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 →
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 →
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 →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today the results of the Social Equity Justice Involved Lottery for 55 Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses from a pool of 589 unique applicants who scored 85 percent or greater … Continue reading →
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Illinois’ monthly recreation sales totals this week. After a dip in sales in February, adult-use cannabis sales bounced back with its highest monthly total to date. Illinois’ July adult-use cannabis sales total … Continue reading →
After the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced the results of the Qualifying Applicant Lottery for 55 Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses (Conditional Licenses), from a pool of 626 unique applicants, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) … Continue reading →
Ayr Wellness recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire two Herbal Remedies Dispensaries. Herbal Remedies was among the first cannabis dispensaries licensed in the State of Illinois when the State approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program in … Continue reading →
