As used in this chapter:
ACT. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act of Illinois and any subsequent amendments, 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
ADVERTISE. To engage in promotional activities including, but not limited to, newspaper, radio, internet and electronic media, and television advertising, the distribution of fliers and circulars, billboard advertising and the display of window and interior signs. ADVERTISE does not mean exterior signage displaying only the name of the licensed cannabis business establishment.
AGENT IN CHARGE. As required by the Act, a full-time agent or principal officer of the cannabis business that is responsible for opening and closing the business, delivery acceptance, oversight of sales and agents, recordkeeping, inventory, training, and compliance with state and local law.
APPLICANT. An individual or business seeking a cannabis business license from the city or a renewal of said license.
CANNABIS. 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 the 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 include the mature stalks of the 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 that is incapable of germination. CANNABIS does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act. CANNABIS also means cannabis flower, concentrate and cannabis infused products.
CANNABIS BUSINESS. A cannabis craft grower, cultivation center, dispensary, infuser, processor, or transporter.
CANNABIS CONCENTRATE. A product derived from cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), from the plant through the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil or other typical cooking fats; water, ice, or dry ice; or butane, propane, CO2
, ethanol, or isopropanol and with the intended use of smoking or making a cannabis-infused product. The use of any other solvent is expressly prohibited unless and until it is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
CANNABIS CONTAINER. A sealed, traceable, container, or package used for the purpose of containment of cannabis or cannabis-infused product during transportation.
CANNABIS CRAFT GROWER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure and package cannabis and perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing organization, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS CULTIVATION CENTER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport and perform necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to licensed cannabis business establishments, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS DISPENSARY. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from licensed cannabis business establishments for the purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis patients and caregivers, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS FLOWER. 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; including raw kief, leaves, and buds, but not resin that has been extracted from any part of such plant; nor any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin.
CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCT. A beverage, food, oil, ointment, tincture, topical formulation, or another product.
CANNABIS INFUSER ORGANIZATION OR INFUSER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis-infused product, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS PARAPHERNALIA. Equipment, products and materials which are intended to be used for planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting or otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
CANNABIS PROCESSING ORGANIZATION OR PROCESSOR. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis product, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS TRANSPORTING ORGANIZATION OR TRANSPORTER. An organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to transport cannabis on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community college licensed under the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, per the Act, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CLONE. A plant section from a female cannabis plant not yet rootbound, growing in a water solution or other propagation matric, that is capable of developing into a new plant.
LIMITED ACCESS AREA. A building, room, or other area under the control of a cannabis dispensing organization licensed under the Act and upon the licensed premises with access limited to purchasers, dispensing organization owners and other dispensing organization agents, or service professionals conducting business with the dispensing organization.
MINOR. Any individual under the age of 21 years old.
ORDINARY PUBLIC VIEW. Within the sight line with normal visual range of a person, unassisted by visual aids, from a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property, or from within an adjacent property.
PERSON. A natural individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver, executor, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed by order of any court.
TINCTURE. A cannabis infused solution, typically comprised of alcohol glycerin, or vegetable oils, derived either directly from the cannabis plant or from a processed cannabis extract. A tincture is not an alcoholic liquor as defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934. A tincture shall include a calibrated dropper or other similar device capable of accurately measuring servings.
(Ord. 20-O-2261, passed 4-15-2020; Ord. 24-O-2388, passed 5-15-2024)