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Black-Owned West Side Weed Dispensary Won’t Get Alderman’s Support

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

Illinois Governor Signs Budget Bill With Cannabis Tax Provisions

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced June 7 that he signed the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget into law, including a provision that will provide tax relief to Illinois’ licensed cannabis businesses. Both… Continue reading Illinois Governor Signs Budget Bill With Cannabis Tax Provisions

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

Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’ 

A proposed ordinance would prohibit CBD shops in Chicago from advertising themselves as “dispensaries,” in an attempt to distinguish them from state-licensed recreational cannabis shops. Licensed marijuana companies see the… Continue reading Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’