On Wednesday, four Illinois bills were moved to the Cannabis Subcommittee of the Senate Executive Committee. Kimberly A. Lightford, who is one of three members of the Cannabis Committee, introduced all four bills. The bills include two omnibus-style cannabis bills … Continue reading →
On Feb. 18. Senate Bill 3377 (SB3377), a hemp-regulation bill introduced by Sen. Emil Jones, III, reached the Senate Cannabis Committee. On Feb. 25, two hemp-regulation bills, Senate Bill 3820 (SB3820) and Senate Bill 3919 (SB3919), that conflict with SB3377 … Continue reading →
Two competing “intoxicating hemp” regulation bills failed to reach the floor for a vote after a lame-duck-session battle pitted Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (and stakeholders in the regulated cannabis industry) against Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (and hemp industry stakeholders).
Continue reading →The Illinois Hemp Growers Association (IHGA)—along with hemp processors, retailers, consumers, business owners, and other advocates—is set to host Hemp Lobby Day Jan. 4 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Illinois State Capitol Building rotunda.
Continue reading →Stakeholders’ ongoing battle over hemp regulations in Illinois continued this week. New sponsored legislation from Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford, Senate Bill 3926, which the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CannabizIL) presented at a press conference yesterday, sets forth provisions concerning … Continue reading →
