After negative feedback from some neighbors, Ald. Walter Burnett won’t endorse a plan for a dispensary that aims to open at the old Catfish Corner site in Garfield Park. GARFIELD… Continue reading Black-Owned West Side Weed Dispensary Won’t Get Alderman’s Support
Category: Social Equity
Illinois’ 1st predominantly Black-owned licensed pot business and craft grower opens in Rockford; hundreds more licensees still trying to get started
Inside a cavernous warehouse in Rockford, behind three sets of locked doors, hundreds of tiny cannabis seedlings grow. They are the initial crop cultivated in Illinois by Star Buds, which… Continue reading Illinois’ 1st predominantly Black-owned licensed pot business and craft grower opens in Rockford; hundreds more licensees still trying to get started
IGTM presents Consumption Lounge Panel Part 2
IGTM Education in partnership with Cresco created a panel for potential business owners and potential employees to find and create opportunities in the cannabis consumption lounge space. The Illinois cannabis… Continue reading IGTM presents Consumption Lounge Panel Part 2
The economic downturn is closing wallets to cannabis companies say investors
Have you heard about the economic downturn? Over the last two weeks I talked to a dozen different cannabis investors and advisors to ask them what they’re seeing in the… Continue reading The economic downturn is closing wallets to cannabis companies say investors
Consumption Lounge Panel Presented By IGTM Education in partnership with Cresco Labs
Cannabis has been a hot topic in the state of Illinois with the delay in the issuance of licenses to social equity applicants. With many of the licenses set to… Continue reading Consumption Lounge Panel Presented By IGTM Education in partnership with Cresco Labs
Craft growers back in action: Illinois judge dismisses temporary restraining order
In a setback to a dozen craft grow applicants, a judge from Illinois’ 17th Circuit Court in Rockford tossed out today a temporary restraining order that barred craft grow licensees… Continue reading Craft growers back in action: Illinois judge dismisses temporary restraining order
Aspiring craft growers in Illinois rejoice after being awarded licenses after years-long wait
After years of hoping and waiting for the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA) to issue cannabis craft growing licenses, some applicants are seeing light at the end of the tunnel.… Continue reading Aspiring craft growers in Illinois rejoice after being awarded licenses after years-long wait
Clouted pot firm makes another run at Rainforest Cafe site
A clout-heavy cannabis firm has nixed its plan to move a Norwood Park dispensary to the site of the old Rainforest Cafe after learning the proposal was illegal under state… Continue reading Clouted pot firm makes another run at Rainforest Cafe site
4/20 done a new way in Illinois
IGTM Education is proud of planning, coordinating, and hosting an event with Cresco Labs and ACC Of Illinois. This year while planning the event many people were asking about where… Continue reading 4/20 done a new way in Illinois
Illinois social equity license lending program stalls – costing intended recipients
One of the key promises of Illinois’ support for cannabis social equity license winners was supposed to be government support in the form of subsidized loans from the State of… Continue reading Illinois social equity license lending program stalls – costing intended recipients