J. L. Brown was born, raised, and educated in Illinois. He has worked in the news industry for more than two decades.
In May 2020, Illinois News Joint did a story on Chris Visco, owner of the medical cannabis dispensary The Yard and co-founder and CEO of TerraVida Holistic Centers. At that time, Visco, with the help from Juan Aguirre, was one … Continue reading →
As I’ve mentioned before about the Illinois cannabis industry, though licensing is important, it is not everything. The Illinois cannabis industry is moving forward, even if it has to drag the State of Illinois along with it. The 5th Annual … Continue reading →
The High Times Cannabis Cup Illinois: People’s Choice Edition kits go on sale this morning. High Times recently announced prices for each kit here. Indica Flower: 15 samples, 15g, for $299 Sativa Flower: 17 samples, 17g, for $279 Hybrid Flower: … Continue reading →
It’s almost time! The High Times Cannabis Cup Illinois: People’s Choice Edition is back for its second year. Illinois’ 2021 Cannabis Cup is underway. For the last few days, cultivators have been submitting products for the competition. The judge kits … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today additional steps in the process to issue conditional adult-use dispensing organization licenses. The press release stated, “In order to remedy limited administrative errors that led to certain applicants receiving … Continue reading →
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Illinois’ monthly recreation sales totals today. After the strongest performing month of legalization in July, Illinois’ recreational cannabis sales dropped but are still higher than any other month but July. Illinois’ August adult-use … Continue reading →
Each month, Illinois’ Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program announces medical cannabis sales totals for the previous month. In August, after several complications with implementing a new online system for medical patients, Illinois still has not announced July medical sales … Continue reading →
Trinity Centers will host the 5th Annual Cannabis Camp in September. Cannabis Camp is the premier cannabis event of this summer in central Illinois. The event celebrates all-natural health and wellness treatments, specifically cannabis. After taking last year off, Cannabis Camp returns … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation emailed medical patients an “Important Update for Patients/Applicants” about the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and its new online system today. The press-release style letter started its first line by “apologizing to all … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today the results of the Tied Applicant Lottery for 75 Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses (Conditional Licenses) from a pool of 135 unique applicants who received 252 points on their … Continue reading →
