Local Medicinal Cannabis Store to Also Sell Recreational Cannabis

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced the first "Same Site" adult use cannabis licenses, including one in Effingham, 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 Clinic Effingham is located on the city's northwest side. Licenses have also been approved for locations in Mundelein, Joliet, Naperville, and Canton.

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.

Starting January 1, 2020, the law permits Illinois residents to legally possess up to 30 grams of cannabis flower and up to five 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.