After receiving national attention from progressive leaders like Bernie Sanders, workers at Cresco Labs’ Joliet, Illinois facility voted to organize with the United Food and Commercial Workers on Tuesday. The decision makes them the first cannabis workers in the state to have a union.  In a press statement, the... Read more
In a matter of a couple weeks, Illinois’ recreational cannabis consumers have all but depleted the state’s stock of cannabis products. The widespread disequilibrium between supply and demand has made it tough for dispensaries to serve customers. And some shops, Illinois regulators say, have started breaking the rules in... Read more
Committee Blog: Ending The Ban On Interstate Commerce
By Gabriel Cross, CEO of Odyssey DistributionMember of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee Oversupply and shortages, high prices and lack of choice for patients and consumers, illicit markets, tainted products, and the inability to access banking and capital all plague the burgeoning cannabis industry. While cannabis advocates and industry leaders... Read more
Illinois dispensaries sold more than $19.7 million in recreational marijuana the first 12 days of sales
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Illinois dispensaries sold more than $19.7 million in recreational marijuana the first 12 days of sales January 15, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Marijuana shops sold more than $19.7 million in recreational weed the first 12 days... Read more
Organized labor in the Illinois cannabis world could enter into a new era today. In Joliet, 100 employees at Cresco Labs will vote on whether they will join the United Food and Commercial Workers. Should the yeses outnumber the nos, they will be the first workplace in the state... Read more
Wonder where the recreational marijuana sold in Illinois comes from? Here’s how it’s grown.
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Wonder where the recreational marijuana sold in Illinois comes from? Here’s how it’s grown. January 13, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment All the marijuana sold in Illinois must be grown in the state, and less than two... Read more
Just one week into legal recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, some dispensaries have halted sales of adult-use pot while others have been forced to temporarily close. Sales of recreational pot began briskly on January 1 after a legalization bill was passed by the Illinois legislature and signed by Gov.... Read more
Illinois’ new era of legal weed means travelers passing through Chicago airports don’t need to worry about TSA if they’re holding. But if you don’t feel like taking your pot on the plane, well, that’s cool, too. Local officials announced this week that so-called “cannabis amnesty boxes” have been... Read more
Did you pack weed in your carry-on? O’Hare and Midway airports now have boxes for dumping recreational marijuana before boarding a plane.
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Did you pack weed in your carry-on? O’Hare and Midway airports now have boxes for dumping recreational marijuana before boarding a plane. January 8, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have installed... Read more
Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales. Now, some have halted recreational sales amid product shortages.
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales. Now, some have halted recreational sales amid product shortages. January 7, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Illinois marijuana... Read more
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