Legal Related Illinois Governor Expunges Almost 500,000 Marijuana Arrest Records by Sophia Vida January 02, 2021 Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker has made a big move this week, expunging nearly a million marijuana arrest records and pardoning thousands more. The governor announced on Thursday that thousands of pardons had been issued for l...
Legal Related Illinois Marijuana Dispensaries Sell Over Half a Billion Dollars by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 Marijuana stores in Illinois have now sold over half a billion dollars worth of cannabis products according to the state. October marked the six month in a row that Illinois had hit a marijuana sales record. Since the launch of...
Trends & Articles Illinois Saw This Much Money in Marijuana Sales in the First 6 Months by Sophia Vida July 17, 2020 The first six months of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois produced some stellar profits. The state saw $52 million during this time according to the governor's office. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the $52 million makes...
Legal Related This is How Much Illinois Made in Legal Marijuana Sales on Its First Day by Sophia Vida January 03, 2020 On January 1st, the state of Illinois began the legal sale of recreational marijuana and the sales were staggering. The state's cannabis shops generated almost $3.2 million on the first day of legal sales as Illinois became 1...
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 Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program Becomes Permanent by Sophia Vida August 13, 2019 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a pair of bills this week that expand the state's medical marijuana program. The bills expand who can get a medical card, and when they can use it. While the program was initially limi...
Legal Related Opponents of Legal Marijuana in Illinois Say Companies Will Be Pimp Minority Customers by Sophia Vida November 29, 2018 Illinois opponents of legal marijuana have said this week that the legalization of the drug would let white corporate exploitation of minority customers. According to Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston of New Hope Baptist Church, the...
Legal Related New Illinois Governor Elect May Help Marijuana Legislation in the State by Sophia Vida November 10, 2018 According to supporters of J.B. Pritzker, who just was elected governor on Tuesday, his win could help marijuana legalization in the state of Illinois. Pritzker was a proponent of the legalization of recreational marijuana in t...