Search results for "illinois"
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Current Events
Week in Review: Illinois Reports Record Cannabis Sales; Switzerland ‘Tries Out’ Legalization
April 8, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Economics
Illinois Notches Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales in June
July 9, 2020In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and historic levels of unemployment, Illinois cannabis retailers saw...
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Medical
Illinois: More People Apply for Medical Marijuana To Avoid Paying High Taxes
January 27, 2020With the launch of the recreational cannabis market in Illinois comes changes for medical users.
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Legal
Illinois Kicks off Legalization the Right Way, With Pardons
January 4, 2020More important than $3.2 million in sales on Jan. 1? 11,000 expungements the night before.
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Medical
How Illinois Is Prioritizing Medical Cannabis
December 20, 2019Medical patients will get priority when Illinois opens for recreational sales Jan. 1, 2020.
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Economics
Entrepreneur Will Cover Fees for Illinois Equity Applicants
November 5, 2019Equity is still a myth in cannabis, but minority applicants in Illinois can get a leg...
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Politics
Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Cannabis
June 25, 2019The equity program built into the law means that Illinois has the potential to create one...
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Legal
Illinois’ Equity-Centric Approach to Recreational Marijuana Is Worth Watching
June 4, 2019Illinois takes on adult-use cannabis legalization with an eye towards racial and social justice.
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Politics
Illinois Could Be Days Away From Legalizing Cannabis
May 30, 2019A bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis in Illinois has cleared the hurdle in the State...
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Politics
Illinois Governor Unveils Cannabis Legalization Plan
May 6, 2019The countdown to legal marijuana in Illinois has begun, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker just unveiled his...
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Economics
Will Illinois’s Marijuana Legalization Plan Include a Monopoly?
February 25, 2019Existing medical cannabis cultivator license-holders are pushing for control.
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Medical
Illinois Works to Prevent Opioid Dependency With Cannabis
February 7, 2019In a pioneering move when it comes to dealing with the nation’s growing opioid crisis, Illinois...
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Politics
Anti-Legalization Advocates in Illinois Argue Legal Cannabis ‘Pimps’ Out Minorities
December 1, 2018Cannabis advocates countered that legalization, in fact, means an end to drug laws that police routinely...
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Legal
Illinois Is Probably the Next State to Legalize Marijuana
November 20, 2018Illinois, with its cannabis-friendly governor, is definitely the current green rush state.
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Politics
Illinois Gov. Election Could Determine How Quickly the State Legalizes Pot
November 3, 2018The Democratic challenger in Illinois' gubernatorial race supports legal cannabis.
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Medical
In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller
August 30, 2018Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...
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Medical
Illinois Medical Marijuana Companies Ramping Up For What Is On The Horizon
August 17, 2018Cannabis companies are anticipating an increase in customers.
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Legal
Illinois Governor Says He Will Probably Sign Decriminalization Bill
May 23, 2016Cannabis connoisseurs toking it up in Illinois may soon find themselves with the freedom to carry...
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Economics
Illinois VA Hospital Working With MMJ Dispensary, But How?
May 10, 2016Although federal law is supposed to prohibit Veterans being treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Politics
Imminent Decision Due on Fate of MMJ in Illinois
January 30, 2016If the last half-century has shown us anything in Illinois, it’s that its governors, regardless of...