Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. This article focuses on the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation … Continue reading →
For the last several months, to no avail, Illinois News Joint has been trying to confirm an official on-the-record comment from the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) and/or the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) about if or when … Continue reading →
A consistent modus operandi for Illinois News Joint has been to incorporate cannabis and academia to help speed up the path to normalizing the plant. In May, we hosted the Academic Cannabis Conference in Carbondale. Several colleges and universities were … Continue reading →
The Illinois Register today gave notice of an adopted amendment for the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to exempt Cannabis facilities from new horticulture electrical power and lighting systems rules.
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its September medical cannabis sales totals. September totals dropped to $21,699,338.80, the lowest-monthly totals since July 2019.
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Division of Cannabis Regulation announced that it has completed moving product and vehicle registrations to an online environment and that soon cannabis businesses will have the ability to renew licenses online. According to the press … Continue reading →
After not announcing the monthly totals for July, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for July and August 2024. For the fifth-straight month, Illinois’ sales totaled at least $141 million. July totals reached … Continue reading →
Minutes ago, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled cannabis aroma alone is insufficient probable cause to search a vehicle. The decision stems from People v. Redmond, a case in which law enforcement used the smell of burnt cannabis as probable cause … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently adopted amendments outlining various aspects of the adult use cannabis dispensary licensing process. The new Subparts and Sections to Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, effective Aug. 20, 2024, have undergone … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its August medical cannabis sales totals. August totals reached $23,512,759.13. Monthly totals have hovered around $23 million for the past three months, which has been the top three lowest-monthly totals since … Continue reading →
