Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 5/20/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5674

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5674 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
5Program Act is amended by changing Sections 105 and 130 as
6follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 130/105)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
9    Sec. 105. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties for
10cultivation centers.
11    (a) The operating documents of a registered cultivation
12center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
13cultivation center, a cannabis plant monitoring system
14including a physical inventory recorded weekly, a cannabis
15container system including a physical inventory recorded
16weekly, accurate record keeping, and a staffing plan.

 

 

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1    (b) A registered cultivation center shall implement a
2security plan reviewed by the State Police and including but
3not limited to: facility access controls, perimeter intrusion
4detection systems, personnel identification systems, 24-hour
5surveillance system to monitor the interior and exterior of the
6registered cultivation center facility and accessible to
7authorized law enforcement and the Department of Financial and
8Professional Regulation in real-time.
9    (c) In a municipality with a population of fewer than
10500,000, a A registered cultivation center may not be located
11within 2,500 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public
12or private preschool or elementary or secondary school or day
13care center, day care home, group day care home, part day child
14care facility, or an area zoned for residential use. A
15municipality with a population of 500,000 or more may adopt its
16own zoning requirements with regard to the location of a
17registered cultivation center and its proximity to a
18pre-existing public or private preschool or elementary or
19secondary school or day care center, day care home, group day
20care home, part day child care facility, or an area zoned for
21residential use.
22    (d) All cultivation of cannabis for distribution to a
23registered dispensing organization must take place in an
24enclosed, locked facility as it applies to cultivation centers
25at the physical address provided to the Department of
26Agriculture during the registration process. The cultivation

 

 

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1center location shall only be accessed by the cultivation
2center agents working for the registered cultivation center,
3Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections,
4Department of Public Health staff performing inspections, law
5enforcement or other emergency personnel, and contractors
6working on jobs unrelated to medical cannabis, such as
7installing or maintaining security devices or performing
8electrical wiring.
9    (e) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
10cannabis to any individual or entity other than a dispensary
11organization registered under this Act.
12    (f) All harvested cannabis intended for distribution to a
13dispensing organization must be packaged in a labeled medical
14cannabis container and entered into a data collection system.
15    (g) No person who has been convicted of an excluded offense
16may be a cultivation center agent.
17    (h) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
18inspection by the State Police.
19    (i) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
20inspections by the Department of Agriculture and the Department
21of Public Health.
22    (j) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
23enforcement, the State Police, and the Department of
24Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
25theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in-person, or by
26written or electronic communication.

 

 

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1    (k) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
2federal rules and regulations regarding the use of pesticides.
3(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
4    (410 ILCS 130/130)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
6    Sec. 130. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties;
7dispensing organizations.
8    (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
9Regulation shall implement the provisions of this Section by
10rule.
11    (b) A dispensing organization shall maintain operating
12documents which shall include procedures for the oversight of
13the registered dispensing organization and procedures to
14ensure accurate recordkeeping.
15    (c) A dispensing organization shall implement appropriate
16security measures, as provided by rule, to deter and prevent
17the theft of cannabis and unauthorized entrance into areas
18containing cannabis.
19    (d) In a municipality with a population of fewer than
20500,000, a A dispensing organization may not be located within
211,000 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or
22private preschool or elementary or secondary school or day care
23center, day care home, group day care home, or part day child
24care facility. A registered dispensing organization may not be
25located in a house, apartment, condominium, or an area zoned

 

 

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1for residential use. A municipality with a population of
2500,000 or more may adopt its own zoning requirements with
3regard to the location of a dispensing organization and its
4proximity to pre-existing public or private preschool or
5elementary or secondary school or day care center, day care
6home, group day care home, part day child care facility, or an
7area zoned for residential use.
8    (e) A dispensing organization is prohibited from acquiring
9cannabis from anyone other than a registered cultivation
10center. A dispensing organization is prohibited from obtaining
11cannabis from outside the State of Illinois.
12    (f) A registered dispensing organization is prohibited
13from dispensing cannabis for any purpose except to assist
14registered qualifying patients with the medical use of cannabis
15directly or through the qualifying patients' designated
16caregivers.
17    (g) The area in a dispensing organization where medical
18cannabis is stored can only be accessed by dispensing
19organization agents working for the dispensing organization,
20Department of Financial and Professional Regulation staff
21performing inspections, law enforcement or other emergency
22personnel, and contractors working on jobs unrelated to medical
23cannabis, such as installing or maintaining security devices or
24performing electrical wiring.
25    (h) A dispensing organization may not dispense more than
262.5 ounces of cannabis to a registered qualifying patient,

 

 

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1directly or via a designated caregiver, in any 14-day period
2unless the qualifying patient has a Department of Public
3Health-approved quantity waiver.
4    (i) Before medical cannabis may be dispensed to a
5designated caregiver or a registered qualifying patient, a
6dispensing organization agent must determine that the
7individual is a current cardholder in the verification system
8and must verify each of the following:
9        (1) that the registry identification card presented to
10    the registered dispensing organization is valid;
11        (2) that the person presenting the card is the person
12    identified on the registry identification card presented
13    to the dispensing organization agent;
14        (3) that the dispensing organization is the designated
15    dispensing organization for the registered qualifying
16    patient who is obtaining the cannabis directly or via his
17    or her designated caregiver; and
18        (4) that the registered qualifying patient has not
19    exceeded his or her adequate supply.
20    (j) Dispensing organizations shall ensure compliance with
21this limitation by maintaining internal, confidential records
22that include records specifying how much medical cannabis is
23dispensed to the registered qualifying patient and whether it
24was dispensed directly to the registered qualifying patient or
25to the designated caregiver. Each entry must include the date
26and time the cannabis was dispensed. Additional recordkeeping

 

 

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1requirements may be set by rule.
2    (k) The physician-patient privilege as set forth by Section
38-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply between a
4qualifying patient and a registered dispensing organization
5and its agents with respect to communications and records
6concerning qualifying patients' debilitating conditions.
7    (l) A dispensing organization may not permit any person to
8consume cannabis on the property of a medical cannabis
9organization.
10    (m) A dispensing organization may not share office space
11with or refer patients to a physician.
12    (n) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related
13to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department of
14Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend,
15place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or
16take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
17Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may deem
18proper with regard to the registration of any person issued
19under this Act to operate a dispensing organization or act as a
20dispensing organization agent, including imposing fines not to
21exceed $10,000 for each violation, for any violations of this
22Act and rules adopted in accordance with this Act. The
23procedures for disciplining a registered dispensing
24organization shall be determined by rule. All final
25administrative decisions of the Department of Financial and
26Professional Regulation are subject to judicial review under

 

 

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1the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term
2"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the
3Code of Civil Procedure.
4    (o) Dispensing organizations are subject to random
5inspection and cannabis testing by the Department of Financial
6and Professional Regulation and State Police as provided by
7rule.
8(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)".