IDFPR Announces Approval of
Permanent Rules for Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary
Licenses Tiebreaking Process
Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative
Rules Approves Tiebreaker Rules; Dispensary Licenses to be Issued in
Coming Weeks
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[August 13, 2020]
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
announced today that permanent rules have been adopted for adult use
cannabis dispensary licensees to be selected when there are two or
more applicants in the same Bureau of Labor Statistics Regions with
tied high scores. The rules, which were filed in June, may be found
here.
The approval of these rules allows IDFPR to move forward in awarding
the 75 conditional adult use cannabis dispensary licenses that were
authorized by the 2019 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Consistent
with the new rules, IDFPR will provide a public notice announcing
the applicants with tied high scores who, if they meet the
requirements in the rules, may participate in the selection process
for a conditional license.
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“We are pleased that these rules have been adopted, and we remain unwavering in
our commitment to ensuring these licenses are issued in a fair and objective way
that implements Illinois’ equity-centric law,” said Toi Hutchinson, Senior
Advisor for Cannabis Control to Gov. Pritzker. “Additional licenses will be made
available in the coming years and these rules will help ensure a strong
foundation is established for the licensing process in the future.”
Once IDFPR awards a conditional license, the licensee will have 180 days to find
a location within its BLS Region to operate. A license to operate cannot be
issued if the location is within 1,500 feet of an existing licensed dispensing
organization. More about the awarding of the conditional adult use dispensing
organization licenses may be found under 410 ILCS 705/15-25 and 15-30 of the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
In addition, application scoring for craft grower, infuser and transporter
licenses is being finalized, and the Illinois Department of Agriculture will
announce award dates in the near future.
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