Illinois is one of the fastest growing cannabis markets in the United States and reported more than $1 billion of recreational cannabis sales in 2021. The performance of Illinois’ cannabis… Continue reading Illinois Is A Unicorn Cannabis Market With Plenty Of Room To Grow Going Into The Future
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Craft grow licenses released from legal ties, Illinois could issue licenses soon
Sixty new craft grow licenses could be issued by Illinois regulators in a matter of days, following a judge’s decision to lift both a stay and an injunction limiting the… Continue reading Craft grow licenses released from legal ties, Illinois could issue licenses soon
New York Will Issue First Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses to Applicants with Cannabis-Related Convictions
New York officials offered more details on their plans to address social equity in the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market March 9, when they announced that the state will issue… Continue reading New York Will Issue First Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses to Applicants with Cannabis-Related Convictions
Connecticut Bill Takes Aim at Cannabis ‘Gifting’
Some Connecticut vendors are being a little too ambitious with their cannabis handouts, or at least that’s the position of a proposed bill taking aim at those putting a bow… Continue reading Connecticut Bill Takes Aim at Cannabis ‘Gifting’
Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs
Back in 2019, many marijuana industry experts trumpeted Illinois as setting a new bar for social equity: State lawmakers created a potential blueprint to provide greater opportunities for minority entrepreneurs in Illinois’… Continue reading Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs
The road to revolutionizing the cannabis beverage industry
Cannabis beverages have arrived, but where are the consumers? Canadian investment firm Canaccord Genuity estimates THC-infused beverages will be a $340 million market by 2022; by comparison, their alcohol counterparts raked in… Continue reading The road to revolutionizing the cannabis beverage industry
Cannabis industry provides possible lift for Lake County economy
As the greater Bay Area region has prospered through the 21st Century, Lake County has been largely left behind, a rural area that has lagged economically compared to nearby counties.… Continue reading Cannabis industry provides possible lift for Lake County economy
N.J. weed workers moving full steam ahead to unionize despite delay in cannabis market
Union fever is spreading like wildfire among the state’s cannabis workers even though the adult use recreational market has yet to open up. The workers prepping for that day say… Continue reading N.J. weed workers moving full steam ahead to unionize despite delay in cannabis market
Illinois supercase holding up 185 dispensaries licenses approaches late spring resolution
Close to two hundred Illinois dispensary licenses edged closer to leaving legal limbo Friday as a Cook County Circuit Court judge set a late March date to begin planning for… Continue reading Illinois supercase holding up 185 dispensaries licenses approaches late spring resolution
Who’s who in federal marijuana reform and legalization
The movement to overhaul federal marijuana policy has gotten more crowded in recent years, with new trade associations, business groups, social justice activists and lobbyists joining calls to legalize the… Continue reading Who’s who in federal marijuana reform and legalization