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!.
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →
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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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 →
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.
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
