Illinois
Status: In Illinois, all individuals with a legal prescription may possess and use medical marijuana. State licensed businesses may grow, process, transport, and dispense medical marijuana. The state is expected to introduce a bill to legalize recreational marijuana.
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Number of Illinois Licenses Available
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You can read the full text of the Illinois law at: www.ilga.gov
Illinois Medical Marijuana Cultivation Guidelines
A “Cultivation center” means a facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the Department of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with usable medical cannabis.
REQUIRED ILLINOIS MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR CULTIVATION APPLICATION:
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED ILLINOIS MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR CULTIVATION APPLICATION:
Illinois Medical Marijuana Dispensing Organization Guidelines
“Medical cannabis dispensing organization” or “Dispensing organization” means a facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire medical cannabis from a registered cultivation center for the purpose of dispensingmedical cannabis, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients.
REQUIRED ILLINOIS MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSING ORGANIZATION APPLICATION:
- Suitability of Proposed Facility Plan Template
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Marketing Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Patient Education Plan Template
- Patient Recordkeeping Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
RECOMMENDED ILLINOIS MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSING ORGANIZATION APPLICATION:
The History of Illinois Marijuana
Medical Marijuana:
Illinois legalized medical marijuana for qualified patients in 2013. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act establishes a patient registry program, protects registered qualifying patients and registered designated caregivers from “arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,” and allows for the registration of cultivation centers and dispensing organizations. Applications were accepted in September 2014 and the state awarded 22 cultivation licenses and over 60 dispensary licenses. There were a few districts that we left unawarded, so interested parties have future opportunities to obtain licenses.
Qualifying Medical Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, a positive status for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), hepatitis C, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Crohn’s disease, agitation of Alzheimer’s disease, cachexia or wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe fibromyalgia or any spinal cord disease, including but not limited to: arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia, syringomyelia, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibrous dysplasia, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Arnold-Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia. Patients may also qualify for medical marijuana if they suffer from a severely debilitating or terminal medical condition such as Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II), Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Sjogren’s syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella syndrome, residual limb pain, or the treatment of these conditions.
Recreational Marijuana:
With the election of J.B. Pritzker on November 6, 2018 as the next governor of Illinois, there is likely to be quick legislative action on the legalization of recreational marijuana use, as marijuana legalization was one of his campaign promises.
On January 29, 2019, Illinois legislators announced plans to draft a proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana across the state. The proposed legislation would allow the following: (1) Illinois residents ages 21 and over would be allowed to purchase and possess up to 30 grams of cannabis; (2) Non-residents ages 21 and over would be allowed to purchase and possess 15 grams of cannabis; (3) Illinois adults ages 21 and over would be allowed to grow up to five marijuana plants in each household; (4) municipalities, employers and landlords would be able to prohibit possession and use; (5) criminal records of citizens whose careers and futures have been harmed by marijuana convictions for low-level possession and dealing would be expunged.
The new law will continue to limit the number of licenses and endures preferential treatment towards equity applicants. According to state lawmakers, the proposed application process will give additional points for diversity, diversity of ownership, diversity of workforce, and diversity of contractors hired. Once the proposal for recreational marijuana is filed and made public, we will provide an overview of business licensing details.