Illinois slims dispensary applicants for 75 licenses down to 21 potential winners
Today Illinois state cannabis regulators announced only twenty-one groups won the right to enter the tiebreaker phase.
New Illinois cannabis social equity trade association calls for changes to state cannabis law
A new trade association created to serve Illinois social equity applicants announced itself in a press conference yesterday with a list of demands for state regulators.
Cresco Labs Reports Profits
Cresco Labs joined Trulieve, Green Thumb Industries, and Curaleaf among the ranks of “profitable” this last quarter.
As applicants await overdue Illinois craft grow licenses, a question arises: Are they still a good opportunity?
Questions begin to arise among applicants and investors over how much impact the delay will have on getting winners to market and if craft growers will be able to adequately compete against incumbent cultivation centers.
Six issues that define the Michigan cannabis market today
To better understand the Michigan market and its unique circumstances, Grown In interviewed a series of cannabis industry leaders throughout the state and found six consistent themes.
Michigan cannabis sales tops $109M while Illinois continues to lag
Supply constraints are having a direct impact on pricing.
With few banks serving Illinois cannabis industry, next wave of licenses risk going unbanked
When new cannabis licenses are awarded in Illinois next month, it is not clear if all the winners will be able to find a bank that will serve them.
Looking for an Illinois bank that will serve your cannabis business? Here’s a place to start
Grown In has identified two banks willing to talk publicly about banking cannabis, and one other resource as well.
Closed dispensaries; Illinois’ transport deficiency notices
Notable news and nuggets pertaining to Illinois and Michigan-based cannabis industries.
Illinois issues final dispensary license tiebreaker rule a month earlier than expected
A month earlier than expected, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced final rules for the issuance of the next 75 cannabis dispensary licenses.
