On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced the state received more than 350 applications from interested growers and sellers throughout Illinois.
Before the end of the year, the state anticipates granting licenses for 22 cultivation centers and 60 dispensaries, and each State Police district will get one cultivation center. Rock Island County falls in Illinois State Police District 7, which also includes Henry, Mercer and Knox counties.
Specifically, the Illinois Department of Agriculture received 158 applications from companies hoping to open a cultivation center, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation received 211 dispensary applications.
