Illinois cannabis

Nearly 2700 Applicants Vie For New Pot Shop Licenses In Illinois Nearly 2700 applicants in Illinois have joined a race for new cannabis shop licenses as the next lottery is scheduled for Thursday. There will be only 55 social equity license lottery winners, reported Green Market Report. However,...

Lawmakers Praise FDA's Move To Issue Guidance On Psychedelics Research A bipartisan trio of lawmakers — Republicans Dan Crenshaw and Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Democrat Ro Khanna — applauded the FDA’s decision to issue its first guidance on psychedelics...

California Regulators Invest $4 Million In Licensing Marijuana Businesses On Tuesday, California cannabis regulators declared that $4.1 million in funding would be allocated to local cities and counties to help facilitate the licensing of cannabis businesses. The move is expected to address...

Illinois lawmakers are pushing further to regulate delta-8 and other similar intoxicating hemp products statewide. State Representatives Lakesia Collins, La Shawn Ford and Cyril Nichols invited their fellow lawmakers impacted businesses, advocates, and other stakeholders to come together on...

Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Ease Hemp Farming Regulations Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill to reduce regulations on farmers growing industrial hemp for non-extraction purposes. If passed, farmers would be exempt from background checks and rigorous testing requirements, with an annual visual...

Texas Senate Takes No Action On Marijuana Bills, Kills Legalization Push As Session Ends The legislative session in Texas came to a close on Monday. Senate members didn't consider House-passed measures to decriminalize marijuana, streamline expungements and allow doctors to recommend medical...

Body and Mind Expands In Illinois Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) announced the grand opening of a new store in Markham, Illinois, over the Memorial Day weekend. The Markham shop is located near the intersection of Highways I-57, I-294 and I-80. The dispensary carries a wide selection...

New Push To Extend Deadline For Cannabis Retail Applicants In Illinois A measure giving retail applicants permission to open recreational cannabis dispensaries an additional year to secure locations for their stores and acquire funds before receiving final approval to...

Former Illinois state senator Rickey Hendon (D) and a group of marijuana business owners are urging Governor JB Pritzker (D) to make some changes around cannabis regulations to help minority dispensary license holders get their operations started. Hendon is pushing for...

Connecticut: Average Price Of Adult Use Weed Product Reaches New Low For the first time since adult-use cannabis sales launched this February in Connecticut, medical marijuana sales declined last month, amounting to $11.4 million, compared to $12.6 million in March. Even though on a decline...

In last year alone, Illinois raked in half-billion dollars in marijuana taxes, more than any other, except for California. Nonetheless, even with such a developed market, Illinois still has social equity issues. Representatives of 17 organizations, the Alliance For Cannabis...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Greenlights Cannabis Advertising Rhode Island House members are poised to weigh in on a measure that seeks to let existing state regulators handle cannabis advertising rules after one of the chamber's committees passed it on Tuesday, reported WJAR. Gov. Daniel McKee...

Over 100 workers at five Verilife cannabis stores in Illinois have joined unions, with Teamsters Local 777 reaching a tentative agreement that includes a 20% wage increase, additional full-time positions, guaranteed gratuities and employer-funded retirement contributions. Verilife is a...

ATF Won’t Automatically Disqualify Applicants Who Cultivate Weed If They Abide By State Law The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently made a notable employment policy update, reported Marijuana Moment. From now on, the federal law enforcement agency will...

PBC 2023 Conference to feature a keynote panel discussion with cannabis regulators from California, New York, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts. PBC Co-Founder Peter Joukov will moderate a panel that includes: Nicole Elliott, Director, Department of Cannabis Control, California Tremaine Wright...