Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1290 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM › Subpart F - DISPENSARY OPERATION › Section 1290.300 - Operational Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is
				the duty of the Division to enforce the provisions of the Act and this Part
				relating to the registration and oversight of dispensing organization, unless
				otherwise provided in the Act.
b) A
				dispensing organization awarded a registration shall operate in accordance with
				the representations made in its application and registration packet. It shall
				be in compliance with the Act and this Part while registered with the
				Division.
c) Only a dispensing
				organization that has been issued a registration by the Division shall own and
				operate a dispensary.
d) A
				dispensing organization must include the name of the dispensary on the
				packaging of any cannabis product it sells.
e) All medical cannabis and cannabis-infused
				products must be obtained from an Illinois registered cultivation center (see 8
				Ill. Adm. Code 1000).
f) A
				dispensing organization shall inspect and count product received from the
				cultivation center before dispensing it.
g) A dispensing organization may only accept
				medical cannabis deliveries into a restricted access area. Deliveries may not
				be accepted through the public or limited access areas unless otherwise
				approved by the Division.
h) A
				dispensing organization shall maintain compliance with State and local
				building, fire and zoning requirements or regulations.
i) A dispensing organization shall submit a
				list to the Division of the names of all service professionals who will work at
				the dispensary. The list shall include a description of the type of business or
				service provided. Changes to the service professional list shall be promptly
				provided. No service professional shall work in the dispensary until the name
				is provided to the Division on the service professional list.
j) A registration shall allow the registrant
				to operate at a single location.
k)
				A dispensary may operate between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. local time.
l) A dispensing organization must keep all
				lighting outside and inside the dispensary in good working order and wattage
				sufficient for security cameras.
m)
				A dispensing organization shall not:
1)
				Produce or manufacture cannabis;
2)
				Allow consumption of cannabis at the dispensary;
3) Accept a cannabis product from a
				cultivation center unless it is pre-packaged and labeled in accordance with
				this Part, 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1000 and 77 Ill. Adm. Code 946;
4) Sell cannabis or cannabis-infused products
				to a consumer unless the individual presents an active registered qualifying
				patient, provisional patient, OAPP participant or designated caregiver card
				issued by DPH;
5) Enter into an
				exclusive agreement with any cultivation center. Dispensaries shall provide
				patients, provisional patients and participants an assortment of products from
				various cultivation centers. The Division may request that a dispensary
				diversify its products as needed;
6) Refuse to conduct business with a
				cultivation center that has the ability to properly deliver the product and is
				permitted by DOA, on the same terms as other cultivation centers with whom it
				is dealing;
7) Operate drive
				through windows;
8) Transport
				cannabis to residences of registered qualifying patients, provisional patients,
				OAPP participants or designated caregivers;
9) Operate a dispensary if its video
				surveillance equipment is inoperative;
10) Operate a dispensary if the point of sale
				equipment is inoperative;
11)
				Operate a dispensary if the State verification system or the Illinois Cannabis
				Tracking System is inoperative;
12)
				Have fewer than two people working at the dispensary at any time while the
				dispensary is open;
13) Contract
				with, pay, or have a profit sharing arrangement with third party groups that
				assist individuals with finding a physician or completing the patient or
				participant application; or
14) Pay
				a referral fee to a third-party group for sending patients or participants to a
				specific dispensary.