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Mon / Nov 1st PRESS RELEASE
The bell dings and you open the oven’s door. A freshly-baked aroma wafts through the room. You have perfected the… Read More
Chicago adult-use cannabis became legal following an act from Illinois state legislature. Read the latest news articles and browse an archive of information on Chicago cannabis business and entrepreneurs below:
Mon / Nov 1st PRESS RELEASE
The bell dings and you open the oven’s door. A freshly-baked aroma wafts through the room. You have perfected the… Read More
Wed / Jul 8th
Illinois cannabis dispensaries set sales records in June despite cultivators struggling to meet demand under current canopy restrictions.
Wed / Feb 12th
An entrepreneurial Girl Scout troop sold 230 boxes of cookies over four hours outside of Chicago’s Dispensary33; the dispensary, which supported the cookie sales, has asked the troop to return for the rest of the month.
Tue / Jan 28th
Activists in Chicago are pushing for the city to allow for cannabis “peddler’s permits,” which would enable cannabis sales in a similar manner to street food vendors.
Fri / Jan 24th
Security cameras captured a traveler who had just arrived at Chicago’s Midway Airport as they searched through and pocketed cannabis products from one of the airport’s cannabis amnesty boxes.
Fri / Jan 17th
Tax rates on adult-use cannabis in Chicago could reach as high as 41 percent for high-potency products after local regulators approved an extra 3 percent tax on all cannabis retailers.
Tue / Jan 7th
Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports have established so-called cannabis amnesty boxes for travelers who want to dispose of any adult-use products before heading through a security checkpoint.
Mon / Dec 30th
Ahead of the Illinois’ planned legalization roll-out in January, cannabis-related enforcement has reportedly dropped dramatically in the suburbs of Chicago.
Thu / Dec 19th
A Chicago City Council committee has approved a measure to delay cannabis sales in the city until July 1 due to a lack of minority-owned dispensaries; the measure, however, must be approved by the full council and could still face a veto from the mayor.
Thu / Nov 14th
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed major cannabis policy shifts for the city in light of the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Illinois, which is set to take effect January 1.
Thu / Sep 26th
A CBD shop in Chicago is suing its landlord after being told they couldn’t display their logo, which contains a hemp leaf, on local signage because the landlords claim it would promote “marijuana usage.”
Thu / Sep 6th
A Chicago advertising agency working with medical cannabis company Cresco Labs launched a dramatic medical cannabis campaign in downtown Chicago… Read More
Wed / Apr 22nd
Chicago and its environs are planning to change how it will deal with low-level drug charges, according to Sally Daly,… Read More
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