Does the Act contain any location restrictions on dispensaries?

A dispensing organization may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of a preexisting dispensing organization. These distance restrictions are different than those originally imposed by the Illinois Medical Cannabis Program Act. Under the Medical Cannabis Program Act, registered cultivation centers could not locate within 2,500 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school or daycare center, daycare home, group daycare home, part-day child care facility or an area zoned for residential use (410 ILCS 130/105(c)) and registered dispensing organizations could not locate within 1,000 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school or daycare center, daycare home, group day care home, or part-day child care facility or be located in a house, apartment, condominium, or an area zoned for residential use (410 ILCS 130/13(d)). P.A. 101-0363, which made various amendments to the Medical Cannabis Program Act and became effective on August 8, 2019, and eliminated the distance restrictions for medical cannabis dispensaries registered after July 1, 2019.

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1. When will cannabis be legal in Illinois?
2. Who will be able to purchase cannabis legally?
3. How much cannabis can be legally purchased or possessed?
4. How is cannabis cultivation going to be taxed at the state level?
5. How is the sale of cannabis going to be taxed at the state level?
6. How may cannabis be taxed at the local level?
7. Can I grow my own cannabis?
8. Will I be able to smoke wherever I want?
9. Who will be selling cannabis?
10. What about people in jail for cannabis?
11. May municipalities and other units of local government regulate cannabis establishments within their boundaries?
12. May municipalities prohibit or regulate cannabis establishments outside of their boundaries?
13. May municipalities regulate the on-premises consumption of cannabis and/or allow cannabis cafes and lounges?
14. Does the Act contain any location restrictions on dispensaries?
15. Does failure to be in compliance with local zoning regulations have any impact on a cannabis establishment's ability to operate in Illinois?
16. May municipalities and other units of local government fine or penalize cannabis establishments for violation of local zoning regulations?
17. May municipalities regulate the personal possession and consumption of cannabis?
18. Does the Act apply to home rule units of government?
19. Does the Act contain any operating rules for adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations?
20. Is a license required to operate a cannabis establishment in Illinois?
21. May municipalities require licenses to operate a cannabis establishment within their boundaries?
22. What are the different tupes of licenses?
23. Do State licenses need to be renewed?
24. What other agency oversight does the state have for social issues related to cannabis production, sale, and use?