The big winners in today’s Illinois license lottery? Existing cannabis companies.
Almost sixty-percent of the licenses awarded today went to existing cannabis companies.
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What to expect from today’s Tied Applicant Lottery in Illinois
Today’s Tied Applicant Lottery, held under the cloud of multiple lawsuits, is to select winners of 75 adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses.
Michigan’s cannabis sales boom: Tourism and five big weekends
After months of being in the sales doldrums, Michigan’s monthly legal cannabis sales increased by $22 million in July.
Judges contemplate ordering more applicants into Tied Applicant Lottery; Ruling on veterans points kicked down the road
One judge ordered Illinois regulators to allow a dispensary license applicant into today’s Tied Applicant Lottery, while another Cook County judge threatened to add two more applicants.
Analysis: Don’t call it “social equity”, Illinois is really trying to eliminate the underground market
Why should anyone outside of Illinois care about the state’s self-immolation on cannabis? Because the state is attempting to dismantle the underground market.
Court filings document allegations of Illinois dispensary lottery mismanagement and calls for one nullification, one redo
A pair of Illinois cannabis dispensary license applicants allege that the scoring process of the August 5 Social Equity Justice Involved lottery was unjust and should be nullified.
With Illinois license lotteries stuck in court, anger reigns as some activists try to improve on a bad situation
Cannabis activists and license applicants are emotionally struggling with the results of months of waiting.
Judge makes no decision on Illinois application score veterans’ points; Applicant charges license lottery was mismanaged
Newly selected Illinois cannabis dispensary license holders will not receive their license until August 30 at the earliest but the August 19 Tied Applicant Lottery will be allowed to go forward.
Six things to know about today’s hearing on Illinois license application scoring
Here’s six things to know to better understand the case and today’s hearing.
Chicago considers locating cannabis businesses easier, but struggles with torpedoing its own ideas
A pair of proposed Chicago ordinances would reduce the size of the city’s “exclusion zone” where dispensaries could be located in downtown.
