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Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Legislators Make Case for Legalizing, Regulating Recreational Marijuana During Des Plaines Town Hall

Sponsors of a recreational marijuana bill plan to reintroduce a revised draft when the General Assembly's next regular session begins in January.

October 19, 2018

Finance

Cresco Labs Raises $100 Million in Private Funding

Brokered investment round enhances Cresco’s multi-state business expansion goals.

October 8, 2018

Illinois

Medical Marijuana Use Up 83% in Illinois; PTSD Most Common Condition Treated

There are more than 46,000 medical cannabis users, according to a new state report.

October 5, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

PepsiCo Considers Cannabis Market, California Passes Expungement Bill: Week in Review

This week, PepsiCo’s chief financial officer indicated that the beverage company is considering involvement in the cannabis industry.

October 5, 2018

Illinois

Illinois Sees Sharp Rise in Medical Cannabis Applications as Cancer Patient Requests 'Explode'

Between 2014 and September 2017, Illinois had approved 24,000 patients. A year later, the total is 44,000.

October 3, 2018

Illinois

Empower Clinics to Open Chicago Medical Cannabis and Wellness Clinic

A new Illinois measure expands statewide access to medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids.

September 12, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

How Illinois Cannabis Businesses Helped Turn Drug Policy Reform Into Law

PharmaCann and Cresco Labs share how they helped advocate for the state’s opioid replacement law.

September 10, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Legalizes Hemp and Expands MMJ Law, Pennsylvania Asks Congress for Cannabis Banking Solution: Week in Review

This week, Illinois grabbed headlines with its legalization of industrial hemp and the expansion of its medical marijuana law to provide opioid patients access to cannabis.

August 31, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Allowing Drug as Painkiller Alternative

The new law is a response to the epidemic of overdose deaths from narcotics, which killed almost 2,000 people in the state in 2016 and an estimated 72,000 people nationwide last year.

August 29, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Industrial Hemp

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill that added Illinois to a growing list of states that allow the growth of cannabis for non-drug purposes.

August 27, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Governor Signs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana in Schools

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 4870 to allow parents, guardians or other caregivers to administer medical marijuana to students.

August 2, 2018

Interviews & Opinion

Cresco Labs Announces Expansion to Three New Markets

The multi-state cannabis operator is applying lessons learned in Illinois’ tightly regulated medical market to power its western expansion to California, Arizona and Nevada.

July 18, 2018