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Illinois hits deadline for cannabis social equity grants as cannabis tax revenue tops $52 million in six months

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • July 29, 2020

On Tuesday, July 14, Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, announced that the state has raked in cannabis tax revenue to the amount of $52 million since the start of 2020. Cannabis was legalized for recreational...

Illinois is the first U.S. State to offer reparations after legalizing adult-use cannabis

Analysts predict that recreational cannabis revenue in Illinois will top $1.6 billion annually once the market is launched next year

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • July 12, 2019

It might be the 11th U.S. State to legalize cannabis, but Illinois has become the first to offer reparations in its legal cannabis program. On June 25, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law making...

Will Wisconsin be negatively impacted by cannabis legalization in Illinois?

Illinois' cannabis rules allow local consumers aged 21 and older to purchase a maximum of 30 grams of cannabis and no more than five grams of concentrate

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • June 18, 2019

While Wisconsin may not be turning a shade of green anytime soon, the landscape that surrounds it is gradually bursting into color. Recreational cannabis legalization recently swept across Wisconsin's...

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Illinois hits deadline for cannabis social equity grants as cannabis tax revenue tops $52 million in six months

Illinois is the first U.S. State to offer reparations after legalizing adult-use cannabis

Will Wisconsin be negatively impacted by cannabis legalization in Illinois?