New craft cannabis licenses issued amid ongoing turmoil in Illinois marijuana industry
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana May 19, 2022 0
Illinois has begun issuing new craft grow cannabis licenses, and a judge has authorized the state to hold a corrective lottery for dispensary applicants that filed lawsuits challenging the licensing process. Those two developments mark small but significant steps in the long-delayed process of expanding access and improving competition... Read more
Proposal to protect workers from getting fired for off-the-job marijuana use advances with Illinois lawmakers
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 14, 2022 0
A group of Colorado lawmakers wants to increase oversight of the state’s marijuana businesses, but the cannabis industry is ready to fight the proposal. Senate Bill 149, a nonpartisan bill introduced on March 7, proposes new reporting requirements for such marijuana business violations as sales to underage minors, contaminated product... Read more
Boom time for marijuana sales in Illinois, as industry expands with new products — but minority businesses get left behind
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News January 3, 2022 0
OLCC announces at home delivery updates and increase to THC limits PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New year, new cannabis rules. In response to the rapid growth of the legal cannabis market, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has greenlit several changes regarding recreational marijuana regulations in a meeting... Read more
Why cannabis that failed Illinois’ state-mandated testing flunked
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News December 10, 2021 0
Most often, the failures were for having excessive levels of mold or yeast, a Sun-Times analysis of state records shows. State data shows that 3,072 samples of cannabis failed at least one state-required test from 2019 through last June. Most of those failed samples were cannabis flower — the... Read more
