Illinois cannabis bill author: ‘The lottery is a mess. We can’t do that again.’
Rep. Ford tells Grown In that he’s dissatisfied with the license assignment process so far, and that it needs major changes.
Rep. Ford tells Grown In that he’s dissatisfied with the license assignment process so far, and that it needs major changes.
Although it was named the Social Equity Justice Involved Lottery, almost half of the selections made went to teams closely aligned with multi-state operators.
Here’s details on what to expect from today’s Illinois dispensary lottery.
A brisk after-market for Illinois license sales is quickly developing.
A trio of Illinois cannabis dispensary applicants filed suit last Friday in federal court to demand participation in the August 19 Tied Applicant Lottery.
Illinois cannabis regulators assigned 55 new adult-use dispensary licenses and some went to familiar names in the cannabis business.
Today’s Illinois dispensary lotteries will proceed and winners can be announced, but the winners cannot be actually awarded their licenses until after an August 9 court hearing.
Here are the basic facts on today’s Illinois dispensary license lottery, lawsuits, and other Illinois license awards still in process.
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.
Herbal Remedies Dispensaries in Quincy, Illinois, agreed last week to be acquired for $30 million by Ayr Wellness.