Bill Text: IL HB2926 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that all cannabis products purchased by a qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver from a licensed dispensing organization shall be lawful products (rather than all medical cannabis products purchased by a qualifying patient at a licensed dispensing organization shall be lawful products and a distinction shall be made between medical and non-medical uses, with other requirements). Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Changes and adds definitions. Makes changes to provisions regarding operational requirements and prohibitions. Provides that a dispensing organization shall not sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a purchaser unless the purchaser has been verified to be 21 years of age or older, or the person is verified to be a registered qualified patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver (removing requirements referencing the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program). Removes prohibitions for a dispensing organization to operate drive-through windows. Provides an exception to the prohibition for a dispensing organization to transport cannabis for delivery. In provisions regarding an inventory control system, adds that all dispensing organizations shall maintain internal, confidential records of all deliveries to any registered qualified patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver, with certain requirements. In provisions regarding dispensing cannabis, adds a requirement that the agent verify the qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver registration card, if applicable. Provides that a dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through for cannabis or cannabis-infused products to purchasers over 21 years of age and certain patients and caregivers. Provides that a dispensing organization may offer delivery for cannabis or cannabis-infused products to certain patients and caregivers. Adds requirements to provisions regarding security for a dispensing organization. Adds provisions permitting delivery by dispensing organizations to the residence of a qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver, with certain requirements.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2926 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2926-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2926 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that all cannabis products purchased by a qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver from a licensed dispensing organization shall be lawful products (rather than all medical cannabis products purchased by a qualifying patient at a licensed dispensing organization shall be lawful products and a distinction shall be made between medical and non-medical uses, with other requirements). Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Changes and adds definitions. Makes changes to provisions regarding operational requirements and prohibitions. Provides that a dispensing organization shall not sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a purchaser unless the purchaser has been verified to be 21 years of age or older, or the person is verified to be a registered qualified patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver (removing requirements referencing the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program). Removes prohibitions for a dispensing organization to operate drive-through windows. Provides an exception to the prohibition for a dispensing organization to transport cannabis for delivery. In provisions regarding an inventory control system, adds that all dispensing organizations shall maintain internal, confidential records of all deliveries to any registered qualified patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver, with certain requirements. In provisions regarding dispensing cannabis, adds a requirement that the agent verify the qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver registration card, if applicable. Provides that a dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through for cannabis or cannabis-infused products to purchasers over 21 years of age and certain patients and caregivers. Provides that a dispensing organization may offer delivery for cannabis or cannabis-infused products to certain patients and caregivers. Adds requirements to provisions regarding security for a dispensing organization. Adds provisions permitting delivery by dispensing organizations to the residence of a qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver, with certain requirements.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
Program Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
(410 ILCS 130/7)
Sec. 7. Lawful user and lawful products. For the purposes
of this Act and to clarify the legislative findings on the
lawful use of cannabis:
(1) A cardholder under this Act shall not be
considered an unlawful user or addicted to narcotics
solely as a result of his or her qualifying patient,
provisional patient, or designated caregiver status.
(2) All medical cannabis products purchased by a
qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated
caregiver from at a licensed dispensing organization shall
be lawful products and a distinction shall be made between
medical and non-medical uses of cannabis as a result of
the qualifying patient's cardholder status, provisional
registration for qualifying patient cardholder status, or
participation in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
under the authorized use granted under State law.
(3) An individual with a provisional registration for

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qualifying patient cardholder status, a qualifying patient
in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program, or
an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant under
Section 62 shall not be considered an unlawful user or
addicted to narcotics solely as a result of his or her
application to or participation in the program.
(Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
by changing Sections 1-10, 15-70, 15-75, 15-85, and 15-100 and
by adding Section 15-88 as follows:
(410 ILCS 705/1-10)
Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
"Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
in furtherance of this Act.
"Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution

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of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not
mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
cannabis business establishment.
"Application points" means the number of points a
Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
"BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
"By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
Applicants.
"Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
that are identified as including any parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,

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mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally
produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
"Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
organization.
"Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
propane, CO2, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.

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"Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of
containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
transportation.
"Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
substances that are identified as including any parts of the
plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
seeds, or resin.
"Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
intended to be smoked.
"Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
"Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
testing and data collection established and maintained by the
cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser processing

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organization and that is available to the Department of
Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State
Police for the purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and
monitoring plant development throughout the life cycle of a
cannabis plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer
from seed planting to final packaging.
"Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
contaminants.
"Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
plant.
"Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
Illinois Community College.
"Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
"Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"

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means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to
an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
or cannabis-infused products.
"Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
"Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,

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which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a
processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both,
provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
"Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
years of age or older.
"Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
person as a craft grower agent.
"Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
business establishments.
"Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
who is 21 years of age or older.
"Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
"Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.

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"Designated caregiver" means a person who is at least 21
years of age, has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use
of cannabis, and assists no more than one registered
qualifying patient with his or her medical use of cannabis.
"Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
occur.
"Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
Organization Name as stated on an application for a
Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
"Dispensing organization" or "dispensary" means a facility
operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to
acquire cannabis from a cultivation center, craft grower, or
processing organization licensed by the Department of
Agriculture, or another dispensary licensed by the Department
of Financial and Professional Regulation for the purpose of
selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products,
cannabis seeds, paraphernalia, or related supplies under this
Act to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act or that has obtained
an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License or
Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License at a

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secondary site under this Act.
"Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
years of age or older.
"Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
a document issued by the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
dispensing organization agent.
"Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity, that:
(1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
(A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
according to the latest federal decennial census; or
(B) 75% or more of the children in the area
participate in the federal free lunch program
according to reported statistics from the State Board
of Education; or
(C) at least 20% of the households in the area
receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program; or
(D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
Security, that is more than 120% of the national
unemployment average, as determined by the United

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States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
application; and
(2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
"Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
Act as of January 1, 2020.
"Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
"Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or

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cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
its existing registered medical dispensary location.
"Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
Applicant Lottery.
"Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
security devices that permit access only by cannabis business
establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
"Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
security devices that permit access only by authorized
individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
include:
(1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
(ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
different from any key or code that can be used to access
the residential building from the exterior; or
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lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
"Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.
"Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
(1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
internode of the plant; or
(2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
from the moment the light deprivation began through the
remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
"Individual" means a natural person.
"Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
a cannabis-infused product.

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"Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
"Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference
with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
with employees to discuss their right to representation,
employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
particular method of election or certification of the bona
fide labor organization.
"Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
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occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
or service professionals conducting business with the
dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
Program participants.
"Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
under this Act.
"Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
infuser or dispensing organization.
"Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
from within an adjacent property.
"Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and

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control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
ownership.
"Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
by order of any court.
"Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under
Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
"Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
establishment and who is further defined in this Act.

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"Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
more than one primary residence.
"Provisional patient" means a qualifying patient who has
received a provisional registration from the Department of
Public Health.
"Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent
chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
formulation to produce a cannabis product.
"Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
"Processing organization agent identification card" means
a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
"Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Program Act.
"Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted

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an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
"Qualifying patient" or "qualified patient" means a person
who has been diagnosed by a certifying health care
professional as having a debilitating medical condition.
"Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
this Section.
"Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under
this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
"Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
located within the relevant geographic area as established by
2 of the following:
(1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
applicant's name;
(2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
name;
(3) school records;
(4) a voter registration card;

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(5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
Disability Identification Card;
(6) a paycheck stub;
(7) a utility bill;
(8) tax records; or
(9) any other proof of residency or other information
necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
"Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
combustion of cannabis.
"Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
(1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
Impacted Area;
(2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
control by one or more individuals who:
(i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
eligible for expungement under this Act; or
(ii) is a member of an impacted family;
(3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
employees who:
(i) currently reside in a Disproportionately

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Impacted Area; or
(ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
an impacted family.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
"Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
been awarded a license but for the one or more other
top-scoring applications that received the same number of
application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
"Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
"Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically

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comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
of accurately measuring servings.
"Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
Vocational Training Pilot Program.
"Transporting organization agent" means a principal
officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
organization.
"Transporting organization agent identification card"
means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
"Unit of local government" means any county, city,
village, or incorporated town.
"Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
cannabis plants as follows:
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been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
cannabis plant; or
(2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
produce cannabis.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
5-13-22.)
(410 ILCS 705/15-70)
Sec. 15-70. Operational requirements; prohibitions.
(a) A dispensing organization shall operate in accordance
with the representations made in its application and license
materials. It shall be in compliance with this Act and rules.
(b) A dispensing organization must include the legal name
of the dispensary on the packaging of any cannabis product it
sells.
(c) All cannabis, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis
seeds must be obtained from an Illinois registered adult use
cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or another
dispensary.
(d) Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling
any product containing alcohol except tinctures, which must be
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(e) A dispensing organization shall inspect and count
product received from a transporting organization, adult use
cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or
other dispensing organization before dispensing it.
(f) A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis
deliveries into a restricted access area. Deliveries may not
be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless
otherwise approved by the Department.
(g) A dispensing organization shall maintain compliance
with State and local building, fire, and zoning requirements
or regulations.
(h) A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the
Department of the names of all service professionals that will
work at the dispensary. The list shall include a description
of the type of business or service provided. Changes to the
service professional list shall be promptly provided. No
service professional shall work in the dispensary until the
name is provided to the Department on the service professional
list.
(i) A dispensing organization's license allows for a
dispensary to be operated only at a single location.
(j) A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
local time.
(k) A dispensing organization must keep all lighting
outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and
wattage sufficient for security cameras.

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(l) A dispensing organization must keep all air treatment
systems that will be installed to reduce odors in good working
order.
(m) A dispensing organization must contract with a private
security contractor that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the
Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to provide
on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation.
(n) A dispensing organization shall ensure that any
building or equipment used by a dispensing organization for
the storage or sale of cannabis is maintained in a clean and
sanitary condition.
(o) The dispensary shall be free from infestation by
insects, rodents, or pests.
(p) A dispensing organization shall not:
(1) Produce or manufacture cannabis;
(2) Accept a cannabis product from a an adult use
cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, dispensing
organization, or transporting organization unless it is
pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with this Act and
any rules that may be adopted pursuant to this Act;
(3) Obtain cannabis or cannabis-infused products from
outside the State of Illinois;
(4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a
purchaser unless the purchaser has been verified to be 21
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registered qualified patient, provisional patient, or
designated caregiver dispensing organization is licensed
under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
Act, and the individual is registered under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or the
purchaser has been verified to be 21 years of age or older;
(5) Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult
use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser.
Dispensaries shall provide consumers an assortment of
products from various cannabis business establishment
licensees such that the inventory available for sale at
any dispensary from any single cultivation center, craft
grower, processor, transporter, or infuser entity shall
not be more than 40% of the total inventory available for
sale. For the purpose of this subsection, a cultivation
center, craft grower, processor, or infuser shall be
considered part of the same entity if the licensees share
at least one principal officer. The Department may request
that a dispensary diversify its products as needed or
otherwise discipline a dispensing organization for
violating this requirement;
(6) Refuse to conduct business with an adult use
cultivation center, craft grower, transporting
organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly
deliver the product and is permitted by the Department of
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cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, or
transporters with whom it is dealing;
(7) (Blank); Operate drive-through windows;
(8) Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or
cannabis-infused products in vending machines;
(9) Transport cannabis to residences or other
locations where purchasers may be for delivery except as
provided in Section 15-88;
(10) Enter into agreements to allow persons who are
not dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or
to transport cannabis to purchasers;
(11) Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance
equipment is inoperative;
(12) Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale
equipment is inoperative;
(13) Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis
electronic verification system is inoperative;
(14) Have fewer than 2 people working at the
dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open;
(15) Be located within 1,500 feet of the property line
of a pre-existing dispensing organization, unless the
applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity
Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate
within 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed
under Section 15-15 or Section 15-20;
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(17) Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or
cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with
each other or any other items for one price, and each item
of cannabis, concentrate, or cannabis-infused product must
be separately identified by quantity and price on the
receipt;
(18) Violate any other requirements or prohibitions
set by Department rules.
(q) It is unlawful for any person having a license under
this Act an Early Approval Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing
Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Cannabis
Dispensing Organization, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
Act or any officer, associate, member, representative, or
agent of such licensee to accept, receive, or borrow money or
anything else of value or accept or receive credit (other than
merchandising credit in the ordinary course of business for a
period not to exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any
adult use cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or
transporting organization in exchange for preferential
placement on the dispensing organization's shelves, display
cases, or website. This includes anything received or borrowed
or from any stockholders, officers, agents, or persons
connected with an adult use cultivation center, craft grower,
infuser, or transporting organization.

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(r) It is unlawful for any person having a license issued
under this Act an Early Approval Adult Use Cannabis Dispensing
Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Cannabis
Dispensing Organization, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
to enter into any contract with any person licensed to
cultivate, process, or transport cannabis whereby such
dispensing organization agrees not to sell any cannabis
cultivated, processed, transported, manufactured, or
distributed by any other cultivator, transporter, or infuser,
and any provision in any contract violative of this Section
shall render the whole of such contract void and no action
shall be brought thereon in any court.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-98, eff. 7-15-21; revised 7-23-24.)
(410 ILCS 705/15-75)
Sec. 15-75. Inventory control system.
(a) A dispensing organization agent-in-charge shall have
primary oversight of the dispensing organization's cannabis
inventory verification system, and its point-of-sale system.
The inventory point-of-sale system shall be real-time,
web-based, and accessible by the Department at any time. The
point-of-sale system shall track, at a minimum the date of
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(b) A dispensing organization shall establish an account
with the State's verification system that documents:
(1) Each sales transaction at the time of sale and
each day's beginning inventory, acquisitions, sales,
disposal, and ending inventory.
(2) Acquisition of cannabis and cannabis-infused
products from a licensed adult use cultivation center,
craft grower, infuser, or transporter, including:
(i) A description of the products, including the
quantity, strain, variety, and batch number of each
product received;
(ii) The name and registry identification number
of the licensed adult use cultivation center, craft
grower, or infuser providing the cannabis and
cannabis-infused products;
(iii) The name and registry identification number
of the licensed adult use cultivation center, craft
grower, infuser, or transporting agent delivering the
cannabis;
(iv) The name and registry identification number
of the dispensing organization agent receiving the
cannabis; and
(v) The date of acquisition.
(3) The disposal of cannabis, including:
(i) A description of the products, including the
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for the cannabis being disposed;
(ii) The method of disposal; and
(iii) The date and time of disposal.
(c) Upon cannabis delivery, a dispensing organization
shall confirm the product's name, strain name, weight, and
identification number on the manifest matches the information
on the cannabis product label and package. The product name
listed and the weight listed in the State's verification
system shall match the product packaging.
(d) The agent-in-charge shall conduct daily inventory
reconciliation documenting and balancing cannabis inventory by
confirming the State's verification system matches the
dispensing organization's point-of-sale system and the amount
of physical product at the dispensary.
(1) A dispensing organization must receive Department
approval before completing an inventory adjustment. It
shall provide a detailed reason for the adjustment.
Inventory adjustment documentation shall be kept at the
dispensary for 2 years from the date performed.
(2) If the dispensing organization identifies an
imbalance in the amount of cannabis after the daily
inventory reconciliation due to mistake, the dispensing
organization shall determine how the imbalance occurred
and immediately upon discovery take and document
corrective action. If the dispensing organization cannot
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after first discovery, it shall inform the Department
immediately in writing of the imbalance and the corrective
action taken to date. The dispensing organization shall
work diligently to determine the reason for the mistake.
(3) If the dispensing organization identifies an
imbalance in the amount of cannabis after the daily
inventory reconciliation or through other means due to
theft, criminal activity, or suspected criminal activity,
the dispensing organization shall immediately determine
how the reduction occurred and take and document
corrective action. Within 24 hours after the first
discovery of the reduction due to theft, criminal
activity, or suspected criminal activity, the dispensing
organization shall inform the Department and the Illinois
State Police in writing.
(4) The dispensing organization shall file an annual
compilation report with the Department, including a
financial statement that shall include, but not be limited
to, an income statement, balance sheet, profit and loss
statement, statement of cash flow, wholesale cost and
sales, and any other documentation requested by the
Department in writing. The financial statement shall
include any other information the Department deems
necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and
all rules, orders, and final decisions promulgated under
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filed with the Department within 60 days after the end of
the calendar year. The compilation report shall include a
letter authored by a licensed certified public accountant
that it has been reviewed and is accurate based on the
information provided. The dispensing organization,
financial statement, and accompanying documents are not
required to be audited unless specifically requested by
the Department.
(e) A dispensing organization shall:
(1) Maintain the documentation required in this
Section in a secure locked location at the dispensing
organization for 5 years from the date on the document;
(2) Provide any documentation required to be
maintained in this Section to the Department for review
upon request; and
(3) If maintaining a bank account, retain for a period
of 5 years a record of each deposit or withdrawal from the
account.
(f) If a dispensing organization chooses to have a return
policy for cannabis and cannabis products, the dispensing
organization shall seek prior approval from the Department.
(g) All dispensing organizations shall maintain internal,
confidential records of all deliveries to any registered
qualified patient, provisional patient, or designated
caregiver. Each entry must include the amount dispensed and
the date and time the cannabis was delivered. Additional

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recordkeeping requirements may be set by rule.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(410 ILCS 705/15-85)
Sec. 15-85. Dispensing cannabis.
(a) Before a dispensing organization agent dispenses
cannabis to a purchaser, the agent shall:
(1) Verify the age of the purchaser by checking a
government-issued identification card by use of an
electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a
purchaser's government-issued identification, if
applicable, to determine the purchaser's age and the
validity of the identification;
(1.5) Verify the qualifying patient, provisional
patient, or designated caregiver registration card, if
applicable;
(2) Verify the validity of the government-issued
identification card by use of an electronic reader or
electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's
government-issued identification, if applicable, to
determine the purchaser's age and the validity of the
identification;
(3) Offer any appropriate purchaser education or
support materials;
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cannabis electronic verification system:
(i) The dispensing organization agent's
identification number, or if the agent's card
application is pending the Department's approval, a
temporary and unique identifier until the agent's card
application is approved or denied by the Department;
(ii) The dispensing organization's identification
number;
(iii) The amount, type (including strain, if
applicable) of cannabis or cannabis-infused product
dispensed;
(iv) The date and time the cannabis was dispensed.
(b) A dispensing organization shall refuse to sell
cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person unless the
person produces a valid identification showing that the person
is 21 years of age or older. A medical cannabis dispensing
organization may sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products to
a person who is under 21 years of age if the sale complies with
the provisions of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
Program Act and rules.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, valid identification
must:
(1) Be valid and unexpired;
(2) Contain a photograph and the date of birth of the
person.
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dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through for
cannabis or cannabis-infused products to purchasers over 21
years of age, qualifying patients, provisional patients, and
designated caregivers in accordance with Section 15-100 of
this Act.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
dispensing organization may offer delivery for cannabis or
cannabis-infused products to qualifying patients, provisional
patients, and designated caregivers, in accordance with
Sections 15-100 and 15-88 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
(410 ILCS 705/15-88 new)
Sec. 15-88. Delivery for medical patients and caregivers.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
dispensing organizations may deliver cannabis and
cannabis-infused products to the residence of a qualifying
patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver in
accordance with this Section.
(b) A dispensing organization may deliver cannabis and
cannabis-infused products to the residence of any qualifying
patient, provisional patient, or designated caregiver
provided:
(1) the order must be placed with the dispensing
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on-site;
(2) the dispensing organization must comply with
Section 15-85 of this Act, as well as confirm the
qualifying patient, provisional patient, or designated
caregiver is registered under the Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Program Act;
(3) the order must be transported in an enclosed,
locked storage compartment that is secured in a locked
trunk or affixed to the vehicle making the delivery;
(4) the order must be delivered to the patient or
caregiver's residence by a dispensing organization agent
using a vehicle identified in the delivery plan submitted
to the Department; and
(5) at the time of delivery, the dispensing
organization agent must verify the person accepting the
delivery is the qualifying patient, provisional patient,
or caregiver by checking a government-issued
identification card.
(c) The dispensing organization must maintain a manifest
with details of every delivery, including the amount of
cannabis or cannabis-infused product delivered to the patient
or caregiver, the name and address of the patient or
caregiver, the date and time of the delivery, the name of the
agent making a delivery, and the vehicle used for the
delivery. A vehicle designated to deliver cannabis to patients
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Department may require additional information by rule.
(d) Before providing delivery for qualifying patients,
provisional patients, or designated caregivers, a dispensing
organization must submit a delivery plan to the Department.
The delivery plan shall include: (i) a description of the
process and controls that will be implemented for accepting
orders, processing orders, and delivering orders, including
implementation of recordkeeping of deliveries and protocols
that will be used to avoid diversion, theft, or loss during
transportation of orders; and (ii) the make, model, year, and
license plate of any vehicle that may be used when
transporting orders.
(410 ILCS 705/15-100)
Sec. 15-100. Security.
(a) A dispensing organization shall implement security
measures to deter and prevent entry into and theft of cannabis
or currency.
(b) A dispensing organization shall submit any changes to
the floor plan or security plan to the Department for
pre-approval. All cannabis shall be maintained and stored in a
restricted access area during construction.
(c) The dispensing organization shall implement security
measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing
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(1) Establish a locked door or barrier between the
facility's entrance and the limited access area;
(2) Prevent individuals from remaining on the premises
if they are not engaging in activity permitted by this Act
or rules;
(3) Develop a policy that addresses the maximum
capacity and purchaser flow in the waiting rooms and
limited access areas;
(4) Dispose of cannabis in accordance with this Act
and rules;
(5) During hours of operation, store and dispense all
cannabis from the restricted access area. During
operational hours, cannabis shall be stored in an enclosed
locked room or cabinet and accessible only to specifically
authorized dispensing organization agents;
(5.5) During hours of operation, dispense all cannabis
or cannabis-infused products: (i) in the restricted access
area; (ii) from a drive-through window in accordance with
this Act; (iii) from a pickup area contiguous to the real
property of the dispensary in accordance with this Act; or
(iv) via delivery to a registered qualified patient,
provisional patient, or caregiver in accordance with this
Act;
(6) When the dispensary is closed, store all cannabis
and currency in a reinforced vault room in the restricted
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theft, or loss;
(7) Keep the reinforced vault room and any other
equipment or cannabis storage areas securely locked and
protected from unauthorized entry;
(8) Keep an electronic daily log of dispensing
organization agents with access to the reinforced vault
room and knowledge of the access code or combination;
(9) Keep all locks and security equipment in good
working order;
(10) Maintain an operational security and alarm system
at all times;
(11) Prohibit keys, if applicable, from being left in
the locks, or stored or placed in a location accessible to
persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
(12) Prohibit accessibility of security measures,
including combination numbers, passwords, or electronic or
biometric security systems to persons other than
specifically authorized dispensing organization agents;
(13) Ensure that the dispensary interior and exterior
premises are sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
(14) Ensure that trees, bushes, and other foliage
outside of the dispensary premises do not allow for a
person or persons to conceal themselves from sight;
(15) Develop emergency policies and procedures for
securing all product and currency following any instance
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assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
necessary; and
(16) Develop sufficient additional safeguards in
response to any special security concerns, or as required
by the Department; and .
(17) Maintain a security and safe storage plan for
qualifying patient information.
(d) The Department may request or approve alternative
security provisions that it determines are an adequate
substitute for a security requirement specified in this
Article. Any additional protections may be considered by the
Department in evaluating overall security measures.
(e) A dispensing organization may share premises with a
craft grower or an infuser organization, or both, provided
each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused
products in a separate secured vault to which the other
licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault
share more than 50% of the same ownership.
(f) A dispensing organization shall provide additional
security as needed and in a manner appropriate for the
community where it operates.
(g) Restricted access areas.
(1) All restricted access areas must be identified by
the posting of a sign that is a minimum of 12 inches by 12
inches and that states "Do Not Enter - Restricted Access
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than one inch in height.
(2) All restricted access areas shall be clearly
described in the floor plan of the premises, in the form
and manner determined by the Department, reflecting walls,
partitions, counters, and all areas of entry and exit. The
floor plan shall show all storage, disposal, and retail
sales areas.
(3) All restricted access areas must be secure, with
locking devices that prevent access from the limited
access areas.
(h) Security and alarm.
(1) A dispensing organization shall have an adequate
security plan and security system to prevent and detect
diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, currency, or
unauthorized intrusion using commercial grade equipment
installed by an Illinois licensed private alarm contractor
or private alarm contractor agency that shall, at a
minimum, include:
(i) A perimeter alarm on all entry points and
glass break protection on perimeter windows;
(ii) Security shatterproof tinted film on exterior
windows;
(iii) A failure notification system that provides
an audible, text, or visual notification of any
failure in the surveillance system, including, but not
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monitoring system. The failure notification system
shall provide an alert to designated dispensing
organization agents within 5 minutes after the
failure, either by telephone or text message;
(iv) A duress alarm, panic button, and alarm, or
holdup alarm and after-hours intrusion detection alarm
that by design and purpose will directly or indirectly
notify, by the most efficient means, the Public Safety
Answering Point for the law enforcement agency having
primary jurisdiction;
(v) Security equipment to deter and prevent
unauthorized entrance into the dispensary, including
electronic door locks on the limited and restricted
access areas that include devices or a series of
devices to detect unauthorized intrusion that may
include a signal system interconnected with a radio
frequency method, cellular, private radio signals or
other mechanical or electronic device.
(2) All security system equipment and recordings shall
be maintained in good working order, in a secure location
so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction, or alterations.
(3) Access to surveillance monitoring recording
equipment shall be limited to persons who are essential to
surveillance operations, law enforcement authorities
acting within their jurisdiction, security system service
personnel, and the Department. A current list of

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authorized dispensing organization agents and service
personnel that have access to the surveillance equipment
must be available to the Department upon request.
(4) All security equipment shall be inspected and
tested at regular intervals, not to exceed one month from
the previous inspection, and tested to ensure the systems
remain functional.
(5) The security system shall provide protection
against theft and diversion that is facilitated or hidden
by tampering with computers or electronic records.
(6) The dispensary shall ensure all access doors are
not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to
ensure that locks are not released during a power outage.
(i) To monitor the dispensary, the dispensing organization
shall incorporate continuous electronic video monitoring
including the following:
(1) All monitors must be 19 inches or greater;
(2) Unobstructed video surveillance of all enclosed
dispensary areas, unless prohibited by law, including all
points of entry and exit that shall be appropriate for the
normal lighting conditions of the area under surveillance.
The cameras shall be directed so all areas are captured,
including, but not limited to, safes, vaults, sales areas,
and areas where cannabis is stored, handled, dispensed, or
destroyed. Cameras shall be angled to allow for facial
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identification of any person entering or exiting the
dispensary area and in lighting sufficient during all
times of night or day;
(3) Unobstructed video surveillance of outside areas,
the storefront, and the parking lot, that shall be
appropriate for the normal lighting conditions of the area
under surveillance. Cameras shall be angled so as to allow
for the capture of facial recognition, clear and certain
identification of any person entering or exiting the
dispensary and the immediate surrounding area, and license
plates of vehicles in the parking lot;
(4) 24-hour recordings from all video cameras
available for immediate viewing by the Department upon
request. Recordings shall not be destroyed or altered and
shall be retained for at least 90 days. Recordings shall
be retained as long as necessary if the dispensing
organization is aware of the loss or theft of cannabis or a
pending criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
or legal proceeding for which the recording may contain
relevant information;
(5) The ability to immediately produce a clear, color
still photo from the surveillance video, either live or
recorded;
(6) A date and time stamp embedded on all video
surveillance recordings. The date and time shall be
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obscure the picture;
(7) The ability to remain operational during a power
outage and ensure all access doors are not solely
controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that
locks are not released during a power outage;
(8) All video surveillance equipment shall allow for
the exporting of still images in an industry standard
image format, including .jpg, .bmp, and .gif. Exported
video shall have the ability to be archived in a
proprietary format that ensures authentication of the
video and guarantees that no alteration of the recorded
image has taken place. Exported video shall also have the
ability to be saved in an industry standard file format
that can be played on a standard computer operating
system. All recordings shall be erased or destroyed before
disposal;
(9) The video surveillance system shall be operational
during a power outage with a 4-hour minimum battery
backup;
(10) A video camera or cameras recording at each
point-of-sale location allowing for the identification of
the dispensing organization agent distributing the
cannabis and any purchaser. The camera or cameras shall
capture the sale, the individuals and the computer
monitors used for the sale;
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audible and visual notification of any failure in the
electronic video monitoring system; and
(12) All electronic video surveillance monitoring must
record at least the equivalent of 8 frames per second and
be available as recordings to the Department and the
Illinois State Police 24 hours a day via a secure
web-based portal with reverse functionality.
(j) The requirements contained in this Act are minimum
requirements for operating a dispensing organization. The
Department may establish additional requirements by rule.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
410 ILCS 130/7
410 ILCS 705/1-10
410 ILCS 705/15-70
410 ILCS 705/15-75
410 ILCS 705/15-85
410 ILCS 705/15-88 new
410 ILCS 705/15-100