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Social Equity Applicant Criteria
The Cannabis Regulation & Tax Act (CRTA) 410 ILCS 705 establishes criteria for Social Equity Applicants as follows:
- Has at least 51% ownership and control by one or more individuals who:
- Have lived in a Disproportionately Impacted Area in 5 of the past 10 years (see map of Disproportionately Impacted Areas).
- Have been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including cannabis possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.
- Have a parent, child, or spouse that has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams
- Has more than 10 full-time employees, and more than half of those employees:
- Currently reside in a Disproportionately Impacted Area (see map of Disproportionately Impacted Areas).
- Have been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including cannabis possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.
- Have a parent, child, or spouse that has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.