Legal Weed In Illinois: Cops Talk What's Legal, What's Not

CHICAGO, IL — Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois will allow the purchase, transportation and consumption of cannabis by adults 21 and older. And police want to make sure residents are prepared — and know what they can and can't do when it comes to legal weed.

The Chicago Police Department released a video Wednesday on Facebook outlining what's legal, what's still illegal and where you can and can't smoke recreational marijuana.

What you're allowed to have:

• Up to 30 grams of cannabis flower
• Up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate (oils, etc.)
• Up to 500 milligrams of cannabis infused product (gummies, brownies, etc.)

Where you can smoke or ingest cannabis products:

• Private residences (but landlords and property owners have the authority to ban cannabis use on their properties)
• Authorized locations licensed for cannabis consumption

Where you cannot smoke or ingest cannabis products:

• Vehicles
• Chicago Transit Authority property
• School grounds
• Restaurants and bars
• Public places (meaning anyplace where somebody can "reasonably expect to be observed" by others) including streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds and front porches

Transporting cannabis:

• When transporting cannabis in a vehicle, it must be in a sealed, odor-proof, child-resistant package
• It must be "reasonably inaccessible"

What's still illegal:

• Growing cannabis for recreational use (medical cannabis cardholders can grow up to five plants)
• Private sales

See the video below:

Read more:

• Who Can Buy, Sell, Use Marijuana In 2020 In Illinois?
• Where Will Recreational Weed Be Sold In January?
• Illinois Marijuana Dispensary License Applications Unveiled
• Illinois Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill Signed Into Law