Grown In

BeLeaf gets vertical in Missouri; Fyllo acquires DataOwl; more marijuana money in the Midwest

By Brad Spirrison | January 21, 2021

News and nuggets for cannabis industry practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.

Negotiating dispensary location rules barrier to new Illinois licenses, say legislators

By Mike Fourcher | January 21, 2021

Legislators tell Grown In that there’s will and an interest in passing legislation soon, but…

MRA proposes 16 big cannabis changes with taxes, entrepreneur funding, more

By Mike Fourcher | January 21, 2021

Michigan’s Marjuana Regulatory Agency announced sixteen blockbuster proposed changes to the state’s cannabis laws and regulations, which have the potential to provide Michigan with the most progressive social equity program in the nation.

Illinois

Cresco acquires Florida presence in stock deal and raises money in hot market

By Brad Spirrison | January 18, 2021

Chicago-based Cresco Labs announced Friday that it had raised $125 million from seven institutional investors off a valuation of nearly $3 billion.

Chart of The Week

Missouri’s little numbers are big

By Mike Fourcher | January 18, 2021

Perhaps the biggest story is that little sliver at the bottom right of the chart, where Missouri turned in a tiny 2.4% of Illinois’ raging sales month.

Illinois

Illinois medical dispensaries race to secure “plus one” recreational locations

By Brad Spirrison | January 14, 2021

Incumbent medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois that have not opened state-awarded second recreational locations have until March 31 to use them or lose them.