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How would recreational pot affect Illinois’ medical marijuana?

December 31, 2018
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The need for a statewide medical-marijuana program won’t go away if the Illinois General Assembly and Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker approve recreational use of cannabis in 2019, advocates of marijuana legalization say. Those crafting legislation to allow production and sales of…

The Big Boys bring the A-Team and Game to Illinois and Beyond: Cresco Labs

April 17, 2017
Rob Meagher
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By Rob Meagher CRESCOlabs™ arrived on the scene with a bang, winning three of the 21 Producer/Processor licenses issued in the great state of Illinois in 2015 with the highest scores of 158 applicants. And like the way three (3) of the founding…

Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales Continue to Rise, Reaching $2.9 Million in July

Illinois officials posted new forms this week for doctors and patients in the state's medical marijuana program to reflect changes in the law, and announced Wednesday that July retail sales reached a new high at $2.9 million. Sales of medical…

Illinois Medical Marijuana Director Resigns After 1 Year

An attorney appointed last year to lead the Illinois medical marijuana program by Gov. Bruce Rauner has resigned to pursue work in the private sector. Joseph Wright, 32, who was in the position for just over one year, told The Associated Press…

PTSD Added to Illinois Medical Marijuana List

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois must add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of diseases eligible for medical marijuana treatment, a Cook County judge ordered Tuesday in a sternly worded ruling that also said the state’s public health director engaged in…

Illinois Opts to Not Expand List of Conditions For Medical Marijuana

Ilinois will not expand the list of conditions that qualifies people to get medical marijuana, Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration announced Friday. The announcement came despite pleas from patient advocates and medical marijuana business owners who say they need more patients…

Medical Marijuana Advocates Push For Illinois Governor to Expand Program

Medical marijuana advocates are mounting a petition drive and social media campaign to convince Gov. Bruce Rauner to greatly expand the program in Illinois — but the governor hasn't yet given any indication he would do so. The campaign is…

Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales Top $1.7 Million

Officials say Illinois patients legally purchased nearly $1.7 million worth of medical marijuana during November and December. Program director Joseph Wright on Monday announced sales figures since Nov. 9, when Illinois launched regulated sales with the opening of the state's…

Medical Marijuana Lures Former Law Enforcement to Illinois

With fewer than 4,000 approved patients, the nascent medical marijuana business in Illinois is off to a slow start. Yet it hasn't kept away a cadre of cannabis entrepreneurs who once relied on guns, badges, tough drug laws and lengthy prison sentences to…

Illinois Patients Get Medical Marijuana Edibles

December 21, 2015
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Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling. To some, cannabis-infused foods seem milder than smoke or vapor, but the products carry their own risks. It takes longer to feel…

First Month of Illinois Medical Marijuana Taxes Hits $57,000

Ilinois officials say the state's first medical marijuana patients have purchased nearly $801,000 worth of cannabis during the program's first month. Program director Joseph Wright announced the figures Wednesday. The numbers indicate Illinois has collected roughly $56,550 in taxes from…

Chicago’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Uptown

December 10, 2015
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With about a dozen people on hand, Chicago's first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in Uptown on Wednesday. “We’ve been working so hard for so long," co-owner Zachary Zises told RedEye before the 11 a.m. opening of Dispensary 33 at 5001…

Prominent Chicago Chef to Make Edibles for Medical Marijuana Patients

December 9, 2015
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A top chef may soon be causing the munchies even as she satisfies them. Prominent Chicago chef Mindy Segal announced Tuesday she plans to create a line of cannabis-infused edible products for medical marijuana patients. Segal, the owner of HotChocolate…

Good Demand in Illinois For Marijuana During First Week of Medical Sales

Patients bought $210,000 of medical marijuana in the first week it was legal in Illinois, marking what patients and industry officials said was a welcome, if overdue, start. "By and large, things have gone well," said Joseph Wright, director of…

Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales Are Set to Begin

November 9, 2015
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Marijuana is expected to be sold legally in Illinois for the first time in decades Monday to those who have qualified to be among the first patients in the state's medical cannabis program. Barring any last-minute glitches, up to eight…

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