May 2023, the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced that Illinois was switching its cannabis seed-to-sale tracking system from BioTrack to Metrc and listed this transition as an “Essential Projects” in the FY2023 Annual Cannabis Report and again … Continue reading →
Dec. 5, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in the People v. Molina case that raw cannabis aroma alone is sufficient probable cause for a warrantless search of a motor vehicle “based on the stringent ‘odor-proof’ container requirement in the Vehicle … Continue reading →
The 104th General Assembly’s spring session returns Tuesday, Feb 04, and once again Illinois lawmakers have reintroduced several cannabis-related bills and provisions, which have previous failed to pass in past legislative sessions. The reintroduced bills include provisions for medical tax … Continue reading →
The 104th General Assembly’s House lawmakers have introduced a few new cannabis-related bills for the next legislative session that starts Tuesday, Feb 04. New bills include provisions for cannabis funds allocation to junior colleges and expungements.
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) recently released two press announcements dealing with new online portals for cannabis businesses. The second announcement (see previous article for first announcement) focused on the implementation of a paperless registration system for cannabis businesses.
Continue reading →The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) recently released two press announcements dealing with the new online portal for cannabis businesses. The first announcement stated that Illinois is set to streamline cannabis business operations with the launch of the new online … Continue reading →
Part I of this series detailed the difficult, time consuming, and courageous work behind the process of how the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) added female orgasmic disorder to the list of qualifying debilitating condition for medical patients in … Continue reading →
The news story Illinois News Joint recently published that garnered the most attention was not about legislative battles and political bluster. Our readers and followers reacted the most to the one positive story about the Illinois Department of Public Health … Continue reading →
A contentious battle between Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over intoxicating-hemp regulation left two competing hemp bills, House Bill 4293 and House Bill 5903, without a vote during the lame-duck session at the Capital earlier this week. … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its December medical cannabis sales totals and final yearly totals. For 2024, retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries finished at $285,059,601.92. The 2024 totals continued a 3-year downward trend for yearly … Continue reading →
