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 1        AN ACT concerning industrial hemp.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The University of Illinois Act is amended  by
 5    adding Section 20 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 305/20 new)
 7        Sec. 20.  Industrial hemp study.
 8        (a)  In this Section, "industrial hemp" means any variety
 9    of  Cannabis  sativa  L.  with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
10    concentration that does not  exceed  0.3%  on  a  dry  weight
11    basis, that meets the standards set forth by Health Canada as
12    of July 1, 1999, and that is grown in compliance with federal
13    and State permit conditions.
14        (b)  The  University  shall  study  the  feasibility  and
15    desirability  of  industrial  hemp  production in this State,
16    subject to an appropriation  for  that  purpose.   The  study
17    shall  include  an  analysis  of  required  soils and growing
18    conditions,  seed  availability  and   varieties,   including
19    in-the-ground  seed  variety  trials, harvest methods, market
20    economies, and environmental benefits.  The University  shall
21    obtain  all  federal and State permits needed to legally grow
22    industrial  hemp  for  fiber  or  seed  production  prior  to
23    importing any non-sterilized industrial hemp seeds capable of
24    germination into the State.  The University shall report  its
25    findings  and  recommendations  to  the  General  Assembly by
26    January 1, 2002.

27        Section 10.  The Southern Illinois University  Management
28    Act is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:

29        (110 ILCS 520/10 new)
 
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 1        Sec. 10.  Industrial hemp study.
 2        (a)  In this Section, "industrial hemp" means any variety
 3    of  Cannabis  sativa  L.  with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
 4    concentration that does not  exceed  0.3%  on  a  dry  weight
 5    basis, that meets the standards set forth by Health Canada as
 6    of July 1, 1999, and that is grown in compliance with federal
 7    and State permit conditions.
 8        (b)  The  University  shall  study  the  feasibility  and
 9    desirability  of  industrial  hemp  production in this State,
10    subject to an appropriation  for  that  purpose.   The  study
11    shall  include  an  analysis  of  required  soils and growing
12    conditions,  seed  availability  and   varieties,   including
13    in-the-ground  seed  variety  trials, harvest methods, market
14    economies, and environmental benefits.  The University  shall
15    obtain  all  federal and State permits needed to legally grow
16    industrial  hemp  for  fiber  or  seed  production  prior  to
17    importing any non-sterilized industrial hemp seeds capable of
18    germination into the State.  The University shall report  its
19    findings  and  recommendations  to  the  General  Assembly by
20    January 1, 2002.

21        Section 15.  The  Cannabis  Control  Act  is  amended  by
22    changing Section 3 as follows:

23        (720 ILCS 550/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 703)
24        Sec.  3.   As  used  in  this  Act,  unless  the  context
25    otherwise requires:
26        (a)  "Cannabis"  includes  marihuana,  hashish  and other
27    substances which are identified as including any parts of the
28    plant Cannabis Sativa, whether  growing  or  not;  the  seeds
29    thereof, the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and
30    any  compound,  manufacture,  salt,  derivative,  mixture, or
31    preparation of such plant, its  seeds,  or  resin,  including
32    tetrahydrocannabinol   (THC)   and   all   other   cannabinol
 
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 1    derivatives,    including    its   naturally   occurring   or
 2    synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced directly
 3    or indirectly by extraction, or  independently  by  means  of
 4    chemical  synthesis  or  by  a  combination of extraction and
 5    chemical synthesis; but shall not include the  mature  stalks
 6    of  such  plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake
 7    made from the  seeds  of  such  plant,  any  other  compound,
 8    manufacture,  salt,  derivative,  mixture,  or preparation of
 9    such mature stalks (except the  resin  extracted  therefrom),
10    fiber,  oil  or  cake,  or  the sterilized seed of such plant
11    which is incapable of germination, or industrial hemp  solely
12    as   authorized  for  the  purposes  of  Section  20  of  the
13    University of Illinois Act and Section  10  of  the  Southern
14    Illinois University Management Act.
15        (b)  "Casual  delivery"  means  the  delivery of not more
16    than 10 grams of any substance  containing  cannabis  without
17    consideration.
18        (c)  "Department"  means the Illinois Department of Human
19    Services (as successor to the Department  of  Alcoholism  and
20    Substance Abuse) or its successor agency.
21        (d)  "Deliver"    or   "delivery"   means   the   actual,
22    constructive or attempted transfer of possession of cannabis,
23    with or without consideration, whether or  not  there  is  an
24    agency relationship.
25        (e)  "Department of State Police" means the Department of
26    State  Police  of  the  State  of  Illinois  or its successor
27    agency.
28        (f)  "Director" means the Director of the  Department  of
29    State Police or his designated agent.
30        (g)  "Local  authorities"  means  a duly organized State,
31    county, or municipal peace unit or police force.
32        (h)  "Manufacture"  means  the  production,  preparation,
33    propagation,  compounding,  conversion   or   processing   of
34    cannabis,  either  directly or indirectly, by extraction from
 
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 1    substances of natural origin, or independently  by  means  of
 2    chemical  synthesis,  or  by  a combination of extraction and
 3    chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging or repackaging
 4    of cannabis or labeling of its container,  except  that  this
 5    term   does   not   include   the  preparation,  compounding,
 6    packaging, or labeling of cannabis as an incident  to  lawful
 7    research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale.
 8        (i)  "Person"    means   any   individual,   corporation,
 9    government or governmental subdivision  or  agency,  business
10    trust,  estate,  trust,  partnership  or  association, or any
11    other entity.
12        (j)  "Produce"   or    "production"    means    planting,
13    cultivating, tending or harvesting.
14        (k)  "State"  includes  the  State  of  Illinois  and any
15    state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular  possession
16    thereof,  and  any area subject to the legal authority of the
17    United States of America.
18        (l)  "Subsequent offense" means  an  offense  under  this
19    Act,  the  offender  of which, prior to his conviction of the
20    offense, has at any time been convicted  under  this  Act  or
21    under  any laws of the United States or of any state relating
22    to cannabis, or any controlled substance as  defined  in  the
23    Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

25        Section  20.  The Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort
26    Claims Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

27        (740 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 70, par. 903)
28        Sec. 3.  Definitions.  As used in this  Act,  unless  the
29    context otherwise requires:
30        "Cannabis"   includes   marihuana,   hashish,  and  other
31    substances that are identified as including any parts of  the
32    plant  Cannabis  Sativa, whether growing or not, the seeds of
 
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 1    that plant, the resin extracted from any part of that  plant,
 2    and  any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
 3    preparation of that plant, its  seeds,  or  resin,  including
 4    tetrahydrocannabinol   (THC)   and   all   other   cannabinol
 5    derivatives,    including    its   naturally   occurring   or
 6    synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced directly
 7    or  indirectly  by  extraction,  independently  by  means  of
 8    chemical synthesis, or by a  combination  of  extraction  and
 9    chemical  synthesis.  "Cannabis"  does not include the mature
10    stalks of that plant, fiber produced from those  stalks,  oil
11    or  cake  made  from  the  seeds  of  that  plant,  any other
12    compound,  manufacture,   salt,   derivative,   mixture,   or
13    preparation  of  mature  stalks (except the extracted resin),
14    fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized  seeds  of  that  plant
15    that  are incapable of germination, or industrial hemp solely
16    as  authorized  for  the  purposes  of  Section  20  of   the
17    University  of  Illinois  Act  and Section 10 of the Southern
18    Illinois University Management Act.
19        "Controlled  substance"  means  a  drug,  substance,   or
20    immediate  precursor  in  the  Schedules of Article II of the
21    Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
22        "Counterfeit substance" means a controlled  substance  or
23    the  container  or  labeling  of a controlled substance that,
24    without authorization, bears the trademark,  trade  name,  or
25    other  identifying  mark,  imprint,  number,  device,  or any
26    likeness thereof of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser
27    other than the person who in fact manufactured,  distributed,
28    or dispensed the substance.
29        "Deliver"  or  "delivery" means the actual, constructive,
30    or attempted transfer of possession of a controlled substance
31    or cannabis, with or without consideration,  whether  or  not
32    there is an agency relationship.
33        "Manufacture"    means   the   production,   preparation,
34    propagation, compounding,  conversion,  or  processing  of  a
 
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 1    controlled  substance,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  by
 2    extraction  from  substances of natural origin, independently
 3    by means of  chemical  synthesis,  or  by  a  combination  of
 4    extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging
 5    or repackaging of the substance or labeling of its container,
 6    except that the term does not include:
 7             (1)  by   an   ultimate  user,  the  preparation  or
 8        compounding of a controlled substance for his own use;
 9             (2)  by a practitioner or his authorized agent under
10        his supervision, the preparation, compounding, packaging,
11        or labeling of a controlled substance;
12                  (A)  as an incident  to  his  administering  or
13             dispensing  of  a controlled substance in the course
14             of his professional practice; or
15                  (B)  as  an  incident   to   lawful   research,
16             teaching or chemical analysis and not for sale; or
17             (3)  the  preparation,  compounding,  packaging,  or
18        labeling  of  cannabis as an incident to lawful research,
19        teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale.
20        "Owner" means a person  who  has  possession  of  or  any
21    interest whatsoever in the property involved.
22        "Person"   means   an   individual,   a   corporation,  a
23    government, a governmental subdivision or agency, a  business
24    trust,  an  estate, a trust, a partnership or association, or
25    any other entity.
26        "Production" means  planting,  cultivating,  tending,  or
27    harvesting.
28        "Property"  means real property, including things growing
29    on, affixed to, and found in land, and tangible or intangible
30    personal property, including  rights,  services,  privileges,
31    interests, claims, and securities.
32    (Source: P.A. 87-544.)

33        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 
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