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Illinois

MariMed Closes Acquisition of Thrive Dispensary in Casey, Ill.

The deal marks the company’s fifth retail location in Illinois.

April 11, 2024

Illinois

MariMed Opens Bigger Dispensary in Town of ‘Big Things’

The multistate cannabis operator opened a larger, permanent Thrive dispensary in Casey, Ill.

March 12, 2024

Illinois

The Grasshopper Club Celebrates 2 Dispensary Openings This Year in Chicago

The Black-owned company opened its first location in Logan Square in February and celebrated the grand opening of its South Loop dispensary in August.

December 15, 2023

Illinois

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Waiving Cannabis Transporter Fees

The new law also places a moratorium on this licensing category.

December 11, 2023

Illinois

Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office Launches Cannabis Disparity and Availability Study

The Disparity Study complies with the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and conducts a legal assessment of the cannabis licensing process.

February 8, 2023

Legislation and Regulation

Whitney Economics Report Finds More Than 48 Million Pounds of Cannabis Produced in US in 2022

Due to supply-demand mismatches in state-legal markets, company owner and Chief Economist Beau Whitney said he is proposing that state regulators annually adjust supply capacities.

December 8, 2022

Illinois

Illinois Governor Appoints Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker named Erin Johnson, who previously worked as a diversity officer under his Republican predecessor.

November 29, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Issues First Two Full Adult-Use Social Equity Dispensary Licenses

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued the licenses to Ivy Hall in and Green Rose, both located in Chicago.

November 18, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

Cresco Labs and Columbia Care on Sean 'Diddy' Combs Deal: 'We Didn't Want To Go To Another Cannabis Operator'

Columbia Care CEO Nick Vita explains why he and Cresco Labs CEO and co-founder Charlie Bachtell 'weren't reliant on industry players' for the recently announced sale of some of their cannabis dispensaries and production facilities in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts, and more about what played into the decision to sell now.

November 9, 2022

Illinois

Planet 13 Announces Illinois Dispensary Location

The Waukegan location now awaits approval from state and city regulators.

November 7, 2022

Illinois

Cresco Labs, Columbia Care Announce Divestiture in 3 Markets to Sean “Diddy” Combs

Cresco and Columbia Care’s agreement to sell New York, Illinois and Massachusetts assets marks major steps toward closing their own M&A deal.

November 4, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

‘A Very Long and Hard-Fought Battle:’ Inside One Company’s Quest to Secure Licenses in Illinois’ Adult-Use Cannabis Market

A court recently allowed High Haven to win five dispensary licenses in a corrective lottery. Now, the company is on a mission to secure a craft grow license.

September 27, 2022