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Council aligns local cannabis possession limits with new state law
Summary
Ordinance 2026-627 was introduced and passed on first reading (second reading waived) to update DeKalb’s possession limits for cannabis to match Public Act 104-0463, which changes allowable amounts under state law.
Council introduced Ordinance 2026-627 to amend Chapter 52 (offenses against public peace, safety and morals) to increase local possession limits for cannabis in order to align local code with Public Act 104-0463. City staff said the new state law raised allowable state possession amounts to 60 grams of cannabis flower and that state law preempts home-rule authority on this change.
The council voted to pass the ordinance on first reading and waived second reading to implement the state-aligned limits locally; no public comment opposed the change during the meeting.
