For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CANNABIS.
(1) Cannabis, 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,
(2) 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.
(3) Does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act.
(4) Also means concentrate and cannabis-infused products.
CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. A cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, dispensing organization, or transporting organization.
CRAFT GROWER. 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.
CULTIVATION CENTER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport, and perform other necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis business establishments.
DISPENSING ORGANIZATION. 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 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.) to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis patients and caregivers. A DISPENSING ORGANIZATION shall include a registered medical cannabis organization as defined in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (410 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) that has obtained an early approval adult use dispensing organization license.
PROCESSING ORGANIZATION. 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. A PROCESSING ORGANIZATION shall include an infuser organization or infuser, as such terms are defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.).
TRANSPORTING ORGANIZATION. 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.
(Ord. 2021-04-17, passed 4-13-2021)