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
Tag: Illinois craft grow
Illinois’ craft grow operators frozen from operations, as 12 craft growers obtain temporary restraining order
Less than a week after Illinois regulators awarded 48 new craft grow licenses, licensees are barred from continuing operations as the result of a temporary restraining order imposed by a Winnebago… Continue reading Illinois’ craft grow operators frozen from operations, as 12 craft growers obtain temporary restraining order
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
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