Cannabis hearings get a delay in Chicago’s new virtual hearing plan
New rules issued by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development will likely delay the award of at least one dispensary’s special use permit.
Midwest
Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
Hybrid data and CBD startup Equilibria raises $2 million from weed and tech investors
Equilibria, an online subscription-based service that helps women personalize their CBD doses, just raised $2 million.
Wait until next whenever… Illinois suspends the issuing of up to 75 additional dispensary licenses
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday afternoon signed an executive order delaying the issuing of 75 new licenses, which were initially scheduled to be revealed today.
Is Private Company Cash The New King?
If cash is king in business, publicly-traded cannabis companies are desperately looking for a new crown.
Might Pennsylvania be the keystone state in the movement to nationalize legal recreational weed?
Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to liberate a projected $500 million in tax revenue through adult-use legalization of a product already deemed to be medically essential by the state.
Brightfield Group tracks pot posts and other social listening data
Social listening data from Chicago-based research firm The Brightfield Group illustrates how much people enjoyed Tweeting about weed last Monday during the unofficial stoner holiday.
Illinois
Celebrate 4/20 By Taking A Look At An Obliterated Industry For Some Marketing Tips
Today’s modified celebrations are just one more sign of how much the world is changing for cannabis retail – and everything else.
Chicago Narcotics Arrests Are Way Down
Drug-offense related arrests were already down about 30% on average in 2020.
Illinois cannabis pioneers roll into 4/20, virtually
This pandemic year, those active or aspiring to enter the cannabis industry on Monday can tune into The Chicago Cannabis Health Initiative “virtual summit”.
Where is pot, post primary?
As Joe Biden extends his charm offensive to disaffected Bernie Sanders supporters, an open question is if and to what degree he may alter his stance on legal cannabis.
