Bill Text: IL HB5527 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that a cultivation center may sell or distribute cannabis or cannabis-infused products to an independent dispensing organization. Provides that at least half of all cannabis and cannabis-infused products sold by a cultivation center must be sold to independent dispensing organizations. Defines "independent dispensing organization".

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5527 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5527-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5527 Introduced , by Rep. Arthur Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 705/1-10
410 ILCS 705/20-30
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that a cultivation center may sell or distribute cannabis or cannabis-infused products to an independent dispensing organization. Provides that at least half of all cannabis and cannabis-infused products sold by a cultivation center must be sold to independent dispensing organizations. Defines "independent dispensing organization".
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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 1-10 and 20-30 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
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.

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"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.
"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,
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

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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.
"Cannabis container" means a sealed, 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,

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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 processing organization
and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation, and the Department of 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

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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 Community College Cannabis Vocational
Training Pilot Program faculty participant.
"Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
means a license awarded to top-scoring 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

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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, 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

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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.
"Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
organization at which activities licensed by this Act may
occur.
"Dispensing organization" 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, processing organization,
or another dispensary 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

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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 that has obtained an Early Approval Adult Use
Dispensing Organization License.
"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

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(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
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

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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 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.
"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.
"Independent dispensing organization" means a licensed
dispensing organization whose principal officers and owners
are not principal officers of a licensed cultivation center and
do not own more than 1% of a licensed cultivation center.
"Individual" means a natural person.
"Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility

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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.
"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.

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"Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
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

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from within an adjacent property.
"Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
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

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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.
"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.
"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.
"Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity

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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;
(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;

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(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
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.
"Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
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

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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:
(1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
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

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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.)
(410 ILCS 705/20-30)
Sec. 20-30. Cultivation center requirements; prohibitions.
(a) The operating documents of a cultivation center shall
include procedures for the oversight of the cultivation center
a cannabis plant monitoring system including a physical
inventory recorded weekly, accurate recordkeeping, and a
staffing plan.
(b) A cultivation center shall implement a security plan
reviewed by the Department of State Police that includes, but
is not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter
intrusion detection systems, personnel identification systems,
24-hour surveillance system to monitor the interior and
exterior of the cultivation center facility and accessibility
to authorized law enforcement, the Department of Public Health
where processing takes place, and the Department of Agriculture
in real time.
(c) All cultivation of cannabis by a cultivation center
must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at the physical
address provided to the Department of Agriculture during the
licensing process. The cultivation center location shall only
be accessed by the agents working for the cultivation center,
the Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections,

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the Department of Public Health staff performing inspections,
local and State law enforcement or other emergency personnel,
contractors working on jobs unrelated to cannabis, such as
installing or maintaining security devices or performing
electrical wiring, transporting organization agents as
provided in this Act, individuals in a mentoring or educational
program approved by the State, or other individuals as provided
by rule.
(d) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
cannabis or cannabis-infused products to any person other than
a dispensing organization, craft grower, infuser organization,
transporter, or as otherwise authorized by rule. At least half
of all cannabis and cannabis-infused products sold by a
cultivation center must be sold to independent dispensing
organizations.
(e) A cultivation center may not either directly or
indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensing
organizations, craft growers, or infuser organizations that
are purchasing a like grade, strain, brand, and quality of
cannabis or cannabis-infused product. Nothing in this
subsection (e) prevents a cultivation centers from pricing
cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of
manufacturing or processing, the quantities sold, such as
volume discounts, or the way the products are delivered.
(f) All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
intended for distribution to a dispensing organization must be

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entered into a data collection system, packaged and labeled
under Section 55-21, and placed into a cannabis container for
transport. All cannabis harvested by a cultivation center and
intended for distribution to a craft grower or infuser
organization must be packaged in a labeled cannabis container
and entered into a data collection system before transport.
(g) Cultivation centers are subject to random inspections
by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public
Health, local safety or health inspectors, and the Department
of State Police.
(h) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
enforcement, the Department of State Police, and the Department
of Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in person, or by
written or electronic communication.
(i) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
any applicable federal rules and regulations regarding the use
of pesticides on cannabis plants.
(j) No person or entity shall hold any legal, equitable,
ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, of
more than 3 cultivation centers licensed under this Article.
Further, no person or entity that is employed by, an agent of,
has a contract to receive payment in any form from a
cultivation center, is a principal officer of a cultivation
center, or entity controlled by or affiliated with a principal
officer of a cultivation shall hold any legal, equitable,

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ownership, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a
cultivation that would result in the person or entity owning or
controlling in combination with any cultivation center,
principal officer of a cultivation center, or entity controlled
or affiliated with a principal officer of a cultivation center
by which he, she, or it is employed, is an agent of, or
participates in the management of, more than 3 cultivation
center licenses.
(k) A cultivation center may not contain more than 210,000
square feet of canopy space for plants in the flowering stage
for cultivation of adult use cannabis as provided in this Act.
(l) A cultivation center may process cannabis, cannabis
concentrates, and cannabis-infused products.
(m) Beginning July 1, 2020, a cultivation center shall not
transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products to a craft
grower, dispensing organization, infuser organization, or
laboratory licensed under this Act, unless it has obtained a
transporting organization license.
(n) It is unlawful for any person having a cultivation
center license or any officer, associate, member,
representative, or agent of such licensee to offer or deliver
money, or anything else of value, directly or indirectly to any
person having an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license

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issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
Act, or to any person connected with or in any way
representing, or to any member of the family of, such person
holding an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, or a
medical cannabis dispensing organization license issued under
the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, or to
any stockholders in any corporation engaged in the retail sale
of cannabis, or to any officer, manager, agent, or
representative of the Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing
Organization License, a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
Organization License, an Adult Use Dispensing Organization
License, or a medical cannabis dispensing organization license
issued under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
Act to obtain preferential placement within the dispensing
organization, including, without limitation, on shelves and in
display cases where purchasers can view products, or on the
dispensing organization's website.
(o) A cultivation center must comply with any other
requirements or prohibitions set by administrative rule of the
Department of Agriculture.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)