The Danville City Council voted Tuesday to approve two ordinance amendments pertaining to cannabis-consumption lounges. The same two amendments were voted down 7-5 (2 absent) during the last meeting on Feb. 18, but the council reconsidered, which allowed for the … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Hemp Program invites all stakeholders and any other interested parties to attend the 2025 Hemp Summit. The 2025 Hemp Summit is scheduled for Thursday, March 27. 
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced recreational cannabis sales totals for January 2025. After setting a new annual-sales total in 2024, Illinois kicked off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization. January sales totals … Continue reading →
The Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition (CEIC) is scheduled to host its first in-person gathering of the year to dive into its 2025 programming plans. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with CEIC members, equity advocates, and community members. To … Continue reading →
We at Illinois News Joint and News Joint Events have been attending and hosting open-consumption events for years—but not without obstacles. Despite the complications, cannabis-consumption events have steadily increased, and event planners are poised to host more cannabis-consumption events in … Continue reading →
From day one of publishing Illinois News Joint, the single issue brought to our attention the most by registered qualifying patient under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act has been the restrictions on how many plants a patient … Continue reading →
Illinois legislators recently introduced three cannabis delivery bills that address licensing, drive-through windows, security, penalties and enforcement, and more.
Continue reading →Lawmakers from the 104th General Assembly have once again introduced bills and provisions that would benefit registered qualifying patient under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Rep. Bob Morgan recently introduced three … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Pritzker Administration today announced recreational cannabis sales. The December 2024 totals of $153,249,701.54 finished as the second-highest monthly total since legalization, only trailing December 2023 totals of $153,936,703.20. Illinois … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its January 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. Illinois kicked off the year with the lowest monthly total since July 2019. Retail sales of medical cannabis for January dipped to $21,459,882.77, which included … Continue reading →
