103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4211

 

Introduced 11/7/2023, by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new
410 ILCS 705/1-10
410 ILCS 705/5-10
410 ILCS 705/20-30
410 ILCS 705/30-30
410 ILCS 705/35-25
410 ILCS 705/40-5
410 ILCS 705/40-25
410 ILCS 705/40-50 new

    Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides for the licensure of consolidated transport centers. Specifies requirements for consolidated transport centers, including operating documents, security plans, facility requirements, plant monitoring, prohibitions on ownership, and prohibitions on offering things of value to certain persons and licensees. Provides that cannabis business entities shall adhere to the traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking system. Provides that entities awarded a transporting license may defer paying the associated license fee for a period of no more than 3 years. Provides that from January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2026, the Department shall not issue any transporting licenses other than those issued before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that all products received and shipped to and from a consolidated transport center shall be tracked within the cannabis plant monitoring system. Provides that a craft grower or infuser may enter into a contract with a transporting organization to transport cannabis to a consolidated transport center or a different transporting organization at the consolidated transport center. Provides that no person, cannabis business establishment, or entity other than a licensed transportation organization shall transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products on behalf of a cannabis business establishment to or from a consolidated transport center, unless otherwise authorized by rule. Makes other changes. Authorizes emergency rulemaking. Makes a conforming change in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new)
7    Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; this amendatory Act of
8the 103rd General Assembly. To provide for the expeditious and
9timely implementation of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
10General Assembly, emergency rules implementing this amendatory
11Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be adopted in accordance
12with Section 5-45 by the Department of Agriculture. The
13adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and
14this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public
15interest, safety, and welfare.
16    This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
17of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
18    Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
19by changing Sections 1-10, 5-10, 20-30, 30-30, 35-25, 40-5,
20and 40-25 and by adding Section 40-50 as follows:
 
21    (410 ILCS 705/1-10)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
2    "Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
3issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
4to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
5administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
6    "Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
7license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
8Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
9organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
10in furtherance of this Act.
11    "Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
12including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
13electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
14of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
15display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
16mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
17cannabis business establishment.
18    "Application points" means the number of points a
19Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
20Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
21    "BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
22States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
23certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
24Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
25Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
26Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,

 

 

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1Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
2nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
3area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
4Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
5    "By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
6or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
7Applicants.
8    "Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
9that are identified as including any parts of the plant
10Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
11as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
12the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
13plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
14mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
15including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
16produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
17indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
18the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
19stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
20compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
21preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
22from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
23plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
24include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
25Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
26concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.

 

 

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1    "Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
2center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
3organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
4organization.
5    "Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
6cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
7including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
8the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
9other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
10propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
11use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
12of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
13it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
14    "Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
15traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
16containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
17transportation.
18    "Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
19substances that are identified as including any parts of the
20plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
21such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
22kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
23from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
24salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
25seeds, or resin.
26    "Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,

 

 

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1ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
2containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
3intended to be smoked.
4    "Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
5materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
6cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
7processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
8repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
9otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
10    "Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
11system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
12testing and data collection established and maintained by the
13cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
14and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
15Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
16Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
17purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
18plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
19plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
20planting to final packaging.
21    "Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
22the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
23contaminants.
24    "Cannabis transport GPS tracking system" means a system
25that includes, but is not limited to, real-time tracking,
26tracing, and recording of global positioning system data for

 

 

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1licensed transporter vehicles registered with the Department
2of Agriculture to transport cannabis and cannabis-infused
3products.
4    "Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
5not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
6propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
7plant.
8    "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
9Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
10age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
11is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
12provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
13Illinois Community College.
14    "Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
15Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
16document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
17identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
18Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
19    "Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
20means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
21Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
22an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
23meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
24entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
25or cannabis-infused products.
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1license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
2Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
3Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
4conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
5rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
6processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
7    "Consolidated transport center" means a facility licensed
8by the Department of Agriculture that is: (i) integrated with
9access controls, cameras, and alarms; (ii) owned and operated
10by an independent social equity transporting organization; and
11(iii) used for unloading products from vehicles, sorting and
12securely storing products, and reloading products onto
13licensed and registered transport vehicles before being
14shipped to cannabis business establishments.
15    "Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
16organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
17Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
18perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
19for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
20organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
21feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
22flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
23an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
24in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
25need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
26compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000

 

 

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1square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
2which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
3and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a
4processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both,
5provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
6cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
7the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
8sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
9    "Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
10member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
11years of age or older.
12    "Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
13issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
14person as a craft grower agent.
15    "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
16organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
17Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
18limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
19to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
20business establishments.
21    "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
22board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
23who is 21 years of age or older.
24    "Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
25document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
26identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.

 

 

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1    "Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
2    "Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
3organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
4occur.
5    "Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
6Organization Name as stated on an application for a
7Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
8    "Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
9organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
10Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
11a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
12or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
13cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
14paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
15purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
16patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
17organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
18organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
19Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
20Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
21    "Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
22employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
23years of age or older.
24    "Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
25a document issued by the Department of Financial and
26Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a

 

 

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1dispensing organization agent.
2    "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
3comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
4criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
5Economic Opportunity, that:
6        (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
7            (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
8        according to the latest federal decennial census; or
9            (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
10        participate in the federal free lunch program
11        according to reported statistics from the State Board
12        of Education; or
13            (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
14        receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
15        Assistance Program; or
16            (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
17        determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
18        Security, that is more than 120% of the national
19        unemployment average, as determined by the United
20        States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
21        consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
22        application; and
23        (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
24    incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
25    cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
26    "Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"

 

 

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1means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
2center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
3Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
4begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
5otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
6cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
7establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
8Act as of January 1, 2020.
9    "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
10means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
11organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
12Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
13begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
14purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
15    "Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
16secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
17cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
18Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
19effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
20cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
21Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
22its existing registered medical dispensary location.
23    "Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
24eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
25available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
26Applicant Lottery.

 

 

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1    "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
2building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
3security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
4establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
5business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
6cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
7    "Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
8building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
9security devices that permit access only by authorized
10individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
11include:
12        (1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
13    the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
14    fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
15    (ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
16    space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
17    different from any key or code that can be used to access
18    the residential building from the exterior; or
19        (2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
20    lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
21    that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
22    and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
23    cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
24    5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
25    must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
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1organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
2Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
3subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
4    "Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
5when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
6for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
7        (1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
8    internode of the plant; or
9        (2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
10    intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
11    intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
12    from the moment the light deprivation began through the
13    remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
14    "Individual" means a natural person.
15    "Independent social equity transporting organization"
16means a transporting organization that is not owned in whole
17or in part by a cultivation center, dispensing organization,
18processing organization, or any principal officer of a
19cultivation center, dispensing organization, or processing
20organization.
21    "Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
22operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
23the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
24or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
25a cannabis-infused product.
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1found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
2higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
3pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
4    "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
5cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
6recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
7in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
8labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
9work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
10with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
11that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
12disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
13communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
14cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
15shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
16reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
17establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
18with employees to discuss their right to representation,
19employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
20employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
21particular method of election or certification of the bona
22fide labor organization.
23    "Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
24control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
25this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
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1organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
2or service professionals conducting business with the
3dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
4patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
5Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
6the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
7permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
8caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
9Program participants.
10    "Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
11a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
12a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
13of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
14delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
15under this Act.
16    "Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
17or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
18will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
19infuser or dispensing organization.
20    "Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
21normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
22from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
23from within an adjacent property.
24    "Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
25the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
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1business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
2and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
3ownership.
4    "Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
5association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
6private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
7executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
8by order of any court.
9    "Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
10Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
1121 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
12medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
13Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
14    "Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
15establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
16establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
17of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
18interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
19publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
20treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
21with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
22arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
23to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
24assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
25establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
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1usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
2be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
3address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
4Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
5Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
6more than one primary residence.
7    "Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
8operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
9the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
10chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
11incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
12formulation to produce a cannabis product.
13    "Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
14board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
15    "Processing organization agent identification card" means
16a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
17identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
18    "Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
19acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
20does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
21Medical Cannabis Program Act.
22    "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
23an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
24least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
2515-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
26of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.

 

 

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1    "Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
2means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
3Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
4points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
5score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
6the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
7this Section.
8    "Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
9Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
10this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
11    "Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
12located within the relevant geographic area as established by
132 of the following:
14        (1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
15    applicant's name;
16        (2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
17    name;
18        (3) school records;
19        (4) a voter registration card;
20        (5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
21    Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
22    Disability Identification Card;
23        (6) a paycheck stub;
24        (7) a utility bill;
25        (8) tax records; or
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1    necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
2    "Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
3combustion of cannabis.
4    "Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
5Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
6        (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
7    control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
8    least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
9    Impacted Area;
10        (2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
11    control by one or more individuals who:
12            (i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
13        adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
14        eligible for expungement under this Act; or
15            (ii) is a member of an impacted family;
16        (3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
17    employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
18    employees who:
19            (i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
20        Impacted Area; or
21            (ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
22        adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
23        eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
24        an impacted family.
25    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
26the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for

 

 

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1Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
2employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
3offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
4    "Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
5Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
6the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
7the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
8top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
9been awarded a license but for the one or more other
10top-scoring applications that received the same number of
11application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
12Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
13the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
14considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
15    "Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
16under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
17Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
1815-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
19    "Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
20comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
21either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
22cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
23defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
24include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
25of accurately measuring servings.
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1organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
2Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
3on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
4college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
5Vocational Training Pilot Program.
6    "Transporting organization agent" means a principal
7officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
8organization.
9    "Transporting organization agent identification card"
10means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
11identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
12    "Unit of local government" means any county, city,
13village, or incorporated town.
14    "Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
15a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
16plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
17includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
18cannabis plants as follows:
19        (1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
20    been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
21    intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
22    has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
23    cannabis plant; or
24        (2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
25    the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
26    produce cannabis.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
2102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
35-13-22.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 705/5-10)
5    Sec. 5-10. Department of Agriculture. The Department of
6Agriculture shall administer and enforce provisions of this
7Act relating to the oversight and registration of cultivation
8centers, craft growers, infuser organizations, and
9transporting organizations and agents, including the issuance
10of identification cards and establishing limits on potency or
11serving size for cannabis or cannabis products. The Department
12of Agriculture may suspend or revoke the license of, or impose
13other penalties upon cultivation centers, craft growers,
14infuser organizations, transporting organizations, and their
15principal officers, Agents-in-Charge, and agents for
16violations of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act.
17    The Department may adopt rules and emergency rules in
18accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and
19prescribe forms and fees relating to the administration and
20enforcement of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
21Assembly, as it deems appropriate.
22(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
23    (410 ILCS 705/20-30)
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1    (a) The operating documents of a cultivation center shall
2include procedures for the oversight of the cultivation
3center, a cannabis plant monitoring system including a
4physical inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping,
5and a staffing plan.
6    (b) A cultivation center shall implement a security plan
7reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
8not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
9detection systems, personnel identification systems, 24-hour
10surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
11the cultivation center facility and accessibility to
12authorized law enforcement, the Department of Public Health
13where processing takes place, and the Department of
14Agriculture in real time.
15    (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a cultivation center
16must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the
17physical address provided to the Department of Agriculture
18during the licensing process. The cultivation center location
19shall only be accessed by the agents working for the
20cultivation center, the Department of Agriculture staff
21performing inspections, the Department of Public Health staff
22performing inspections, local and State law enforcement or
23other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
24unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
25security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
26organization agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a

 

 

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1mentoring or educational program approved by the State, or
2other individuals as provided by rule.
3    (d) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
4cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
5a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
6transporter, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
7    (e) A cultivation center may not either directly or
8indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensing
9organizations, craft growers, or infuser organizations that
10are purchasing a like grade, strain, brand, and quality of
11cannabis or cannabis-infused product. Nothing in this
12subsection (e) prevents a cultivation center from pricing
13cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of
14manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
15volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
16    (f) All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
17intended for distribution to a dispensing organization must be
18entered into a data collection system, packaged and labeled
19under Section 55-21, and placed into a cannabis container for
20transport. All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
21intended for distribution to a craft grower or infuser
22organization must be packaged in a labeled cannabis container
23and entered into a data collection system before transport.
24    (g) Cultivation centers are subject to random inspections
25by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
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1Police, or as provided by rule.
2    (h) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
3enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
4Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
5theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in person, or by
6written or electronic communication.
7    (i) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
8any applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use
9of pesticides on cannabis plants.
10    (j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
11ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
12more than 3 cultivation centers licensed under this Article.
13Further, no person or entity that is employed by, an agent of,
14has a contract to receive payment in any form from a
15cultivation center, is a principal officer of a cultivation
16center, or entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal
17officer of a cultivation shall hold any legal, equitable,
18ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in
19a cultivation that would result in the person or entity owning
20or controlling in combination with any cultivation center,
21principal officer of a cultivation center, or entity
22controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
23cultivation center by which he, she, or it is employed, is an
24agent of, or participates in the management of, more than 3
25cultivation center licenses.
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1square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage
2for cultivation of adult use cannabis as provided in this Act.
3    (l) A cultivation center may process cannabis, cannabis
4concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
5    (m) Beginning July 1, 2020, a cultivation center shall not
6transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a craft
7grower, dispensing organization, infuser organization, or
8laboratory licensed under this Act, unless it has obtained a
9transporting organization license.
10    (n) It is unlawful for any person having a cultivation
11center license or any officer, associate, member,
12representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
13money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to
14any person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
16Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
17License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
18issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
19Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
20representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
21holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
22License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
23License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
24medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
25the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
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1of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
2representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
3Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
4Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
5License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
6issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
7Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
8organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
9display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
10dispensing organization's website.
11    (o) A cultivation center must comply with any other
12requirements or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the
13Department of Agriculture.
14    (p) Cannabis business entities shall adhere to the
15traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
16the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
17plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
18system.
19(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
20102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
215-13-22.)
 
22    (410 ILCS 705/30-30)
23    Sec. 30-30. Craft grower requirements; prohibitions.
24    (a) The operating documents of a craft grower shall
25include procedures for the oversight of the craft grower, a

 

 

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1cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
2inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
3staffing plan.
4    (b) A craft grower shall implement a security plan
5reviewed by the Illinois State Police that includes, but is
6not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
7detection systems, personnel identification systems, and a
824-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
9exterior of the craft grower facility and that is accessible
10to authorized law enforcement and the Department of
11Agriculture in real time.
12    (c) All cultivation of cannabis by a craft grower must
13take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
14address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
15licensing process. The craft grower location shall only be
16accessed by the agents working for the craft grower, the
17Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections, the
18Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
19State and local law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
20contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
21installing or maintaining security devices or performing
22electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
23provided in this Act, or participants in the incubator
24program, individuals in a mentoring or educational program
25approved by the State, or other individuals as provided by
26rule. However, if a craft grower shares a premises with an

 

 

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1infuser or dispensing organization, agents from those other
2licensees may access the craft grower portion of the premises
3if that is the location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms,
4locker rooms, or other areas of the building where work or
5cultivation of cannabis is not performed. At no time may an
6infuser or dispensing organization agent perform work at a
7craft grower without being a registered agent of the craft
8grower.
9    (d) A craft grower may not sell or distribute any cannabis
10to any person other than a cultivation center, a craft grower,
11an infuser organization, a dispensing organization, or as
12otherwise authorized by rule.
13    (e) A craft grower may not be located in an area zoned for
14residential use.
15    (f) A craft grower may not either directly or indirectly
16discriminate in price between different cannabis business
17establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
18brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
19Nothing in this subsection (f) prevents a craft grower from
20pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
21of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
22volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
23    (g) All cannabis harvested by a craft grower and intended
24for distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered
25into a data collection system, packaged and labeled under
26Section 55-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing

 

 

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1organization that does not share a premises with the
2dispensing organization receiving the cannabis, placed into a
3cannabis container for transport. All cannabis harvested by a
4craft grower and intended for distribution to a cultivation
5center, to an infuser organization, or to a craft grower with
6which it does not share a premises, must be packaged in a
7labeled cannabis container and entered into a data collection
8system before transport.
9    (h) Craft growers are subject to random inspections by the
10Department of Agriculture, local safety or health inspectors,
11the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
12    (i) A craft grower agent shall notify local law
13enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
14Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
15theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or
16written or electronic communication.
17    (j) A craft grower shall comply with all State and any
18applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use of
19pesticides.
20    (k) A craft grower or craft grower agent shall not
21transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other
22cannabis business establishment without a transport
23organization license unless:
24        (i) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
25    population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
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1    of the property line of the craft grower;
2        (ii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
3    population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
4    the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
5    is within 2 miles of the craft grower; or
6        (iii) If the craft grower is located in a county with a
7    population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
8    establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
9    the craft grower.
10    (l) A craft grower may enter into a contract with a
11transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
12consolidated transport center, a different transporting
13organization at the consolidated transport center, a
14cultivation center, a craft grower, an infuser organization, a
15dispensing organization, or a laboratory. All products
16received and shipped to and from a consolidated transport
17center shall be tracked within the cannabis plant monitoring
18system.
19    (m) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
20ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
21more than 3 craft grower licenses. Further, no person or
22entity that is employed by, an agent of, or has a contract to
23receive payment from or participate in the management of a
24craft grower, is a principal officer of a craft grower, or
25entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer of
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1beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a craft grower
2license that would result in the person or entity owning or
3controlling in combination with any craft grower, principal
4officer of a craft grower, or entity controlled or affiliated
5with a principal officer of a craft grower by which he, she, or
6it is employed, is an agent of, or participates in the
7management of more than 3 craft grower licenses.
8    (n) It is unlawful for any person having a craft grower
9license or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
10agent of the licensee to offer or deliver money, or anything
11else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person having an
12Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a
13Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
14Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
15cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
16Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any
17person connected with or in any way representing, or to any
18member of the family of, the person holding an Early Approval
19Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult
20Use Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
21Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
22organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
23Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any stockholders in any
24corporation engaged in the retail sale of cannabis, or to any
25officer, manager, agent, or representative of the Early
26Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a

 

 

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1Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, an
2Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a medical
3cannabis dispensing organization license issued under the
4Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act to obtain
5preferential placement within the dispensing organization,
6including, without limitation, on shelves and in display cases
7where purchasers can view products, or on the dispensing
8organization's website.
9    (o) A craft grower shall not be located within 1,500 feet
10of another craft grower or a cultivation center.
11    (p) A craft grower may process cannabis, cannabis
12concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
13    (q) A craft grower must comply with any other requirements
14or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the Department
15of Agriculture.
16    (r) Cannabis business entities shall adhere to the
17traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
18the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
19plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
20system.
21(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
22102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
235-13-22.)
 
24    (410 ILCS 705/35-25)
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1prohibitions.
2    (a) The operating documents of an infuser shall include
3procedures for the oversight of the infuser, an inventory
4monitoring system including a physical inventory recorded
5weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
6    (b) An infuser shall implement a security plan reviewed by
7the Illinois State Police that includes, but is not limited
8to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion detection
9systems, personnel identification systems, and a 24-hour
10surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of
11the infuser facility and that is accessible to authorized law
12enforcement, the Department of Public Health, and the
13Department of Agriculture in real time.
14    (c) All processing of cannabis by an infuser must take
15place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical address
16provided to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing
17process. The infuser location shall only be accessed by the
18agents working for the infuser, the Department of Agriculture
19staff performing inspections, the Department of Public Health
20staff performing inspections, State and local law enforcement
21or other emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs
22unrelated to cannabis, such as installing or maintaining
23security devices or performing electrical wiring, transporting
24organization agents as provided in this Act, participants in
25the incubator program, individuals in a mentoring or
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1health inspectors, or other individuals as provided by rule.
2However, if an infuser shares a premises with a craft grower or
3dispensing organization, agents from these other licensees may
4access the infuser portion of the premises if that is the
5location of common bathrooms, lunchrooms, locker rooms, or
6other areas of the building where processing of cannabis is
7not performed. At no time may a craft grower or dispensing
8organization agent perform work at an infuser without being a
9registered agent of the infuser.
10    (d) An infuser may not sell or distribute any cannabis to
11any person other than a dispensing organization, or as
12otherwise authorized by rule.
13    (e) An infuser may not either directly or indirectly
14discriminate in price between different cannabis business
15establishments that are purchasing a like grade, strain,
16brand, and quality of cannabis or cannabis-infused product.
17Nothing in this subsection (e) prevents an infuser from
18pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost
19of manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such
20volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
21    (f) All cannabis infused by an infuser and intended for
22distribution to a dispensing organization must be entered into
23a data collection system, packaged and labeled under Section
2455-21, and, if distribution is to a dispensing organization
25that does not share a premises with the infuser, placed into a
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1infuser and intended for distribution to a cultivation center,
2infuser organization, or craft grower with which it does not
3share a premises, must be packaged in a labeled cannabis
4container and entered into a data collection system before
5transport.
6    (g) Infusers are subject to random inspections by the
7Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
8the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement, or as
9provided by rule.
10    (h) An infuser agent shall notify local law enforcement,
11the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture
12within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or theft.
13Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by written
14or electronic communication.
15    (i) An infuser organization may not be located in an area
16zoned for residential use.
17    (j) An infuser or infuser agent shall not transport
18cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any other cannabis
19business establishment without a transport organization
20license unless:
21        (i) If the infuser is located in a county with a
22    population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
23    establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
24    product is within 2,000 feet of the property line of the
25    infuser;
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1    population of more than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000,
2    the cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis
3    or cannabis-infused product is within 2 miles of the
4    infuser; or
5        (iii) If the infuser is located in a county with a
6    population of fewer than 700,000, the cannabis business
7    establishment receiving the cannabis or cannabis-infused
8    product is within 15 miles of the infuser.
9    (k) An infuser may enter into a contract with a
10transporting organization to transport cannabis to a
11consolidated transport center, a different transporting
12organization at a consolidated transport center, a dispensing
13organization, or a laboratory. All products received and
14shipped to and from a consolidated transport center shall be
15tracked within the cannabis plant monitoring system.
16    (l) An infuser organization may share premises with a
17craft grower or a dispensing organization, or both, provided
18each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
19products in a separate secured vault to which the other
20licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
21share more than 50% of the same ownership.
22    (m) It is unlawful for any person or entity having an
23infuser organization license or any officer, associate,
24member, representative or agent of such licensee to offer or
25deliver money, or anything else of value, directly or
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1Dispensing Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use
2Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
3Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
4organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
5Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to any person connected with
6or in any way representing, or to any member of the family of,
7such person holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
8Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
9Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
10License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
11issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
12Act, or to any stockholders in any corporation engaged the
13retail sales of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent,
14or representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
15Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
16Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
17License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
18issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
19Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
20organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
21display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
22dispensing organization's website.
23    (n) At no time shall an infuser organization or an infuser
24agent perform the extraction of cannabis concentrate from
25cannabis flower.
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1traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
2the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis
3plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
4system.
5(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
6102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
75-13-22.)
 
8    (410 ILCS 705/40-5)
9    Sec. 40-5. Issuance of licenses.
10    (a) The Department shall issue transporting licenses
11through a process provided for in this Article no later than
12July 1, 2020. Entities awarded a license under this Section
13may defer paying the associated license fee for a period of no
14more than 3 years.
15    (b) The Department shall make the application for
16transporting organization licenses available on January 7,
172020 and shall receive such applications no later than March
1815, 2020. The Department of Agriculture shall make available
19such applications on every January 7 thereafter or if that
20date falls on a weekend or holiday, the business day
21immediately succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall
22receive such applications no later than March 15 or the
23succeeding business day thereafter.
24    (c) From January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2026, the
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1than those issued under subsection (a) before the effective
2date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
3    (d) Upon completion of the disparity and availability
4study published by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight
5Officer under subsection (e) of Section 5-45, the Department
6of Agriculture may modify or change the licensing application
7process to reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy
8discrimination identified in the study. Beginning January 1,
92026, the Department of Agriculture shall make the
10applications available on every January 7 thereafter or, if
11that date falls on a weekend or holiday, the business day
12immediately succeeding the weekend or holiday and shall
13receive the applications no later than March 15 or the
14succeeding business day thereafter.
15(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
16    (410 ILCS 705/40-25)
17    Sec. 40-25. Transporting organization requirements;
18prohibitions.
19    (a) The operating documents of a transporting organization
20shall include procedures for the oversight of the transporter,
21an inventory monitoring system including a physical inventory
22recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a staffing plan.
23    (b) A transporting organization may not transport cannabis
24or cannabis-infused products to any person other than a
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1dispensing organization, a testing facility, a consolidated
2transport center, or as otherwise authorized by rule.
3    (c) All cannabis transported by a transporting
4organization must be entered into a data collection system and
5placed into a cannabis container for transport.
6    (d) Transporters are subject to random inspections by the
7Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health,
8the Illinois State Police, or as provided by rule.
9    (e) A transporting organization agent shall notify local
10law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department
11of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
12theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in person, or by
13written or electronic communication.
14    (f) No person under the age of 21 years shall be in a
15commercial vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis goods.
16    (g) No person or individual who is not a transporting
17organization agent shall be in a vehicle while transporting
18cannabis goods.
19    (h) Transporters may not use commercial motor vehicles
20with a weight rating of over 10,001 pounds.
21    (i) It is unlawful for any person to offer or deliver
22money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to
23any of the following persons to obtain preferential placement
24within the dispensing organization, including, without
25limitation, on shelves and in display cases where purchasers
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1website:
2        (1) a person having a transporting organization
3    license, or any officer, associate, member,
4    representative, or agent of the licensee;
5        (2) a person having an Early Applicant Adult Use
6    Dispensing Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing
7    Organization License, or a medical cannabis dispensing
8    organization license issued under the Compassionate Use of
9    Medical Cannabis Program Act;
10        (3) a person connected with or in any way
11    representing, or a member of the family of, a person
12    holding an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
13    Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
14    License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
15    license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
16    Cannabis Program Act; or
17        (4) a stockholder, officer, manager, agent, or
18    representative of a corporation engaged in the retail sale
19    of cannabis, an Early Applicant Adult Use Dispensing
20    Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
21    License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization
22    license issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical
23    Cannabis Program Act.
24    (j) A transporting organization agent must keep his or her
25identification card visible at all times when on the property
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1transporting of cannabis when acting under his or her duties
2as a transportation organization agent. During these times,
3the transporting organization agent must also provide the
4identification card upon request of any law enforcement
5officer engaged in his or her official duties.
6    (k) A copy of the transporting organization's registration
7and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle
8transporting cannabis.
9    (l) Cannabis shall be transported so it is not visible or
10recognizable from outside the vehicle.
11    (m) A vehicle transporting cannabis must not bear any
12markings to indicate the vehicle contains cannabis or bear the
13name or logo of the cannabis business establishment.
14    (n) Cannabis must be transported in an enclosed, locked
15storage compartment that is secured or affixed to the vehicle.
16    (o) The Department of Agriculture may, by rule, impose any
17other requirements or prohibitions on the transportation of
18cannabis.
19    (p) No person, cannabis business establishment, or entity
20other than a licensed transportation organization shall
21transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products on behalf of a
22cannabis business establishment to or from a consolidated
23transport center, unless otherwise authorized by rule.
24    (q) Cannabis business entities shall adhere to the
25traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by
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1plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking
2system.
3(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
4102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
55-13-22.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 705/40-50 new)
7    Sec. 40-50. Consolidated transport center requirements;
8prohibitions.
9    (a) The operating documents of a consolidated transport
10center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
11consolidated transport center and a cannabis or
12cannabis-infused products monitoring system, including, a
13physical inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping,
14and a staffing plan that is available to the Department of
15Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
16Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State
17Police.
18    (b) A consolidated transport center shall implement a
19security plan reviewed by the Illinois State Police that
20includes, but is not limited to, facility access controls,
21perimeter intrusion detection systems, personnel
22identification systems, 24-hour surveillance system to monitor
23the interior and exterior of the consolidated transport
24center, and accessibility to authorized law enforcement and
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1    (c) All consolidating transport center activities by a
2consolidated transport center must take place in an enclosed,
3fenced, and locked facility at the physical address provided
4to the Department of Agriculture during the licensing process.
5The consolidated transport center location shall only be
6accessed by the agents working for the consolidated transport
7center, the Department of Agriculture staff performing
8inspections, local and State law enforcement or other
9emergency personnel, contractors working on jobs unrelated to
10cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security devices
11or performing electrical wiring, transporting organization
12agents as provided in this Act, individuals in a mentoring or
13educational program approved by the State, or other
14individuals as provided by rule.
15    (d) A consolidated transport center may not distribute any
16cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
17a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
18transporter, consolidated transport center, or as otherwise
19authorized by rule.
20    (e) All cannabis or cannabis-infused products received by
21a consolidated transport center for distribution to a cannabis
22business establishment must be entered into the cannabis plant
23monitoring system, packaged and labeled under Section 55-21,
24and placed into a cannabis container for transport.
25    (f) Consolidated transport centers are subject to random
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1health inspectors, and the Illinois State Police.
2    (g) A consolidated transport center agent shall notify
3local law enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the
4Department of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of
5any loss or theft. Notification shall be made by phone, in
6person, or by written or electronic communication.
7    (h) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
8ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
9more than 3 consolidated transport center licenses under this
10Act. Further, no person or entity that is employed by a
11cannabis business establishment, an agent of a cannabis
12business establishment, has a contract to receive payment in
13any form from a cannabis business establishment, is a
14principal officer of a cannabis business establishment, or is
15an entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal officer
16of a cannabis business establishment shall hold any legal,
17equitable, ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or
18indirectly, in a cannabis business establishment that would
19result in the person or entity owning or controlling in
20combination with any cannabis business establishment,
21principal officer of a cannabis business establishment, or
22entity controlled or affiliated with a principal officer of a
23cannabis business establishment by which he, she, or it is
24employed, is an agent of, or participates in the management
25of, more than 3 consolidated transport center licenses.
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1transport center license or any officer, associate, member,
2representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
3money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to
4any person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
5Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
6Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
7License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
8issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
9Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
10representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
11holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
12License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
13License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
14medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
15the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
16any stockholders in any corporation engaged in the retail sale
17of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
18representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
19Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
20Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
21License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
22issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
23Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
24organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
25display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
26dispensing organization's website.

 

 

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1    (j) A consolidated transport center must comply with the
2application process, mandatory fees, compliance requirements,
3and prohibitions set by administrative rules of the Department
4of Agriculture.
5    (k) All fees and fines collected under this Section shall
6be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, unless
7otherwise specified by rule by the Department of Agriculture.
8    (l) A consolidated transport center may not transfer an
9ownership interest in a license without prior Department
10approval. Such approval may be withheld if the person or
11entity to whom the license is being transferred does not meet
12the definition of independent social equity transporting
13organization under this Act.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.