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90_SB0014enr 720 ILCS 550/4 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704 720 ILCS 550/5 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705 720 ILCS 550/5.1 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1 Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Reenacts the provisions of Article 4 of Public Act 89-428 relating to the penalties for the manufacture and possession of more than 2,000 grams of cannabis. (Public Act 89-428 was declared unconstitutional by the Cook County Circuit Court). LRB9000800RCks SB14 Enrolled LRB9000800RCks 1 AN ACT in relation to cannabis and controlled substances. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 2. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 5 Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 40-5 as 6 follows: 7 (20 ILCS 301/40-5) 8 Sec. 40-5. Election of treatment. An addict or 9 alcoholic who is charged with or convicted of a crime may 10 elect treatment under the supervision of a licensed program 11 designated by the Department, referred to in this Article as 12 "designated program", unless: 13 (1) the crime is a crime of violence; 14 (2) the crime is a violation of Section 401(a), 15 401(b), 401(c) where the person electing treatment has 16 been previously convicted of a non-probationable felony 17 or the violation is non-probationable, 401(d) where the 18 violation is non-probationable, 401.1, 402(a), 405 or 407 19 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 20 4(d), 4(e), 4(f), 4(g), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f), 5(g), 5.1, 7 or 21 9 of the Cannabis Control Act; 22 (3) the person has a record of 2 or more 23 convictions of a crime of violence; 24 (4) other criminal proceedings alleging commission 25 of a felony are pending against the person; 26 (5) the person is on probation or parole and the 27 appropriate parole or probation authority does not 28 consent to that election; 29 (6) the person elected and was admitted to a 30 designated program on 2 prior occasions within any 31 consecutive 2-year period; SB14 Enrolled -2- LRB9000800RCks 1 (7) the person has been convicted of residential 2 burglary and has a record of one or more felony 3 convictions; 4 (8) the crime is a violation of Section 11-501 of 5 the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a 6 local ordinance; or 7 (9) the crime is a reckless homicide or a reckless 8 homicide of an unborn child, as defined in Section 9-3 or 9 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961, in which the cause of 10 death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle by a 11 person under the influence of alcohol or any other drug 12 or drugs at the time of the violation. 13 (Source: P.A. 88-80; incorporates 88-98; 88-670, eff. 14 12-2-94.) 15 Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by 16 changing Sections 4, 5, and 5.1 as follows: 17 (720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704) 18 Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to 19 possess cannabis. Any person who violates this section with 20 respect to: 21 (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing 22 cannabis is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor; 23 (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of 24 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B 25 misdemeanor; 26 (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of any 27 substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A 28 misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this 29 subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be 30 guilty of a Class 4 felony; 31 (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of 32 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 SB14 Enrolled -3- LRB9000800RCks 1 felony; provided that if any offense under this subsection 2 (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of 3 a Class 3 felony; 4 (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams of 5 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 6 felony;.7 (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams 8 of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 9 felony; 10 (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing 11 cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony. 12 (Source: P.A. 78-255.) 13 (720 ILCS 550/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705) 14 Sec. 5. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to 15 manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver, or 16 manufacture, cannabis. Any person who violates this section 17 with respect to: 18 (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing 19 cannabis is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; 20 (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of 21 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A 22 misdemeanor; 23 (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of any 24 substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 felony; 25 (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of 26 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 27 felony for which a fine not to exceed $50,000 may be imposed; 28 (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams of 29 any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 30 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be 31 imposed;.32 (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams 33 of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 SB14 Enrolled -4- LRB9000800RCks 1 felony for which a fine not to exceed $150,000 may be 2 imposed; 3 (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing 4 cannabis is guilty of a Class X felony for which a fine not 5 to exceed $200,000 may be imposed. 6 (Source: P.A. 83-778.) 7 (720 ILCS 550/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1) 8 Sec. 5.1. Cannabis Trafficking. (a) Except for purposes 9 authorized by this Act, any person who knowingly brings or 10 causes to be brought into this State for the purpose of 11 manufacture or delivery or with the intent to manufacture or 12 deliver 2,500 grams or more of cannabis in this State or any 13 other state or country is guilty of cannabis trafficking. 14 (b) A person convicted of cannabis trafficking shall be 15 sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than twice the 16 minimum term and fined an amount as authorized by subsection 17 (f) or (g)(e)of Section 5 of this Act, based upon the 18 amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought into this 19 State, and not more than twice the maximum term of 20 imprisonment and fined twice the amount as authorized by 21 subsection (f) or (g)(e)of Section 5 of this Act, based 22 upon the amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought 23 into this State. 24 (Source: P.A. 85-1388.) 25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 26 becoming law.