Service Solutions: Taking Your Profits Higher – Navigating the Maze of Cannabis Marketing
IllinoisMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMichigan August 8, 2022 0
NCIA’s Service Solutions series is our sponsored content webinar program which allows business owners the opportunity to learn more about premier products, services and industry solutions directly from our network of established suppliers, providers and thought leaders. In this edition originally aired on Wednesday, July 20, 2022... Read more
Committee Blog: Cannabis Lounges – Coming to a City Near You?
AlaskaCaliforniaColoradoIllinoisMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMichiganNevadaNew York August 2, 2022 0
By Jodi Green, Miller Nash LLP; Shay Gilmore, The Law Office of Shay Aaron GilmoreMembers of NCIA’s Risk Management and Insurance Committee Although the concept of state-legal cannabis has been around in some shape or form since 1996, cannabis remains illegal to consume in most public places. In other... Read more
Marijuana tax revenue doubles in Illinois, cannabis sales surpass $1.5 billion
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana July 26, 2022 0
Illinois has seen a 50% increase in cannabis tax revenue since last year, thanks to the booming adult-use cannabis industry. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said Monday that adult-use cannabis sales exceeded $1.5 billion so far this year. “Illinois has done more to put justice and equity at the forefront... Read more
Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News July 25, 2022 0
As of July 2022, 20 of the 50 states in the United States had legalized marijuana, with the other 30 ranging from mixed legality to full illegality, according to disa.com. States like Idaho, Wyoming and South Carolina keep weed fully illegal, with criminal charges and zero medicinal use. California, New York and... Read more
Time to exhale? State regulators finally pass around new batch of pot dispensary licenses
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News July 23, 2022 0
The long-awaited licenses are the first new ones to be issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration since marijuana was legalized in 2019 and sales started in 2020. Illinois regulators on Friday issued 149 cannabis dispensary licenses that promise to more than double the number of pot shops statewide, ending... Read more
