A new dispensary in central Illinois received an early approval for a “same site” adult use cannabis licenses March 12. This license will permit The Green Solution (at 501 W. Northtown Road in Normal) to begin adult use cannabis sales … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced sales totals for adult use of cannabis for the month of February. The Illinois cannabis industry generated $34,805,072.01 in its second month of legalization. Dispensaries sold 831,600 items over the 29-day … Continue reading →
In a press release this week, Western Illinois University announced a second cannabis-related minor set to debut fall 2020. February 18, WIU’s faculty senate approved Cannabis and Culture, an 18-to-19-credit-hour interdisciplinary minor comprised of courses from anthropology, botany, history, liberal … Continue reading →
You stood in the dispensary line for more than two hours and now have your legally purchased cannabis. But where can you legally smoke it? The Illinois law addresses many places that are illegal to smoke but not many options … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation released twelve-day sales figures for recreational cannabis sales Monday. Illinois sold $19,709,345.10 in the first twelve days and made $495,385 in transactions. For early sales information, read IL dispensaries sell nearly $4 million … Continue reading →
Illinois has been the source for jokes about excessive taxing for decades. Now, Illinois law is not only taxing a customer’s purchase of cannabis products but the state is basically taxing the quality of the customer’s high. For the highest … Continue reading →
Illinois dispensaries have hosted long lines and wait times since the New Year. That was expected. But what many customers did not expect after finally making their first legal purchase was the sticker shock. Customers have complained about the high … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the state of Illinois released purchasing numbers from the first day of legal recreational cannabis sales. Dispensaries in Illinois (for a list, click here) sold $3,176,256 in marijuana products and completed … Continue reading →
It’s legal! But where can Illinoisans purchase recreational cannabis? Check below for the list of more than fifty licensed dispensaries in Illinois. Please note supplies may be restricted because of limited supplies or municipalities voting to “opt out” of recreational … Continue reading →
One day before Illinois legalized cannabis for adult recreational use, Governor JB Pritzker granted pardons to more than 11,000 individuals with convictions for misdemeanor cannabis offenses. “We are ending the 50-year-long war on cannabis,” Pritzker said in a statement. “We … Continue reading →
