New Illinois Governor Promises Legalization
Newly-minted Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said in his inaugural address that he will work with the state legislature to legalize… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Illinois cannabis news updates for entrepreneurs, investors, patients, and activists. Learn about the legal marijuana companies, events, and policy changes happening in the state of Illinois.
Newly-minted Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said in his inaugural address that he will work with the state legislature to legalize… Read More
An Illinois state Senate bill that would expunge low-level cannabis crimes has received new support, according to a WQAD 8 report. Illinois… Read More
Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker doubled down on adult-use cannabis legalization this week, telling reporters he thinks Illinois could be the… Read More
The midterm election win of Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker signals one less barrier between Illinois and the legalization of adult-use… Read More
The top two candidates for Illinois’ upcoming gubernatorial election — but not voters — are split on the issue of… Read More
Tom Howard is an Illinois-based attorney who specializes in banking and cannabis business, and he is an author who has… Read More
A Chicago advertising agency working with medical cannabis company Cresco Labs launched a dramatic medical cannabis campaign in downtown Chicago… Read More
A measure written to limit barriers for medical cannabis and provide easier access for patients currently taking prescription opioids will… Read More
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill to legalize industrial hemp on Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Illinois Industrial… Read More
First-of-its-kind cannabis oral dosage form designed to be absorbed better, last longer Oak Park, Ill. – (August 6, 2018) –… Read More
Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would make having an opioid prescription into a temporary qualifying condition for the… Read More
The Illinois Senate has unanimously approved a bill to allow the state Agricultural Department to license farmers to grow hemp,… Read More
Illinois-based Cresco Labs has won a Healthcare Marketing Report National Healthcare Advertising Award – the first cannabis company to receive… Read More
The Illinois legislature is considering bills to make two changes to the state’s medical cannabis system – one would allow… Read More
An Illinois House committee has advanced a measure that would allow individuals with a low-level cannabis or paraphernalia possession conviction… Read More
Illinois’ Bank of Springfield is closing the accounts of the state’s medical cannabis companies by May 21 leaving most of… Read More
Voters in Cook County, Illinois – which includes Chicago – have approved a non-binding referendum calling on the state to legalize… Read More
The self-described “Cannabis Candidate” running for an Illinois congressional seat has been accused of domestic abuse, conflating his service background,… Read More
According to a Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll, a full two-thirds – 66 percent – of… Read More
A former Federal Bureau of Investigation officer and current human rights professor at Roosevelt University, Benjamin Thomas Wolf, is running… Read More
The Illinois Department of Public Health has officially appealed the court decision to add intractable pain to the state’s qualifying… Read More
Attorney generals from 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to… Read More
Cook County, Illinois Judge Raymond Mitchell has ordered the state Department of Health to add intractable pain to the state’s… Read More
Federal U.S. District Court Judge John Blakely on Friday ruled that an 11-year-old medical cannabis patient in Illinois can be… Read More