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Cannabis law in Illinois

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US state · America/Chicago · last verified September 6, 2026

Answer

Illinois has an open adult use and medical market (retail sales since 2020-01-01). Retail is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (dispensing organizations, dispensary agents).

60 verified facts on this page. Last verified September 6, 2026.

Programs

2 verified

Adult Use

Open
Enacted
June 25, 2019
Sales open
January 1, 2020
Home grow
No
Delivery
No

Home cultivation is limited to registered medical patients (5 plants per household); dispensaries may not transport cannabis to purchasers for delivery (410 ILCS 705/15-70).

Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705 (Public Act 101-0027, eff. 2019-06-25)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Medical

Open
Enacted
January 1, 2014
Home grow
Yes, 5 plants
Delivery
No

enacted_on is the Act's effective date shown on ILGA (P.A. 98-122, eff. 2014-01-01); registered qualifying patients may cultivate up to 5 plants per household under 410 ILCS 705/10-5.

Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130 (Public Act 98-0122)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Regulators

6 verified

Illinois Department of Revenue

Tax
Statute
410 ILCS 705/60-1 et seq. (Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax); 410 ILCS 705/65-1 et seq. (Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax); 410 ILCS 130 (Medical Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax)
Agency
Home
Licensing
Portal
410 ILCS 705 Articles 60 and 65Illinois Department of Revenuelast verified on October 19, 2026

Track and trace

0 verified

Bloom has not verified which seed-to-sale system the state requires for Illinois yet. Nothing is asserted here in its place.

Check the regulator directly: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (dispensing organizations, dispensary agents) rules, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Cannabis Regulation (cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, transporters) rules, Illinois Department of Public Health, Medical Cannabis Patient Program rules, Illinois Department of Revenue site, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Cannabis Regulation (seed-to-sale compliance) site, Illinois General Assembly rules.

Taxes

10 verified

Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, low potency tier (adjusted delta-9 THC at or below 35 percent)

State State Excise
Amount
10%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Cannabis Retailer (Dispensing Organization) Collects From The Purchaser At The Register And Remits To The Illinois Department Of Revenue; The Tax Is A Debt Owed To The State Whether Or Not It Was Collected
Filing
Monthly Form CD-1, Cannabis Dispensary Tax Return, Filed Electronically On Or Before The 20th Day Of The Month For The Preceding Calendar Month, Plus Quarter-Monthly Accelerated Payments On The 7th, 15th, 22nd And Last Day Of Each Month; 1.75 Percent Vendor Discount Capped At $1,000 Per Return Period For Timely Electronic Filing And Payment
410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(1); 410 ILCS 705/65-15(a) (collected from the purchaser and stated as a distinct item separate from the purchase price); 410 ILCS 705/65-25; 410 ILCS 705/65-30; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.100(a)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, high potency tier (adjusted delta-9 THC above 35 percent)

State State Excise
Amount
25%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Cannabis Retailer (Dispensing Organization) Collects From The Purchaser At The Register And Remits To The Illinois Department Of Revenue
Filing
Monthly Form CD-1 Due On Or Before The 20th, Plus Quarter-Monthly Accelerated Payments; Schedule CD-3 Breaks The Excise Out Per Dispensing Site For Multi-Site Licensees
410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(2); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (definition of adjusted delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level); 410 ILCS 705/65-30illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, cannabis-infused products

State State Excise
Amount
20%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Cannabis Retailer (Dispensing Organization) Collects From The Purchaser At The Register And Remits To The Illinois Department Of Revenue
Filing
Monthly Form CD-1 Due On Or Before The 20th, Plus Quarter-Monthly Accelerated Payments
410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(3); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (a cannabis-infused product is a beverage, food, oils, ointments, tincture, topical formulation or other product containing cannabis that is not intended to be smoked); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.105illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax

State State Excise
Amount
7%
Applied to
Wholesale Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Cultivation Center Or Craft Grower Making The First Sale; Not The Responsibility Of The Dispensary, Though The Cultivator May Reimburse Itself By Separately Stating The Charge On The Invoice
Filing
Monthly Form CC-1, Adult Use Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Return, Filed Electronically On Or Before The 20th Day Of The Month For The Preceding Calendar Month, With Quarter-Monthly Accelerated Payments On The 7th, 15th, 22nd And Last Day; 1.75 Percent Discount Capped At $1,000 Per Return Period
410 ILCS 705/60-10(a) (7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale of cannabis by a cultivator), (b) (solely the cultivator's responsibility), (c); 410 ILCS 705/60-20; 410 ILCS 705/60-40 (invoice contents); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 422illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Medical Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax

State State Excise
Amount
7%
Applied to
Wholesale Price
Programs
Medical
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Cultivation Center Cultivating Medical Cannabis; Paid By The Cultivation Center And Expressly Not The Responsibility Of A Dispensing Organization Or A Qualifying Patient
Filing
Monthly Form MC-1, Medical Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Return, On Or Before The 20th Day Of The Month; 410 ILCS 130/210(B) Applies The 410 ILCS 705/60-20 Return And Accelerated Payment Machinery
410 ILCS 130/200(a) (7 percent of the sales price per ounce through 2026-06-30, and 7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale on and after 2026-07-01), (b); 410 ILCS 130/210; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 429illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax, adult use cannabis (state rate)

State State Excise
Amount
6.25%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
No
Collected by
Dispensing Organization, Remitted To The Illinois Department Of Revenue
Filing
Monthly Form ST-1, Sales And Use Tax And E911 Surcharge Return, On Or Before The 20th; Cannabis Receipts Are Claimed As A Deduction On Schedule A Of Form ST-1 And Reported Instead On Form CD-1, With Schedule CD-2 For Multi-Site Licensees
35 ILCS 120/2-10 (general merchandise rate of 6.25 percent; 'adult use cannabis' is defined there as cannabis subject to the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax, medical cannabis (pharmaceutical rate)

State State Excise
Amount
1%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Medical
Stacks with sales tax
No
Collected by
Dispensing Organization, Remitted To The Illinois Department Of Revenue
Filing
Monthly Form CD-1 And Form ST-1 On Or Before The 20th
35 ILCS 120/2-10 ('Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-122), prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act', taxed at the rate of 1 percent)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax (statutory ceiling)

City Local Excise
Amount
3%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Dispensing Organization At The Register; Collected And Enforced By The Illinois Department Of Revenue And Paid Over To The Municipality From The Local Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax Trust Fund
Filing
With The Monthly Form CD-1 On Or Before The 20th; The Municipality Must File Its Ordinance With The Department By April 1 For A July 1 Start Or By October 1 For A January 1 Start, And The Department Issues A Rate Change Bulletin Twice A Year
65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(a) (a municipality may impose a tax on selling cannabis other than cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, not to exceed 3 percent of gross receipts and only in 1/4 percent increments); 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(b), (d), (f); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 425illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax, unincorporated county territory (statutory ceiling)

County Local Excise
Amount
3.75%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Dispensing Organization At The Register; Collected And Enforced By The Illinois Department Of Revenue And Paid Over To The County From The Local Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax Trust Fund
Filing
With The Monthly Form CD-1 On Or Before The 20th; Ordinance Filed With The Department By April 1 For A July 1 Start Or By October 1 For A January 1 Start
55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (tax imposed only in 0.25 percent increments; rate may not exceed 3.75 percent of gross receipts of sales made in unincorporated areas of the county); 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(d), (e), (f)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax, sales inside a municipality within the county (statutory ceiling)

County Local Excise
Amount
3%
Applied to
Retail Price
Programs
Adult Use
Stacks with sales tax
Yes
Collected by
Dispensing Organization At The Register; Collected And Enforced By The Illinois Department Of Revenue And Paid Over To The County
Filing
With The Monthly Form CD-1 On Or Before The 20th
55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (rate may not exceed 3 percent of the gross receipts of sales made in a municipality located in the county), imposed only in 0.25 percent incrementsillinois official sourcelast verified on September 7, 2026

Purchase limits

2 verified

Non Resident, Adult Use

Per Transaction
Flower G
30
Concentrate G
5
Edible Thc Mg
500
Counted as
Independent Categories
Enforced across
Per Store
410 ILCS 705/10-10(b)(1) to (3) (a person 21 or older who is not a resident of this State: 30 grams of cannabis flower, 5 grams of cannabis concentrate, 500 milligrams of THC in a cannabis-infused product); 410 ILCS 705/10-10(c) and (d)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Caregiver, Medical

Rolling 14 days
Flower G
70.87
Counted as
Independent Categories
Enforced across
Statewide Registry
410 ILCS 130/130(h) (adequate medical supply to a registered qualifying patient, directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period); 410 ILCS 130/25(b) (the total amount possessed between the qualifying patient and caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate supply); 410 ILCS 130/130(i) and (j)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Rules Bloom enforces at the register

40 verified

Prohibition

Block

A dispensary may operate only between 6 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time, and a local zoning ordinance or resolution may cut that window shorter but never wider.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(j)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A dispensing organization may not sell to a purchaser unless the purchaser has been verified to be 21 or older, or is registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and the store holds the medical licence.

Trigger
age_verify
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Adult, Non Resident
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(4); 410 ILCS 705/15-85(b); 410 ILCS 705/10-15(a)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Requirement

Block

Before dispensing, the agent must view a valid unexpired government-issued photo identification bearing name, image and date of birth and must run it through an electronic reader or scanning device where the document can be scanned.

Trigger
age_verify
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-85(a)(1) and (2) and (c) (valid and unexpired, photograph and date of birth); 410 ILCS 705/10-20(a) (a dispensing organization shall use an electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's government-issued identification, if applicable); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.301(c), (d) and (e)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

No one under 21 may enter the dispensary at all unless authorised as a medical patient or caregiver, and identification must be checked before any person passes into the limited access area.

Trigger
age_verify
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.301(a) and (b); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.305(c)(1) and (d) (required placard); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(1) (locked door or barrier between the entrance and the limited access area)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Conditional

Warn

Illinois has no statutory or rule prohibition on selling cannabis to a visibly intoxicated purchaser at a dispensary counter; the only over-intoxication duty in the rules attaches to an onsite consumption lounge, so Bloom warns rather than blocks.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70 and 410 ILCS 705/15-85 (searched, no visibly intoxicated provision); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.340(g)(10)(B) (an onsite consumption lounge must keep a responsible operations plan explaining how employees will monitor and prevent over-intoxication)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

An Opioid Alternative Patient Program participant or a provisionally registered patient buys on an original written certification plus a driver's licence or state identification card, verified through the Department of Public Health online verification system, and the dispensary must retain a copy in the Illinois Cannabis Tracking System.

Trigger
patient_verify
Licence types
Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Patient
410 ILCS 130/62(a), (b) (Illinois residents 21 and older only) and (c) (Illinois Cannabis Tracking System); 410 ILCS 130/130(i-5)(1) to (3) (certification valid and an original document, person matches, adequate supply not exceeded); 410 ILCS 130/55 (provisional registration)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A registered qualifying patient under 18 may not purchase any usable cannabis and may consume only medical cannabis infused products.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Minor Patient
410 ILCS 130/60(b); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 946.280(b); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.60(f) (selling to a minor medical patient in violation of the Department of Public Health rules is unprofessional conduct)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Permission

Allow

Cannabis bought by a qualified patient, provisional patient, designated caregiver or Opioid Alternative Patient Program participant as part of that individual's adequate medical supply from a Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization licensee carries no Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax and is taxed at the 1 percent food and drug sales tax rate instead of general merchandise.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Patient, Caregiver, Minor Patient
410 ILCS 705/65-10(c) (as amended by P.A. 104-463, operative 90 days after 2026-06-12); 35 ILCS 120/2-10 (medical cannabis is within 'prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs', taxed at 1 percent); 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(a) and 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (local cannabis retailers' occupation taxes reach adult use cannabis only)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

An Illinois resident 21 or older may not be sold an amount that would push them past 60 grams of cannabis flower, 1000 milligrams of THC in cannabis-infused product, or 10 grams of cannabis concentrate, and the three caps are cumulative.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Adult
410 ILCS 705/10-10(a), (c) and (d); 410 ILCS 705/15-95(i)(11) (dispensing above the limits is a ground to discipline or revoke the agent-in-charge card)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A purchaser 21 or older who is not an Illinois resident is held to exactly half the resident allowance, 30 grams of flower, 5 grams of concentrate and 500 milligrams of THC in cannabis-infused product.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Non Resident
410 ILCS 705/10-10(b), (c) and (d)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A dispensing organization may not transport cannabis to residences or to any other location where purchasers may be for delivery, and Illinois issues no delivery licence or endorsement of any kind; the only carve out is curbside or drive-through pickup at the dispensary itself.

Trigger
delivery
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Conditional-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(9) (prohibited from transporting cannabis to residences or transporting cannabis to other locations where purchasers may be for delivery, except for the limited circumstances provided in paragraph (5.5) of subsection (c) of Section 15-100); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(5.5); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(b) (a transporting organization may not transport to any person other than a licensee)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A dispensing organization may not enter into agreements allowing persons who are not its own dispensing organization agents to deliver cannabis or to transport cannabis to purchasers.

Trigger
delivery
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(10); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(b)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Permission

Allow

A dispensing organization may offer pickup or drive-through locations, dispensing from the restricted access area through a drive-through window or from a pickup location contiguous to the dispensary real property such as a sidewalk or parking lot, and must confirm full Section 15-85 compliance before handing the product over.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-85(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(5.5) ('pickup location in close proximity' means an area contiguous to the real property of the dispensary, such as a sidewalk or parking lot); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(9)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

On delivery the dispensary must confirm that the product name, strain name, weight, identification number and quantity on the manifest match the label and package, must inspect and count the product before dispensing it, and must accept the delivery only into a restricted access area.

Trigger
transfer_in
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(c); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(e) and (f); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(k) (a copy of the transporting organization's registration and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle transporting cannabis)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Every unit sold must carry the unique serial number that ties it to a cultivation center or craft grower batch and lot, and all cannabis in the licensed premises must be accounted for in the State cannabis plant monitoring system at all times.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/55-21(e)(3) (a unique serial number that will match the product with a cultivation center or craft grower batch and lot number); 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1300.1000(a) and (c); 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1300.1020(e) (package tag affixed to the storage receptacle); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(b)(1)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A batch must have been sampled and tested by an approved independent laboratory for microbiological contaminants, mycotoxins, pesticide residue, residual solvent and active ingredients, the pass or fail rating must be on the label, and the dispensary must have the laboratory results available to purchasers on request.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/50-5(c)(1) to (5), (f) (recall on a pesticide failure), (i) (a cultivation center, craft grower or infuser shall provide the dispensing organization the laboratory test results for each batch purchased, and each dispensing organization must have those results available on request); 410 ILCS 705/55-21(e)(7) (pass or fail rating on the label)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Before dispensing, the agent must enter the agent identification number, the dispensing organization identification number, the amount and type of product including strain, and the date and time into the State cannabis electronic verification system, and each sales transaction must be documented at the time of sale.

Trigger
reporting
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-85(a)(4)(i) to (iv); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(a) (the point-of-sale system shall be real-time, web-based and accessible by the Department at any time and shall track at a minimum the date of sale, amount, price and currency) and (b)(1); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(a), (b)(1) and (c)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A dispensary may not operate if its video surveillance equipment is inoperative, if its point-of-sale equipment is inoperative, or if the State's cannabis electronic verification system is inoperative.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(11), (12) and (13)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Warn

The agent-in-charge must conduct a daily physical count of all inventory, check the use-by date on everything and quarantine expired product, and reconcile the State verification system against the point-of-sale system and the physical count.

Trigger
shift_close
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-75(d); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(4) (bulk cannabis inventory sealed and labelled may be verified daily rather than counted, but must be physically counted monthly)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Require Approval

A dispensing organization must receive Department approval before completing an inventory adjustment and must give a detailed reason; an unexplained imbalance must be investigated immediately, reported in writing if unresolved within two calendar days, closed within ten business days, and reported to IDFPR and the Illinois State Police in writing within 24 hours if it is due to theft or suspected criminal activity.

Trigger
inventory_adjust
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-75(d)(1), (2) and (3); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(1), (2) and (3) (adjustment documentation kept at the dispensary for two years)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A dispensary may not sell cannabis, concentrate or cannabis-infused products in combination or bundled with each other or with any other item for one price, and each item must be separately identified by quantity and price on the receipt.

Trigger
discount
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17); 410 ILCS 705/65-11 (if a retailer bundles in violation of Section 15-70, the excise tax is imposed on the purchase price of the entire bundled product); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.115illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

No cannabis business establishment may encourage the sale of cannabis by giving away cannabis or cannabis products, by running games or competitions related to consumption, or by providing promotional materials or activities of a manner or type appealing to children.

Trigger
discount
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/55-20(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

A return policy is optional but needs prior Department approval, may cover only damaged, inadequate or erroneously dispensed cannabis, may never permit resale of product whose tamper-evident seal is broken or that has left the premises, must be posted to the State verification system within five calendar days, and anything unsellable must be destroyed under Section 15-90.

Trigger
return
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.320(a), (b) and (c); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(f) (prior Department approval for a return policy); 410 ILCS 130/130(p)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Destruction happens on the same day and time each week, notified to IDFPR and the Illinois State Police at the initial registration inspection, with at least three business days notice of any change to that slot, and IDFPR and the Illinois State Police must be notified before a destruction.

Trigger
destruction
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(b); 410 ILCS 705/55-15(b) (a dispensing organization shall, before destruction, notify the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois State Police)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

All waste and unusable product must be weighed, recorded and entered into the State verification system before it is rendered unusable, the event must be verified by the agent-in-charge or performed under the agent-in-charge's supervision, it must happen in an area under video surveillance, and it must be ground with at least 50 percent non-cannabis material by volume.

Trigger
destruction
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-90(a) to (d) (verification performed by an agent-in-charge and conducted in an area with video surveillance; documentation kept at least 5 years); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(c), (e) and (f); 410 ILCS 705/55-15(c) and (d)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Nothing may be accepted or sold unless it is pre-packaged and labelled to Illinois standard, carrying the statutory purchaser warning about adult use, impaired cognition, habit formation, pregnancy, unlawful transfer, transport out of Illinois, impaired driving and federal penalties, plus the product-specific smoking, delayed-onset and DO NOT EAT warnings.

Trigger
labeling
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/55-21(h), (i) and (j)(1) to (3); 410 ILCS 705/55-21(e) (label contents including serial number, test date, harvest and use-by dates, quantity, pass or fail rating, and the THC, THCA, CBD and CBDA content list with 85 to 115 percent tolerance); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(2) and (p)(18)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Warn

The sales area must carry placards at least 24 inches by 36 inches with letters no smaller than 2 inches, hung between 4 and 9 feet, stating the impairment and pregnancy warning, that anonymous purchases must be allowed, the edible kitchen and delayed-onset warnings where edibles are sold, and the prohibited activity notices; handouts may not substitute.

Trigger
advertising
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.305(a)(1) and (2), (b)(1) and (2), (c)(1) to (5), (d), (e) and (f)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 19, 2026

Prohibition

Block

Advertising may not be false or misleading, promote overconsumption, depict actual consumption, depict a person under 21 consuming, make any health, medicinal or therapeutic claim, include the image of a cannabis leaf or bud, or use anything designed or likely to appeal to minors.

Trigger
advertising
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Adult-Use-Cultivation-Center, Il-Craft-Grower, Il-Infuser-Organization, Il-Transporting-Organization
410 ILCS 705/55-20(a)(1) to (7); 410 ILCS 705/55-20(b)(4)(A) to (E); 410 ILCS 705/55-20(c) (educational messages are exempt)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

It is unlawful for a dispensing organization or any of its officers, members, representatives or agents to accept, receive or borrow money or anything else of value from a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser or transporting organization in exchange for preferential placement on shelves, in display cases or on the website, and it is equally unlawful for those licensees to offer it.

Trigger
advertising
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(q) (the dispensary side, with a narrow carve out for merchandising credit in the ordinary course of business not exceeding 30 days); 410 ILCS 705/20-30(n) (cultivation center side); 410 ILCS 705/30-30(n) (craft grower side); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(i) (transporter side); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(r) (exclusive dealing contracts are void)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Conditional

Require Approval

A dispensary may let third-party vendors promote or advertise in the public access area only, must give IDFPR written notice of every such vendor at least three business days in advance, and remains responsible for that vendor's compliance with the advertising statute.

Trigger
advertising
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.335(b); 410 ILCS 705/55-20illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

The Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax must be added to the purchase price and stated on the receipt as a distinct item separate and apart from the purchase price, and every item of cannabis, concentrate or infused product must appear separately by quantity and price.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/65-15(a); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.100(a) ('The Tax imposed by the Law shall be stated on the invoice as a distinct item separate and apart from the purchase price of the cannabis'); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

A dispensary may not obtain, collect, maintain, record or store an adult use purchaser's personal information from the transaction without consent, may not retain, use, share or disclose it except as the Act allows, and must ensure internal systems delete all purchaser personal information within 24 hours after the purchase is completed.

Trigger
record_retention
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Adult, Non Resident
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.308(a) and (b) (personal information includes name, address, birthdate and email address); 410 ILCS 705/10-20(a); 410 ILCS 705/55-30 (confidentiality)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Warn

Operating procedures, inventory, security, audit, training, staffing and business records must be kept electronically for 3 years; inventory control, acquisition and disposal documentation and bank deposit or withdrawal records for 5 years in a secure locked location; inventory adjustment documentation for 2 years; and destruction and disposal documentation for at least 5 years.

Trigger
record_retention
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-110(a) and (b) (3 years, and preserved 3 years after closure at the licensee's expense); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(e)(1) and (3) (5 years, secure locked location, including each bank deposit or withdrawal); 410 ILCS 705/15-65(a)(6) (business records retained for 5 years); 410 ILCS 705/15-90(d) and 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(f) (destruction records at least 5 years); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(1) (inventory adjustments 2 years); 410 ILCS 705/65-36(a) (excise tax invoices on the licensed premises for 90 days)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Warn

Video surveillance must run 24 hours, be correctly time and date stamped, cover every point-of-sale terminal, all enclosed areas, the storefront and the parking lot, be available to IDFPR and the Illinois State Police in real time through a secure web portal, and be retained for no less than 90 calendar days.

Trigger
record_retention
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.300(e)(1)(G) to (J), (f) (at least 8 frames per second, real-time portal with reverse functionality) and (e)(6) (fully operational for at least 4 hours in a power outage); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(i)(4) (statutory floor of 60 days) and (i)(10)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

A dispensing organization may not have fewer than 2 people working at the dispensary at any time while the dispensary is open.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(14)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

A dispensing organization shall maintain a security guard or security guards to provide on-site security at all hours of the dispensary's operation.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-70(m)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Every dispensing organization agent must hold a current agent identification card and keep it visible at all times when in the dispensary, and the licensee must at all times have a registered agent-in-charge, obtaining a temporary certificate of authority from IDFPR immediately if the agent-in-charge separates.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/15-40(b) and (s); 410 ILCS 705/15-45(b) (cards expire one year from issue); 410 ILCS 705/15-95(a), (e) and (f) (registration ceases if a temporary certificate of authority is not promptly requested; no such certificate is valid more than 90 days)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Warn

The dispensary files Form CD-1 electronically with the Illinois Department of Revenue on or before the 20th of each month for the previous month, reports total cannabis receipts as a deduction on Schedule A of Form ST-1, and makes quarter-monthly accelerated payments on the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of each month.

Trigger
reporting
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
410 ILCS 705/65-30 (monthly return by electronic means on or before the 20th; quarter-monthly estimated payments at the lower of 22.5 percent of actual monthly liability or 25 percent of the same month last year; 1.75 percent discount capped at $1,000); Illinois Department of Revenue, Cannabis Taxes (Forms CD-1, CD-2, CD-3, ST-1)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Prohibition

Block

Onsite consumption is permitted only where the unit of local government has authorised it under Section 55-25 and IDFPR has approved the lounge, the lounge is at the dispensary address or a contiguous building, is walled off from the public, limited and restricted access areas by a lockable door, is staffed only by licensed agents, and admits only persons 21 and over.

Trigger
sale
Licence types
Il-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.340(a), (b), (e), (g)(1), (4), (5) and (11); 410 ILCS 705/55-25; 410 ILCS 130/130(l) (no consumption on the property of a medical cannabis organization)illinois official sourcelast verified on September 6, 2026

Requirement

Block

Before dispensing medical cannabis the agent must determine in the State verification system that the person is a current cardholder, that the registry identification card is valid, that the person presenting it is the person on it, that the product carries the required labelling, and that the patient has not exceeded their adequate medical supply.

Trigger
patient_verify
Licence types
Il-Medical-Cannabis-Dispensing-Organization, Il-Early-Approval-Adult-Use-Dispensing-Organization
Customer classes
Patient, Caregiver, Minor Patient
410 ILCS 130/130(i)(1), (2), (2.5) and (4); 410 ILCS 130/150(b) (the computerised verification system discloses only whether the card is valid and the holder's class); 410 ILCS 130/130(j) (internal confidential records of how much was dispensed, to whom, with date and time)illinois official sourcelast verified on October 20, 2026

Common questions

Is adult use cannabis legal in Illinois?
Illinois has an adult use cannabis program with market status open, with sales open since January 1, 2020. Source: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705 (Public Act 101-0027, eff. 2019-06-25).
Can you grow cannabis at home in Illinois?
Home cultivation is not allowed in Illinois. Source: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705 (Public Act 101-0027, eff. 2019-06-25).
Is cannabis delivery allowed in Illinois?
Delivery is not allowed in Illinois. Source: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705 (Public Act 101-0027, eff. 2019-06-25).
Is medical cannabis legal in Illinois?
Illinois has a medical cannabis program with market status open. Source: Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130 (Public Act 98-0122).
Can you grow cannabis at home in Illinois?
Home cultivation is allowed in Illinois, up to 5 plants. Source: Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130 (Public Act 98-0122).
Is cannabis delivery allowed in Illinois?
Delivery is not allowed in Illinois. Source: Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130 (Public Act 98-0122).
Who regulates cannabis in Illinois?
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (dispensing organizations, dispensary agents) is the licensing cannabis regulator in Illinois, under 410 ILCS 705. Source: 410 ILCS 705 Article 15.
How much cannabis can a non resident buy in Illinois?
A non resident in Illinois may purchase 30 g of flower, 5 g of concentrate, 500 mg of edible thc in a single transaction. Source: 410 ILCS 705/10-10(b)(1) to (3) (a person 21 or older who is not a resident of this State: 30 grams of cannabis flower, 5 grams of cannabis concentrate, 500 milligrams of THC in a cannabis-infused product); 410 ILCS 705/10-10(c) and (d).
How much cannabis can a caregiver buy in Illinois?
A caregiver in Illinois may purchase 70.87 g of flower in any rolling 14 days. Source: 410 ILCS 130/130(h) (adequate medical supply to a registered qualifying patient, directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period); 410 ILCS 130/25(b) (the total amount possessed between the qualifying patient and caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate supply); 410 ILCS 130/130(i) and (j).
What taxes apply to cannabis sales in Illinois?
Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, low potency tier (adjusted delta-9 THC at or below 35 percent) at 10% on retail price; Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, high potency tier (adjusted delta-9 THC above 35 percent) at 25% on retail price; Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax, cannabis-infused products at 20% on retail price; Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax at 7% on wholesale price; Medical Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax at 7% on wholesale price; Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax, adult use cannabis (state rate) at 6.25% on retail price; Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax, medical cannabis (pharmaceutical rate) at 1% on retail price; Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax (statutory ceiling) at 3% on retail price; County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax, unincorporated county territory (statutory ceiling) at 3.75% on retail price; County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax, sales inside a municipality within the county (statutory ceiling) at 3% on retail price. Sources: 410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(1); 410 ILCS 705/65-15(a) (collected from the purchaser and stated as a distinct item separate from the purchase price); 410 ILCS 705/65-25; 410 ILCS 705/65-30; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.100(a), 410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(2); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (definition of adjusted delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level); 410 ILCS 705/65-30, 410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(3); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (a cannabis-infused product is a beverage, food, oils, ointments, tincture, topical formulation or other product containing cannabis that is not intended to be smoked); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.105, 410 ILCS 705/60-10(a) (7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale of cannabis by a cultivator), (b) (solely the cultivator's responsibility), (c); 410 ILCS 705/60-20; 410 ILCS 705/60-40 (invoice contents); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 422, 410 ILCS 130/200(a) (7 percent of the sales price per ounce through 2026-06-30, and 7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale on and after 2026-07-01), (b); 410 ILCS 130/210; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 429, 35 ILCS 120/2-10 (general merchandise rate of 6.25 percent; 'adult use cannabis' is defined there as cannabis subject to the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130, 35 ILCS 120/2-10 ('Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-122), prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act', taxed at the rate of 1 percent), 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(a) (a municipality may impose a tax on selling cannabis other than cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, not to exceed 3 percent of gross receipts and only in 1/4 percent increments); 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(b), (d), (f); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 425, 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (tax imposed only in 0.25 percent increments; rate may not exceed 3.75 percent of gross receipts of sales made in unincorporated areas of the county); 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(d), (e), (f), 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (rate may not exceed 3 percent of the gross receipts of sales made in a municipality located in the county), imposed only in 0.25 percent increments.

Primary sources on this page

  • illinois official source
    Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705 (Public Act 101-0027, eff. 2019-06-25)
  • illinois official source
    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130 (Public Act 98-0122)
  • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (dispensing organizations, dispensary agents)
    410 ILCS 705 Article 15
  • Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Cannabis Regulation (cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, transporters)
    410 ILCS 705 Articles 20, 30, 35, 40
  • Illinois Department of Public Health, Medical Cannabis Patient Program
    410 ILCS 130
  • Illinois Department of Revenue
    410 ILCS 705 Articles 60 and 65, 410 ILCS 705/65-30 (monthly return by electronic means on or before the 20th; quarter-monthly estimated payments at the lower of 22.5 percent of actual monthly liability or 25 percent of the same month last year; 1.75 percent discount capped at $1,000); Illinois Department of Revenue, Cannabis Taxes (Forms CD-1, CD-2, CD-3, ST-1)
  • Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Cannabis Regulation (seed-to-sale compliance)
    410 ILCS 705
  • Illinois General Assembly
    Public Act 101-0027; Public Act 98-0122
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(1); 410 ILCS 705/65-15(a) (collected from the purchaser and stated as a distinct item separate from the purchase price); 410 ILCS 705/65-25; 410 ILCS 705/65-30; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.100(a), 410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(2); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (definition of adjusted delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level); 410 ILCS 705/65-30, 410 ILCS 705/65-10(a)(3); 410 ILCS 705/65-5 (a cannabis-infused product is a beverage, food, oils, ointments, tincture, topical formulation or other product containing cannabis that is not intended to be smoked); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.105, 410 ILCS 705/65-10(c) (as amended by P.A. 104-463, operative 90 days after 2026-06-12); 35 ILCS 120/2-10 (medical cannabis is within 'prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs', taxed at 1 percent); 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(a) and 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (local cannabis retailers' occupation taxes reach adult use cannabis only)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/60-10(a) (7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale of cannabis by a cultivator), (b) (solely the cultivator's responsibility), (c); 410 ILCS 705/60-20; 410 ILCS 705/60-40 (invoice contents); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 422
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 130/200(a) (7 percent of the sales price per ounce through 2026-06-30, and 7 percent of gross receipts from the first sale on and after 2026-07-01), (b); 410 ILCS 130/210; 86 Ill. Adm. Code 429
  • illinois official source
    35 ILCS 120/2-10 (general merchandise rate of 6.25 percent; 'adult use cannabis' is defined there as cannabis subject to the Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130, 35 ILCS 120/2-10 ('Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-122), prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act', taxed at the rate of 1 percent)
  • illinois official source
    65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(a) (a municipality may impose a tax on selling cannabis other than cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, not to exceed 3 percent of gross receipts and only in 1/4 percent increments); 65 ILCS 5/8-11-23(b), (d), (f); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 425
  • illinois official source
    55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (tax imposed only in 0.25 percent increments; rate may not exceed 3.75 percent of gross receipts of sales made in unincorporated areas of the county); 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(d), (e), (f), 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8(a) (rate may not exceed 3 percent of the gross receipts of sales made in a municipality located in the county), imposed only in 0.25 percent increments
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/10-10(b)(1) to (3) (a person 21 or older who is not a resident of this State: 30 grams of cannabis flower, 5 grams of cannabis concentrate, 500 milligrams of THC in a cannabis-infused product); 410 ILCS 705/10-10(c) and (d), 410 ILCS 705/10-10(a), (c) and (d); 410 ILCS 705/15-95(i)(11) (dispensing above the limits is a ground to discipline or revoke the agent-in-charge card), 410 ILCS 705/10-10(b), (c) and (d)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 130/130(h) (adequate medical supply to a registered qualifying patient, directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period); 410 ILCS 130/25(b) (the total amount possessed between the qualifying patient and caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate supply); 410 ILCS 130/130(i) and (j), 410 ILCS 130/130(i)(1), (2), (2.5) and (4); 410 ILCS 130/150(b) (the computerised verification system discloses only whether the card is valid and the holder's class); 410 ILCS 130/130(j) (internal confidential records of how much was dispensed, to whom, with date and time)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-70(j), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(9) (prohibited from transporting cannabis to residences or transporting cannabis to other locations where purchasers may be for delivery, except for the limited circumstances provided in paragraph (5.5) of subsection (c) of Section 15-100); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(5.5); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(b) (a transporting organization may not transport to any person other than a licensee), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(10); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(b), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(11), (12) and (13), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17); 410 ILCS 705/65-11 (if a retailer bundles in violation of Section 15-70, the excise tax is imposed on the purchase price of the entire bundled product); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.115, 410 ILCS 705/15-70(q) (the dispensary side, with a narrow carve out for merchandising credit in the ordinary course of business not exceeding 30 days); 410 ILCS 705/20-30(n) (cultivation center side); 410 ILCS 705/30-30(n) (craft grower side); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(i) (transporter side); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(r) (exclusive dealing contracts are void), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(14), 410 ILCS 705/15-70(m)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(4); 410 ILCS 705/15-85(b); 410 ILCS 705/10-15(a), 410 ILCS 705/15-85(a)(4)(i) to (iv); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(a) (the point-of-sale system shall be real-time, web-based and accessible by the Department at any time and shall track at a minimum the date of sale, amount, price and currency) and (b)(1); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(a), (b)(1) and (c)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-85(a)(1) and (2) and (c) (valid and unexpired, photograph and date of birth); 410 ILCS 705/10-20(a) (a dispensing organization shall use an electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's government-issued identification, if applicable); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.301(c), (d) and (e), 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.301(a) and (b); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.305(c)(1) and (d) (required placard); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(1) (locked door or barrier between the entrance and the limited access area)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-70 and 410 ILCS 705/15-85 (searched, no visibly intoxicated provision); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.340(g)(10)(B) (an onsite consumption lounge must keep a responsible operations plan explaining how employees will monitor and prevent over-intoxication), 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.340(a), (b), (e), (g)(1), (4), (5) and (11); 410 ILCS 705/55-25; 410 ILCS 130/130(l) (no consumption on the property of a medical cannabis organization)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 130/62(a), (b) (Illinois residents 21 and older only) and (c) (Illinois Cannabis Tracking System); 410 ILCS 130/130(i-5)(1) to (3) (certification valid and an original document, person matches, adequate supply not exceeded); 410 ILCS 130/55 (provisional registration)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 130/60(b); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 946.280(b); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.60(f) (selling to a minor medical patient in violation of the Department of Public Health rules is unprofessional conduct)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-85(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(c)(5.5) ('pickup location in close proximity' means an area contiguous to the real property of the dispensary, such as a sidewalk or parking lot); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(9)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(c); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(e) and (f); 410 ILCS 705/40-25(k) (a copy of the transporting organization's registration and a manifest for the delivery shall be present in any vehicle transporting cannabis), 410 ILCS 705/15-75(d); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(4) (bulk cannabis inventory sealed and labelled may be verified daily rather than counted, but must be physically counted monthly), 410 ILCS 705/15-75(d)(1), (2) and (3); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(1), (2) and (3) (adjustment documentation kept at the dispensary for two years)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/55-21(e)(3) (a unique serial number that will match the product with a cultivation center or craft grower batch and lot number); 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1300.1000(a) and (c); 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1300.1020(e) (package tag affixed to the storage receptacle); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(b)(1)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/50-5(c)(1) to (5), (f) (recall on a pesticide failure), (i) (a cultivation center, craft grower or infuser shall provide the dispensing organization the laboratory test results for each batch purchased, and each dispensing organization must have those results available on request); 410 ILCS 705/55-21(e)(7) (pass or fail rating on the label)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/55-20(d); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17), 410 ILCS 705/55-20(a)(1) to (7); 410 ILCS 705/55-20(b)(4)(A) to (E); 410 ILCS 705/55-20(c) (educational messages are exempt)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.320(a), (b) and (c); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(f) (prior Department approval for a return policy); 410 ILCS 130/130(p)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(b); 410 ILCS 705/55-15(b) (a dispensing organization shall, before destruction, notify the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois State Police)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-90(a) to (d) (verification performed by an agent-in-charge and conducted in an area with video surveillance; documentation kept at least 5 years); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(c), (e) and (f); 410 ILCS 705/55-15(c) and (d)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/55-21(h), (i) and (j)(1) to (3); 410 ILCS 705/55-21(e) (label contents including serial number, test date, harvest and use-by dates, quantity, pass or fail rating, and the THC, THCA, CBD and CBDA content list with 85 to 115 percent tolerance); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(2) and (p)(18)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.305(a)(1) and (2), (b)(1) and (2), (c)(1) to (5), (d), (e) and (f)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.335(b); 410 ILCS 705/55-20
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/65-15(a); 86 Ill. Adm. Code 423.100(a) ('The Tax imposed by the Law shall be stated on the invoice as a distinct item separate and apart from the purchase price of the cannabis'); 410 ILCS 705/15-70(p)(17)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.308(a) and (b) (personal information includes name, address, birthdate and email address); 410 ILCS 705/10-20(a); 410 ILCS 705/55-30 (confidentiality)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-110(a) and (b) (3 years, and preserved 3 years after closure at the licensee's expense); 410 ILCS 705/15-75(e)(1) and (3) (5 years, secure locked location, including each bank deposit or withdrawal); 410 ILCS 705/15-65(a)(6) (business records retained for 5 years); 410 ILCS 705/15-90(d) and 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.325(f) (destruction records at least 5 years); 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.310(e)(1) (inventory adjustments 2 years); 410 ILCS 705/65-36(a) (excise tax invoices on the licensed premises for 90 days)
  • illinois official source
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1291.300(e)(1)(G) to (J), (f) (at least 8 frames per second, real-time portal with reverse functionality) and (e)(6) (fully operational for at least 4 hours in a power outage); 410 ILCS 705/15-100(i)(4) (statutory floor of 60 days) and (i)(10)
  • illinois official source
    410 ILCS 705/15-40(b) and (s); 410 ILCS 705/15-45(b) (cards expire one year from issue); 410 ILCS 705/15-95(a), (e) and (f) (registration ceases if a temporary certificate of authority is not promptly requested; no such certificate is valid more than 90 days)

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