The governor came out in support of legislation that would set a minimum age of 21 to buy hemp products.
Gov. Pritzker calls on lawmakers to crack down on hemp products
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4Front Ventures opens Illinois’ largest cannabis cultivation facility in Matteson, kicking off major expansion
4Front Ventures opens its cannabis cultivation facility in Matteson, supporting the production of more than 10 in-house brands.
Read the ruling: Illinois Supreme Court rules smell of marijuana no longer enough for police to search vehicle
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that without other suspicious circumstances, such as a driver failing to stop for some time, or a bud in plain view, the search was unjustified.
Smell of burnt cannabis alone no longer justifies a police search of a vehicle, Illinois Supreme Court rules
“The laws on cannabis have changed in such a drastic way as to render the smell of burnt cannabis, standing alone, insufficient to provide probable cause for a police officer to search a vehicle without a warrant,” Justice Scott Neville, Jr., wrote.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate McCormick releases plan to legalize cannabis
Democratic candidate for governor Jennifer McCormick released a cannabis legalization plan on Thursday, which area legislators who have championed the issue praised. The plan aims to legalize adult use of cannabis in Indiana “in a responsible and well regulated industry,” by first creating a medical marijuana industry with a transition into full adult-use cannabis, according to a new release.
Cannabis Research Institute opens in Chicago, looking to dig deep into marijuana
The institute, now in the Illinois Medical Center, is planned to eventually be a part of South Loop’s Discovery Partners Institute.
Drive-thru cannabis? Dispensary opening in Harwood Heights hopes to be Illinois’ first
A cannabis dispensary which opened this week in Harwood Heights hopes to provide the first drive-thru cannabis in Illinois, if state legislators working to legalize it are successful.
Cannect Wellness looking to replace Lulu Belle’s pancake house with a cannabis dispensary in Franklin Park. Public hearing set.
A public hearing is scheduled for the coming days in Franklin Park for the public to weigh in on a request to bring a cannabis dispensary to town – replacing a pancake restaurant currently at the site. Lulu Belle’s Pancake House, at 3147 N. Mannheim Road in the west suburb, could be transformed into a cannabis dispensary if approved – ultimately – by the Village Board. One of the first stops on that journey, however, is a public hearing before the Franklin Park Zoning Board of Appeals. Nicholas Walny, Franklin Park’s director of community development and zoning, told Pioneer Press […]
Illinois touts diversity in pot industry, but new owners say they need financial help
Some new license holders, though, say that funding assistance is needed for them to allow businesses to open.
Edible cannabis consumption increases among little kids, Illinois Poison Center reports
A crying 6-year-old was brought to an emergency department after being found sluggish and cold to the touch. The parents had been at work when the babysitter gave several cookies from the kitchen to the child as a snack. Each cookie contained several adult doses of THC, the part of marijuana that gets people high. […]