The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced “Same Site” adult use cannabis licenses, which will allow an existing medical cannabis dispensary to obtain an adult use dispensing license. This license will permit the dispensary to begin adult use cannabis sales at that location starting January 1, 2020, provided the dispensary complies with local zoning rules or other local laws. The medical dispensaries who this week received early approval adult use licenses are:

MedMar
2696 McFarland Rd.
Rockford, IL 61107

MedMar
3812 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60613

FloraMedex
7955 W. Grand Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707

Mapleglen Care Center
4777 Stenstrom Rd.
Rockford, IL 61109

Starting January 1, 2020, the law permits Illinois residents who are at least 21 years old to legally possess up to 30 grams of cannabis flower and up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate. Registered patients in the medical cannabis pilot program may possess more than 30 grams of cannabis if it is grown and secured in their residence under certain conditions.