Trends & Articles Medical Marijuana is Sold Outside Pot Shops in Chicago Amid Coronavirus by Sophia Vida March 18, 2020 According to a Chicago Sun Times report, cannabis retailers selling medical marijuana can sell it outside of the dispensaries until the end of the month in Chicago. The move is to help protect patients that may be susceptible t...
Legal Related Five Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Get Green Light in Chicago by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 Last Friday five proposed marijuana dispensaries in the city of Chicago received approval from the city's Zoning Board of Appeals. Now the sites just need to receive approval from the state. There are two approved River North l...
Trends & Articles Girl Scouts Set Up Shop Near Marijuana Dispensary by Sophia Vida February 13, 2020 A genius move has been made by the Girl Scouts of America. What happens when some people get high? A case of the munchies happen. A group of girl scouts came to the realization that there may be a bunch of people with the mun...
Legal Related Chicago Airports Now Have Cannabis Amnesty Boxes by Sophia Vida January 08, 2020 With marijuana now legal in the state of Illinois, Chicago's airports have set up "cannabis amnesty boxes." The city put in the metal blue boxes at O’Hare and Midway airports last week so that travelers can get rid of marij...
Legal Related This is How Chicago Cops Are Preparing for Legal Marijuana in Illinois by Sophia Vida January 01, 2020 Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi has said that police officers will have a "heightened awareness” of the city’s pot shops when the drug is legalized on New Year's Day. He added that the police will no...
Legal Related Chicago Approves to Put Money From Recreational Marijuana Towards This by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 Chicago lawmakers this week have voted 8-1 to approve using taxes from recreational marijuana sales towards a local reparations program. According to the Pioneer Press, the money will go toward job training and other benefits...
Legal Related Chicago Hotels are Saying NO to Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 30, 2019 Despite the state of Illinois only about a month away from legalizing recreational marijuana, many tourists in the state may have a hard time smoking it in their hotels. Many hotels in Chicago are saying no to marijuana and a...
Trends & Articles Cresco Labs is Helping Minority Entrepreners Open Marijuana Dispensaries by Sophia Vida November 19, 2019 In a noble move, Cresco Labs, a publicly-traded, vertically-integrated cannabis and medical marijuana company based in Chicago, wants to help minority entrepreneurs get into the marijuana business. According to an ABC 7 repor...
Legal Related Chicago to Collect $3.5M in Recreational Marijuana Taxes Next Year by Sophia Vida October 25, 2019 Tax revenues from recreational marijuana will net the city $3.5 million next year, according to Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed $11.65 billion budget which was announced earlier this week. This number represents fou...
Legal Related Chicago Mayor Gets Backlash Over Marijuana Ordinance by Sophia Vida September 19, 2019 Many aren't too thrilled with Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot's ordinance introduced on Wednesday. The mayor has announced where she does not want recreational marijuana dispensaries in the city. If approved, the ordinance will ...