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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4515

Introduced 1/26/2026, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 705/1-10
410 ILCS 705/7-10
410 ILCS 705/7-15
410 ILCS 705/10-15
410 ILCS 705/Art. 25 heading
410 ILCS 705/25-1
410 ILCS 705/25-10
410 ILCS 705/25-15
410 ILCS 705/25-35
410 ILCS 705/50-5
410 ILCS 705/25-45 rep.

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Replaces references to
the Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program and the Community
College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program with references to the
Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Program. Repeals provisions
that would automatically repeal the Program on July 1, 2026. Authorizes
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide grants from
appropriations from the Cannabis Business Development Fund to community
colleges licensed under the Community College Vocational Training Program,
and requires the Department to adopt rules. Provides that the community
colleges that received a license before the effective date of the
amendatory Act shall be deemed to be licensed Responsible Vendor Program
Training Providers and that such designation may be revoked for cause
under rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning health.

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

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Section 5.
The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
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by changing the heading of Article 25 and by changing Sections
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1-10, 7-10, 7-15, 10-15, 25-1, 25-10, 25-15, 25-35, and 50-5
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as follows:

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(410 ILCS 705/1-10)
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Sec. 1-10.
Definitions.
In this Act:
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"Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a license
11
issued by the Department of Agriculture that permits a person
12
to act as a cultivation center under this Act and any
13
administrative rule made in furtherance of this Act.
14

"Adult Use Dispensing Organization License" means a
15
license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional
16
Regulation that permits a person to act as a dispensing
17
organization under this Act and any administrative rule made
18
in furtherance of this Act.
19

"Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities
20
including, but not limited to: newspaper, radio, Internet and
21
electronic media, and television advertising; the distribution
22
of fliers and circulars; billboard advertising; and the
23
display of window and interior signs. "Advertise" does not

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mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed
2
cannabis business establishment.
3

"Application points" means the number of points a
4
Dispensary Applicant receives on an application for a
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Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
6

"BLS Region" means a region in Illinois used by the United
7
States Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather and categorize
8
certain employment and wage data. The 17 such regions in
9
Illinois are: Bloomington, Cape Girardeau, Carbondale-Marion,
10
Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Danville,
11
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria,
12
Rockford, St. Louis, Springfield, Northwest Illinois
13
nonmetropolitan area, West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan
14
area, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, and South
15
Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
16

"By lot" means a randomized method of choosing between 2
17
or more Eligible Tied Applicants or 2 or more Qualifying
18
Applicants.
19

"Cannabis" means marijuana, hashish, and other substances
20
that are identified as including any parts of the plant
21
Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such
22
as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not;
23
the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the
24
plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
25
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin,
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including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally

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produced cannabinol derivatives, whether produced directly or
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indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not include
3
the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
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stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other
5
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
6
preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted
7
from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
8
plant that is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not
9
include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the
10
Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower,
11
concentrate, and cannabis-infused products.
12

"Cannabis business establishment" means a cultivation
13
center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser
14
organization, dispensing organization, or transporting
15
organization.
16

"Cannabis concentrate" means a product derived from
17
cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids,
18
including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through
19
the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil, or
20
other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane,
21
propane, CO
2
, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended
22
use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use
23
of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until
24
it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
25

"Cannabis container" means a sealed or resealable,
26
traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of

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containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during
2
transportation.
3

"Cannabis flower" means marijuana, hashish, and other
4
substances that are identified as including any parts of the
5
plant Cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies,
6
such as indica, of all strains of cannabis; including raw
7
kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted
8
from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture,
9
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its
10
seeds, or resin.
11

"Cannabis-infused product" means a beverage, food, oil,
12
ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product
13
containing cannabis or cannabis concentrate that is not
14
intended to be smoked.
15

"Cannabis paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or
16
materials intended to be used for planting, propagating,
17
cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing,
18
processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
19
repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, or
20
otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
21

"Cannabis plant monitoring system" or "plant monitoring
22
system" means a system that includes, but is not limited to,
23
testing and data collection established and maintained by the
24
cultivation center, craft grower, or processing organization
25
and that is available to the Department of Revenue, the
26
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and

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Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Police for the
2
purposes of documenting each cannabis plant and monitoring
3
plant development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis
4
plant cultivated for the intended use by a customer from seed
5
planting to final packaging.
6

"Cannabis testing facility" means an entity registered by
7
the Department of Agriculture to test cannabis for potency and
8
contaminants.
9

"Clone" means a plant section from a female cannabis plant
10
not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other
11
propagation matrix, that is capable of developing into a new
12
plant.
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"Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot

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Program faculty participant" means a person who is 21 years of
15
age or older, licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and
16
is employed or contracted by an Illinois community college to
17
provide student instruction using cannabis plants at an
18
Illinois Community College.
19

"Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot

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Program faculty participant Agent Identification Card" means a
21
document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
22
identifies a person as a Community College Cannabis Vocational
23
Training
Pilot
Program faculty participant.
24

"Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
25
means a contingent license awarded to applicants for an Adult
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Use Dispensing Organization License that reserves the right to

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an Adult Use Dispensing Organization License if the applicant
2
meets certain conditions described in this Act, but does not
3
entitle the recipient to begin purchasing or selling cannabis
4
or cannabis-infused products.
5

"Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License" means a
6
license awarded to top-scoring applicants for an Adult Use
7
Cultivation Center License that reserves the right to an Adult
8
Use Cultivation Center License if the applicant meets certain
9
conditions as determined by the Department of Agriculture by
10
rule, but does not entitle the recipient to begin growing,
11
processing, or selling cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
12

"Craft grower" means a facility operated by an
13
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
14
Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis and
15
perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available
16
for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing
17
organization. A craft grower may contain up to 5,000 square
18
feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the
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flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize
20
an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space
21
in increments of 3,000 square feet by rule based on market
22
need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of
23
compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of 14,000
24
square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage,
25
which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed
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and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a

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processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both,
2
provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or
3
cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which
4
the other licensee does not have access or all licensees
5
sharing a vault share more than 50% of the same ownership.
6

"Craft grower agent" means a principal officer, board
7
member, employee, or other agent of a craft grower who is 21
8
years of age or older.
9

"Craft Grower Agent Identification Card" means a document
10
issued by the Department of Agriculture that identifies a
11
person as a craft grower agent.
12

"Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
13
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
14
Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise
15
limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities
16
to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis
17
business establishments.
18

"Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
19
board member, employee, or other agent of a cultivation center
20
who is 21 years of age or older.
21

"Cultivation Center Agent Identification Card" means a
22
document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
23
identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
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"Currency" means currency and coin of the United States.
25

"Dispensary" means a facility operated by a dispensing
26
organization at which activities licensed by this Act may

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occur.
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"Dispensary Applicant" means the Proposed Dispensing
3
Organization Name as stated on an application for a
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Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
5

"Dispensing organization" means a facility operated by an
6
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
7
Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from
8
a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization,
9
or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing
10
cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds,
11
paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to
12
purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis
13
patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, "dispensing
14
organization" includes a registered medical cannabis
15
organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical
16
Cannabis Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an
17
Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
18

"Dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
19
employee, or agent of a dispensing organization who is 21
20
years of age or older.
21

"Dispensing organization agent identification card" means
22
a document issued by the Department of Financial and
23
Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a
24
dispensing organization agent.
25

"Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
26
comparable geographic area that satisfies the following

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criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
2
Economic Opportunity, that:
3

(1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
4

(A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
5

according to the latest federal decennial census; or
6

(B) 75% or more of the children in the area
7

participate in the federal free lunch program
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according to reported statistics from the State Board
9

of Education; or
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(C) at least 20% of the households in the area
11

receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
12

Assistance Program; or
13

(D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
14

determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
15

Security, that is more than 120% of the national
16

unemployment average, as determined by the United
17

States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
18

consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
19

application; and
20

(2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
21

incarceration related to the sale, possession, use,
22

cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
23

"Early Approval Adult Use Cultivation Center License"
24
means a license that permits a medical cannabis cultivation
25
center licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
26
Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to

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begin cultivating, infusing, packaging, transporting (unless
2
otherwise provided in this Act), processing, and selling
3
cannabis or cannabis-infused product to cannabis business
4
establishments for resale to purchasers as permitted by this
5
Act as of January 1, 2020.
6

"Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License"
7
means a license that permits a medical cannabis dispensing
8
organization licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
9
Cannabis Program Act as of the effective date of this Act to
10
begin selling cannabis or cannabis-infused product to
11
purchasers as permitted by this Act as of January 1, 2020.
12

"Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization at a
13
secondary site" means a license that permits a medical
14
cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the
15
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act as of the
16
effective date of this Act to begin selling cannabis or
17
cannabis-infused product to purchasers as permitted by this
18
Act on January 1, 2020 at a different dispensary location from
19
its existing registered medical dispensary location.
20

"Eligible Tied Applicant" means a Tied Applicant that is
21
eligible to participate in the process by which a remaining
22
available license is distributed by lot pursuant to a Tied
23
Applicant Lottery.
24

"Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
25
building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
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security devices that permit access only by cannabis business

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establishment agents working for the licensed cannabis
2
business establishment or acting pursuant to this Act to
3
cultivate, process, store, or distribute cannabis.
4

"Enclosed, locked space" means a closet, room, greenhouse,
5
building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
6
security devices that permit access only by authorized
7
individuals under this Act. "Enclosed, locked space" may
8
include:
9

(1) a space within a residential building that (i) is
10

the primary residence of the individual cultivating 5 or
11

fewer cannabis plants that are more than 5 inches tall and
12

(ii) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing. The
13

space must only be accessible by a key or code that is
14

different from any key or code that can be used to access
15

the residential building from the exterior; or
16

(2) a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, that
17

lies on the same plot of land as a residential building
18

that (i) includes sleeping quarters and indoor plumbing
19

and (ii) is used as a primary residence by the person
20

cultivating 5 or fewer cannabis plants that are more than
21

5 inches tall, such as a shed or greenhouse. The structure
22

must remain locked when it is unoccupied by people.
23

"Financial institution" has the same meaning as "financial
24
organization" as defined in Section 1501 of the Illinois
25
Income Tax Act, and also includes the holding companies,
26
subsidiaries, and affiliates of such financial organizations.

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"Flowering stage" means the stage of cultivation where and
2
when a cannabis plant is cultivated to produce plant material
3
for cannabis products. This includes mature plants as follows:
4

(1) if greater than 2 stigmas are visible at each
5

internode of the plant; or
6

(2) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has been
7

intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
8

intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation,
9

from the moment the light deprivation began through the
10

remainder of the marijuana plant growth cycle.
11

"Individual" means a natural person.
12

"Infuser organization" or "infuser" means a facility
13
operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
14
the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis
15
or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce
16
a cannabis-infused product.
17

"Kief" means the resinous crystal-like trichomes that are
18
found on cannabis and that are accumulated, resulting in a
19
higher concentration of cannabinoids, untreated by heat or
20
pressure, or extracted using a solvent.
21

"Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a
22
cannabis business establishment and any labor organization
23
recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, referred to
24
in this Act as a bona fide labor organization, that prohibits
25
labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing,
26
work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference

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with the cannabis business establishment. This agreement means
2
that the cannabis business establishment has agreed not to
3
disrupt efforts by the bona fide labor organization to
4
communicate with, and attempt to organize and represent, the
5
cannabis business establishment's employees. The agreement
6
shall provide a bona fide labor organization access at
7
reasonable times to areas in which the cannabis business
8
establishment's employees work, for the purpose of meeting
9
with employees to discuss their right to representation,
10
employment rights under State law, and terms and conditions of
11
employment. This type of agreement shall not mandate a
12
particular method of election or certification of the bona
13
fide labor organization.
14

"Limited access area" means a room or other area under the
15
control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under
16
this Act and upon the licensed premises where cannabis sales
17
occur with access limited to purchasers, dispensing
18
organization owners and other dispensing organization agents,
19
or service professionals conducting business with the
20
dispensing organization, or, if sales to registered qualifying
21
patients, caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid
22
Alternative Pilot Program participants licensed pursuant to
23
the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act are also
24
permitted at the dispensary, registered qualifying patients,
25
caregivers, provisional patients, and Opioid Alternative Pilot
26
Program participants.

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"Member of an impacted family" means an individual who has
2
a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent, or was
3
a dependent of an individual who, prior to the effective date
4
of this Act, was arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated
5
delinquent for any offense that is eligible for expungement
6
under this Act.
7

"Mother plant" means a cannabis plant that is cultivated
8
or maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that
9
will not be used to produce plant material for sale to an
10
infuser or dispensing organization.
11

"Ordinary public view" means within the sight line with
12
normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids,
13
from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or
14
from within an adjacent property.
15

"Ownership and control" means ownership of at least 51% of
16
the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, and
17
control over the management and day-to-day operations of the
18
business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits
19
and losses of the business proportionate to percentage of
20
ownership.
21

"Person" means a natural individual, firm, partnership,
22
association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or
23
private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver,
24
executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
25
by order of any court.
26

"Possession limit" means the amount of cannabis under

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Section 10-10 that may be possessed at any one time by a person
2
21 years of age or older or who is a registered qualifying
3
medical cannabis patient or caregiver under the Compassionate
4
Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
5

"Principal officer" includes a cannabis business
6
establishment applicant or licensed cannabis business
7
establishment's board member, owner with more than 1% interest
8
of the total cannabis business establishment or more than 5%
9
interest of the total cannabis business establishment of a
10
publicly traded company, president, vice president, secretary,
11
treasurer, partner, officer, member, manager member, or person
12
with a profit sharing, financial interest, or revenue sharing
13
arrangement. The definition includes a person with authority
14
to control the cannabis business establishment, a person who
15
assumes responsibility for the debts of the cannabis business
16
establishment and who is further defined in this Act.
17

"Primary residence" means a dwelling where a person
18
usually stays or stays more often than other locations. It may
19
be determined by, without limitation, presence, tax filings;
20
address on an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
21
Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a Disability
22
Identification Card; or voter registration. No person may have
23
more than one primary residence.
24

"Processing organization" or "processor" means a facility
25
operated by an organization or business that is licensed by
26
the Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent

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chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
2
incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product
3
formulation to produce a cannabis product.
4

"Processing organization agent" means a principal officer,
5
board member, employee, or agent of a processing organization.
6

"Processing organization agent identification card" means
7
a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
8
identifies a person as a processing organization agent.
9

"Purchaser" means a person 21 years of age or older who
10
acquires cannabis for a valuable consideration. "Purchaser"
11
does not include a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of
12
Medical Cannabis Program Act.
13

"Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that submitted
14
an application pursuant to Section 15-30 that received at
15
least 85% of 250 application points available under Section
16
15-30 as the applicant's final score and meets the definition
17
of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under this Section.
18

"Qualifying Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant"
19
means an applicant that submitted an application pursuant to
20
Section 15-30 that received at least 85% of 250 application
21
points available under Section 15-30 as the applicant's final
22
score and meets the criteria of either paragraph (1) or (2) of
23
the definition of "Social Equity Applicant" as set forth under
24
this Section.
25

"Qualified Social Equity Applicant" means a Social Equity
26
Applicant who has been awarded a conditional license under

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this Act to operate a cannabis business establishment.
2

"Resided" means an individual's primary residence was
3
located within the relevant geographic area as established by
4
2 of the following:
5

(1) a signed lease agreement that includes the
6

applicant's name;
7

(2) a property deed that includes the applicant's
8

name;
9

(3) school records;
10

(4) a voter registration card;
11

(5) an Illinois driver's license, an Illinois
12

Identification Card, or an Illinois Person with a
13

Disability Identification Card;
14

(6) a paycheck stub;
15

(7) a utility bill;
16

(8) tax records; or
17

(9) any other proof of residency or other information
18

necessary to establish residence as provided by rule.
19

"Smoking" means the inhalation of smoke caused by the
20
combustion of cannabis.
21

"Social Equity Applicant" means an applicant that is an
22
Illinois resident that meets one of the following criteria:
23

(1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
24

control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
25

least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
26

Impacted Area;

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(2) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
2

control by one or more individuals who:
3

(i) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
4

adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
5

eligible for expungement under this Act; or
6

(ii) is a member of an impacted family;
7

(3) for applicants with a minimum of 10 full-time
8

employees, an applicant with at least 51% of current
9

employees who:
10

(i) currently reside in a Disproportionately
11

Impacted Area; or
12

(ii) have been arrested for, convicted of, or
13

adjudicated delinquent for any offense that is
14

eligible for expungement under this Act or member of
15

an impacted family.
16

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit
17
the duties of any employer under the Job Opportunities for
18
Qualified Applicants Act. Nothing in this Act shall permit an
19
employer to require an employee to disclose sealed or expunged
20
offenses, unless otherwise required by law.
21

"Tied Applicant" means an application submitted by a
22
Dispensary Applicant pursuant to Section 15-30 that received
23
the same number of application points under Section 15-30 as
24
the Dispensary Applicant's final score as one or more
25
top-scoring applications in the same BLS Region and would have
26
been awarded a license but for the one or more other

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top-scoring applications that received the same number of
2
application points. Each application for which a Dispensary
3
Applicant was required to pay a required application fee for
4
the application period ending January 2, 2020 shall be
5
considered an application of a separate Tied Applicant.
6

"Tied Applicant Lottery" means the process established
7
under 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.50 for awarding Conditional Adult
8
Use Dispensing Organization Licenses pursuant to Sections
9
15-25 and 15-30 among Eligible Tied Applicants.
10

"Tincture" means a cannabis-infused solution, typically
11
comprised of alcohol, glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived
12
either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed
13
cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as
14
defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall
15
include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable
16
of accurately measuring servings.
17

"Transporting organization" or "transporter" means an
18
organization or business that is licensed by the Department of
19
Agriculture to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused product
20
on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
21
college licensed under the Community College Cannabis
22
Vocational Training
Pilot
Program.
23

"Transporting organization agent" means a principal
24
officer, board member, employee, or agent of a transporting
25
organization.
26

"Transporting organization agent identification card"

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means a document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
2
identifies a person as a transporting organization agent.
3

"Unit of local government" means any county, city,
4
village, or incorporated town.
5

"Vegetative stage" means the stage of cultivation in which
6
a cannabis plant is propagated to produce additional cannabis
7
plants or reach a sufficient size for production. This
8
includes seedlings, clones, mothers, and other immature
9
cannabis plants as follows:
10

(1) if the cannabis plant is in an area that has not
11

been intentionally deprived of light for a period of time
12

intended to produce flower buds and induce maturation, it
13

has no more than 2 stigmas visible at each internode of the
14

cannabis plant; or
15

(2) any cannabis plant that is cultivated solely for
16

the purpose of propagating clones and is never used to
17

produce cannabis.
18
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
19
102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
20
5-13-22.)

21

(410 ILCS 705/7-10)
22

Sec. 7-10.
Cannabis Business Development Fund.
23

(a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund,
24
which shall be held separate and apart from all other State
25
moneys, to be known as the Cannabis Business Development Fund.

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The Cannabis Business Development Fund shall be exclusively
2
used for the following purposes:
3

(1) to provide low-interest rate loans to Qualified
4

Social Equity Applicants to pay for ordinary and necessary
5

expenses to start and operate a cannabis business
6

establishment permitted by this Act;
7

(2) to provide grants to Qualified Social Equity
8

Applicants to pay for ordinary and necessary expenses to
9

start and operate a cannabis business establishment
10

permitted by this Act;
11

(3) to compensate the Department of Commerce and
12

Economic Opportunity for any costs related to the
13

provision of low-interest loans and grants to Qualified
14

Social Equity Applicants
and grants to community colleges
15

licensed under the Community College Vocational Training
16

Program in Article 25 of this Act
;
17

(4) to pay for outreach that may be provided or
18

targeted to attract and support Social Equity Applicants
19

and Qualified Social Equity Applicants;
20

(5) (blank);
21

(6) to conduct any study or research concerning the
22

participation of minorities, women, veterans, or people
23

with disabilities in the cannabis industry, including,
24

without limitation, barriers to such individuals entering
25

the industry as equity owners of cannabis business
26

establishments;

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(7) (blank);
and
2

(8) to assist with job training and technical
3

assistance for residents in Disproportionately Impacted
4

Areas
; and

.
5

(9) to provide grants to community colleges licensed
6

under the Community College Vocational Training Program in
7

Article 25 of this Act.
8

(b) All moneys collected under Sections 15-15 and 15-20
9
for Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses
10
issued before January 1, 2021 and remunerations made as a
11
result of transfers of permits awarded to Qualified Social
12
Equity Applicants shall be deposited into the Cannabis
13
Business Development Fund.
14

(c) (Blank).
15

(c-5) In addition to any other transfers that may be
16
provided for by law, on July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as
17
practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
18
Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $40,000,000 from the
19
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund to the Cannabis
20
Business Development Fund.
21

(d) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
22
Cannabis Business Development Fund is not subject to sweeps,
23
administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
24
maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
25
Cannabis Business Development Fund into any other fund of the
26
State.

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(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

2

(410 ILCS 705/7-15)
3

Sec. 7-15.
Loans and grants to Social Equity Applicants.
4

(a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
5
shall establish grant and loan programs, subject to
6
appropriations from the Cannabis Business Development Fund,
7
for the purposes of providing financial assistance, loans,
8
grants, and technical assistance to Social Equity Applicants
9
and grants to community colleges licensed under the Community
10
College Vocational Training Program in Article 25 of this Act
.
11

(b) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
12
has the power to:
13

(1) provide Cannabis Social Equity loans and grants
14

from appropriations from the Cannabis Business Development
15

Fund to assist Qualified Social Equity Applicants in
16

gaining entry to, and successfully operating in, the
17

State's regulated cannabis marketplace;
18

(1-b) provide grants from appropriations from the
19

Cannabis Business Development Fund to community colleges
20

licensed under the Community College Vocational Training
21

Program in Article 25 of this Act to further the purposes
22

of this Act;
23

(2) enter into agreements that set forth terms and
24

conditions of the financial assistance, accept funds or
25

grants, and engage in cooperation with private entities

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and agencies of State or local government to carry out the
2

purposes of this Section;
3

(3) fix, determine, charge, and collect any premiums,
4

fees, charges, costs and expenses, including application
5

fees, commitment fees, program fees, financing charges, or
6

publication fees in connection with its activities under
7

this Section;
8

(4) coordinate assistance under these loan programs
9

with activities of the Illinois Department of Financial
10

and Professional Regulation, the Illinois Department of
11

Agriculture, and other agencies as needed to maximize the
12

effectiveness and efficiency of this Act;
13

(5) provide staff, administration, and related support
14

required to administer this Section;
15

(6) take whatever actions are necessary or appropriate
16

to protect the State's interest in the event of
17

bankruptcy, default, foreclosure, or noncompliance with
18

the terms and conditions of financial assistance provided
19

under this Section, including the ability to recapture
20

funds if the recipient is found to be noncompliant with
21

the terms and conditions of the financial assistance
22

agreement;
23

(7) establish application, notification, contract, and
24

other forms, procedures, or rules deemed necessary and
25

appropriate; and
26

(8) utilize vendors or contract work to carry out the

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purposes of this Act.
2

(c) Loans made under this Section:
3

(1) shall only be made if, in the Department's
4

judgment, the project furthers the goals set forth in this
5

Act; and
6

(2) shall be in such principal amount and form and
7

contain such terms and provisions with respect to
8

security, insurance, reporting, delinquency charges,
9

default remedies, and other matters as the Department
10

shall determine appropriate to protect the public interest
11

and to be consistent with the purposes of this Section.
12

The terms and provisions may be less than required for
13

similar loans not covered by this Section.
14

(d) Grants made under this Section shall be awarded on a
15
competitive and annual basis under the Grant Accountability
16
and Transparency Act. Grants made under this Section shall
17
further and promote the goals of this Act, including
, but not
18
limited to,
promotion of Social Equity Applicants, job
19
training and workforce development, and technical assistance
20
to Social Equity Applicants.
21

(e) Beginning January 1, 2021 and each year thereafter,
22
the Department shall annually report to the Governor and the
23
General Assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of this
24
Section that shall include the following:
25

(1) the number of persons
,

or
businesses
, or other
26

entities
receiving financial assistance under this

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Section;
2

(2) the amount in financial assistance awarded in the
3

aggregate, in addition to the amount of loans made that
4

are outstanding and the amount of grants awarded;
5

(3) the location of the project engaged in by the
6

person
,

or
business
, or entity
; and
7

(4) if applicable, the number of new jobs and other
8

forms of economic output created as a result of the
9

financial assistance.
10

(f) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
11
shall include engagement with individuals with limited English
12
proficiency as part of its outreach provided or targeted to
13
attract and support Social Equity Applicants.
14

(g) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
15
shall adopt rules implementing the changes made to this
16
Section by this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
17
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

18

(410 ILCS 705/10-15)
19

Sec. 10-15.
Persons under 21 years of age.
20

(a) Nothing in this Act is intended to permit the transfer
21
of cannabis, with or without remuneration, to a person under
22
21 years of age, or to allow a person under 21 years of age to
23
purchase, possess, use, process, transport, grow, or consume
24
cannabis except where authorized by the Compassionate Use of
25
Medical Cannabis Program Act or by the Community College

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Cannabis Vocational
Training

Pilot
Program.
2

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law
3
authorizing the possession of medical cannabis, nothing in
4
this Act authorizes a person who is under 21 years of age to
5
possess cannabis. A person under 21 years of age with cannabis
6
in his or her possession is guilty of a civil law violation as
7
outlined in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Cannabis Control
8
Act.
9

(c) If the person under the age of 21 was in a motor
10
vehicle at the time of the offense, the Secretary of State may
11
suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person for a
12
violation of this Section under Section 6-206 of the Illinois
13
Vehicle Code and the rules adopted under it.
14

(d) It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to knowingly
15
permit his or her residence, any other private property under
16
his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or watercraft
17
under his or her control to be used by an invitee of the
18
parent's child or the guardian's ward, if the invitee is under
19
the age of 21, in a manner that constitutes a violation of this
20
Section. A parent or guardian is deemed to have knowingly
21
permitted his or her residence, any other private property
22
under his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or
23
watercraft under his or her control to be used in violation of
24
this Section if he or she knowingly authorizes or permits
25
consumption of cannabis by underage invitees. Any person who
26
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misdemeanor and the person's sentence shall include, but shall
2
not be limited to, a fine of not less than $500. If a violation
3
of this subsection (d) directly or indirectly results in great
4
bodily harm or death to any person, the person violating this
5
subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In this subsection
6
(d), where the residence or other property has an owner and a
7
tenant or lessee, the trier of fact may infer that the
8
residence or other property is occupied only by the tenant or
9
lessee.
10
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

11

(410 ILCS 705/Art. 25 heading)
12
Article 25.
13
Community College Cannabis Vocational

Training

Pilot

Program
14
(Article scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
15
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)

16

(410 ILCS 705/25-1)
17

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
18

Sec. 25-1.
Definitions.
In this Article:
19

"Board" means the Illinois Community College Board.
20

"Career in Cannabis Certificate" or "Certificate" means
21
the certification awarded to a community college student who
22
completes a prescribed course of study in cannabis and
23
cannabis business industry related classes and curriculum at a
24
community college awarded a Community College Cannabis

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Vocational
Training

Pilot
Program license.
2

"Community college" means a public community college
3
organized under the Public Community College Act.
4

"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
5

"Licensee" means a community college awarded a Community
6
College Cannabis Vocational
Training

Pilot
Program license
7
under this Article.
8

"Program" means the Community College Cannabis Vocational
9
Training

Pilot
Program.
10

"Program license" means a Community College Cannabis
11
Vocational
Training

Pilot
Program license issued to a
12
community college under this Article.
13
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

14

(410 ILCS 705/25-10)
15

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
16

Sec. 25-10.
Issuance of Community College Cannabis
17
Vocational
Training

Pilot
Program licenses.
18

(a) The Department shall issue rules regulating the
19
selection criteria for applicants by January 1, 2020. The
20
Department shall make the application for a Program license
21
available no later than February 1, 2020, and shall require
22
that applicants submit the completed application no later than
23
July 1, 2020. If the Department issues fewer than 8 Program
24
licenses by September 1, 2020, the Department may accept
25
applications at a future date as prescribed by rule.

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(b) The Department shall by rule develop a system to score
2
Program licenses to administratively rank applications based
3
on the clarity, organization, and quality of the applicant's
4
responses to required information. Applicants shall be awarded
5
points that are based on or that meet the following
6
categories:
7

(1) Geographic diversity of the applicants;
8

(2) Experience and credentials of the applicant's
9

faculty;
10

(3) At least 5 Program license awardees must have a
11

student population that is more than 50% low-income in
12

each of the past 4 years;
13

(4) Security plan, including a requirement that all
14

cannabis plants be in an enclosed, locked facility;
15

(5) Curriculum plan, including processing and testing
16

curriculum for the Career in Cannabis Certificate;
17

(6) Career advising and placement plan for
18

participating students; and
19

(7) Any other criteria the Department may set by rule.
20

(c) The community colleges that received a license under
21
this Article before the effective date of this amendatory Act
22
of the 104th General Assembly shall be deemed to be licensed
23
Responsible Vendor Program Training Providers under Section
24
15-40 of this Act and rules adopted under this Act. That
25
designation may be revoked for cause under rules adopted by
26
the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

2

(410 ILCS 705/25-15)
3

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
4

Sec. 25-15.
Community College Cannabis Vocational
Training

5
Pilot
Program requirements and prohibitions.
6

(a) Licensees shall not have more than 50 flowering
7
cannabis plants at any one time.
8

(b) The agent-in-charge shall keep a vault log of the
9
licensee's enclosed, locked facility or facilities, including
10
but not limited to, the person entering the site location, the
11
time of entrance, the time of exit, and any other information
12
the Department may set by rule.
13

(c) Cannabis shall not be removed from the licensee's
14
facility, except for the limited purpose of shipping a sample
15
to a laboratory registered under this Act.
16

(d) The licensee shall limit keys, access cards, or an
17
access code to the licensee's enclosed, locked facility, or
18
facilities, to cannabis curriculum faculty and college
19
security personnel with a bona fide need to access the
20
facility for emergency purposes.
21

(e) A transporting organization may transport cannabis
22
produced pursuant to this Article to a laboratory registered
23
under this Act. All other cannabis produced by the licensee
24
that was not shipped to a registered laboratory shall be
25
destroyed within 5 weeks of being harvested.

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(f) Licensees shall subscribe to the Department of
2
Agriculture's cannabis plant monitoring system.
3

(g) Licensees shall maintain a weekly inventory system.
4

(h) No student participating in the cannabis curriculum
5
necessary to obtain a Certificate may be in the licensee's
6
facility unless a faculty agent-in-charge is also physically
7
present in the facility.
8

(i) Licensees shall conduct post-certificate follow up
9
surveys and record participating students' job placements
10
within the cannabis business industry within a year of the
11
student's completion.
12

(j) The Illinois Community College Board shall report
13
annually to the Department on the race, ethnicity, and gender
14
of all students participating in the cannabis curriculum
15
necessary to obtain a Certificate, and of those students who
16
obtain a Certificate.
17
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)

18

(410 ILCS 705/25-35)
19

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
20

Sec. 25-35.
Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
21
Pilot
Program faculty participant agent identification card.
22

(a) The Department shall:
23

(1) establish by rule the information required in an
24

initial application or renewal application for an agent
25

identification card submitted under this Article and the

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nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
2

renewal application;
3

(2) verify the information contained in an initial
4

application or renewal application for an agent
5

identification card submitted under this Article, and
6

approve or deny an application within 30 days of receiving
7

a completed initial application or renewal application and
8

all supporting documentation required by rule;
9

(3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
10

agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
11

application or renewal application;
12

(4) enter the license number of the community college
13

where the agent works; and
14

(5) allow for an electronic initial application and
15

renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
16

electronic or other methods that an application has been
17

submitted. Each Department may by rule require prospective
18

agents to file their applications by electronic means and
19

to provide notices to the agents by electronic means.
20

(b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
21
visible at all times when in the enclosed, locked facility, or
22
facilities for which he or she is an agent.
23

(c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
24
following:
25

(1) the name of the cardholder;
26

(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the

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identification card;
2

(3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
3

number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
4

letters that is unique to the holder;
5

(4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
6

(5) the legal name of the community college employing
7

the agent.
8

(d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
9
returned to the community college of the agent upon
10
termination of his or her employment.
11

(e) Any agent identification card lost shall be reported
12
to the Illinois State Police and the Department of Agriculture
13
immediately upon discovery of the loss.
14

(f) An agent applicant may begin employment at a Community
15
College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot
Program while the
16
agent applicant's identification card application is pending.
17
Upon approval, the Department shall issue the agent's
18
identification card to the agent. If denied, the Community
19
College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot
Program and the
20
agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must
21
cease all activity at the Community College Cannabis
22
Vocational Training
Pilot
Program immediately.
23
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21;
24
102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

25

(410 ILCS 705/50-5)

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Sec. 50-5.
Laboratory testing.
2

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
3
following acts, when performed by a cannabis testing facility
4
with a current, valid registration, or a person 21 years of age
5
or older who is acting in his or her capacity as an owner,
6
employee, or agent of a cannabis testing facility, are not
7
unlawful and shall not be an offense under Illinois law or be a
8
basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under Illinois law:
9

(1) possessing, repackaging, transporting, storing, or
10

displaying cannabis or cannabis-infused products;
11

(2) receiving or transporting cannabis or
12

cannabis-infused products from a cannabis business
13

establishment, a community college licensed under the
14

Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot

15

Program, or a person 21 years of age or older; and
16

(3) returning or transporting cannabis or
17

cannabis-infused products to a cannabis business
18

establishment, a community college licensed under the
19

Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot

20

Program, or a person 21 years of age or older.
21

(b)(1) No laboratory shall handle, test, or analyze
22
cannabis unless approved by the Department of Agriculture in
23
accordance with this Section.
24

(2) No laboratory shall be approved to handle, test, or
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analyze cannabis unless the laboratory:
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(A) is accredited by a private laboratory accrediting

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organization;
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(B) is independent from all other persons involved in
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the cannabis industry in Illinois and no person with a
4

direct or indirect interest in the laboratory has a direct
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or indirect financial, management, or other interest in an
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Illinois cultivation center, craft grower, dispensary,
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infuser, transporter, certifying physician, or any other
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entity in the State that may benefit from the production,
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manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase, or use of
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cannabis; and
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(C) has employed at least one person to oversee and be
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responsible for the laboratory testing who has earned,
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from a college or university accredited by a national or
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regional certifying authority, at least:
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(i) a master's level degree in chemical or
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biological sciences and a minimum of 2 years'
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post-degree laboratory experience; or
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(ii) a bachelor's degree in chemical or biological
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sciences and a minimum of 4 years' post-degree
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laboratory experience.
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(3) Each independent testing laboratory that claims to be
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accredited must provide the Department of Agriculture with a
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copy of the most recent annual inspection report granting
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accreditation and every annual report thereafter.
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(c) Immediately before manufacturing or natural processing
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of any cannabis or cannabis-infused product or packaging

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cannabis for sale to a dispensary, each batch shall be made
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available by the cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser
3
for an employee of an approved laboratory to select a random
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sample, which shall be tested by the approved laboratory for:
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(1) microbiological contaminants;
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(2) mycotoxins;
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(3) pesticide active ingredients;
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(4) residual solvent; and
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(5) an active ingredient analysis.
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(d) The Department of Agriculture may select a random
11
sample that shall, for the purposes of conducting an active
12
ingredient analysis, be tested by the Department of
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Agriculture for verification of label information.
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(e) A laboratory shall immediately return or dispose of
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any cannabis upon the completion of any testing, use, or
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research. If cannabis is disposed of, it shall be done in
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compliance with Department of Agriculture rule.
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(f) If a sample of cannabis does not pass the
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microbiological, mycotoxin, pesticide chemical residue, or
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solvent residue test, based on the standards established by
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the Department of Agriculture, the following shall apply:
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(1) If the sample failed the pesticide chemical
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residue test, the entire batch from which the sample was
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taken shall, if applicable, be recalled as provided by
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rule.
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(2) If the sample failed any other test, the batch may

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be used to make a CO
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-based or solvent based extract. After
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processing, the CO
2
-based or solvent based extract must
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still pass all required tests.
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(g) The Department of Agriculture shall establish
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standards for microbial, mycotoxin, pesticide residue, solvent
6
residue, or other standards for the presence of possible
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contaminants, in addition to labeling requirements for
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contents and potency.
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(h) The laboratory shall file with the Department of
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Agriculture an electronic copy of each laboratory test result
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for any batch that does not pass the microbiological,
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mycotoxin, or pesticide chemical residue test, at the same
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time that it transmits those results to the cultivation
14
center. In addition, the laboratory shall maintain the
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laboratory test results for at least 5 years and make them
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available at the Department of Agriculture's request.
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(i) A cultivation center, craft grower, and infuser shall
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provide to a dispensing organization the laboratory test
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results for each batch of cannabis product purchased by the
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dispensing organization, if sampled. Each dispensing
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organization must have those laboratory results available upon
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request to purchasers.
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(j) The Department of Agriculture may adopt rules related
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to testing in furtherance of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

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(410 ILCS 705/25-45 rep.)
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Section 10.
The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
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by repealing Section 25-45.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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