Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Announces Eighth Round of "Same Site" Licenses for Adult Use Cannabis

CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced 11 more "Same Site" adult use cannabis licenses, which will allow an existing medical cannabis dispensary to obtain an adult use dispensing license, and the first "Secondary Site" adult use cannabis license, which will allow an existing medical cannabis dispensary to obtain an adult use dispensing organization license within a limited geographic area.

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. These recent approvals raise the total number of approved adult use cannabis dispensary licenses to 46.

In addition to opening adult use dispensaries at the same site of their medical cannabis dispensaries, existing medical cannabis dispensaries are permitted under the law to open a second site for adult use sales at a different location. In the coming months, new applicants, including social equity applicants, will have the opportunity to apply for an additional seventy-five adult use cannabis licenses. Social equity applicants are eligible for additional points on their application and for technical assistance, low-interest loans and fee reductions. More information about applying as a social equity applicant can be found here.

The medical dispensaries who received early approval adult use licenses are:

Greenhouse Group
2400 W. US Route 6
Morris, IL 60450

NuMed Chicago
1308 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642

NuMed East Peoria
504 Riverside Dr.
East Peoria, IL 61611

NuMed Urbana
105 E University Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Windy City Cannabis Club
1137 W. 175th St.
Homewood, IL 60430

Windy City Cannabis Club
8340 S. Roberts Rd.
Justice, IL 60458

Windy City Cannabis Club
11425 S. Harlem Ave.
Worth, IL 60425

Windy City Cannabis Club
2535 Veterans Dr.
Posen, IL 60469

Trinity Compassionate Care Centers
3125 N. University St. Ste. B
Peoria, IL 61604

Rise - Joliet
**Adult Use Only; Secondary Site**
2903 Colorado Ave.
Joliet, IL 60431

Thrive Anna
87 Richview Dr.
Anna, IL 62906

Thrive Harrisburg
105 Veterans Drive
Harrisburg, IL 62946

The Department anticipates receiving additional applications for early approval adult use licenses as municipalities adopt relevant zoning ordinances regarding adult use cannabis.

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.