As used in this article, the following words or terms shall
have the following meanings:
CANNABIS
Marijuana, hashish, and other substances that are identified
as including any parts of the plant Cannabis sativa and including
derivatives or subspecies, such as indica, of all strains of cannabis,
whether growing or not; the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin, including
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other naturally produced cannabinol
derivatives, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction;
however, "cannabis" does not include the mature stalks of the plant,
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture,
or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted from
it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant that
is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" does not include industrial
hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act."Cannabis" also means concentrate and cannabis-infused
products.
CANNABIS RETAILER
All persons or businesses engaged in selling cannabis at
retail including adult use cannabis dispensaries and other such retailers
that may be permitted to sell cannabis at retail pursuant to state
law and local ordinance.
Pursuant to Section 8-11-23 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
65 ILCS 5/8-11-23, a tax is hereby imposed upon all cannabis retailers
that sell cannabis in the Village at the rate of 3% of the gross receipts
from sales made in the course of business other than those sales made
under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Such tax will be in addition to any and all other surcharges
or taxes which may be legally imposed by the Village or any other
taxing authority, including federal, state, county, and regional public
bodies.
Any cannabis retailer within the Village has the duty to collect
the municipal cannabis retailer's occupation tax imposed pursuant
to this article and remit it to the Illinois Department of Revenue.
Any remittance by a cannabis retailer required by this article must
be done in accordance with the rules and forms promulgated by the
Illinois Department of Revenue. Any tax required to be collected pursuant
to or as authorized by this article shall constitute a debt owed by
the retailer to the State of Illinois.