J.B. Pritzker

Regulations are a huge problem for the US cannabis industry as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, forcing those involved to work around the many hurdles. Fortunately, more and more influential people are joining the effort to help bring about...

Thai Doctors Seek To Suspend Cannabis Decriminalization Thailand became the first South-East Asian country to decriminalize marijuana last month after the government removed the substance from the banned Category 5 narcotics list. This allowed Thais to grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop...

On Thursday, Illinois officials announced - through the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program - the awarding of $45 million in grants funded by marijuana tax revenue to support community reinvestment in areas “hardest hit by the failed war on drugs,” reported Marijuana...

Former Liberty Media Executive Yavor Efremov Named CEO For Turning Point Brands  Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TPB) announced recently that it has tapped Yavor Efremov to serve as president and CEO. Efremov replaces Larry Wexler, the current CEO of the Lousiville, Kentucky-based...

The Marijuana Policy Project, which has played a leading role in reforming cannabis policies on the state and federal levels, is getting a new leader. Toi Hutchinson, who was Gov. J.B. Pritzker's key cannabis adviser, agreed to replace Steve Hawkins and join the national advocacy organization...

Illinois cannabis buyers spent more than $3 million on Jan. 1, the first day of legal recreational use in the state, officials said. Among the buyers was the state's lieutenant governor, who purchased edible cannabis at a store in Chicago. Illinois on Wednesday became the 11th state with legal...