Section 1300.40  Operation of a Cannabis Business Establishment

a)         Only a cannabis business establishment that has been issued a license by the Department under the Act and this Part shall own or operate a cultivation center, craft grower, infuser, or transporter.

b)         A cannabis business establishment, including each principal officer, board member, agent and employee, shall not:

1)         Produce, manufacture, or store cannabis in any place except in those areas designated in the license;

2)         Produce, manufacture, or store cannabis for use outside of Illinois;

3)         Sell, deliver, transport or distribute cannabis to any person or entity other than a cannabis business organization licensed by the Department, a dispensing organization registered with DFPR, a testing laboratory approved by the Department, or a State regulatory entity or law enforcement;

4)         Enter into an exclusive agreement with any other cannabis business establishment;

5)         Refuse to conduct business with any other cannabis business establishment that has the financial ability to pay for products or services, except when prohibited by law;

6)         Either directly or indirectly discriminate in price among different cannabis business establishments.  Nothing in this subsection (b)(7) prevents pricing cannabis differently based on differences in the cost of production, the quantities sold (such as volume discounts), the way the products are delivered, or delivery costs relative to distance travelled.