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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 5.3. Unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment.
(a) A person commits unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment when he or she knowingly engages in the possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or delivery of any equipment used in the manufacturing of any cannabis-based product using volatile or explosive gas, including, but not limited to, canisters of butane gas, with the intent to manufacture, compound, covert, produce, derive, process, or prepare either directly or indirectly any cannabis-based product.
(b) This Section does not apply to a cultivation center or cultivation center agent that prepares medical cannabis or cannabis-infused products in compliance with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and Department of Public Health and Department of Agriculture rules.
(c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
(d) This Section does not apply to craft growers, cultivation centers, and infuser organizations licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
(e) This Section does not apply to manufacturers of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment or transporting organizations with documentation identifying the seller and purchaser of the equipment if the seller or purchaser is a craft grower, cultivation center, or infuser organization licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 720. Criminal Offenses § 550/5.3. Unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-720-criminal-offenses/il-st-sect-720-550-5-3/
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