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SEC. 35-3800.   DEFINITIONS.
   The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
   (1)   Cannabis shall have the same definition as "cannabis" set forth in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended.
   (2)   Cannabis Business Establishment means a "cannabis business establishment," "infuser organization," or "infuser," as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, and such other cannabis business establishments authorized under the Act, as amended.
   (3)   Cannabis Dispensary means "dispensary" as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as a facility operated by a dispensing organization at which activities licensed by this Act may occur. "Dispensing organization"" means a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia, or related supplies under this Act to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis patients and caregivers. As used in this Act, dispensary organization shall include a registered medical cannabis organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act or its successor Act that has obtained an Early Approval Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
   (4)   Cannabis Cultivation Center means "cultivation center" as defined in Section 1 -10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport (unless otherwise limited by this Act), and perform other necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis business establishments.
   (5)   Cannabis Craft Grower means "craft grower" as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the 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. A craft grower may contain up to five thousand (5,000) square feet of canopy space on its premises for plants in the flowering state. The Department of Agriculture may authorize an increase or decrease of flowering stage cultivation space in increments of three thousand (3,000) square feet by rule based on market need, craft grower capacity, and the licensee's history of compliance or noncompliance, with a maximum space of fourteen thousand (14,000) square feet for cultivating plants in the flowering stage, which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed and secure area. A craft grower may share premises with a processing organization or a dispensing organization, or both, provided each licensee stores currency and cannabis or cannabis-infused products in a separate secured vault to which the other licensee does not have access or all licensees sharing a vault share more than fifty percent (50%) of the same ownership.
   (6)   Cannabis Infuser means "infuser organization" or "infuser" as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis -infused product.
   (7)   Cannabis Transporter means "transporting organization" or "transporter" as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as an organization or business that is licensed by the 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.
   (8)   Cannabis Processer means a "processing organization" or "processer" as defined in Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, as amended, as a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the 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.
   (9)   On-Premises Cannabis Consumption Establishment means a cannabis business establishment (e.g., "lounge" or "café") or other entity (e.g., retail tobacco store) that is authorized or otherwise permitted by the State of Illinois to allow the on-premises consumption of cannabis. The City of Moline does not permit on-premises cannabis consumption establishments in any form within its corporate boundaries.