Section 1291.301  Minors Prohibited in Dispensary

a)         Unless otherwise authorized pursuant to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or the Act, no persons under the age of 21 shall be allowed entry into a dispensing organization.

b)         Each dispensing organization is responsible for checking and verifying customer identification prior to any customer entering the limited access area.  Each dispensing organization is responsible for all individuals entering the dispensing organization.

c)         Each dispensing organization shall use an electronic reader or electronic scanning device to scan a purchaser's government-issued identification if scanning the identification is possible in accordance with Section 10-20 of the Act.  Government-issued identification that cannot be scanned may still be accepted at the dispensing organization's discretion.

d)         Dispensing organizations may accept identification that does not contain an expiration date in order to verify the age of a purchaser, so long as the dispensing organization is otherwise able to verify the validity of the identification.  This does not include an expired identification document, unless otherwise permitted by law.

e)         As used in this Section, "government-issued identification" means a document issued by a unit of government, foreign or domestic, which identifies, at a minimum, the name, image, and date of birth of the Individual.  "Government-issued identifications" include, but are not limited to, passports; driver's licenses; temporary visitor driver's licenses; consular identification cards; international election identification cards; tribal identification cards and indigenous reservation government identification cards; visas; permanent resident cards; and municipal, local, or state identification cards.

(Source:  Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 13377, effective August 20, 2024)