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Illinois cannabis dispensaries set sales records in June despite cultivators struggling to meet demand under current canopy restrictions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ahead of the Illinois’ planned legalization roll-out in January, cannabis-related enforcement has reportedly dropped dramatically in the suburbs of Chicago.

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.

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.

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.”