Team of Black scientists prepare to launch a testing business in Illinois, flipping the script on the War on Drugs
A group of young Black Chicago scientists are charting a course to open the first Black-owned analysis laboratory in Illinois.
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Cannabis unionizing steps up in Ohio, continues apace in Illinois
Two dispensaries in Ohio are scheduled for unionization votes in coming weeks as well as a dispensary and a call-in center in Illinois.
Illinois issues infuser licenses, but it’s not clear where they’ll get oil to make products
A batch of 22 adult-use infuser and one transporter licenses were issued in Illinois last week.
As Illinois’ cannabis czar moves on, industry applauds her, amidst state’s mixed results
Toi Hutchinson, mostly drew plaudits and admiration from state industry leaders as she leaves her position as “Cannabis Czar” for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Illinois dispensary license supercase delayed again until at least January 2022
Illinois’ dispensary license holders will have to wait at least another month more as a result of new legal maneuvering over who will hear their cases creates yet more delays.
Two more PharmaCann Illinois dispensaries unionize
Dispensary workers and sales consultants at PharmaCann’s Verilife Romeoville and Verilife Ottawa dispensaries voted to join Teamsters Local 777 for union representation this week.
Illinois underground market advocate trumpets problems with legal market testing
A leading advocate for the underground market says a recent Chicago Sun-Times report that legal cannabis sold in Illinois dispensaries is not always free of mold reveals that the legal market isn’t as good as advertised.
Illinois judge affirms stay on awarding of 60 craft grow licenses; Case to drag into March
An Illinois judge affirmed a stay barring the state’s regulators from awarding 60 craft grow licenses by a Dec. 21 statutory deadline and set a hearing schedule that guarantees the licenses won’t be awarded until well into 2022.
Hearing to lift Illinois stay on craft grow licenses set for tomorrow
ll determine the future of 60 Illinois craft grow licenses will be heard in a Sangamon County courtroom Tuesday morning.
