Now that they have a license, new Illinois operators are scrambling to get started
Teams are now furiously working to figure out how much of their submitted plans are still valid.
Lawsuit threatens next week’s Illinois dispensary lotteries
Illinois’ dispensary lotteries may be brought to a grinding halt by yet another lawsuit.
First adult-use legalization ballot petition filed in Missouri; Competitors expected to come
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.
IL regulator says medical licenses and craft grow space still to be clarified
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.
Economic researchers and advocates at odds about size and growth of illicit cannabis markets
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 announces dispensary license lotteries, distributes craft grow, infuser, transport licenses
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation this morning, HB1433, creating 115 new cannabis dispensary licenses and authorizing a lottery for 75 dispensary licenses that have been stuck in legal limbo since last September. In addition, the Illinois Department of Agriculture sent notifications to applicants who are eligible to receive one of 213 total licenses: 40 craft grow, 32 infuser, and 141 transporter.
Illinois Gov. expected to enact law creating 115 licenses; Announcement on craft grow
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign tomorrow legislation creating a series of lotteries for 115 new cannabis dispensary licenses.
Michigan Nuggets: New Delta-8 regs and a suspended license
News and nuggets on what’s happening in Michigan.
Grown In tours Cresco Labs’ biggest Illinois cultivation facility
Cresco has built a massive, showcase grow facility in Lincoln, Illinois, a small town equidistant from Springfield and Peoria.
MO regulator says supply is up, but will revoke licenses not operating by Sept. 30
Missouri’s director of the Medical Marijuana program, reiterated promises that the state will revoke licenses for the 37 cultivators and many other manufacturers and dispensaries not operating by September 30.
