Social Equity Criteria Lottery winners announced
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today the results of the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL) for 55 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses. Nearly 2,700 applicants participated in the lottery, which was performed in conjunction by IDFPR and the Illinois Lottery. The results of the SECL may be found online here and below.
The 55 lottery winners were drawn from 17 different BLS Regions. All winners now have the opportunity to be issued a conditional license. To be issued a conditional license, each applicant selected in the SECL must prove to IDFPR certain social equity eligibility criteria and other licensing requirements, including proof of tax compliance, statutory license limitations, and child support requirements. Winners have 45 days, beginning Friday, July 14, 2023 through Monday, August 28, 2023 to submit proof of their conditional license eligibility.
IDFPR has at least 60 days to assess such proof. If IDFPR determines that a winner is ineligible for licensure after the required deficiency periods, IDFPR may deny that winner licensure and offer the opportunity to the next applicant drawn in that BLS Region. Therefore, if a winner is denied a Conditional License, a new winner may be added based on the full draw results. Before Conditional Licenses are issued, IDFPR will initiate a review process to ensure applicants selected meet all statutorily required rules. Once confirmed, IDFPR will issue a Conditional License.
The full draw results of the lottery are listed here.
BLS Region 1: Bloomington – Horse Lake
BLS Region 2: Cape Girardeau – People Dispensary
BLS Region 3: Carbondale-Marion – Agitite Wellness
BLS Region 4: Champaign-Urbana – One stop shop
BLS Region 5: Chicago – (36 conditional licenses)
- Smoke Pot
- Puffin Paradise LLC
- MABIN LLC
- Silver Jade, LLC
- DBJ Wellness Co
- Peacful Dispensary
- Tan Leaf LLC
- TC Investment
- Lake & Damen Dispensary #1 LLC
- Freshly Farmed
- Reece LLC
- Greenhouse Gratitude SE LLC
- Loud Clouds LLC
- ALIM BETTER DAYZ LLC
- PotVenture
- Glacier Dispensary
- Potluck THC LLC
- purezenllc@proton.me
- Waukegan II
- Tasman Bernstein Cannabis LLC
- Mindfully Planted SE LLC
- Wunderland dispensaries
- WocyWacked
- Santiago LLC
- Canna Farm dispensary
- Hemporium
- CANIBICOM LLC
- Wellness Quest
- The Kaneh Group
- Mason North, LLC
- Hello Highs SE LLC
- Sweet Emerald LLC
- Black Peony LLC
- Grady Illinois
- Points of Seven
- Hyghroad LLC
BLS Region 6: Danville – Danville Dream Equity LLC
BLS Region 7: Davenport – Moline-Rock Island – HVN CAPITAL
BLS Region 8: Decatur – Bliss Garden
BLS Region 9: Kankakee – Yermian Investments II LLC
BLS Region 10: Peoria – (2 conditional licenses)
- Zepln Enterprises
- Miggy’s Pot Shop
BLS Region 11: Rockford – Green His Story
BLS Region 12: St. Louis – (3 conditional licenses)
- Studio
- ILLINOIS RETAILER SE20
- ILLINOIS RETAILER SE25
BLS Region 13: Springfield – Spring Lucius Community LLC
BLS Region 14: Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan – Highly Recommend
BLS Region 15: West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan– Hanlin DBA Lealeas
BLS Region 16: East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan – BudTender
BLS Region 17: South Illinois nonmetropolitan – Elevated Institute
“From the beginning of legalization of cannabis in Illinois, my administration has been committed to ensuring social equity is at the forefront of our state’s historic industry,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This streamlined application process led to the number of lottery participants almost tripling from our first round of lotteries just two years ago. The hard work of my administration, the General Assembly, and industry stakeholders only reinforced our commitment to social equity and laid the groundwork for today’s successful lottery.”
“Today’s lottery means tomorrow’s successes, with more communities and more people from all backgrounds being able to enter this expanding industry,” said Mario Treto, Jr., IDFPR Secretary. “From Cairo to Winthrop Harbor, a more accessible lottery means more accessible opportunities to benefit the entire State of Illinois. We will continue our mission to keep improving the dispensary licensing process and we look forward to writing the next chapter for thriving cannabis business, together.”
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