Bill Text: IL SB0299 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that a person under 21 years of age who possesses 30 grams or less of cannabis is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a civil law violation). Provides that a person under 21 years of age who possesses more than 30 grams of cannabis is subject to the penalties provided in the Cannabis Control Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB0299 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0299-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
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6 | (410 ILCS 705/10-15)
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7 | Sec. 10-15. Persons under 21 years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Nothing in this Act is intended to permit the transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of cannabis, with or without remuneration, to a person under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 21 years of age, or to allow a person under 21 years of age to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | purchase, possess, use, process, transport, grow, or consume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | cannabis except where authorized by the Compassionate Use of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Medical Cannabis Program Act or by the Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | authorizing the possession of medical cannabis, nothing in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | this Act authorizes a person who is under 21 years of age to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | possess cannabis. A person under 21 years of age who possesses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 30 grams or less of with cannabis in his or her possession is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor civil law violation as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | outlined in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Cannabis Control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Act . A person under 21 years of age who possesses more than 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | grams of cannabis is subject to the penalties provided in |
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1 | Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act. | ||||||
2 | (c) If the person under the age of 21 was in a motor | ||||||
3 | vehicle at the time of the offense, the Secretary of State may | ||||||
4 | suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person for a | ||||||
5 | violation of this Section under Section 6-206 of the Illinois | ||||||
6 | Vehicle Code and the rules adopted under it. | ||||||
7 | (d) It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to knowingly | ||||||
8 | permit his or her residence, any other private property under | ||||||
9 | his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or watercraft | ||||||
10 | under his or her control to be used by an invitee of the | ||||||
11 | parent's child or the guardian's ward, if the invitee is under | ||||||
12 | the age of 21, in a manner that constitutes a violation of this | ||||||
13 | Section. A parent or guardian is deemed to have knowingly | ||||||
14 | permitted his or her residence, any other private property | ||||||
15 | under his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or | ||||||
16 | watercraft under his or her control to be used in violation of | ||||||
17 | this Section if he or she knowingly authorizes or permits | ||||||
18 | consumption of cannabis by underage invitees. Any person who | ||||||
19 | violates this subsection (d) is guilty of a Class A | ||||||
20 | misdemeanor and the person's sentence shall include, but shall | ||||||
21 | not be limited to, a fine of not less than $500. If a violation | ||||||
22 | of this subsection (d) directly or indirectly results in great | ||||||
23 | bodily harm or death to any person, the person violating this | ||||||
24 | subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In this subsection | ||||||
25 | (d), where the residence or other property has an owner and a | ||||||
26 | tenant or lessee, the trier of fact may infer that the |
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1 | residence or other property is occupied only by the tenant or | ||||||
2 | lessee.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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