The revisions would establish a new administrative review process, making it easier to file complaints or address certain issues without the need for litigation – a problem that tied up the previous 185 dispensary licenses issued.
Illinois and Michigan cannabis regulators reported record high 4/20 sales, combining for roughly $25.85 million in total revenue for the
In Illinois, both adult use and medical retail sales were up, but adult use sales were up 15% from February to March.
Friday’s hearing, which was the first to be held in-person on this issue since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, was to hear oral arguments on how the judge should resolve the complaints of the 67 plaintiffs wrapped into the supercase.
Federal District Court Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer heard oral arguments in Toigo v. Treto over a motion for a temporary restraining order against the issuance of the 185 Illinois adult use dispensary licenses.
The suit alleges Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s family, the Wrigley chewing gum family, and GTI founder Ben Kovler colluded to create a cartel to freeze out social equity applicants.
Last Friday, eight workers at Green Thumb Industries’ RISE dispensary in Niles, Ill. voted to organize with Teamsters Local 777.
If the WAH case is allowed to go forward under the current rules, the plaintiffs could introduce a great deal of potentially embarrassing information into the public record.
If every craft grow licensee worked in tandem, they would measure up to 500,000 square feet of canopy. Today, Illinois’ 21 licensed cultivators can each operate up to 210,000 square feet of canopy.
In Baltimore, cannabis arrests are finally close to mirroring the city’s demographics. Meanwhile, Chicago’s cannabis-related arrests are down in 2022, but 194 people were arrested so far this year.
