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Illinois

Teamsters, Green Thumb Industries Ratify Contracts in Illinois

The agreements come at RISE dispensary locations in Joliet and Niles, where a strike occurred earlier this year.

September 6, 2023

Arizona

8 States Projected to be Billion Dollar Cannabis Markets in 2023

The elite retail club includes new and old markets. See which states made the list and which states came up short.

August 23, 2023

Finance

No Deal: Cresco Labs, Columbia Care Call Off $2-Billion Merger

The multistate cannabis operators terminated an acquisition agreement dating back to March 2022; the Sean “Diddy” Combs deal is off, too.

July 31, 2023

Illinois

Cannabis Conflict in Chicago: Cresco Labs Sues Green Thumb

The company filed a lawsuit accusing a former employee of violating a noncompete clause when he was hired by Green Thumb Industries.

July 24, 2023

Illinois

Teamsters, Verano Reach Tentative Agreements in Illinois

The bargain agreements impact retail workers at Zen Leaf dispensaries in the Chicago area.

July 20, 2023

Illinois

Green Thumb Worker, 60, Had ‘Difficultly Breathing’ Before Dying at Cultivation Facility

The worker, identified as Julie Devinney, died from natural causes less than an hour after a 911 call was made from the Rock Island facility in Illinois.

July 18, 2023

Finance

Where the Cresco-Columbia Care Merger Stands on Deadline Day

The multistate cannabis operators continue to work “amicably” on their definitive agreement.

June 30, 2023

Cannabis Tax Revenue

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Have Generated $15 Billion in State Tax Revenue

Since Colorado and Washington launched adult-use cannabis sales in 2014, states have generated more than $15 billion in adult-use cannabis tax revenue, according to an analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of tax revenue from 2022.

June 28, 2023

Illinois

Union Files Spying Charges Against Green Thumb Industries

Teamsters Local 777 filed the additional unfair labor practice charges against the multistate cannabis operator in Illinois.

June 8, 2023

Banking Bill Cannabis Industry

UPDATED: Illinois Governor Signs Budget Bill With Cannabis Tax Provisions

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that will allow licensed cannabis businesses to take state tax deductions that are currently prohibited at the federal level.

June 8, 2023

Illinois

nuEra Cannabis Announces Agreement to Purchase Ieso Cultivation Facility in Illinois

One of only 20 full-scale cultivation licenses in Illinois, Ieso’s cultivation facility spans over 36,000 square feet of canopy, reaching a maximum of 210,000 square feet of flowering canopy.

June 5, 2023

Illinois

Green Thumb Workers Strike at 3 Dispensaries in Illinois

The unionized workers at a trio of RISE retail facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area coordinated the strikes through Teamsters Local 777.

April 19, 2023