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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. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
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5 | (1) The process of acquiring a license or | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | identification card under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Act offers a confusing framework that requires an | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | applicant to undergo a criminal history record check for | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | prospective principal officers, board members, and agents | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | by submitting the applicant's fingerprints to the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | State Police as prescribed by the relevant department. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | This process is controlled by the Illinois Department of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Department of Agriculture. The former offers licenses via | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | a manual licensing platform, while the latter offers an | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | online electronic application platform.
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17 | (2) This scenario has since led to exorbitant expense | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | for licensees seeking to recruit agents who conform to the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | background requirements.
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20 | (3) As such, the current licensing criteria are | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | cumbersome, leading to a narrowing of the pool of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | candidates for selection. Further, trained candidates are | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | inevitably denied entry into the industry subject to | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | strict background checks and inconsistent criminal records |
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1 | requirements, which are not provided for in the | ||||||
2 | pre-badging criteria.
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3 | (4) The current illegal framework is discriminatory | ||||||
4 | and violates the spirit of the Fourteenth Amendment of the | ||||||
5 | United States Constitution. It fails to offer an | ||||||
6 | equitable, procedurally fair, and just process for Black | ||||||
7 | and Brown applicants who are seeking to take up agent | ||||||
8 | roles in dispensing organizations, cultivation centers, | ||||||
9 | transporting organizations, and infuser organizations.
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10 | Section 10. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis | ||||||
11 | Program Act is amended by adding Section 103 as follows:
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12 | (410 ILCS 130/103 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 103. Cultivation center agent identification cards; | ||||||
14 | dispensing organization agent identification cards. | ||||||
15 | (a) The Department of Agriculture shall follow the | ||||||
16 | requirements set forth in Section 20-35 of the Cannabis | ||||||
17 | Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of | ||||||
18 | cultivation center agent identification cards under this Act. | ||||||
19 | (b) The Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
20 | Regulation shall follow the requirements set forth in Section | ||||||
21 | 15-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the | ||||||
22 | administration of dispensing organization agent identification | ||||||
23 | cards under this Act.
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1 | Section 15. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended | ||||||
2 | by changing Sections 5-10, 15-5, and 15-25 and by adding | ||||||
3 | Sections 5-22 and 5-23 as follows:
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4 | (410 ILCS 705/5-10)
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5 | Sec. 5-10. Department of Agriculture. The Department of | ||||||
6 | Agriculture shall administer and enforce provisions of this | ||||||
7 | Act relating to the oversight and registration of dispensing | ||||||
8 | organizations, cultivation centers, craft growers, infuser | ||||||
9 | organizations, and transporting organizations and agents, | ||||||
10 | including the issuance of identification cards and | ||||||
11 | establishing limits on potency or serving size for cannabis or | ||||||
12 | cannabis products. The Department of Agriculture may suspend | ||||||
13 | or revoke the license of, or impose other penalties upon | ||||||
14 | dispensing organizations, cultivation centers, craft growers, | ||||||
15 | infuser organizations, transporting organizations, and their | ||||||
16 | principal officers, Agents-in-Charge, and agents for | ||||||
17 | violations of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
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19 | (410 ILCS 705/5-22 new) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 5-22. Licensing and identification cards. | ||||||
21 | (a) The Department of Agriculture shall issue dispensing | ||||||
22 | organization agent identification cards, cultivation center | ||||||
23 | agent identification cards, craft grower agent identification | ||||||
24 | cards, and infuser organization agent identification cards |
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1 | under this Act via an online application portal. | ||||||
2 | (b) A State agency that issues a license under this Act | ||||||
3 | shall offer pre-badging approval process guidelines to | ||||||
4 | candidates for the license, pending the completion of the | ||||||
5 | background checks in accordance with Section 5-23. | ||||||
6 | (c) A State agency that issues a license under this Act | ||||||
7 | shall offer an expedited licensing process upon payment of a | ||||||
8 | required licensing fee. | ||||||
9 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in | ||||||
10 | accordance with subsection (b) of Section 5-23, a person | ||||||
11 | seeking employment at a cannabis business establishment may | ||||||
12 | pay for or otherwise obtain for himself or herself, without | ||||||
13 | any assistance from a cannabis business establishment, any | ||||||
14 | required background check, responsible vendor training, or | ||||||
15 | agent identification card required under this Act. Any agent | ||||||
16 | identification card that is paid for or otherwise obtained by | ||||||
17 | the agent belongs to him or her and may be used by him or her | ||||||
18 | as an agent identification card for a cannabis business | ||||||
19 | establishment other than that for which the agent | ||||||
20 | identification card was issued. However, if a licensed | ||||||
21 | cannabis business establishment pays for an employee's agent | ||||||
22 | identification card, the cannabis business establishment may | ||||||
23 | retain and control access to the agent identification card. | ||||||
24 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cannabis | ||||||
25 | business establishment may not enter into a non-compete | ||||||
26 | agreement with a potential or current employee as a condition |
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1 | of the cannabis business establishment employing that | ||||||
2 | employee.
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3 | (410 ILCS 705/5-23 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 5-23. Background checks. | ||||||
5 | (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the | ||||||
6 | Department of Agriculture, through the Illinois State Police, | ||||||
7 | regarding dispensing organizations, cultivation centers, | ||||||
8 | infuser organization, and craft growers, shall carry out | ||||||
9 | initial background checks for all prospective principal | ||||||
10 | officers, board members, and agents of a cannabis business | ||||||
11 | establishment prior to licensing, including the issuance of | ||||||
12 | identification cards. | ||||||
13 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in | ||||||
14 | accordance with subsection (d) of Section 5-22, a person | ||||||
15 | seeking employment at a cannabis business establishment may | ||||||
16 | pay for or otherwise obtain any required background check as a | ||||||
17 | condition of receiving a required dispensing organization | ||||||
18 | agent identification card, cultivation center agent | ||||||
19 | identification card, craft grower agent identification card, | ||||||
20 | or infuser organization agent identification card from the | ||||||
21 | Department of Agriculture. | ||||||
22 | (c) The Illinois State Police shall charge a prescribed | ||||||
23 | fee for an expedited criminal history record check, which | ||||||
24 | shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and | ||||||
25 | shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national |
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1 | criminal history record check. | ||||||
2 | (d) The Department of Agriculture shall provide | ||||||
3 | information on background check requirements on the online | ||||||
4 | application portal for the consideration of applicants prior | ||||||
5 | to the commencement of the application's processing. For the | ||||||
6 | purposes of this subsection, the Illinois State Police shall | ||||||
7 | flag as unqualified an applicant with a criminal conviction of | ||||||
8 | murder, sexual harassment, child molestation, rape, or robbery | ||||||
9 | with violence. | ||||||
10 | (e) The Department of Agriculture shall ensure a fair and | ||||||
11 | just background check, including an exemption from strict | ||||||
12 | background check requirements for applicants with no prior | ||||||
13 | felony records. | ||||||
14 | (f) The Department of Agriculture shall review background | ||||||
15 | check requirements to eliminate all discriminatory criteria | ||||||
16 | that may inevitably deny certain citizens access to the | ||||||
17 | application for licensing and agent identification cards. | ||||||
18 | (g) The Department of Agriculture shall provide a process | ||||||
19 | for appeal of an application denial based on erroneous or | ||||||
20 | discriminatory background consideration. | ||||||
21 | (h) All applicants for licensure under this Act with | ||||||
22 | criminal convictions shall be subject to the provisions of | ||||||
23 | Sections 2105-131, 2105-135, and 2105-205 of the Department of | ||||||
24 | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | ||||||
25 | of Illinois subject to any controlling exemption.
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1 | (410 ILCS 705/15-5)
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2 | Sec. 15-5. Authority. | ||||||
3 | (a) In this Article, "Department" means the Department of | ||||||
4 | Agriculture Financial and Professional Regulation . | ||||||
5 | (b) It is the duty of the Department to administer and | ||||||
6 | enforce the provisions of this Act relating to the licensure | ||||||
7 | and oversight of dispensing organizations and dispensing | ||||||
8 | organization agents unless otherwise provided in this Act. | ||||||
9 | (c) No person shall operate a dispensing organization for | ||||||
10 | the purpose of serving purchasers of cannabis or cannabis | ||||||
11 | products without a license issued under this Article by the | ||||||
12 | Department. No person shall be an officer, director, manager, | ||||||
13 | or employee of a dispensing organization without having been | ||||||
14 | issued a dispensing organization agent card by the Department. | ||||||
15 | (d) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department | ||||||
16 | may exercise the following powers and duties: | ||||||
17 | (1) Prescribe forms to be issued for the | ||||||
18 | administration and enforcement of this Article. | ||||||
19 | (2) Examine, inspect, and investigate the premises, | ||||||
20 | operations, and records of dispensing organization | ||||||
21 | applicants and licensees. | ||||||
22 | (3) Conduct investigations of possible violations of | ||||||
23 | this Act pertaining to dispensing organizations and | ||||||
24 | dispensing organization agents. | ||||||
25 | (4) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue | ||||||
26 | or renew licenses or to revoke, suspend, place on |
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1 | probation, reprimand, or otherwise discipline a license | ||||||
2 | under this Article or take other nondisciplinary action. | ||||||
3 | (5) Adopt rules required for the administration of | ||||||
4 | this Article.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
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6 | (410 ILCS 705/15-25)
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7 | Sec. 15-25. Awarding of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing | ||||||
8 | Organization Licenses prior to January 1, 2021. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Department shall issue up to 75 Conditional Adult | ||||||
10 | Use Dispensing Organization Licenses before May 1, 2020. | ||||||
11 | (b) The Department shall make the application for a | ||||||
12 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License | ||||||
13 | available no later than October 1, 2019 and shall accept | ||||||
14 | applications no later than January 1, 2020. | ||||||
15 | (c) To ensure the geographic dispersion of Conditional | ||||||
16 | Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holders, the | ||||||
17 | following number of licenses shall be awarded in each BLS | ||||||
18 | Region as determined by each region's percentage of the | ||||||
19 | State's population: | ||||||
20 | (1) Bloomington: 1 | ||||||
21 | (2) Cape Girardeau: 1 | ||||||
22 | (3) Carbondale-Marion: 1 | ||||||
23 | (4) Champaign-Urbana: 1 | ||||||
24 | (5) Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 47 | ||||||
25 | (6) Danville: 1 |
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1 | (7) Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: 1 | ||||||
2 | (8) Decatur: 1 | ||||||
3 | (9) Kankakee: 1 | ||||||
4 | (10) Peoria: 3 | ||||||
5 | (11) Rockford: 2 | ||||||
6 | (12) St. Louis: 4 | ||||||
7 | (13) Springfield: 1 | ||||||
8 | (14) Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3 | ||||||
9 | (15) West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 3 | ||||||
10 | (16) East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2 | ||||||
11 | (17) South Illinois nonmetropolitan: 2 | ||||||
12 | (d) An applicant seeking issuance of a Conditional Adult | ||||||
13 | Use Dispensing Organization License shall submit an | ||||||
14 | application on forms provided by the Department. An applicant | ||||||
15 | must meet the following requirements: | ||||||
16 | (1) Payment of a nonrefundable application fee of | ||||||
17 | $5,000 for each license for which the applicant is | ||||||
18 | applying, which shall be deposited into the Cannabis | ||||||
19 | Regulation Fund; | ||||||
20 | (2) Certification that the applicant will comply with | ||||||
21 | the requirements contained in this Act; | ||||||
22 | (3) The legal name of the proposed dispensing | ||||||
23 | organization; | ||||||
24 | (4) A statement that the dispensing organization | ||||||
25 | agrees to respond to the Department's supplemental | ||||||
26 | requests for information; |
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1 | (5) From each principal officer, a statement | ||||||
2 | indicating whether that person: | ||||||
3 | (A) has previously held or currently holds an | ||||||
4 | ownership interest in a cannabis business | ||||||
5 | establishment in Illinois; or | ||||||
6 | (B) has held an ownership interest in a dispensing | ||||||
7 | organization or its equivalent in another state or | ||||||
8 | territory of the United States that had the dispensing | ||||||
9 | organization registration or license suspended, | ||||||
10 | revoked, placed on probationary status, or subjected | ||||||
11 | to other disciplinary action; | ||||||
12 | (6) Disclosure of whether any principal officer has | ||||||
13 | ever filed for bankruptcy or defaulted on spousal support | ||||||
14 | or child support obligation; | ||||||
15 | (7) A resume for each principal officer, including | ||||||
16 | whether that person has an academic degree, certification, | ||||||
17 | or relevant experience with a cannabis business | ||||||
18 | establishment or in a related industry; | ||||||
19 | (8) A description of the training and education that | ||||||
20 | will be provided to dispensing organization agents; | ||||||
21 | (9) A copy of the proposed operating bylaws; | ||||||
22 | (10) A copy of the proposed business plan that | ||||||
23 | complies with the requirements in this Act, including, at | ||||||
24 | a minimum, the following: | ||||||
25 | (A) A description of services to be offered; and | ||||||
26 | (B) A description of the process of dispensing |
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1 | cannabis; | ||||||
2 | (11) A copy of the proposed security plan that | ||||||
3 | complies with the requirements in this Article, including: | ||||||
4 | (A) The process or controls that will be | ||||||
5 | implemented to monitor the dispensary, secure the | ||||||
6 | premises, agents, and currency, and prevent the | ||||||
7 | diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis; and | ||||||
8 | (B) The process to ensure that access to the | ||||||
9 | restricted access areas is restricted to, registered | ||||||
10 | agents, service professionals, transporting | ||||||
11 | organization agents, Department inspectors, and | ||||||
12 | security personnel; | ||||||
13 | (12) A proposed inventory control plan that complies | ||||||
14 | with this Section; | ||||||
15 | (13) A proposed floor plan, a square footage estimate, | ||||||
16 | and a description of proposed security devices, including, | ||||||
17 | without limitation, cameras, motion detectors, servers, | ||||||
18 | video storage capabilities, and alarm service providers; | ||||||
19 | (14) The name, address, social security number, and | ||||||
20 | date of birth of each principal officer and board member | ||||||
21 | of the dispensing organization; each of those individuals | ||||||
22 | shall be at least 21 years of age; | ||||||
23 | (15) Evidence of the applicant's status as a Social | ||||||
24 | Equity Applicant, if applicable, and whether a Social | ||||||
25 | Equity Applicant plans to apply for a loan or grant issued | ||||||
26 | by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; |
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1 | (16) The address, telephone number, and email address | ||||||
2 | of the applicant's principal place of business, if | ||||||
3 | applicable. A post office box is not permitted; | ||||||
4 | (17) Written summaries of any information regarding | ||||||
5 | instances in which a business or not-for-profit that a | ||||||
6 | prospective board member previously managed or served on | ||||||
7 | were fined or censured, or any instances in which a | ||||||
8 | business or not-for-profit that a prospective board member | ||||||
9 | previously managed or served on had its registration | ||||||
10 | suspended or revoked in any administrative or judicial | ||||||
11 | proceeding; | ||||||
12 | (18) A plan for community engagement; | ||||||
13 | (19) Procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping and | ||||||
14 | security measures that are in accordance with this Article | ||||||
15 | and Department rules; | ||||||
16 | (20) The estimated volume of cannabis it plans to | ||||||
17 | store at the dispensary; | ||||||
18 | (21) A description of the features that will provide | ||||||
19 | accessibility to purchasers as required by the Americans | ||||||
20 | with Disabilities Act; | ||||||
21 | (22) A detailed description of air treatment systems | ||||||
22 | that will be installed to reduce odors; | ||||||
23 | (23) A reasonable assurance that the issuance of a | ||||||
24 | license will not have a detrimental impact on the | ||||||
25 | community in which the applicant wishes to locate; | ||||||
26 | (24) The dated signature of each principal officer; |
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1 | (25) A description of the enclosed, locked facility | ||||||
2 | where cannabis will be stored by the dispensing | ||||||
3 | organization; | ||||||
4 | (26) Signed statements from each dispensing | ||||||
5 | organization agent stating that he or she will not divert | ||||||
6 | cannabis; | ||||||
7 | (27) The number of licenses it is applying for in each | ||||||
8 | BLS Region; | ||||||
9 | (28) A diversity plan that includes a narrative of at | ||||||
10 | least 2,500 words that establishes a goal of diversity in | ||||||
11 | ownership, management, employment, and contracting to | ||||||
12 | ensure that diverse participants and groups are afforded | ||||||
13 | equality of opportunity; | ||||||
14 | (29) A contract with a private security contractor | ||||||
15 | agency that is licensed under Section 10-5 of the Private | ||||||
16 | Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint | ||||||
17 | Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in order for the | ||||||
18 | dispensary to have adequate security at its facility; and | ||||||
19 | (30) Other information deemed necessary by the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer to conduct | ||||||
21 | the disparity and availability study referenced in | ||||||
22 | subsection (e) of Section 5-45. | ||||||
23 | (e) (Blank). An applicant who receives a Conditional Adult | ||||||
24 | Use Dispensing Organization License under this Section has 180 | ||||||
25 | days from the date of award to identify a physical location for | ||||||
26 | the dispensing organization retail storefront. The applicant |
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1 | shall provide evidence that the location is not within 1,500 | ||||||
2 | feet of an existing dispensing organization, unless the | ||||||
3 | applicant is a Social Equity Applicant or Social Equity | ||||||
4 | Justice Involved Applicant located or seeking to locate within | ||||||
5 | 1,500 feet of a dispensing organization licensed under Section | ||||||
6 | 15-15 or Section 15-20. If an applicant is unable to find a | ||||||
7 | suitable physical address in the opinion of the Department | ||||||
8 | within 180 days of the issuance of the Conditional Adult Use | ||||||
9 | Dispensing Organization License, the Department may extend the | ||||||
10 | period for finding a physical address another 180 days if the | ||||||
11 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder | ||||||
12 | demonstrates concrete attempts to secure a location and a | ||||||
13 | hardship. If the Department denies the extension or the | ||||||
14 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder | ||||||
15 | is unable to find a location or become operational within 360 | ||||||
16 | days of being awarded a conditional license, the Department | ||||||
17 | shall rescind the conditional license and award it to the next | ||||||
18 | highest scoring applicant in the BLS Region for which the | ||||||
19 | license was assigned, provided the applicant receiving the | ||||||
20 | license: (i) confirms a continued interest in operating a | ||||||
21 | dispensing organization; (ii) can provide evidence that the | ||||||
22 | applicant continues to meet all requirements for holding a | ||||||
23 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License set | ||||||
24 | forth in this Act; and (iii) has not otherwise become | ||||||
25 | ineligible to be awarded a dispensing organization license. If | ||||||
26 | the new awardee is unable to accept the Conditional Adult Use |
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1 | Dispensing Organization License, the Department shall award | ||||||
2 | the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License to | ||||||
3 | the next highest scoring applicant in the same manner. The new | ||||||
4 | awardee shall be subject to the same required deadlines as | ||||||
5 | provided in this subsection. | ||||||
6 | (e-5) (Blank). If, within 180 days of being awarded a | ||||||
7 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, a | ||||||
8 | dispensing organization is unable to find a location within | ||||||
9 | the BLS Region in which it was awarded a Conditional Adult Use | ||||||
10 | Dispensing Organization License because no jurisdiction within | ||||||
11 | the BLS Region allows for the operation of an Adult Use | ||||||
12 | Dispensing Organization, the Department of Financial and | ||||||
13 | Professional Regulation may authorize the Conditional Adult | ||||||
14 | Use Dispensing Organization License holder to transfer its | ||||||
15 | license to a BLS Region specified by the Department. | ||||||
16 | (e-10) The Department shall verify that the physical
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17 | location of an applicant's dispensing organization retail
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18 | storefront is suitable for public access, its layout promotes
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19 | the safe dispensing of cannabis, and its location is
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20 | sufficient in size, power allocation, lighting, parking,
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21 | handicapped accessible parking spaces, accessible entry and
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22 | exits as required by the federal Americans with Disabilities
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23 | Act of 1990, product handling, and storage. The applicant
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24 | shall also provide a statement of reasonable assurance that
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25 | the issuance of a license will not have a detrimental impact on
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26 | the community. The applicant shall also provide evidence that
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1 | the location is not within 1,500 feet of an existing
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2 | dispensing organization. | ||||||
3 | (e-15) A Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization may
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4 | transfer or sell its Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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5 | Organization License with prior Department approval. The
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6 | approval may be withheld if the person or entity to whom the
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7 | license is being transferred does not commit to the same or a
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8 | similar community engagement plan provided as part of the
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9 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization's application
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10 | under paragraph (18) of subsection (d), and such transferee's
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11 | license shall be conditional upon that commitment. A request
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12 | to transfer or sell the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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13 | Organization License must be on application forms provided by
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14 | the Department. A request for approval to sell a dispensing
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15 | organization must comply with the following: | ||||||
16 | (1) New application materials shall comply with this
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17 | Act and any rules adopted under this Act. | ||||||
18 | (2) Application materials shall include a change of
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19 | ownership fee of $5,000, to be deposited into the Cannabis
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20 | Regulation Fund. | ||||||
21 | (3) The application materials shall provide proof that
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22 | the transfer of ownership will not have the effect of
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23 | granting any owner or principal officer direct or indirect
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24 | ownership or control of more than 10 Adult Use Adult Use
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25 | Dispensing Organization Licenses or Conditional Adult Use
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26 | Dispensing Organization Licenses. |
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1 | (4) Each proposed new principal officer shall complete
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2 | the proposed new principal officer application. | ||||||
3 | (5) If the Department approves the application
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4 | materials and proposed new principal officer applications,
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5 | it will perform an inspection before approving the sale
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6 | and issuing the new Adult Use Dispensing Organization
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7 | License or Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization
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8 | License. | ||||||
9 | (6) If the sale of the Adult Use Dispensing
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10 | Organization License or Conditional Adult Use Dispensing
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11 | Organization License is approved, the Department shall
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12 | issue a new license number and certificate to the new
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13 | dispensing organization. The transfer of a dispensing
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14 | organization's license to a Social Equity Applicant is
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15 | subject to all other provisions of this Act, relevant
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16 | provisions of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
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17 | Program Act, and administrative rules regarding the
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18 | transfer of licenses. | ||||||
19 | (e-20) If a Qualified Social Equity Applicant seeks to
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20 | transfer, sell, or grant a cannabis business establishment
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21 | license within 5 years after it was issued to a person or
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22 | entity who does not qualify as a Social Equity Applicant, the
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23 | transfer agreement shall require the new license holder to
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24 | transfer into the Cannabis Business Development Fund an amount
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25 | equal to: | ||||||
26 | (1) any fees that were waived by any State agency
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2 | Applicant, if applicable; | ||||||
3 | (2) any outstanding amount owed by the Qualified
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4 | Social Equity Applicant on a loan through the Cannabis
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5 | Business Development Fund, if applicable; and | ||||||
6 | (3) the full amount of any grants that the Qualified
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7 | Social Equity Applicant received from the Department of
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8 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, if applicable. | ||||||
9 | (f) A dispensing organization that is awarded a | ||||||
10 | Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License pursuant | ||||||
11 | to the criteria in Section 15-30 shall not purchase, possess, | ||||||
12 | sell, or dispense cannabis or cannabis-infused products until | ||||||
13 | the person has received an Adult Use Dispensing Organization | ||||||
14 | License issued by the Department pursuant to Section 15-36 of | ||||||
15 | this Act. | ||||||
16 | (g) The Department shall conduct a background check of the | ||||||
17 | prospective organization agents in order to carry out this | ||||||
18 | Article. The Illinois State Police shall charge the applicant | ||||||
19 | a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which | ||||||
20 | shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and | ||||||
21 | shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. Each | ||||||
22 | person applying as a dispensing organization agent shall | ||||||
23 | submit a full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police | ||||||
24 | for the purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal | ||||||
25 | records check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the | ||||||
26 | fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed |
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1 | by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | of Identification criminal history records databases. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | identification, all Illinois conviction information to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Department.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5-13-22.)
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9 | (410 ILCS 130/100 rep.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Section 20. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Program Act is amended by repealing Section 100.
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12 | (410 ILCS 705/5-15 rep.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (410 ILCS 705/5-25 rep.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (410 ILCS 705/5-30 rep.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (410 ILCS 705/5-45 rep.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section 25. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | by repealing Sections 5-15, 5-25, 5-30, and 5-45.
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | becoming law.
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