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Introduced
01/16/2026
01/16/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Specifies that the purchaser education support policies that are maintained by dispensing organizations must include information on the use of locked storage bags to prevent access to cannabis by children. Requires any dispensing organization that sells edible cannabis-infused products to display a placard that, among other things, states: "Cannabis products should be kept away from children and safely stored in a locked storage container." Requires dispensing organizations that are authorized to serve registered qualifying patients, caregivers, or purchasers and that offer cannabis-infused products or cannabis-infused products intended for topical use to stock for sale lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent access to cannabis products by children. In provisions regarding required warnings for cannabis-infused products, adds a required warning that the product must be stored out of reach of children and should be in a locked container and that provides the phone number to the Illinois Poison Center in case of accidental use.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to enhance protections against accidental cannabis ingestion by children. It mandates that dispensing organizations, which are licensed entities that sell cannabis products, must include information on using locked storage bags in their purchaser education policies. Additionally, any dispensing organization selling edible cannabis products must display a placard warning that these products should be kept away from children and stored in a locked container. Furthermore, dispensing organizations authorized to serve registered patients or purchasers are now required to stock lockable, opaque storage containers designed to prevent child access. Finally, the bill updates the required warnings on cannabis-infused product packaging to explicitly state that products must be stored out of reach of children in a locked container and provides the phone number for the Illinois Poison Center in case of accidental ingestion.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
To Cannabis (on 02/04/2026)
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