Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand Illinois state profile: penalty tables, recreational section, citations

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Countries and states 1 file

Illinois countries/us/il.yaml

segments › possession

Adults 21+ may hold 60 g of flower, 10 g of concentrate and infused products containing 1,000 mg THC if resident in Illinois; non-residents have half those limits. The three product limits are cumulative. These limits took effect on 12 June 2026.

segments › cultivation

Only registered medical patients may grow, up to five plants. For anyone else five plants or fewer is a $200 civil violation; more is a felony.

segments › enforcement

Nothing within the limits.[@2]

segments › sharing

Genuine non-commercial gifts between adults 21+ are allowed within the recipient’s possess … nal giveaways are prohibited; medical patients may not give away their homegrown cannabis.[@1,2]

segments › consumption

Private only, with licensed consumption lounges in a few towns.[@4]

segments › access

Licensed shops since 2020, with some; potency-based excise taxes of 10–25% on top of sales tax keep prices among the highest taxes in the country's highest.[@5]

sources

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — purchaser FAQ (onsite consumption lounges) LegalClarity — Why is weed so expensive in Illinois (citing Illinois Department of Revenue excise rates) 3 unchanged

segments › possession › text

Adults 21+ may hold 60 g of flower, 10 g of concentrate and infused products containing 1,000 mg THC if resident in Illinois; non-residents have half those limits. The three product limits are cumulative. These limits took effect on 12 June 2026.[@2,3]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 60 g · treatment legal · note Residents; visitors half (30 g flower, 5 g concentrate), over 60 g · upto 100 g · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 1 year · fine 2500, over 100 g · upto 500 g · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 1 year · prison 3 years · fine 25000, over 500 g · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 2 years · note Terms reach 15 years at the top of the ladder

segments › cultivation › text

Only registered medical patients may grow, up to five plants. For anyone else five plants or fewer is a $200 civil violation; more is a felony.[@2,3]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

upto 5 plants · treatment civil · term Civil violation · fine 200 · note No penalty for registered medical patients growing five, over 5 plants · upto 20 plants · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 1 year · prison 3 years · fine 25000, over 20 plants · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 2 years · note Terms reach 15 years, with fines up to $100,000

context › recreational › text

Public Act 104-0463 doubled the adult possession caps from 12 June 2026: residents 21+ may now hold 60 g of flower, 10 g of concentrate and 1,000 mg of infused THC, with half those limits for visitors.[@2,3] [Illinois doubled adult possession limits in 2026.](/history/illinois-doubled-possession-limits-2026/)

context › recreational › sources

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Code, design and documents 2 files

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-usa-2.md +19 −0
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+# Expansion batch 2026-10-28 — USA states 2 (il, oh, ga, nc, mi)
+
+Next five by population. Same method as usa-1: penalty tables from state law, context sections
+where the state differs, history/culture links, audit + review build per state, commit each.
+
+## il (Illinois) — committed
+- Penalty tables (possession 4 steps incl. legal 60g resident / half for visitors; cultivation:
+  civil $200 for ≤5 plants, felony above; verified against NORML + 410 ILCS 705/10-10), cites on
+  all segments, new `recreational` (PA 104-0463 doubling, 12 June 2026, with history link to the
+  checked `illinois-doubled-possession-limits-2026` entry), consumption lounges (IDFPR FAQ PDF,
+  verified 200), access taxes (10–25% potency excise via secondary source citing IL Dept of Revenue).
+- Incidental: test #147 accessors updated (`.text ??`) for the new table form; assertions unchanged.
+- Left: no IL-specific culture subject found; 2019 CRTA history entry missing (noted, not filled).
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
+
+## oh — pending
+## ga — pending
+## nc — pending
+## mi — pending
scripts/profile-claims.test.mjs +2 −2
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@ test('the 1798 homepage fact stays a Bengal Board recommendation (#145)', () =>
 test('Illinois adult limits and lawful gifts reach the state profile (#147)', () => {
   const il = country('us/il');
-  assert.match(il.segments.possession, /60 g.*10 g.*1,000/);
-  assert.match(il.segments.possession, /non-residents have half.*cumulative/);
+  assert.match(il.segments.possession.text ?? il.segments.possession, /60 g.*10 g.*1,000/);
+  assert.match(il.segments.possession.text ?? il.segments.possession, /non-residents have half.*cumulative/);
   assert.match(il.segments.sharing, /non-commercial gifts.*21\+.*possession limits/);
   assert.equal(il.scores.sharing, 5);
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