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Illinois Cannabis Law Highlights
Answers to all of your most pressing questions about the new Illinois cannabis law. Residential Growing Can you grow weed in Illinois? Only medical patients can grow plants in-home and can only grow 5 plants more than 5 inches tall. Possession Limits What are...
Illinois Cannabis Local Ordinances
Wondering if your town or city can block cannabis businesses? The Illinois Cannabis Regulation & Taxation Act allows for local ordinances regarding cannabis businesses. Read on to learn more about the types of local cannabis ordinances allowed. Can An Illinois...
Illinois Cannabis Advertising, Promotion, Packaging, Labeling
No advertising that: is false or misleadingpromotes overconsumptiondepicts actual consumptiondepicts a person under 21 consumingmakes health, medicinal, or therapeutic claimsincludes image of cannabis leaf or bud includes image designed likely to appeal to minors,...
Illinois Craft Grower License – Craft Cannabis
Illinois' Cannabis Regulation & Taxation Act is unique in its outlining of a craft cannabis industry with special regulations and application procedures for smaller cannabis cultivators. Read on to learn: what is an Illinois craft grower and how do I get an...
Illinois Dispensaries
Cannabis dispensaries will be popping up throughout Illinois starting January 1, 2020. Read below for the highlights from the Illinois Cannabis Regulation & Taxation Act on dispensaries. Illinois Dispensaries License Timing & Fees Current medical cannabis...
Social Equity in Illinois Cannabis Industry
Illinois has passed the most equity-based cannabis law in the country. Not only does the new Illinois Cannabis Regulation & Taxation Act allow for the expungement of criminal cannabis charges, but it also awards special benefits to social equity applicants...
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Cannabis in the News
COVID-19 Pushes Back Illinois Cannabis Application Deadline… Again
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - The Illinois Department of Agriculture updated the deadline for the current round of cannabis applications in the state. The deadline, already pushed back to March 30 from the original March 16, has been extended once again to April 30. The...
Deadline Extended for Craft Grow, Infusion, & Transporter Applications; Mail Applications Only Accepted Starting March 13
We've been speculating that this might happen, but today, it was made official. Governor Pritzker announced that the deadline for craft grow, infusion, and transporter applications for Illinois cannabis licenses has been extended to March 30, 2020. Moreover,...
Consuming Cannabis in Dispensaries & Tobacco Shops: Illinois Municipalities Yet To Decide
It's the piece of Illinois cannabis legislation nobody is talking about, and tobacco shop owners across the state are wondering how to cash in on the exemption they didn't even know was coming. HB1438 initially contained language that outraged some members of the...
Top News Stories in Illinois Cannabis
Everyone's wondering if Illinois is going to be ready for recreational legalization on January 1, 2020. Check out the breaking news stories below to get an understanding of the current situation. Chart: Recreational cannabis stores will be few and far between in...
3 Myths About Illinois Cannabis Legalization – That Even Your Mayor Is Misquoting 🤦
When an entire state has less than a year to go from prohibition to recreational cannabis sales, it's inevitable that confusion will ensue. Even with a thoughtfully-planned legislative bill, there are still some discrepancies in the language that leave room for...
St. Clair County Approves Recreational Cannabis Sales – Sets Tax Rate
(ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL) - The county board voted on September 16 to set tax rates on recreational cannabis sales after all attending board members voted in favor of the ordinance. According to the ordinances, sales can be taxed up to 3.75% in unincorporated parts of...
Major Illinois City Bans Sale of Recreational Cannabis
(O'FALLON, IL) - On Monday, September 16, the O'Fallon IL City Council voted to ban the sale of recreational cannabis within city limits declaring cannabis establishments a nuisance. Residents were not particularly surprised by the decision. O'Fallon is home to many...
CannTrust cannabis license suspended by Health Canada
(This story has been updated with commentary from lawyer Matt Maurer.) Citing noncompliance with Canada’s federal cannabis law and regulations, embattled producer CannTrust says it has received a Notice of Licence Suspension from Health Canada. It is the second...
Linton back in cannabis business as chairman, investor and adviser
Ousted Canopy Growth co-CEO Bruce Linton is getting back into the marijuana business in a big way, resurfacing as a senior executive, investor and adviser in three separate companies in the U.S. and Canada. Linton is joining Michigan-based Gage Cannabis Co. as...
Counterfeit Cannabis Vaporizers Reportedly Flooding California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit marijuana vapes that have infected California’s cannabis...
GB Sciences sells Louisiana medical marijuana company for $32 million
Nevada-based GB Sciences, and one of two licensed marijuana businesses in Louisiana, sold its 50% ownership stake in GB Sciences Louisiana. The stake will be purchased by Wellcana Plus, a Lafayette, Louisiana-based company which holds the other 50% of the operation,...
Cresco Labs, Origin House near closing cannabis deal
Cresco Labs, the Chicago-based multistate marijuana operator, said its acquisition of Canada’s Origin House, a major MJ distributor in California, is significantly closer to completion following further compliance with antitrust requirements. The two companies...
Weedmaps Details Plans to Remove Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses from Its Platform
Online cannabis platform Weedmaps announced last Wednesday new details of its plan to remove listings and advertising for unlicensed websites from its services. Weedmaps announced last month that it would work to remove listings for unlicensed cannabis businesses in...
Utah lawmakers vote to increase medical marijuana dispensaries to 14
Utah legislators unanimously passed legislation allowing 14 private medical cannabis dispensaries, substantially boosting the business opportunities for a program scheduled to launch as soon as March 2020. The measure, voted on during a special session called by...
California’s Right to Farm Laws, Pesticide Drift, Wine and Weed
California, like other states, has a Right to Farm Act that is intended to protect agricultural activity, and many counties have their own local right to farm ordinances as well. California’s Right to Farm Act provides: “No agricultural activity, operation, or...
Testing Lab In Oregon Offering To Evaluate Vaping Products For Public Consumers
An Oregon analytic laboratory is offering a new test for cannabis products to detect the presence of vitamin E acetate, an additive that has been implicated in the rash of vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds and led to at least six deaths. Pixis...
Citizens of Thailand May Soon Be Allowed To Grow Their Own Cannabis
Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party has announced that it will be proposing a bill that will allow the country’s households to grow up to six cannabis plants. Thailand has a long tradition of using cannabis and the kratom plant for wellness purposes. It was the first...
New York move to ban flavored e-cigs spurs cannabis vape concerns
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to nicotine and marijuana vaping. New York would be the second state after Michigan to take such action. Cuomo announced Sunday...
Cresco Labs acquires marijuana company Tryke for $282.5 million
Chicago-based Cresco Labs said it is buying Tryke, a vertically integrated private cannabis company active in Nevada and Arizona, for $282.5 million. Here are the basics around the announcement: The $282.5 million price tag is made up of $55 million in cash and the...
Massachusetts testing lab fined $225,000 for improper cannabis disposal
A cannabis testing facility in Massachusetts agreed to pay a $225,000 fine for improper disposal of marijuana products. The state Cannabis Control Commission approved the settlement with MCR Labs, MassLive.com reported. As part of the settlement agreement, the...
Health Canada suspends British Columbia cannabis producer Evergreen’s licenses
(This story has been corrected from a previous version to reflect that CannTrust’s license has not been suspended.) Another cannabis company has been penalized by Health Canada for alleged regulatory violations. British Columbia-based Evergreen Medicinal Supply...
Paraguay to open application process for medical cannabis production licenses in October
Paraguay plans to open up the application process next month for businesses seeking to secure a production license for the country’s new medical cannabis industry. The nation’s health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, announced during a press conference on...
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Indiana
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018...
Is Bankruptcy Protection on the Horizon for Cannabis Businesses?
As most of us know, bankruptcy is just not an option for the cannabis industry or those even affiliated with it. To date, courts have generally ruled that debtors who work in the cannabis industry or derive meaningful income from cannabis activity (directly or...
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