Illinois has issued 14 “same-site” adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses to existing medical cannabis retailers in the state, which will be the first businesses to serve the adult-use market when it launches Jan. 1, 2020, according to a local ABC News report.
These licensees are also permitted to open a second adult-use dispensary at a separate location, the news outlet reported.
The state plans to award 75 adult-use licenses to new businesses, including social equity applicants, starting next year, according to ABC News.
Illinois released a “disproportionately impacted areas” map in September that outlines regions in the state where adult-use cannabis business applicants will get preference under the law’s social equity provision, and began accepting a new round of cultivation and dispensary licenses Oct. 1.
