263	7263	7 Police, and the Department of Financial and Professional
7264	7264	8 Regulation shall not share or disclose any Illinois or
7265	7265	9 national criminal history record information, or the
7266	7266	10 nonexistence or lack of such information, to any person or
7267	7267	11 entity not expressly authorized by this Act.
7268	7268	12 (f) Each Department responsible for licensure under this
7269	7269	13 Act shall publish on the Department's website a list of the
7270	7270	14 ownership information of cannabis business establishment
7271	7271	15 licensees under the Department's jurisdiction. The list shall
7272	7272	16 include, but is not limited to: the name of the person or
7273	7273	17 entity holding each cannabis business establishment license;
7274	7274	18 and the address at which the entity is operating under this
7275	7275	19 Act. This list shall be published and updated monthly.
7276	7276	20 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
7277	7277	21 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
7278	7278	22 5-13-22.)
7279	7279	23 (410 ILCS 705/55-65)
7280	7280	24 Sec. 55-65. Financial institutions.
7281	7281	25 (a) A financial institution that provides financial
7282	7282
7283	7283
7284	7284
7285	7285
7286	7286
7287	7287	SB3941 - 203 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7288	7288
7289	7289
7290	7290	SB3941- 204 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 204 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7291	7291	SB3941 - 204 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7292	7292	1 services customarily provided by financial institutions to a
7293	7293	2 cannabis business establishment authorized under this Act or
7294	7294	3 the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to a
7295	7295	4 person that is affiliated with such cannabis business
7296	7296	5 establishment, is exempt from any criminal law of this State
7297	7297	6 as it relates to cannabis-related conduct authorized under
7298	7298	7 State law.
7299	7299	8 (b) Upon request of a financial institution, a cannabis
7300	7300	9 business establishment or proposed cannabis business
7301	7301	10 establishment may provide to the financial institution the
7302	7302	11 following information:
7303	7303	12 (1) Whether a cannabis business establishment with
7304	7304	13 which the financial institution is doing or is considering
7305	7305	14 doing business holds a license under this Act or the
7306	7306	15 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act;
7307	7307	16 (2) The name of any other business or individual
7308	7308	17 affiliate with the cannabis business establishment;
7309	7309	18 (3) A copy of the application, and any supporting
7310	7310	19 documentation submitted with the application, for a
7311	7311	20 license or a permit submitted on behalf of the proposed
7312	7312	21 cannabis business establishment;
7313	7313	22 (4) If applicable, data relating to sales and the
7314	7314	23 volume of product sold by the cannabis business
7315	7315	24 establishment;
7316	7316	25 (5) Any past or pending violation by the person of
7317	7317	26 this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7318	7318
7319	7319
7320	7320
7321	7321
7322	7322
7323	7323	SB3941 - 204 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7324	7324
7325	7325
7326	7326	SB3941- 205 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 205 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7327	7327	SB3941 - 205 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7328	7328	1 Program Act, or the rules adopted under these Acts where
7329	7329	2 applicable; and
7330	7330	3 (6) Any penalty imposed upon the person for violating
7331	7331	4 this Act, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7332	7332	5 Program Act, or the rules adopted under these Acts.
7333	7333	6 (c) (Blank).
7334	7334	7 (d) (Blank).
7335	7335	8 (e) Information received by a financial institution under
7336	7336	9 this Section is confidential. Except as otherwise required or
7337	7337	10 permitted by this Act, State law or rule, or federal law or
7338	7338	11 regulation, a financial institution may not make the
7339	7339	12 information available to any person other than:
7340	7340	13 (1) the customer to whom the information applies;
7341	7341	14 (2) a trustee, conservator, guardian, personal
7342	7342	15 representative, or agent of the customer to whom the
7343	7343	16 information applies; a federal or State regulator when
7344	7344	17 requested in connection with an examination of the
7345	7345	18 financial institution or if otherwise necessary for
7346	7346	19 complying with federal or State law;
7347	7347	20 (3) a federal or State regulator when requested in
7348	7348	21 connection with an examination of the financial
7349	7349	22 institution or if otherwise necessary for complying with
7350	7350	23 federal or State law; and
7351	7351	24 (4) a third party performing services for the
7352	7352	25 financial institution, provided the third party is
7353	7353	26 performing such services under a written agreement that
7354	7354
7355	7355
7356	7356
7357	7357
7358	7358
7359	7359	SB3941 - 205 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7360	7360
7361	7361
7362	7362	SB3941- 206 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 206 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7363	7363	SB3941 - 206 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7364	7364	1 expressly or by operation of law prohibits the third
7365	7365	2 party's sharing and use of such confidential information
7366	7366	3 for any purpose other than as provided in its agreement to
7367	7367	4 provide services to the financial institution; and .
7368	7368	5 (5) the Office of Executive Inspector General pursuant
7369	7369	6 to an investigation.
7370	7370	7 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
7371	7371	8 (410 ILCS 705/15-10 rep.)
7372	7372	9 Section 40. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
7373	7373	10 by repealing Section 15-10.
7374	7374	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7375	7375	12 becoming law.
7376	7376	SB3941- 207 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 2105/2105-1174 35 ILCS 105/3-105 35 ILCS 110/3-10from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-106 35 ILCS 115/3-10from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-107 35 ILCS 120/2-108 410 ILCS 130/79 410 ILCS 130/1010 410 ILCS 130/2511 410 ILCS 130/3012 410 ILCS 130/3513 410 ILCS 130/5714 410 ILCS 130/7015 410 ILCS 130/8516 410 ILCS 130/10517 410 ILCS 130/11518 410 ILCS 130/115.519 410 ILCS 130/12020 410 ILCS 130/13021 410 ILCS 130/14522 410 ILCS 130/15023 410 ILCS 130/16524 410 ILCS 130/17025 410 ILCS 130/180 SB3941- 208 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941- 207 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 2105/2105-117 4 35 ILCS 105/3-10 5 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 6 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 7 35 ILCS 120/2-10 8 410 ILCS 130/7 9 410 ILCS 130/10 10 410 ILCS 130/25 11 410 ILCS 130/30 12 410 ILCS 130/35 13 410 ILCS 130/57 14 410 ILCS 130/70 15 410 ILCS 130/85 16 410 ILCS 130/105 17 410 ILCS 130/115 18 410 ILCS 130/115.5 19 410 ILCS 130/120 20 410 ILCS 130/130 21 410 ILCS 130/145 22 410 ILCS 130/150 23 410 ILCS 130/165 24 410 ILCS 130/170 25 410 ILCS 130/180 SB3941- 208 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7377	7377	SB3941- 207 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7378	7378	SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7379	7379	1 INDEX
7380	7380	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
7381	7381	3 20 ILCS 2105/2105-117
7382	7382	4 35 ILCS 105/3-10
7383	7383	5 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10
7384	7384	6 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10
7385	7385	7 35 ILCS 120/2-10
7386	7386	8 410 ILCS 130/7
7387	7387	9 410 ILCS 130/10
7388	7388	10 410 ILCS 130/25
7389	7389	11 410 ILCS 130/30
7390	7390	12 410 ILCS 130/35
7391	7391	13 410 ILCS 130/57
7392	7392	14 410 ILCS 130/70
7393	7393	15 410 ILCS 130/85
7394	7394	16 410 ILCS 130/105
7395	7395	17 410 ILCS 130/115
7396	7396	18 410 ILCS 130/115.5
7397	7397	19 410 ILCS 130/120
7398	7398	20 410 ILCS 130/130
7399	7399	21 410 ILCS 130/145
7400	7400	22 410 ILCS 130/150
7401	7401	23 410 ILCS 130/165
7402	7402	24 410 ILCS 130/170
7403	7403	25 410 ILCS 130/180
7404	7404	SB3941- 208 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7405	7405	SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7406	7406
7407	7407
7408	7408
7409	7409
7410	7410
7411	7411	SB3941 - 206 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7412	7412
7413	7413
7414	7414
7415	7415	SB3941- 207 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7416	7416	SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7417	7417	1 INDEX
7418	7418	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
7419	7419	3 20 ILCS 2105/2105-117
7420	7420	4 35 ILCS 105/3-10
7421	7421	5 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10
7422	7422	6 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10
7423	7423	7 35 ILCS 120/2-10
7424	7424	8 410 ILCS 130/7
7425	7425	9 410 ILCS 130/10
7426	7426	10 410 ILCS 130/25
7427	7427	11 410 ILCS 130/30
7428	7428	12 410 ILCS 130/35
7429	7429	13 410 ILCS 130/57
7430	7430	14 410 ILCS 130/70
7431	7431	15 410 ILCS 130/85
7432	7432	16 410 ILCS 130/105
7433	7433	17 410 ILCS 130/115
7434	7434	18 410 ILCS 130/115.5
7435	7435	19 410 ILCS 130/120
7436	7436	20 410 ILCS 130/130
7437	7437	21 410 ILCS 130/145
7438	7438	22 410 ILCS 130/150
7439	7439	23 410 ILCS 130/165
7440	7440	24 410 ILCS 130/170
7441	7441	25 410 ILCS 130/180
7442	7442
7443	7443
7444	7444
7445	7445
7446	7446
7447	7447	SB3941 - 207 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7448	7448
7449	7449
7450	7450	SB3941- 208 -LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7451	7451	SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b
7452	7452
7453	7453
7454	7454
7455	7455
7456	7456
7457	7457	SB3941 - 208 - LRB103 40497 RJT 72953 b