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Beyond Hello · Illinois medical. One limit, rolling 14 days, counted in flower-equivalent grams.

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Flower, pre-rolls, shakeFlower · grams
Vape carts and disposablesVape · grams
Dabs, badder, live resin, rosinVape · grams
RSOEdible · mg THC
TincturesEdible · mg THC
Gummies, chocolates, drinksEdible · mg THC
TopicalsEdible · mg THC

Infused pre-rolls are not covered by the state’s published guidance. Do not work one out by hand. Read what the system takes off and give the patient that number.

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Flower and pre-rolls count their own weight. Concentrate and vape count 2.66 grams for each gram of product. Edibles and drinks count 0.3327 grams for each 100 milligrams of THC, which the state rounds to 0.33 in its own examples. Calculated to four decimal places by the state system; this page rounds for display.

Swap suggestions use common Illinois package formats, not this store’s live menu. Check the shelf before offering one.

Each purchase becomes available again 14 days after that purchase, not all on one date. Some patients have a limit above 2.5 ounces by waiver. Always read the available amount from the system rather than assuming.

Flower and pre-rolls

Count their own weight. 1 g is 1.00. An eighth is 3.50. A quarter is 7.00. A half ounce is 14.00. An ounce is 28.00.

Concentrate and vape — multiply by 2.66

PackageUsesPackageUses
0.3 g0.80 g1.0 g2.66 g
0.5 g1.33 g2.0 g5.32 g
0.85 g2.26 g3.5 g9.31 g

Edibles and drinks — 0.3327 g per 100 mg

PackageUsesPackageUses
10 mg single piece0.03 gTwo 100 mg packages0.67 g
25 mg0.08 gThree 100 mg packages1.00 g
50 mg0.17 gFive 100 mg packages1.66 g
100 mg package0.33 gTen 100 mg packages3.33 g

Common baskets

BasketUses
Eighth of flower and one 1 g cart6.16 g
Quarter of flower and one 100 mg pack7.33 g
Two 1 g carts and one 100 mg pack5.65 g
Half ounce of flower and one 0.5 g cart15.33 g
Ounce of flower and one 1 g cart30.66 g

What fits in what is left

Grams leftFlowerConcentrate or vapeEdibles
70.87 (full)2.5 oz26.6 g — 26 one-gram carts21,300 mg
28.001 oz10.5 g — ten 1 g carts8,410 mg
14.00Half oz5.2 g — five 1 g carts4,200 mg
7.00Quarter oz2.6 g — two 1 g carts2,100 mg
3.50Eighth1.3 g — one 1 g cart1,050 mg
2.662.66 gExactly one 1 g cart800 mg
1.331.33 gOne 0.5 g cart400 mg
1.00One 1 g pre-rollNothing — smallest cart is 0.80300 mg
0.50Half gramNothing150 mg
Under 0.33Under a third of a gramNothingNothing

Each purchase comes back 14 days after that purchase, not all on one date. Tell the patient the date the specific amount returns.

In your head: divide grams left by 2.66 for carts. Multiply grams left by 300 for milligrams of edible.

Illinois Medical Cannabis Patient Program

Programme phone line1-855-636-3688, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Registry and applicationsIllinois Department of Public Health. Patients apply online and manage their own account.

Who runs whatThe Department of Public Health runs the patient registry. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licenses the dispensary. A dispensary cannot change a patient’s registration status.

Getting a card

Staff may explain the steps. The patient enters their own information and their own password. Never ask a patient for a password, a security answer or a one-time code.

Purchase limit

2.5 ounces, which is 70.87 grams of flower equivalent, over a rolling 14 days. One limit covers every product type.

Each purchase becomes available again 14 days after that purchase. The whole balance does not reset on one date.

A certifying health care professional can request a waiver from the Department of Public Health for a limit above 2.5 ounces. The dispensary cannot raise it.

There is no patient-facing portal showing the balance. Patients have to ask at the counter.

Where a patient can shop

Caregivers

Patients under 18

Why medical costs less

The shelf price is identical. The difference is tax, not a discount and not a promotion.

Adult useMedical, within the allotment
Cannabis purchaser excise tax10, 20 or 25 per cent by potency and formNot charged
Sales taxGeneral merchandise rateReduced qualifying drug rate
City and county cannabis taxesChargedNot charged
Shelf priceSameSame

Potency does not change what a patient pays. The 10, 20 and 25 per cent tiers are the adult use excise tax. A patient pays the same rate on a high-THC concentrate as on a low-dose edible.

The saving is largest on high-potency product, because that is where the 25 per cent tier sits on the adult use side. That is the opposite of how the allotment treats the same product, where concentrate is the most expensive thing to buy.

If asked for an exact rate, give the rate for this store or point at the receipt. Rates vary by address.

Other things patients ask about

What staff cannot answer

Do not say a product will treat a condition, and do not recommend a product for a condition. Describe what is in a product and what people come back for. Send clinical questions to the patient’s certifying provider.

Do not speculate about why a registration is not reading as active. Point the patient to the programme phone line.