GrownIn.com’s New Home
We’re excited to introduce the new Grown In website at GrownIn.com.
Midwest
Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
Illinois
Labor unions making bold moves to broadly organize cannabis industry
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881 has filed for an election to organize workers at Cresco Labs Sunnyside Dispensary in Lakeview.
Illinois Medical Cannabis Sales
March’s total medical cannabis sales in Illinois were not only up, but seemingly following the same growth curve established in 2019.
Cannabis companies are hiring and expanding online operations
Consumers continue to purchase weed at a wicked clip while the Illinois-based companies who serve them expand their operations.
Cannabis community building goes virtual
Green in Chi is using the Zoom video conferencing platform to stream content.
Illinois
Is Cannabis Recession-Proof?
Being recession-proof is key to success these days, since we seem to be heading towards if not a global economic apocalypse, then at least some sort of bonfire.
Illinois Medical Cannabis Licenses
The number of approved Illinois medical-use applications in Illinois has only increased since January.
Illinois
PharmaCann and Cresco aggressively lobby in New York as state regulators mull adult-use expansion policy
Two Illinois companies – Oak Park-based PharmaCann and Chicago-based Cresco Labs – are investing in lobbyists.
Cannabis startups are growing up quickly amidst industry tumult and expansion
Cannabis retailers are learning how to serve more customers amidst a cash-strapped industry and global economic crisis.
Cannabis conferences and professional networking goes virtual
Conference organizers are reimagining what they do outside of the confines of a hotel or a convention hall.
