ABOVE: Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr (far left) and Police Chief Christopher Yates (3rd from left) sitting with City Council Public Services committee.
A new law affecting the sale of hemp and cannabis products takes effect in Illinois on November 12th. During Tuesday (Oct 27) evening’s Danville City Council Public Services Committee meeting, Seven Point of Illinois Dispensary Chief Operating Officer Amy Lee addressed the committee, Mayor Williams, and Police Chief Yates about the importance of awareness and enforcement of this change.
As Seven Point CEO Brad Zerman later told CIMG, any product with a THC concentration higher than .4 milligrams will now be considered a cannabis product that requires a license to sell. Many products now available at convenience stores and gas stations will only be able to be sold legally at legally licensed cannabis dispensaries; such as Danville’s Seven Point and Sunnyside dispensaries. Zerman says this will especially affect a lot of edibles, hemp infused beverages, and other items.
AUDIO: It means that all this flour that’s hemp and cannabis; it’s all cannabis, if it’s above this fractional percentage. All these smoke shops, gas stations, convenience stores will no longer be able to sell smokable hemp products, including vapes and flour.
(1st Picture) Seven Point of Illinois Chief Operating Officer Amy Lee. (2nd Picture) Danville Police Chief Christopher Yates.
And again, certain gummies and drinks will be affected as well. Danville Police Chief Christopher Yates stated during the committee meeting that it will be a matter of education, inspection, and enforcement, And ignorance of the new law will be no excuse for retailers that are not licensed.
AUDIO: I think there was some really good information bulletins put out by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, as well as the Illinois Department of Revenue. We’re hoping that the different vendors and shops education themselves; as we’ll try to send out information to them as well.
The new law takes effect nationally one month later on December 12th. But Zerman stated that some states, including Illinois, are making the change ahead of time.
