Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
Six municipalities in the metropolitan Chicago area, including Wilmette, Elk Grove Village, Batavia, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect and Glen Ellyn, all approved adult use marijuana sales via voter referendums last week.
Although U.S. military veterans can legally purchase medical marijuana in 34 states, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs prohibits its care providers from recommending or helping patients obtain cannabis.
Each state has a totally different reason for why its medical cannabis patient rolls are going up or down.
More than one-third of United States residents live in states where recreational cannabis consumption and sales is or will soon be legal as a result of elections this week.
The non-change will have little impact on the future of Midwestern cannabis, say observers in each of the states.
Missouri lacks a diversity of voices when it comes to cannabis.
A judge ordered Illinois regulators to stop rescoring cannabis dispensary applications last week.
The sale of multiple Illinois dispensaries included in CuraLeaf’s $830 million acquisition of Grassroots Cannabis are “still pending regulatory approval”.
A Missouri family that was denied a license to grow medical marijuana alleged in court this week that outside groups and individuals had undue access to top state officials.
Labor groups are attempting organize cannabis workers in Illinois and Michigan.
