For the first time since Gov. J.B. Pritzker suspended all licensing April 30, the 700 applicants who applied for the 75 highly sought-after dispensary licenses in Illinois finally heard a government official speak about the delayed process. On Thursday, June … Continue reading →
After Governor J.B. Pritzker suspended the April 30 deadline for dispensary licensing, more than 700 applicants have been waiting for an announcement from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation(IDFPR). Today, the IDFPR made its first statement. The IDFPR … Continue reading →
For the second day in a row, Cresco Labs has opened a new adult use only dispensary in Illinois. Yesterday, Cresco opened Sunnyside Danville, the first adult use only dispensary in east central Illinois. Today at 10 a.m., Sunnyside River … Continue reading →
Today, Cresco Labs, a cannabis and medical marijuana company based in Chicago, opened a new adult use dispensary in east central Illinois. Sunnyside Danville, located at in a completely renovated building at 369 Lynch Drive, is now taking online orders … Continue reading →
Starting May 28, Chicagoland residence will have one more dispensary to choose from when shopping for recreational cannabis products. Illinois based Green Thumb Industries is opening its eighth cannabis store in Illinois. The new dispensary is located in Niles at … Continue reading →
According to researchers, a fully mature adult use cannabis market can take from two-five years, and with the Covid-19 pandemic and suspensions of licensing, Illinois appears to be more on the five-year trajectory. A slow start into recreational legalization is … Continue reading →
Today, central Illinois gained one more adult-use dispensary. Beyond/Hello dispensary opened for adult use cannabis sales in McLean County. Beyond/Hello, formerly knows as The Green Solution, is located at 501 W. Northtown Road. The Green Solution had been selling medical … Continue reading →
On the same day the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced more than 37 million total April sales for adult use of cannabis, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that sales of medical cannabis for April reached … Continue reading →
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Pritzker will sign this week an executive order that suspends the requirement for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to issue up to 75 conditional adult use cannabis dispensing … Continue reading →
