(A) Except as otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act, it is unlawful for any person knowingly to produce the cannabis sativa plant or to possess such plants unless production or possession has been authorized pursuant to state law.
(B) Any person who violates this section with respect to production or possession of:
(1) Not more than five plants is guilty of a civil violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. The proceeds of the fine are payable to the clerk of the circuit court. (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 550, § 8(a))
(2) More than five plants is guilty of a felony.
Penalty, see § 130.99
For additional penalty provisions under state law, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 550, § 8)