Tag Archives: Illinois cannabis licensing
Illinois announces re-scoring of dispensary applications
Following an examination of the process to award the first round of conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses after receiving unfavorable feedback from community leaders and stakeholders, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced … Continue reading →
Illinois announced 21 finalists for dispensary licenses
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced twenty-one out of the 700 groups that applied for licensing to operate recreational marijuana dispensaries have advanced to the final lottery phase. The twenty-one groups will be competing for Illinois’ 75 … Continue reading →
Review: Jane and Mary’s Cannabis-Infused Ice Cream
After Illinois News Joint’s article about the minority-owned Chicago based company Jane and Mary’s Cannabis-Infused Ice Cream, I felt obligated to review the product for Illinoisans. How could I not? Am I right? I wanted to answer a few questions. … Continue reading →
Infused ice cream business ready for licensing
Cannabis applicants who have applied for dispensary licensing are not the only businesses eagerly waiting for Illinois to award the 75 highly sought-after licenses in mid-July. Several cannabis startups, including edible infusers, are competing for the attention of those businesses … Continue reading →
Illinois projects mid-July for new licensing
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 →
Illinois crafts dispensary licensing rules for tiebreakers
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 →