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720 ILCS 550/5.1 (2026)

Cannabis trafficking

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(720 ILCS 550/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1)
    Sec. 5.1. Cannabis trafficking.
    (a) Except for purposes authorized by this Act, the Industrial Hemp Act, or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, any person who knowingly brings or causes to be brought into this State for the purpose of manufacture or delivery or with the intent to manufacture or deliver 2,500 grams or more of cannabis in this State or any other state or country is guilty of cannabis trafficking.
    (b) A person convicted of cannabis trafficking shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than twice the minimum term and fined an amount as authorized by subsection (f) or (g) of Section 5 of this Act, based upon the amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought into this State, and not more than twice the maximum term of imprisonment and fined twice the amount as authorized by subsection (f) or (g) of Section 5 of this Act, based upon the amount of cannabis brought or caused to be brought into this State.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 57 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: People v. Caballes, 851 N.E.2d 26 (Ill. 2006).
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People v. Caballes, 851 N.E.2d 26 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 2× “The circuit Court of La Salle County denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence and quash arrest.”
People v. Spyres, 835 N.E.2d 974 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “Spyres, of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(b) (West 2002)) (more than 5,000 grams of a substance containing cannabis (720 ILCS 550/5(g) (West 2002))).”
People v. Moreno, 778 N.E.2d 180 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 5× “JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court: In July 2000, a jury convicted defendant, Manuel Moreno, of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2000)) and manufacture or delivery of more than 5,000 grams of a controlled substance containing cannabis (720 ILCS…”
People v. Wells, 2024 IL 129402 (Ill. 2024). · cites it 2× “Wells was indicted on one count of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1 (West 2020)) and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (id.”
People v. Aguilar, 637 N.E.2d 1221 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “The defendant's strange explanation about his secretive arrangement with Barron regarding the cargo and where it would be picked up, along with the fact that cannabis was found in a hidden compartment in the back of the truck he was driving, could certainly lead to the inference…”
People v. Caballes, 802 N.E.2d 202 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 4× “Defendant unsuccessfully attempted to suppress evidence of marijuana found in the trunk of his car after an alert by a drug-detection dog and was subsequently convicted of one count of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 1998)). The appellate court affirmed the…”
People v. Sparks, 734 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “*218 Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court: In February 1999, police arrested and a grand jury separately indicted defendants, Louis Sparks and Patricia Nunn, for cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 1998)), unlawful possession with intent to deliver…”
Awkerman v. Illinois State Police, 2023 IL App (2d) 220434 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 2× “(West 2022)), on the basis of his conviction of conspiracy to commit cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 5/8-2 (West 2012); 720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2012)), a Class 1 felony.”
People v. LaPoint, 818 N.E.2d 865 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the court: Betty LaPoint was charged with cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2002)) and unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 550/5(g) (West 2002)).”
People v. Jones, 2020 IL App (4th) 190909 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 146 In Spyres, the charge of which the jury found the defendant guilty was cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(b) (West 2002)). Spyres, 359 Ill.”
People v. Sanchez, 2021 IL App (3d) 170410 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “BACKGROUND ¶3 The defendant was charged with cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2012)), unlawful possession with intent to deliver more than 5000 grams of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/5(g) (West 2012)), and unlawful possession of more than 5000 grams of cannabis (720 ILCS…”
People v. Davenport, 910 N.E.2d 134 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “Davenport, was charged with cannabis trafficking, unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, and unlawful possession of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a), 5(g), 4(g) (West 2004)).”
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— 720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) — 42 cases
People v. Caballes, 851 N.E.2d 26 (Ill. 2006). “The circuit Court of La Salle County denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence and quash arrest.”
People v. Moreno, 778 N.E.2d 180 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court: In July 2000, a jury convicted defendant, Manuel Moreno, of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2000)) and manufacture or delivery of more than 5,000 grams of a controlled substance containing cannabis (720 ILCS…”
People v. Caballes, 802 N.E.2d 202 (Ill. 2003). “Defendant unsuccessfully attempted to suppress evidence of marijuana found in the trunk of his car after an alert by a drug-detection dog and was subsequently convicted of one count of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 1998)). The appellate court affirmed the…”
People v. Sparks, 734 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “*218 Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court: In February 1999, police arrested and a grand jury separately indicted defendants, Louis Sparks and Patricia Nunn, for cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 1998)), unlawful possession with intent to deliver…”
Awkerman v. Illinois State Police, 2023 IL App (2d) 220434 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “(West 2022)), on the basis of his conviction of conspiracy to commit cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 5/8-2 (West 2012); 720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 2012)), a Class 1 felony.”
— 720 ILCS 550/5.1(b) — 7 cases
People v. Spyres, 835 N.E.2d 974 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “Spyres, of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(b) (West 2002)) (more than 5,000 grams of a substance containing cannabis (720 ILCS 550/5(g) (West 2002))).”
People v. Jones, 2020 IL App (4th) 190909 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 146 In Spyres, the charge of which the jury found the defendant guilty was cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(b) (West 2002)). Spyres, 359 Ill.”
People v. Wells, 2024 IL 129402 (Ill. 2024). “Wells was indicted on one count of cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1 (West 2020)) and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (id.”
People v. Jones, 2020 IL App (4th) 190909 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
People v. Wells, 2024 IL 129402 (Ill. 2024).
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