(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess less than 100 grams of any substance containing cannabis.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Any person who has been authorized by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities with the approval of the Department of Law Enforcement to possess and/or deliver substances containing cannabis; and
(2) Persons registered under federal law to conduct research with cannabis.
(C) For the purpose of this section, CANNABIS shall mean marijuana, hasish and other substances which are identified as including any part of the plant “Cannabis Sativa,” whether growing or not; the seed thereof, the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin, including tetrahydrocannbinol (THC) and all other cannabinol derivitatives, including its naturally occurring or synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction, or independently by means of
chemical synthesis, but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, and any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom) fiber, oil or cake or sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
(Ord. 17-24, passed 11-14-2017; Ord. 19-02, passed 4-9-2019) Penalty, see § 138.99