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Current Events

Week in Review: Illinois Reports Record Cannabis Sales; Switzerland ‘Tries Out’ Legalization

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Economics

Illinois Notches Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales in June

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and historic levels of unemployment, Illinois cannabis retailers saw...

Medical

Illinois: More People Apply for Medical Marijuana To Avoid Paying High Taxes

With the launch of the recreational cannabis market in Illinois comes changes for medical users.

Legal

Illinois Kicks off Legalization the Right Way, With Pardons

More important than $3.2 million in sales on Jan. 1? 11,000 expungements the night before.

Medical

How Illinois Is Prioritizing Medical Cannabis

Medical patients will get priority when Illinois opens for recreational sales Jan. 1, 2020.

Economics

Entrepreneur Will Cover Fees for Illinois Equity Applicants

Equity is still a myth in cannabis, but minority applicants in Illinois can get a leg...

Politics

Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Cannabis

The equity program built into the law means that Illinois has the potential to create one...

Legal

Illinois’ Equity-Centric Approach to Recreational Marijuana Is Worth Watching

Illinois takes on adult-use cannabis legalization with an eye towards racial and social justice.

Politics

Illinois Could Be Days Away From Legalizing Cannabis

A bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis in Illinois has cleared the hurdle in the State...

Politics

Illinois Governor Unveils Cannabis Legalization Plan

The countdown to legal marijuana in Illinois has begun, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker just unveiled his...

Economics

Will Illinois’s Marijuana Legalization Plan Include a Monopoly?

Existing medical cannabis cultivator license-holders are pushing for control.

Medical

Illinois Works to Prevent Opioid Dependency With Cannabis

In a pioneering move when it comes to dealing with the nation’s growing opioid crisis, Illinois...

Politics

Anti-Legalization Advocates in Illinois Argue Legal Cannabis ‘Pimps’ Out Minorities

Cannabis advocates countered that legalization, in fact, means an end to drug laws that police routinely...

Legal

Illinois Is Probably the Next State to Legalize Marijuana

Illinois, with its cannabis-friendly governor, is definitely the current green rush state.

Politics

Illinois Gov. Election Could Determine How Quickly the State Legalizes Pot

The Democratic challenger in Illinois' gubernatorial race supports legal cannabis.

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Medical

Illinois Medical Marijuana Companies Ramping Up For What Is On The Horizon

Cannabis companies are anticipating an increase in customers.

Legal

Illinois Governor Says He Will Probably Sign Decriminalization Bill

Cannabis connoisseurs toking it up in Illinois may soon find themselves with the freedom to carry...

Economics

Illinois VA Hospital Working With MMJ Dispensary, But How?

Although federal law is supposed to prohibit Veterans being treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Politics

Imminent Decision Due on Fate of MMJ in Illinois

If the last half-century has shown us anything in Illinois, it’s that its governors, regardless of...