The Illinois Department of Public Health reported an uptick in December medical cannabis sales to $34,482,201.90, including 16,425,454.53 in dry flower sales and $18,056,747.37 in concentrates/infused-products. The recreational cannabis sales for 2020 totaled $669,084,410.12, and with the December numbers added … Continue reading →
Cresco Labs will open its tenth Sunnyside dispensary in Naperville on Wednesday, December 23. The adult-use cannabis store is located at 2740 W. 75th St., along a prominent retail corridor and on the same street as Costco, Walmart and Starbucks. … Continue reading →
Verano, a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis company, opened two new Illinois adult-use only Zen Leaf dispensaries within the past two weeks. Today, Dec. 29, Zen Leaf Naperville opened at 1516 N. Naper Blvd. at the main intersection of the suburb’s resurgent … Continue reading →
Recently, I have been dreaming about having an Illinois strain named after me (or ILNJ) as the ultimate cannabis industry goal. Usually, one has to be a celebrity rapper, basketball player, well-known activist, or possess other fame or status to … Continue reading →
I know two types of weed smokers. Smokers who want to know everything they can about the strain they’re smoking. And smokers who just want to smoke the damn weed and let the effects speak for themselves. I used to … Continue reading →
Illinois added another adult-use only dispensary at 9:00 a.m. today. Greenhouse Group opened Greenhouse Melrose Park, located at 1413 W North Ave., with a ribbon cutting ceremony in partnership with the Melrose Park Chamber of Commerce. Hours of operation are … Continue reading →
Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is scheduled to open the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Springfield at 3201 Horizon Drive. The opening date and official ribbon cutting is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, November 5. The new location, formerly Outback Steakhouse, … Continue reading →
Greenhouse Group has opened a 9,982 square foot dispensary located at 755 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062 today. Hours of operation for Greenhouse Northbrook are Monday-Sunday 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. Available products will include flower, vapes, extracts/oils, topicals, concentrates, and … Continue reading →
Recently, I have been noticing a slightly better variety of Illinois cannabis brands at my local dispensaries. So when I saw Grassroots with two concentrates on the menu, I picked up two live sugars: Blueberry Headband and Bubba Diagonal. I … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced twenty-one out of the 700 groups that applied for licensing to operate recreational marijuana dispensaries have advanced to the final lottery phase. The twenty-one groups will be competing for Illinois’ 75 … Continue reading →
