For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
ACT. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (ILCS Ch. 410, Act 705) as may be amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. An adult-use cannabis cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser organization, dispensing organization, transporting organization or cannabis consumption lounge.
ADULT-USE 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, pursuant to the Act.
ADULT-USE 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, pursuant to the Act.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION. 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, pursuant to the Act. Such a facility may allow on-premises consumption of cannabis as authorized by ILCS Ch. 410, Act 705, § 55-25(3).
ADULT-USE 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 pursuant to the Act.
ADULT-USE 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 pursuant to the Act.
ADULT-USE 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 pursuant to the Act.
CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGE. An indoor and/or outdoor confined space where cannabis may be consumed by persons over 21 years of age, by smoking, vaporizing or by edible consumption of cannabis, but where there shall be no cannabis sales permitted. The sale of foods and beverages subject to all applicable licensing restrictions, and other related items, including but not limited to cannabis consumption paraphernalia, shall also be permitted. The sale, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. Only cannabis obtained from a licensed cannabis dispensing organization may be consumed at a cannabis consumption lounge, however, a cannabis consumption lounge shall not be required to have an adult use cannabis dispensing organization license or any other license pursuant to the Act.
PERSON. Any person, firm, corporation, association, club, society or other organization, including any new owner, manager, proprietor, employee, volunteer or agent.
(Ord. 2022-002, passed 1-5-22)