Opportunities in the Illinois Cannabis Market

Opportunities in the Illinois Cannabis Market

Illinois cannabis sales have skyrocketed and continue to rise since the start of recreational sales in 2020. Cannabis business licenses in the initial application round were limited and the process experienced technical errors, as well as delays due to the pandemic. The state continues to refine its legislation in an effort to create a fair application process and has even committed …

Illinois- A State Facing Cannabis Market Challenges

Illinois is the most recent state to legalize recreational cannabis and the 2nd state to do it legislatively. Medical cannabis has been permitted since 2013 (with the right to possess up to 30 grams, but no right to grow the plant at home, medical patients in particular: right to grow up to 5 plants and possess 2.5 ounces). Therefore, Illinois …

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BREAKING NEWS- Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Application Extension

​BREAKING NEWS- The Illinois Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for Craft Grow, Infuser, and Transporter Adult-Use Cannabis applications until March 30, 2020. The Department is urging Applicants to submit via certified mail rather than in person. The Illinois application extension was issued by an Executive Order signed by Governor JB Pritzker on March 12, 2020 and extends the previous …

Attention Illinois Cannabis Community

Applications were released today for Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organizations.  The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation will begin accepting applications on December 10, 2019, and all applications must be submitted by January 2, 2020, at noon. You’ve been planning your cannabis application for months.  Now it’s time to start writing! The application is broken into 10 scored sections for a total …