(A) Definition. As used in this section, the term CANNABIS shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Cannabis Control Act, 720 ILCS 550/3, as amended, as if that definition were incorporated herein.
(B) Offense of possession of cannabis. A person commits the offense of possession of cannabis by possessing not more than 30 grams of any substance containing cannabis unless permitted or authorized to do so pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/1 et seq., as amended).
(C) Violations, penalties. Any person who violates this section with respect to a substance containing cannabis in an amount:
(1) Up to ten grams shall be fined in an amount not less than $100 and not more than $250 for each offense and such ordinance violation may be prosecuted in accordance with Title I, Chapter 11, Administrative Adjudication of Code Violations or in the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
(2) More than ten grams but not more than 30 grams shall be fined not less than $250 and not more than $750 and such ordinance violation may be prosecuted in the Circuit Court of Cook County but not through the City’s Administrative Adjudication of Code Violations, Title I, Chapter 11.
(D) No period of imprisonment shall be sought or imposed for violating division (B) above.
(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, lawful possession of medical cannabis by an authorized cardholder in accordance with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130/a et seq., as amended or a successor statute, shall not be a violation of division (B) above.
(F) Any person knowingly in possession of a substance containing cannabis in an amount exceeding 30 grams shall be prosecuted under the Cannabis Control Act.
(G) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the ordinance violations set forth in division (C) above from being prosecuted as a violation of the Cannabis Control Act.
(Ord. 2018-009, passed 2-13-2018)