Bill Text: IL HB4501 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Specifies that the purchaser education support policies that are maintained by dispensing organizations must include information on the use of locked storage bags to prevent access to cannabis by children. Requires any dispensing organization that sells edible cannabis-infused products to display a placard that, among other things, states: "Cannabis products should be kept away from children and safely stored in a locked storage container." Requires dispensing organizations that are authorized to serve registered qualifying patients, caregivers, or purchasers and that offer cannabis-infused products or cannabis-infused products intended for topical use to stock for sale lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent access to cannabis products by children. In provisions regarding required warnings for cannabis-infused products, adds a required warning that the product must be stored out of reach of children and should be in a locked container and that provides the phone number to the Illinois Poison Center in case of accidental use.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4501 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4501-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4501 Introduced , by Rep. Norma Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 705/15-65
410 ILCS 705/55-16 new
410 ILCS 705/55-21
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Specifies that the purchaser education support policies that are maintained by dispensing organizations must include information on the use of locked storage bags to prevent access to cannabis by children. Requires any dispensing organization that sells edible cannabis-infused products to display a placard that, among other things, states: "Cannabis products should be kept away from children and safely stored in a locked storage container." Requires dispensing organizations that are authorized to serve registered qualifying patients, caregivers, or purchasers and that offer cannabis-infused products or cannabis-infused products intended for topical use to stock for sale lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent access to cannabis products by children. In provisions regarding required warnings for cannabis-infused products, adds a required warning that the product must be stored out of reach of children and should be in a locked container and that provides the phone number to the Illinois Poison Center in case of accidental use.
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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 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
by changing Sections 15-65 and 55-21 and by adding Section
55-16 as follows:
(410 ILCS 705/15-65)
Sec. 15-65. Administration.
(a) A dispensing organization shall establish, maintain,
and comply with written policies and procedures as submitted
in the Business, Financial and Operating plan as required in
this Article or by rules established by the Department, and
approved by the Department, for the security, storage,
inventory, and distribution of cannabis. These policies and
procedures shall include methods for identifying, recording,
and reporting diversion, theft, or loss, and for correcting
errors and inaccuracies in inventories. At a minimum,
dispensing organizations shall ensure the written policies and
procedures provide for the following:
(1) Mandatory and voluntary recalls of cannabis
products. The policies shall be adequate to deal with
recalls due to any action initiated at the request of the
Department and any voluntary action by the dispensing

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organization to remove defective or potentially defective
cannabis from the market or any action undertaken to
promote public health and safety, including:
(i) A mechanism reasonably calculated to contact
purchasers who have, or likely have, obtained the
product from the dispensary, including information on
the policy for return of the recalled product;
(ii) A mechanism to identify and contact the adult
use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser that
manufactured the cannabis;
(iii) Policies for communicating with the
Department, the Department of Agriculture, and the
Department of Public Health within 24 hours of
discovering defective or potentially defective
cannabis; and
(iv) Policies for destruction of any recalled
cannabis product;
(2) Responses to local, State, or national
emergencies, including natural disasters, that affect the
security or operation of a dispensary;
(3) Segregation and destruction of outdated, damaged,
deteriorated, misbranded, or adulterated cannabis. This
procedure shall provide for written documentation of the
cannabis disposition;
(4) Ensure the oldest stock of a cannabis product is
distributed first. The procedure may permit deviation from

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this requirement, if such deviation is temporary and
appropriate;
(5) Training of dispensing organization agents in the
provisions of this Act and rules, to effectively operate
the point-of-sale system and the State's verification
system, proper inventory handling and tracking, specific
uses of cannabis or cannabis-infused products, instruction
regarding regulatory inspection preparedness and law
enforcement interaction, awareness of the legal
requirements for maintaining status as an agent, and other
topics as specified by the dispensing organization or the
Department. The dispensing organization shall maintain
evidence of all training provided to each agent in its
files that is subject to inspection and audit by the
Department. The dispensing organization shall ensure
agents receive a minimum of 8 hours of training subject to
the requirements in subsection (i) of Section 15-40
annually, unless otherwise approved by the Department;
(6) Maintenance of business records consistent with
industry standards, including bylaws, consents, manual or
computerized records of assets and liabilities, audits,
monetary transactions, journals, ledgers, and supporting
documents, including agreements, checks, invoices,
receipts, and vouchers. Records shall be maintained in a
manner consistent with this Act and shall be retained for
5 years;

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(7) Inventory control, including:
(i) Tracking purchases and denials of sale;
(ii) Disposal of unusable or damaged cannabis as
required by this Act and rules; and
(8) Purchaser education and support, including:
(i) Whether possession of cannabis is illegal
under federal law;
(ii) Current educational information issued by the
Department of Public Health about the health risks
associated with the use or abuse of cannabis;
(iii) Information about possible side effects;
(iv) Prohibition on smoking cannabis in public
places; and
(v) Information on the use of locked storage bags
to prevent access by children; and
(vi) (v) Offering any other appropriate purchaser
education or support materials.
(b) Blank.
(c) A dispensing organization shall maintain copies of the
policies and procedures on the dispensary premises and provide
copies to the Department upon request. The dispensing
organization shall review the dispensing organization policies
and procedures at least once every 12 months from the issue
date of the license and update as needed due to changes in
industry standards or as requested by the Department.
(d) A dispensing organization shall ensure that each

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principal officer and each dispensing organization agent has a
current agent identification card in the agent's immediate
possession when the agent is at the dispensary.
(e) A dispensing organization shall provide prompt written
notice to the Department, including the date of the event,
when a dispensing organization agent no longer is employed by
the dispensing organization.
(f) A dispensing organization shall promptly document and
report any loss or theft of cannabis from the dispensary to the
Illinois State Police and the Department. It is the duty of any
dispensing organization agent who becomes aware of the loss or
theft to report it as provided in this Article.
(g) A dispensing organization shall post the following
information in a conspicuous location in an area of the
dispensary accessible to consumers:
(1) The dispensing organization's license;
(2) The hours of operation.
(h) Signage that shall be posted inside the premises.
(1) All dispensing organizations must display a
placard that states the following: "Cannabis consumption
can impair cognition and driving, is for adult use only,
may be habit forming, and should not be used by pregnant or
breastfeeding women.".
(2) Any dispensing organization that sells edible
cannabis-infused products must display a placard that
states the following:

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(A) "Edible cannabis-infused products were
produced in a kitchen that may also process common
food allergens."; and
(B) "The effects of cannabis products can vary
from person to person, and it can take as long as two
hours to feel the effects of some cannabis-infused
products. Carefully review the portion size
information and warnings contained on the product
packaging before consuming."; and .
(C) "Cannabis products should be kept away from
children and safely stored in a locked storage
container.".
(3) All of the required signage in this subsection (h)
shall be no smaller than 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide,
with typed letters no smaller than 2 inches. The signage
shall be clearly visible and readable by customers. The
signage shall be placed in the area where cannabis and
cannabis-infused products are sold and may be translated
into additional languages as needed. The Department may
require a dispensary to display the required signage in a
different language, other than English, if the Secretary
deems it necessary.
(i) A dispensing organization shall prominently post
notices inside the dispensing organization that state
activities that are strictly prohibited and punishable by law,
including, but not limited to:

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(1) no minors permitted on the premises unless the
minor is a minor qualifying patient under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act;
(2) distribution to persons under the age of 21 is
prohibited;
(3) transportation of cannabis or cannabis products
across state lines is prohibited.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(410 ILCS 705/55-16 new)
Sec. 55-16. Prevention of unintentional ingestion. All
dispensing organizations that are authorized to serve
registered qualifying patients, caregivers, or purchasers and
that offer cannabis-infused products or cannabis-infused
products intended for topical use must stock for sale
lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent access
to cannabis products by children.
(410 ILCS 705/55-21)
Sec. 55-21. Cannabis product packaging and labeling.
(a) Each cannabis product produced for sale shall be
registered with the Department of Agriculture on forms
provided by the Department of Agriculture. Each product
registration shall include a label and the required
registration fee at the rate established by the Department of

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Agriculture for a comparable medical cannabis product, or as
established by rule. The registration fee is for the name of
the product offered for sale and one fee shall be sufficient
for all package sizes.
(b) All harvested cannabis intended for distribution to a
cannabis enterprise must be packaged in a sealed, labeled
container.
(c) Any product containing cannabis shall be sold in a
sealed, odor-proof, and child-resistant cannabis container
consistent with current standards, including the Consumer
Product Safety Commission standards referenced by the Poison
Prevention Act unless the sale is between or among a craft
grower, infuser, or cultivation center.
(d) All cannabis-infused products shall be individually
wrapped or packaged at the original point of preparation. The
packaging of the cannabis-infused product shall conform to the
labeling requirements of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act, in addition to the other requirements set forth in this
Section.
(e) Each cannabis product shall be labeled before sale and
each label shall be securely affixed to the package and shall
state in legible English and any languages required by the
Department of Agriculture:
(1) the name and post office box of the registered
cultivation center or craft grower where the item was
manufactured;

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(2) the common or usual name of the item and the
registered name of the cannabis product that was
registered with the Department of Agriculture under
subsection (a);
(3) a unique serial number that will match the product
with a cultivation center or craft grower batch and lot
number to facilitate any warnings or recalls the
Department of Agriculture, cultivation center, or craft
grower deems appropriate;
(4) the date of final testing and packaging, if
sampled, and the identification of the independent testing
laboratory;
(5) the date of harvest and "use by" date;
(6) the quantity (in ounces or grams) of cannabis
contained in the product;
(7) a pass/fail rating based on the laboratory's
microbiological, mycotoxins, and pesticide and solvent
residue analyses, if sampled;
(8) content list.
(A) A list of the following, including the minimum
and maximum percentage content by weight for
subdivisions (e)(8)(A)(i) through (iv):
(i) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);
(ii) tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA);
(iii) cannabidiol (CBD);
(iv) cannabidiolic acid (CBDA); and

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(v) all other ingredients of the item,
including any colors, artificial flavors, and
preservatives, listed in descending order by
predominance of weight shown with common or usual
names.
(B) The acceptable tolerances for the minimum
percentage printed on the label for any of
subdivisions (e)(8)(A)(i) through (iv) shall not be
below 85% or above 115% of the labeled amount.
(f) Packaging must not contain information that:
(1) is false or misleading;
(2) promotes excessive consumption;
(3) depicts a person under 21 years of age consuming
cannabis;
(4) includes the image of a cannabis leaf;
(5) includes any image designed or likely to appeal to
minors, including cartoons, toys, animals, or children, or
any other likeness to images, characters, or phrases that
are popularly used to advertise to children, or any
packaging or labeling that bears reasonable resemblance to
any product available for consumption as a commercially
available candy, or that promotes consumption of cannabis;
(6) contains any seal, flag, crest, coat of arms, or
other insignia likely to mislead the purchaser to believe
that the product has been endorsed, made, or used by the
State of Illinois or any of its representatives except

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where authorized by this Act.
(g) Cannabis products produced by concentrating or
extracting ingredients from the cannabis plant shall contain
the following information, where applicable:
(1) If solvents were used to create the concentrate or
extract, a statement that discloses the type of extraction
method, including any solvents or gases used to create the
concentrate or extract; and
(2) Any other chemicals or compounds used to produce
or were added to the concentrate or extract.
(h) All cannabis products must contain warning statements
established for purchasers, of a size that is legible and
readily visible to a consumer inspecting a package, which may
not be covered or obscured in any way. The Department of Public
Health shall define and update appropriate health warnings for
packages including specific labeling or warning requirements
for specific cannabis products.
(i) Unless modified by rule to strengthen or respond to
new evidence and science, the following warnings shall apply
to all cannabis products unless modified by rule: "This
product contains cannabis and is intended for use by adults 21
and over. Its use can impair cognition and may be habit
forming. This product should not be used by pregnant or
breastfeeding women. It is unlawful to sell or provide this
item to any individual, and it may not be transported outside
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while under the influence of cannabis. Possession or use of
this product may carry significant legal penalties in some
jurisdictions and under federal law.".
(j) Warnings for each of the following product types must
be present on labels when offered for sale to a purchaser:
(1) Cannabis that may be smoked must contain a
statement that "Smoking is hazardous to your health.".
(2) Cannabis-infused products (other than those
intended for topical application) must contain a statement
"CAUTION: This product contains cannabis, and intoxication
following use may be delayed 2 or more hours. This product
was produced in a facility that cultivates cannabis, and
that may also process common food allergens. This product
must be stored out of reach of children and should be in a
locked container. In case of accidental ingestion, call
the Illinois Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.".
(3) Cannabis-infused products intended for topical
application must contain a statement "DO NOT EAT" in bold,
capital letters, as well as a statement that reads: "This
product must be stored out of reach of children and should
be in a locked container. In case of accidental use or
ingestion, call the Illinois Poison Center at
1-800-222-1222.".
(k) Each cannabis-infused product intended for consumption
must be individually packaged, must include the total
milligram content of THC and CBD, and may not include more than

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a total of 100 milligrams of THC per package. A package may
contain multiple servings of 10 milligrams of THC, indicated
by scoring, wrapping, or by other indicators designating
individual serving sizes. The Department of Agriculture may
change the total amount of THC allowed for each package, or the
total amount of THC allowed for each serving size, by rule.
(l) No individual other than the purchaser may alter or
destroy any labeling affixed to the primary packaging of
cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
(m) For each commercial weighing and measuring device used
at a facility, the cultivation center or craft grower must:
(1) Ensure that the commercial device is licensed
under the Weights and Measures Act and the associated
administrative rules (8 Ill. Adm. Code 600);
(2) Maintain documentation of the licensure of the
commercial device; and
(3) Provide a copy of the license of the commercial
device to the Department of Agriculture for review upon
request.
(n) It is the responsibility of the Department to ensure
that packaging and labeling requirements, including product
warnings, are enforced at all times for products provided to
purchasers. Product registration requirements and container
requirements may be modified by rule by the Department of
Agriculture.
(o) Labeling, including warning labels, may be modified by

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rule by the Department of Agriculture.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)