A. Possession, Use, Sale, Purchase, and Transportation; Definition:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess, consume, use, purchase, obtain, transport, or sell any quantity of any substance containing cannabis , except in compliance with the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq. or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, 410 ILCS 130/1 et seq, as each may be amended.
2. It shall be a violation of this section for any person knowingly to use or consume, or allow someone else to use or consume, cannabis on the premises of any privately owned commercial facility that is open to members of the general public, including, without limitation, retail stores, restaurants, taverns, theaters, and other recreational facilities, except as otherwise specifically permitted pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
3. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to smoke cannabis in any place where smoking is prohibited pursuant to the Smoke Free Illinois Act, 410 ILCS 82/1 et seq.
4. As used in this section cannabis includes marijuana, hashish and other substances that are identified as including any parts of the plant cannabis sativa and including derivatives or subspecies, such as indica, of all strains of cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally produced cannabinol derivatives whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction; however, "cannabis" does not not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act. "Cannabis" also means concentrate and cannabis-infused products.
B. Unlawful Assembly By Minors: It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to remain in any motor vehicle, watercraft, room, dwelling, shed, garage, yard or other area when said person knows, or has reason to know, that one or more other persons under the age of twenty one (21) years located in such motor vehicle, watercraft, room, dwelling, shed, garage, yard or other area are in possession of controlled substance prohibited by either 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 550/1 et seq., or 570/1 et seq.
C. Responsibility Of Owner Or Occupant For Unlawful Assembly By Minors: It shall be unlawful for any person who has ownership or control of any motor vehicle, watercraft, room, dwelling, shed, garage, yard or other area to knowingly permit or allow one or more persons under the age of twenty one (21) years to assemble or be assembled on or in such motor vehicle, watercraft, room, dwelling, shed, garage, yard or other area when said persons are in possession of a controlled substance prohibited by either 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 550/1 et seq., or 570/1 et seq.
D. Violation: Any person found guilty of a violation of any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine as provided in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code for each and every offense. (Ord. M-68-94, 10-17-1994; amd. 2002 Code; Ord. M-8-22, 4-4-2022)