Illinois cannabis news updates for industry professionals. Find our latest coverage of Illinois cannabis policy and business developments below:
Mon / May 6th
Illinois lawmakers are expected to unveil legislation this week that would legalize and regulate cannabis sales for adults aged 21 or older; Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker already supports the move.
Tue / Apr 16th
A proposal in Illinois would make the state’s medical cannabis program permanent and add 12 new conditions to the state’s qualifying conditions list.
Wed / Mar 20th
Grassroots Cannabis in Illinois completed its first capital raise of $90 million; the company is now set to expand facilities in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Wed / Jan 16th
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will work with the Illinois legislature to make good on campaign promises to legalize.
Thu / Dec 13th
An Illinois state Senate bill that would expunge low-level cannabis crimes has received new support, according to a WQAD 8 report. Illinois… Read More
Wed / Dec 12th
Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker doubled down on adult-use cannabis legalization this week, telling reporters he thinks Illinois could be the… Read More
Fri / Nov 9th
The midterm election win of Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker signals one less barrier between Illinois and the legalization of adult-use… Read More
Thu / Oct 25th
The top two candidates for Illinois’ upcoming gubernatorial election — but not voters — are split on the issue of… Read More
Thu / Sep 27th
Tom Howard is an Illinois-based attorney who specializes in banking and cannabis business, and he is an author who has… Read More
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
Tue / Aug 28th
A measure written to limit barriers for medical cannabis and provide easier access for patients currently taking prescription opioids will… Read More
Mon / Aug 27th
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill to legalize industrial hemp on Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Illinois Industrial… Read More
Mon / Aug 6th
First-of-its-kind cannabis oral dosage form designed to be absorbed better, last longer Oak Park, Ill. – (August 6, 2018) –… Read More
Fri / Jun 15th
Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would make having an opioid prescription into a temporary qualifying condition for the… Read More
Tue / May 15th
The Illinois Senate has unanimously approved a bill to allow the state Agricultural Department to license farmers to grow hemp,… Read More
Thu / May 10th
Illinois-based Cresco Labs has won a Healthcare Marketing Report National Healthcare Advertising Award – the first cannabis company to receive… Read More
Mon / Apr 30th
The Illinois legislature is considering bills to make two changes to the state’s medical cannabis system – one would allow… Read More
Thu / Apr 26th
An Illinois House committee has advanced a measure that would allow individuals with a low-level cannabis or paraphernalia possession conviction… Read More
Tue / Apr 3rd
Illinois’ Bank of Springfield is closing the accounts of the state’s medical cannabis companies by May 21 leaving most of… Read More
Wed / Mar 21st
Voters in Cook County, Illinois – which includes Chicago – have approved a non-binding referendum calling on the state to legalize… Read More
Thu / Mar 8th
The self-described “Cannabis Candidate” running for an Illinois congressional seat has been accused of domestic abuse, conflating his service background,… Read More
Wed / Mar 7th
According to a Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll, a full two-thirds – 66 percent – of… Read More
Wed / Feb 28th
A former Federal Bureau of Investigation officer and current human rights professor at Roosevelt University, Benjamin Thomas Wolf, is running… Read More
Mon / Feb 12th
The Illinois Department of Public Health has officially appealed the court decision to add intractable pain to the state’s qualifying… Read More
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