Missouri
Missouri gets new Health Department leader
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed Donald G. Kauerauf to head up the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Illinois
All 40 IL craft grow licenses are veteran-led, says state; No scores until Dec.
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All forty of the Illinois craft grow licenses awarded two weeks ago went to veteran-led teams, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office admitted to Grown In this week.
Illinois
Now that they have a license, new Illinois operators are scrambling to get started
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Teams are now furiously working to figure out how much of their submitted plans are still valid.
Grown In Nuggets
MI reduces fees while IL plans more licenses
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News and nuggets for Midwest cannabis professionals and beyond.
Chart of The Week
Illinois and Michigan cannabis sales continue plateau; MO inches up
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Illinois and Michigan cannabis sales stayed steady for another month as Missouri medical cannabis sales continued to inch up in June.
Illinois
New York POT SPAC Ayr Strategies to acquire two Illinois Herbal Remedies dispensaries for $30 million
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Herbal Remedies Dispensaries in Quincy, Illinois, agreed last week to be acquired for $30 million by Ayr Wellness.
Illinois
Lawsuit threatens next week’s Illinois dispensary lotteries
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Illinois’ dispensary lotteries may be brought to a grinding halt by yet another lawsuit.
Missouri
First adult-use legalization ballot petition filed in Missouri; Competitors expected to come
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The first of what is likely to be a set of competing Missouri ballot petitions to legalize recreational cannabis in the November 2022 election was submitted to the Missouri Secretary of State last Thursday.
Michigan
Economic researchers and advocates at odds about size and growth of illicit cannabis markets
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Two recent reports estimating the size of the underground cannabis industry have drawn widespread doubt among cannabis advocates, many of whom believe the studies set their numbers too low.
Illinois
IL regulator says medical licenses and craft grow grow space still to be clarified
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Toi Hutchinson, Illinois Gov. J.B. Prizker’s Senior Advisor for Cannabis Control, spoke with Grown In on Thursday, shortly after Gov. Pritzker signed legislation creating 115 new cannabis licenses.