J. L. Brown was born, raised, and educated in Illinois. He has worked in the news industry for more than two decades.
Curaleaf, a publicly traded Massachusetts company, has made a $950,000 contribution to advancing social equity in cannabis in Illinois’ Chicagoland as part of its corporate social responsibility Rooted in Good initiative and per Illinois’ social equity requirements. The monies are … Continue reading →
Curaleaf announced the rebranding of nine retail locations that were officially acquired in relation to its recent acquisition of Grassroots. Today, April 8th, all rebranded stores will host a “Curaleaf Day” welcoming new and existing customers with special offers, giveaways, … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that March medical cannabis sales increased from February’s total of $29,579,209.83 to March’s totals of $35,688,321.20. The 2021 March totals were more than $5 millions than the March 2020 totals of $29,976,735.01. March … Continue reading →
Already this year, Illinois News Joint has reported on several new dispensary openings as businesses hurried to beat the legal deadline of April 1 that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation had set for fifty-five secondary site licenses … Continue reading →
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Illinois’ monthly recreation sales total today. For the first time, Illinois surpassed $100,000,000 in monthly sales totals. Illinois’ March adult-use cannabis sales bounce back from a slow February in which the state … Continue reading →
Homegrown Review: Cookie Square Edible by John Grow #3 John Grow #3 is back with a Cookie Square infused edible he recently submitted to our partners at Origo Labs. The 2×2” chocolate chip cookie square was made with Full Extract … Continue reading →
July 23, 2020, Curaleaf, a publicly traded Massachusetts company, obtained final regulatory approval from the state of Illinois for the transfer of sale of nine Greenhouse and Windy City Cannabis retail licenses. But it was not until last this month … Continue reading →
The Illinois Craft Cannabis Association has scheduled a License Readiness Series with Construction Plan and Prepare webinar for its members for 5 p.m. March 30. ICCA stated, “We will continue through the summer with such topics including partnership with labs, … Continue reading →
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is scheduled to host the Southern Illinois Hemp/Cannabis Symposium March 20. This year’s event will be held virtually. The registration deadline has been extended to March 18 and participants can sign up online here. This symposium … Continue reading →
