SB 3926

Abstract

Creates the Hemp Consumer Products Act. Creates a hemp consumer product retailer license and a hemp consumer products processor license. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; applications; licensure; marketing and sale of hemp consumer products; labeling; transportation of hemp; testing requirements; penalties; the administration and enforcement of the Act and rulemaking, including emergency rulemaking, by the Department of Agriculture; and other matters. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Creates the Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Consumer Products Safety Committee. Requires the Committee to produce a report with recommendations on appropriate consumer safety standards and requires certain Departments to provide legislative recommendations to establish a regulatory and enforcement framework for hemp-derived THC products. Authorizes the issuance of an additional 50 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses and an additional 50 Conditional Infuser Organization Licenses. Provides that a violation of provisions concerning unlicensed practice is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Sets forth penalties for unlicensed practice as a cultivation center, infuser, or craft grower. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Industrial Hemp Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.