(a) A dispensing organization shall establish, maintain, and comply with written policies and procedures as submitted in the Business, Financial and Operating plan as required in this Article or by rules established by the Department, and approved by the Department, for the security, storage, inventory, and distribution of cannabis. These policies and procedures shall include methods for identifying, recording, and reporting diversion, theft, or loss, and for correcting errors and inaccuracies in inventories. At a minimum, dispensing organizations shall ensure the written policies and procedures provide for the following:
         (1) Mandatory and voluntary recalls of cannabis
    
products. The policies shall be adequate to deal with recalls due to any action initiated at the request of the Department and any voluntary action by the dispensing organization to remove defective or potentially defective cannabis from the market or any action undertaken to promote public health and safety, including:
            (i) A mechanism reasonably calculated to contact
        
purchasers who have, or likely have, obtained the product from the dispensary, including information on the policy for return of the recalled product;
            (ii) A mechanism to identify and contact the
        
adult use cultivation center, craft grower, or infuser that manufactured the cannabis;
            (iii) Policies for communicating with the
        
Department, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health within 24 hours of discovering defective or potentially defective cannabis; and
            (iv) Policies for destruction of any recalled
        
cannabis product;
        (2) Responses to local, State, or national
    
emergencies, including natural disasters, that affect the security or operation of a dispensary;
        (3) Segregation and destruction of outdated, damaged,
    
deteriorated, misbranded, or adulterated cannabis. This procedure shall provide for written documentation of the cannabis disposition;
        (4) Ensure the oldest stock of a cannabis product is
    
distributed first. The procedure may permit deviation from this requirement, if such deviation is temporary and appropriate;
        (5) Training of dispensing organization agents in the
    
provisions of this Act and rules, to effectively operate the point-of-sale system and the State’s verification system, proper inventory handling and tracking, specific uses of cannabis or cannabis-infused products, instruction regarding regulatory inspection preparedness and law enforcement interaction, awareness of the legal requirements for maintaining status as an agent, and other topics as specified by the dispensing organization or the Department. The dispensing organization shall maintain evidence of all training provided to each agent in its files that is subject to inspection and audit by the Department. The dispensing organization shall ensure agents receive a minimum of 8 hours of training subject to the requirements in subsection (i) of Section 15-40 annually, unless otherwise approved by the Department;
        (6) Maintenance of business records consistent with
    
industry standards, including bylaws, consents, manual or computerized records of assets and liabilities, audits, monetary transactions, journals, ledgers, and supporting documents, including agreements, checks, invoices, receipts, and vouchers. Records shall be maintained in a manner consistent with this Act and shall be retained for 5 years;
        (7) Inventory control, including:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 705/15-65

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

             (i) Tracking purchases and denials of sale;
             (ii) Disposal of unusable or damaged cannabis as
        
required by this Act and rules; and
        (8) Purchaser education and support, including:
             (i) Whether possession of cannabis is illegal
        
under federal law;
            (ii) Current educational information issued by
        
the Department of Public Health about the health risks associated with the use or abuse of cannabis;
            (iii) Information about possible side effects;
             (iv) Prohibition on smoking cannabis in public
        
places; and
            (v) Offering any other appropriate purchaser
        
education or support materials.
    (b) Blank.
     (c) A dispensing organization shall maintain copies of the policies and procedures on the dispensary premises and provide copies to the Department upon request. The dispensing organization shall review the dispensing organization policies and procedures at least once every 12 months from the issue date of the license and update as needed due to changes in industry standards or as requested by the Department.
     (d) A dispensing organization shall ensure that each principal officer and each dispensing organization agent has a current agent identification card in the agent’s immediate possession when the agent is at the dispensary.
     (e) A dispensing organization shall provide prompt written notice to the Department, including the date of the event, when a dispensing organization agent no longer is employed by the dispensing organization.
     (f) A dispensing organization shall promptly document and report any loss or theft of cannabis from the dispensary to the Illinois State Police and the Department. It is the duty of any dispensing organization agent who becomes aware of the loss or theft to report it as provided in this Article.
     (g) A dispensing organization shall post the following information in a conspicuous location in an area of the dispensary accessible to consumers:
         (1) The dispensing organization’s license;
         (2) The hours of operation.
     (h) Signage that shall be posted inside the premises.
         (1) All dispensing organizations must display a
    
placard that states the following: “Cannabis consumption can impair cognition and driving, is for adult use only, may be habit forming, and should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women.”.
        (2) Any dispensing organization that sells edible
    
cannabis-infused products must display a placard that states the following:
            (A) “Edible cannabis-infused products were
        
produced in a kitchen that may also process common food allergens.”; and
            (B) “The effects of cannabis products can vary
        
from person to person, and it can take as long as two hours to feel the effects of some cannabis-infused products. Carefully review the portion size information and warnings contained on the product packaging before consuming.”.
        (3) All of the required signage in this subsection
    
(h) shall be no smaller than 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide, with typed letters no smaller than 2 inches. The signage shall be clearly visible and readable by customers. The signage shall be placed in the area where cannabis and cannabis-infused products are sold and may be translated into additional languages as needed. The Department may require a dispensary to display the required signage in a different language, other than English, if the Secretary deems it necessary.
    (i) A dispensing organization shall prominently post notices inside the dispensing organization that state activities that are strictly prohibited and punishable by law, including, but not limited to:
         (1) no minors permitted on the premises unless the
    
minor is a minor qualifying patient under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act;
        (2) distribution to persons under the age of 21 is
    
prohibited;
        (3) transportation of cannabis or cannabis products
    
across state lines is prohibited.
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