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Illinois’ first social equity-licensed marijuana store to open next week in Chicago’s River North

November 10, 2022
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What state officials say would be the first social equity-licensed marijuana store in Illinois is scheduled to open next week in Chicago’s River North area. Green Rose Dispensary is soon to open on the site of the old Carson’s Ribs…

Chicago’s legal weed biz is creating a boon for private security firms

A cash machine in the corner. An armed security guard near the door watching customers’ every move. As any legal weed buyer knows, these two features of marijuana dispensaries in Illinois set them apart from the typical retail experience. Legal…

Chicago marijuana dispensaries close indefinitely

The bulletproof security glass inside Mission South Shore marijuana dispensary was supposed to be impenetrable. But it gave way Sunday afternoon to looters armed with crowbars and baseball bats. They smashed through the front door first, then hacked away at…

Online pot delivery services offer Chicagoans easy access to weed — but flout the law

February 5, 2020
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A sleek website offering everything from dried cannabis flower to THC-infused gummies and pre-rolled joints boasts that you can “avoid troubles” by using its online ordering platform — and then have pot products delivered directly your door. The site, Potlala, asserts…

Marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago, with a stop at a private bring-your-own smoking lounge

February 3, 2020
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For her birthday, one of Mary Biekert’s daughters asked for something she’d never gotten before: a marijuana tour of Chicago. So there was Biekert on a recent Saturday night, with her two adult daughters in a private smoking lounge in…

Did you pack weed in your carry-on? O’Hare and Midway airports now have boxes for dumping recreational marijuana before boarding a plane.

O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have installed boxes for travelers to dispose of recreational marijuana before they get on the plane. The cannabis amnesty boxes, as they’re called, are stationed just past each Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, said Maggie…

Black Caucus chairman threatens to resurrect six-month delay for recreational marijuana sales in Chicago

December 20, 2019
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Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) says governor’s office is backtracking on promise to earmark two medical marijuana dispensary licenses for black or Hispanic operators. The chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus threatened Thursday to try again to delay recreational marijuana…

No additional pot shops expected to open in Chicago by Jan. 1

October 29, 2019
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Chicagoans looking to grab a bag of legal weed when sales kick off on New Year’s Day will likely face long lines at the few stores — less than a dozen — that are expected to be open. The buzzkill…

Legal marijuana dispensaries would be banned in most of downtown Chicago under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed zoning rules

September 18, 2019
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Recreational marijuana dispensaries would be blocked from opening in most of downtown Chicago, including the Magnificent Mile, under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed zoning rules for when the sale of the plant becomes legal next year. But the mayor’s plan could…

With Pritzker and Madigan on board, Illinois Dems push again for marijuana legalization

November 19, 2018
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State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy introduced legislation last March to legalize recreational cannabis in Illinois, but the bills failed in both houses of the Legislature. A lot has since changed in Illinois politics, and the Chicago Democrats now…

Illinois just elected a cannabis-friendly governor and Chicago pot companies are on the move

November 9, 2018
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In the past six months, Illinois marijuana companies have gone public in Canada, raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fund expansions and consolidated through a number of deals — one topping $680 million. The state’s medical marijuana companies are moving at a fast…