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Facility Tour Spotlight: Ogeez!

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 13, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 14, 2025
Facility Tour Spotlight: Ogeez!

Along with our Dispensary Spotlight Tours, Michael and I have been traveling across Illinois and recording facility tours. This Facility Tour and Video (click here) Spotlight highlights the brand OGeez!.

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Posted in Culture, Dispensary Spotlight, Interviews, Lifestyle, News, Profiles | Tagged How does Ogeez! make its gummies, OGeez! gummie brand, OGeez! gummies in Illinois, OGeez! gummy flavors

News Joint Scholarship Texas Hold ‘em Fundraiser set for Saturday

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 11, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 14, 2025
News Joint Scholarship Texas Hold ‘em Fundraiser set for Saturday

News Joint Events invites all Illinois cannabis brands, dispensaries, ancillary businesses, and individuals to attend or participate in the inaugural News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament scheduled for 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 17 at Emerald Dispensary and … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Events, News | Tagged News Joint Scholarship, News Joint Scholarship Endowment, News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser set for Saturday, When is News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser

Illinois bill addressing odor-proof containers passes committee

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 9, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 9, 2025
Illinois bill addressing odor-proof containers passes committee

Earlier today, Illinois Senate Bill 0042 passed the Judiciary-Criminal Committee and now returns to the House floor for a second reading and more debate. SB0042, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura, removes the requirement that cannabis within any area of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law, News, Politics | Tagged Illinois raw cannabis aroma law, is the smell of cannabis probably cause to search vehicle, odor-proof containers law, odor-proof wording in Illinois cannabis law, Senate Bill 0042

Illinois State Treasurer issues RFP for cannabis tax banking services

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 8, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 9, 2025
Illinois State Treasurer issues RFP for cannabis tax banking services

The Office of the Illinois State Treasurer (Treasurer) this week issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for banking services for cash processing of medical and recreational cannabis tax payments. According to the RFP, the Treasurer seeks a successful Respondent (Contractor) … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, News, Politics | Tagged banking services for cash processing of cannabis tax payments., cannabis tax banking services in Illinois, Illinois State Treasurer Request for Proposals cannabis banking

Illinois April medical cannabis sales totals lowest April total since 2019

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 6, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 9, 2025
Illinois April medical cannabis sales totals lowest since 2019

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its April 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. Retail sales of medical cannabis for April totaled $21,761,560.56, which is the lowest April sales since 2019.

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Posted in Health, Law, News | Tagged cannabis sales in Illinois, Illinois medical cannabis sales, medical cannabis sales, monthly medical cannabis sales in Illinois

Molotov cocktail arsonist(s) targeting cannabis dispensaries

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 3, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 4, 2025
Molotov cocktail arsonist(s) targeting cannabis dispensaries

The Chicago Police Department issued a Business Alert last week about two related cannabis dispensary Molotov-cocktail fires, and yesterday, a Molotov-cocktail arson attempt occurred at a third dispensary.

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Posted in News | Tagged cannabis dispensary Molotov-cocktail fires, Cannabist dispensary Molotov cocktail, Chicago Cannabis Company Molotov cocktail, Molotov cocktail arsonist cannabis dispensary

News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser invites all Texas Hold ‘em players

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 1, 2025 by Jason BrownMay 3, 2025
News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser invites all Texas Hold ‘em players

News Joint Events invites all players of Texas Hold ‘em to join the News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser, which supports students attending or wanting to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Oakton College cannabis programs. The inaugural News Joint Scholarship Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Events, Lifestyle, News | Tagged Cannbis scholarhips in Illinois, Emerald Dispensary and Lounge., News Joint Scholarship, News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser, News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament, When is News Joint Scholarship Fundraiser

New medical cannabis patient online portal ready for use

Illinois News Joint Posted on April 29, 2025 by Jason BrownApril 29, 2025
New medical cannabis patient online portal ready for use

The Division of Cannabis Regulation sent out emails today to those in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and Opioid Alternative Patient Program stating that new online registration portal is now ready for use.

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Posted in Compassionate Clinics of America, Health, Law, News, Politics | Tagged how to register for medical card in Illinois, Illinois Medical Patient registraion portal, Illinois new online registration portal, medical cannabis patient online portal, new Illinois medical patient online portal

Changes to cannabis occupation tax rate start July 1

Illinois News Joint Posted on April 28, 2025 by Jason BrownApril 29, 2025
Illinois to change cannabis occupation tax rate July 1

The Illinois Department of Revenue today posted a notice for all dispensaries engaged in the business of selling adult use cannabis at retail in taxing jurisdictions that have enacted Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Taxes. Effective July 1, 2025, … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, News, Politics | Tagged cannabis occupation tax in Illinois, cannabis occupation tax to change in Illinois, Illinois Department of Revenue, Municipal and County Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Taxes in Illinois

Illinois cannabis sales, for first time, trail previous yearly totals

Illinois News Joint Posted on April 24, 2025 by Jason BrownApril 24, 2025
Illinois monthly cannabis sales, for first time, trail previous yearly totals

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for March 2025 reached $147,485,559.04. For the second-straight month (and only third time since legalization), March sales totals decreased from the previous year’s monthly … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, News, Politics | Tagged how much did Illinois make on weed sales, how much weed has Illinois sold, Illinois cannabis sales, Illinois monthly cannabis sales totals

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