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Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 3/27/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1381
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1381 on page 11, by |
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| inserting immediately below line 19 the following:
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| "Section 15.1. Selling cannabis to registered qualifying |
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| patients and registered primary caregivers. |
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| (a) A person or entity who is allowed to possess cannabis |
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| for one or more patients' medical use under the laws of |
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| Illinois or another state, country, territory, commonwealth, |
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| district, or insular possession shall not be subject to arrest, |
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| prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or |
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| privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or |
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| disciplinary action by a business or occupational or |
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| professional licensing board or bureau, for transferring or |
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| selling cannabis seeds to a registered qualifying patient or |
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| registered primary caregiver. |
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| (b) An organization registered with the Department of |
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| Public Health to dispense cannabis to registered qualifying |
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| patients and registered primary caregivers shall not be subject |
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| to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any |
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| right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty |
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| or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or |
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| professional licensing board or bureau for selling cannabis |
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| seeds or immature cannabis plants to any other registered |
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| organization or for transferring cannabis seeds to a person or |
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| entity allowed to possess cannabis for patients' medical use |
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| under the laws of Illinois or another state, country, |
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| territory, commonwealth, district, or insular possession. |
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| (c) A common carrier or agent of a common carrier may |
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| transport cannabis, cannabis seeds, and related equipment to |
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| persons who are allowed to possess the cannabis for one or more |
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| patients' medical use. |
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| (d) A registered qualifying patient, registered primary |
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| caregiver, or an organization registered with the Department of |
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| Public Health to dispense cannabis to registered qualifying |
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| patients and registered primary caregivers may purchase |
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| cannabis outside of the State of Illinois only once during his, |
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| her, or its registration period."; and
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| on page 29, line 19, by inserting after "Illinois" the |
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| following: |
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| ", except as otherwise provided in Section 15.1 of this Act".
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