All posts tagged "Chicago"

Films

Tumbleweeds: Rolling Through America With Killer Mike

Killer Mike of Outkast and Run the Jewels fame visits the country’s most canna-friendly cities in...

Industry Events

Benzinga Chicago Cannabis Capital Conference 2024 Event Recap

This year’s Chicago iteration of cannabis’ leading investment conference brought together strong minds and flourishing businesses,...

In The Magazine

The Return Of The Rad Ratboys

Chicago’s indie rock darlings are riding high since the release of their acclaimed new album, The...

CBD

Major League Changes: Cubs Announce First CBD Partnership

The Chicago Cubs have signed an agreement with Mynd Drinks, making the company the “Official CBD...

Current Events

Week in Review: Snoop Goes Global; Colorado’s Cannabis Consumption Bus; A Big Chicago First

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

Sponsored

2nd Annual Cannabis Drinks Expo Leverages Beverage Industry

Learn all about the cannabis drinks industry and source fast-growing brands at the San Francisco or...

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...

Economics

Peddler’s Licenses & Co-Ops: Chicago Brainstorms Ways to Make Cannabis More Equitable

A month into legal cannabis in Illinois, Chicago is considering various experimental models for cannabis cultivation...

Culture

America’s Airline Traffic Is Now Full of Weed

Chicago O’Hare Airport’s recent installation of cannabis “amnesty boxes” reveals the truth about American airline traffic...

Culture

The Decade in Weed Hype

The past 10 years have been good for cannabis consumers.

Politics

One City Is Funding ‘Reparations’ With Cannabis Tax Revenue

The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first city in the United States to put...

Legal

How Exceptions to Legalization Keep the Drug War Alive

Threatening public-housing residents with eviction if they use legal cannabis, as is happening in Chicago, renders...

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...

Legal

Legalize Signage: CBD Store Told it Can’t Display Cannabis Leaf

CBD Kratom doesn’t sell marijuana, but its Chicago landlord is behaving as if it does.

Economics

Will Illinois’s Marijuana Legalization Plan Include a Monopoly?

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

Joint Opinions

New York’s Andrew Cuomo Wants Marijuana Legalization for All The Wrong Reasons

Rather than challenge powerful interests or make risky political decisions, mainstream centrists are embracing marijuana legalization...

Culture

Chicago Cops No Longer Rejected for Past Cannabis Use

The police department is relaxing its hiring policies when it comes to past marijuana use.

Legal

America’s Rotten Drug Laws Encourage ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Use

As long as cannabis is illegal, and as long as organizations test for drugs, people will...

Politics

Chicago & the Role of Local Gov’t in Cannabis Legalization

Voters in Cook County, Illinois — home of Chicago — overwhelmingly support legalizing adult use cannabis. Their decision...

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...