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91_HB0792eng HB0792 Engrossed LRB9105276RCks 1 AN ACT in relation to the transmission of drug 2 information by the Internet. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by adding 6 Section 5.3 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 550/5.3 new) 8 Sec. 5.3. Illegal transmission of cannabis information 9 by the Internet. 10 (a) A person commits the offense of illegal transmission 11 of cannabis information by the Internet when he or she 12 transmits information about cannabis by the Internet knowing 13 that the information will be used in furtherance of illegal 14 activity. 15 (b) Illegal transmission of cannabis information by the 16 Internet is a Class A misdemeanor. 17 (c) In this Section: 18 "Internet" means an interactive computer service or 19 system or an information service, system, or access software 20 provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple 21 users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited 22 to, an information service, system, or access software 23 provider that provides access to a network system commonly 24 known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service 25 and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web 26 page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on 27 any interactive computer service or system or other online 28 service. 29 "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to 30 them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. HB0792 Engrossed -2- LRB9105276RCks 1 Section 10. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is 2 amended by adding Section 407.3 as follows: 3 (720 ILCS 570/407.3 new) 4 Sec. 407.3. Illegal transmission of controlled substance 5 information by the Internet. 6 (a) A person commits the offense of illegal transmission 7 of controlled substance information by the Internet when he 8 or she transmits information about a controlled substance by 9 the Internet knowing that the information will be used in 10 furtherance of illegal activity. 11 (b) Illegal transmission of controlled substance 12 information by the Internet is a Class A misdemeanor. 13 (c) In this Section: 14 "Internet" means an interactive computer service or 15 system or an information service, system, or access software 16 provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple 17 users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited 18 to, an information service, system, or access software 19 provider that provides access to a network system commonly 20 known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service 21 and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web 22 page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on 23 any interactive computer service or system or other online 24 service. 25 "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to 26 them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.