Legal Related Illinois Has Delayed Marijuana Dispensary Licenses for Minority Entrepreneurs by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 Many budding marijuana entrepreneurs in Illinois may be disappointed to learn that they may have to wait until at least August to see if they won a license from the state. The licenses were supposed to be awarded May 1, but Gov...
Spotlight Stock Illinois Marijuana Sales in April Top March and February by Sophia Vida May 06, 2020 According to Illinois state officials, the coronavirus lockdown has not been keeping the state from seeing exploding marijuana sales. The state's first full month of lockdown, April, had surpassed sales seen in the two previous mo...
Legal Related Illinois Governor Temporarily Suspends May 1 Deadline for Issuing Up to 75 New Cannabis Dispensary Licenses by Sophia Vida May 01, 2020 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's administration announced this week that it has temporarily suspended the May 1 deadline to issue up to 75 new cannabis dispensary licenses. The suspension is due to the ongoing coronavirus pand...
Trends & Articles Recreational Marijuana Sales in Illinois Are Nearing $110M in First Quarter by Sophia Vida April 08, 2020 Illinois began legal recreational marijuana sales at the start of the year and has seen immense success in its first quarter. The state is approaching $110 million in the first quarter of legalization according to the latest of...
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 Illinois is Selling $1 Million Worth of Legal Marijuana Each Day by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 The state of Illinois only began legal marijuana sales at the beginning of the year but already sold $39 million worth of the plant in January alone. The state reported $10 million in cannabis tax revenue for the month of Janua...
Legal Related This is Why Illinois Medical Marijuana Businesses Are Allowed to Stay Open Later by Sophia Vida February 12, 2020 With complaints piling in since Illinois began legal recreational marijuana sales on January 1st, the state has extended medical marijuana store hours. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said last Friday ...
Legal Related Illinois Gets Nearly $40 Million in Recreational Marijuana Sales in First Month by Sophia Vida February 05, 2020 Illinois began legal recreational marijuana sales on the first day of the year and after wrapping up a month of sales has seen nearly $40 million. Customers spent more than $39.2 million on recreational marijuana during the f...
Legal Related Illinois Governor is Warning About This Ahead of Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida December 18, 2019 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and his administration is warning that it will crack down on "bad actors" who affect the availability of medical marijuana. Responding to growing concerns over shortages and price gouging invol...
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...
