Illinois officials have published guidance for marijuana businesses about a new law that doubles the amount of marijuana that adults can legally possess, allows drive-thrus and curbside pickups at dispensaries and lets them stay open for longer hours of operation, among other changes.
The reforms are part of a large-scale cannabis omnibus bill that Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed into law last month.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), which regulates adult-use and medical cannabis dispensaries, published the five-page explanation of some of the key changes included in the legislation that dispensaries need to know about.
“Dispensaries may begin offering curbside pick-up and drive-through services. However, prior to offering drive-through or curbside, licensees need to have their systems reviewed and approved by IDFPR,” it says. “Dispensaries may expand their hours of operations to 2am with local municipal approval.”
As enacted into law, SB 3222 allows residents of the state who are over 21 years of age to possess up to 60 grams of marijuana flower—double the amount in prior law. They are also able to have up to 10 grams of cannabis concentrates and infused products with up to 1,000 mg of THC—also double the earlier limit.
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