Illinois legalized adult-use cannabis in 2019 and was the first state to establish a regulated cannabis marketplace without going through a voter ballot initiative. Scroll down for the latest Illinois cannabis industry news, interviews, and 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
Wed / Jan 17th
Attorney generals from 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to… Read More
Wed / Jan 17th
Cook County, Illinois Judge Raymond Mitchell has ordered the state Department of Health to add intractable pain to the state’s… Read More
Mon / Jan 15th
Federal U.S. District Court Judge John Blakely on Friday ruled that an 11-year-old medical cannabis patient in Illinois can be… Read More
Fri / Jan 12th
The parents of a Schaumburg, Illinois elementary school’s student are suing the district and the state after officials denied their… Read More
Tue / Dec 26th
Carol Stream, Illinois’ police department is moving forward with plans to use the controversial mouth swab roadside test to determine… Read More
Wed / Nov 22nd
Illinois State Senator Don Harmon is set to introduce a bill to allow people prescribed opioids for a medical condition… Read More
Mon / Oct 9th
Yet another study suggests that cannabis could be useful as an exit drug from traditional medications, including opioids, although the… Read More
Thu / Sep 21st
Tikun Olam and MariMed Inc. have agreed to expand their partnership which will see Tikun-branded products rolled out in Rhode… Read More
Fri / Aug 11th
Last spring Illinois’ Medical Cannabis Advisory Board was disbanded and it appears the move was part of a deal between… Read More
Tue / Aug 8th
Through sales of its “Weed Pack” deck expansion, Cards Against Humanity donated $70,000 to the Marijuana Policy Project to help… Read More
Tue / Mar 28th
The Illinois Department of Public Health has rejected petitions to add intractable pain and autism spectrum disorder to the list… Read More
Thu / Mar 23rd
Democratic lawmakers in Illinois have introduced legislation to legalize adult cannabis use, which would set up a taxed and regulated… Read More
Tue / Nov 8th
In the first year of medicinal cannabis sales in Illinois, there have been no serious problems or complications with the… Read More
Thu / Oct 6th
Medical marijuana sales in Illinois topped more than $3.8 million in September, bringing the total of cannabis sales to $23.5… Read More
Thu / Sep 22nd
An Illinois judge has ordered the state Department of Public Health to add post-operative chronic pain to the list of… Read More
Sat / Jul 30th
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill on Friday to decriminalize cannabis, making the possession of 10 grams or… Read More
Mon / Jul 25th
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) is still reviewing a bill to decriminalize possession of up to 10 grams or less… Read More
Fri / Jul 22nd
An Illinois judge has ruled that officials must reconsider adding migraines to the list of qualifying conditions for a patient… Read More
Fri / Jul 15th
The Des Plaines, Illinois-based Millennium Bank entered into a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the state’s… Read More
Wed / Jun 29th
The second person chosen by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to head the state’s medical cannabis program has resigned, the Associated Press reports.… Read More
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the state’s cannabis legalization bill into law in June 2019 after making the reforms a major part of his 2018 election campaign’s platform. Illinois was the very first U.S. state to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace through its Legislature. The legalization bill also contained language establishing an expungement process for nearly 800,000 cannabis possession convictions.
Illinois’ cannabis licensing process has been plagued by controversy and lawsuits—particularly over the state’s perceived mishandling of its social equity provisions—but dispensaries are open and servicing medical cannabis patients and adults aged 21 or older. Different cannabis products are taxed differently in Illinois with a roughly 16% tax rate for cannabis flower, 26% for edibles, and 31% for concentrates.
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