Within nearly two weeks, Illinois House representatives have introduced three different cannabis ‘omnibus’ bills. Rep. Bob Morgan recently introduced House Bill 4306 (HB4306), and Rep. Nicholas K. Smith followed with House Bill 4478 (HB4478). Wednesday, Rep. Sonya M. Harper introduced House Bill 4641 (HB4641). All three bills contain various cannabis-related provisions.

All three bills would allow caregivers, qualifying patients, or provisional patients to purchase an adequate medical supply at any dispensing organization licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Caregivers and patients also would keep their allotment amounts and tax rates at all dispensaries. Witness Slips for HB4641 can be filled out here.

Amendments in HB4641 also include:

-Renaming the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program, eliminating the sunset of the Program and emergency rulemaking provisions, revising definitions, adding references to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, and supplanting or sunsetting certain provisions.

-Updating definitions, merging licenses, prioritizing medical patients, allowing license relocation, revising training and compliance requirements, and authorizing integrated identification card systems.

-Establishing diversity spending and reporting requirements with penalties.

-Deleting references to marijuana and hashish in the Tobacco Accessories and Smoking Herbs Control Act.

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