You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / New cannabis stores, marijuana tours, and protecting pets from pot on Illinois legislative agenda, but social equity remains a big issue March 16, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Plans to create 150 new marijuana stores, allow cannabis... Read more
A year after recreational pot sales kicked off in Illinois, legalization has been a boon for the few multimillion-dollar companies granted permission to grow and sell weed and a windfall for local and state governments strapped for cash. But it’s also been a jackpot for a host of former... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Illinois is on pace to sell over $1 billion in marijuana this year. Here are the February totals. March 5, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment The second year of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois is off to... Read more
Verano Holdings Continues to Solidify Ascendant Footprint Through Several Agreements in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Arizona Pending deals in key markets will add nine dispensaries to the Company’s portfolio upon close CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (“Verano” or “the Company”), a leading multi-state... Read more
by Ryan Douglas, founder of Ryan Douglas Cultivation In thriving cannabis markets, demand exceeds supply. For successful cultivation businesses, expansion is the logical next step — either through organic growth or the acquisition of operational cultivation assets. Before moving forward with an expansion project, entrepreneurs should carefully determine when... Read more
A year after legalization, social equity remains a pipe dream. CHICAGO — Illinois’ coffers have enjoyed a boost in tax revenue approaching the amount generated by booze sales thanks to the year that recreational marijuana has been legal there. But that success is dampened by the fact that the... Read more
The line outside the Metro East’s first recreational marijuana dispensary was already long hours before it opened for the first time last January. Hundreds of people packed themselves into a tight metal maze that could barely contain the growing crowd at Ascend in Collinsville. The line continued away from the building, snaking along... Read more
