I recently joined The Elevated News Podcast crew (for Episode 86) to discuss the Illinois cannabis industry, along with the News Joint Scholarship fundraiser Texas Hold’em tournament set for May 17. The Elevated News Podcast is hosted by Two Dope … Continue reading →
The Division of Cannabis Regulation today sent out emails to those in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and Opioid Alternative Patient Program stating that it was pleased to announce that a new online registration portal will be live on Tuesday, … Continue reading →
The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer (CROO) released a notice for cannabis business establishments in Illinois concerning Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags from Metrc.
Continue reading →Focusing on pre-operational deadlines and extension form, the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Division of Cannabis Regulation announced an extension for (Group 2) Craft Growers. As previously announced on Dec. 28, 2023, because of a number of factors, the operational deadline … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its March 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. Retail sales of medical cannabis for March reached $22,108,115.88 to outpace January and February totals but was still lower than the last four previous … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) finally announced recreational cannabis sales totals for February 2025. After kicking off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization, February sales dipped to the lowest monthly total since January … Continue reading →
In response to requests for additional time, the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Division of Cannabis Regulation announced it has extended the deadline for product registration updates. Licensees now have until July 1, 2025, to ensure compliance with updated product registration … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Division of Cannabis Regulation published a notice to inform all licensed transporting organizations about potential modifications that can be made to transporter operation and security plans. First is the ability to operate physical … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system.
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its February 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. Retail sales of medical cannabis for February slumped to $19,748,199.87, which was the lowest total since June 2019. This followed January 2025 totals of … Continue reading →
