Illinois Court Rules Against Awarding Licenses To Recreational Craft Growers
Cannabis legalization is beneficial across the board, but most states have also understood the impact of prohibition and how that’s affected citizens across the country. The failed War On Drugs di...
Illinois Has Record-Breaking December Cannabis Sales
No snow this year deprived midwesterners of a White Christmas, but cannabis consumers in Illinois made sure this past December was a green Christmas. With $137.9 million in monthly sales – more th...
Cannabis Company Ayr Acquires Chicago’s Last Independent Dispensary
Florida-based marijuana distribution empire Ayr Wellness announced last month that it would purchase Chicago-based Gentle Ventures, LLC, which operates and owns Dispensary 33, in a $55 million agr...
After A Clerical Error, Illinois Requires Repeat Cannabis Lottery
A “clerical oversight” wrongfully excluded applicants from a three-part lottery process in Illinois that awarded 185 retail licenses including 110 social equity licenses. Illinois will conduct a c...
Illinois Bring-Your-Own-Cannabis Lounges Beginning To Take Off
In Illinois, BYOC —bring-your-own-cannabis— is the growing trend for designated lounges currently open in DeKalb and Sesser. Currently, Illinois state law prohibits the public use of cannabis a...
New Bill In Illinois Bans Workplace Firings For Positive Marijuana Tests
Although cannabis is legal in Illinois, it doesn’t mean the workplace can’t test for it and fire employees if their results are positive. A newly introduced bill in the General Assembly looks to m...
Illinois completed its third round of the state’s cannabis license lottery, conducted by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), on August 19th to award 75 licens...