Analysis: Don’t count on cannabis legislation as litigation efforts begin to pick up
When it comes to increasing access to cannabis in limited license jurisdictions, these days the action is in litigation, not legislation.
Illinois
Teamsters attempt to organize pair of Chicago dispensaries
Illinois Teamsters Local 777 announced last Thursday their plans to seek an election at an Ascend Wellness Holdings’ MOCA cannabis dispensary in Chicago.
Illinois and Michigan cannabis sales are back to their old ways
Michigan and Illinois cannabis both reported new record monthly sales numbers for the month of April.
“Investors have lost confidence” in Illinois, says craft grow trade group leader
Cannabis investors are starting to leave Illinois, says the head of a trade association for craft grow applicants.
Grown In obtained the original Illinois dispensary license scores
Grown In obtained a tally of scores from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Halt put on Illinois dispensary case until state gets to lottery phase
A Cook County Circuit judge ordered a stay to a lawsuit charging that Illinois’ dispensary licensing process is unconstitutional.
GTI claims social equity mantle as it quits Illinois cannabis trade group, but its own social equity record lacks sheen
Multiple CBAI board members told Grown In they were shocked by the move, as well as accusations leveled in the letter.
Ascend IPO; Verano acquisition; GTI debt deal; Red White and Bloom officially in Sunshine State; Skymint’s sale-leaseback to Innovative Industrial Properties
Each month Grown In reports significant Midwestern cannabis fundraising transactions.
Cannabis cultivation is hard: Operators explain why
To better understand what makes cannabis cultivation so hard, Grown In conducted lengthy interviews with a half dozen cultivation operators across the Midwest. Here’s what they said.
Unions won’t quit in IL; MO regulator quits; Detroit threatens to quit
News and nuggets for cannabis industry practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
