Section 1291.301 Minors Prohibited in Dispensary

Section 1291.301  Minors Prohibited in Dispensary

a)         Unless

otherwise authorized pursuant to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis

Program Act or the Act, no persons under the age of 21 shall be allowed entry

into a dispensing organization.

b)         Each dispensing

organization is responsible for checking and verifying customer identification

prior to any customer entering the limited access area.  Each dispensing organization

is responsible for all individuals entering the dispensing organization.

c)         Each dispensing

organization shall use an electronic reader or electronic scanning device to

scan a purchaser's government-issued identification if scanning the identification

is possible in accordance with Section 10-20 of the Act.  Government-issued

identification that cannot be scanned may still be accepted at the dispensing organization's

discretion.

d)         Dispensing

organizations may accept identification that does not contain an expiration

date in order to verify the age of a purchaser, so long as the dispensing organization

is otherwise able to verify the validity of the identification.  This does not

include an expired identification document, unless otherwise permitted by law.

e)         As

used in this Section, "government-issued identification" means a

document issued by a unit of government, foreign or domestic, which identifies,

at a minimum, the name, image, and date of birth of the Individual.

"Government-issued identifications" include, but are not limited to,

passports; driver's licenses; temporary visitor driver's licenses; consular

identification cards; international election identification cards; tribal

identification cards and indigenous reservation government identification

cards; visas; permanent resident cards; and municipal, local, or state

identification cards.