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Illinois generated nearly $106 million in combined recreational and medical marijuana sales in November, topping $913 million with one month to go in its first year of adult-use cannabis sales ...
Police Supt. Larry Snelling had pushed to fire Officer Marshall Andrews Jr., but the board instead handed down a 90-day suspension in its first weed-related ruling since the drug was legalized in 2020 ...
Illinois on Tuesday became the 11th state to legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana for adults, a major victory for cannabis advocates who incorporated "social justice" initiatives ...
Illinois recreational weed sales hit a record $128 million in July, helped by a late-month boost from the Lollapalooza festival. The blowout sales month — up 10% from the previous high of $116.4 ...
Legal weed sales begin in Illinois as state pardons more than 11,000 marijuana convictions. Grace Hauck. USA TODAY. It's a new year and, for Illinois, a new era of recreational marijuana.
Cash-strapped Illinois weed businesses 'bet the farm' on a risky tax strategy to save millions. February 03, 2023 01:37 PM.
Recreational weed will be legal in Illinois in less than a week, and some companies with zero tolerance policies are deciding how to handle employees who want to light up.
What’s in Illinois’ legal weed? Sometimes contaminants, Sun-Times testing finds Nearly two years and $1.9 billion in sales since recreational marijuana was legalized, consumers can’t be sure ...
Hundreds of pot-seeking patrons lined the streets outside weed shops across Chicago early Wednesday as employees inside dispensed joints, edibles, and other legal cannabis treats. Several ...
Nevada, which has about one-fourth the population of Illinois, did about $3 million in sales during its first four days when it legalized recreational weed in 2017. The state of Illinois also said ...