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Illinois hits highest January cannabis sales since legalization

Illinois News Joint

Illinois dispensaries sold 3,958,808 cannabis items in January 2025. In 2024, Illinois set a new annual-sales total at $1,722,755,856.37, which outpaced 2023 totals of $1,634,982,020.74. 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79

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Illinois cannabis sales, for first time, trail previous yearly totals

Illinois News Joint

However, Illinois dispensaries sold more cannabis items in March 2025 (4,314,397) than in March 2024 (4,048,897), and in-state resident sales in 2025 ($116,452,635.34) outperformed 2024 totals ($114,458,207.57). 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79 March: $147,485,559.04

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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Illinois monthly cannabis sales dip to lowest since 2023

Illinois News Joint

After kicking off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization, February sales dipped to the lowest monthly total since January 2023, and for only the second time since legalization, monthly sales totals decreased from the previous years monthly totals. 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85

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Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in Smoke Amid Political Meltdown?

Canna Law Blog

The coalition that couldn’t hold After the 2023 election, the anti-cannabis Move Forward Party won the most votes but couldn’t form a government. Thousands of dispensaries operate without clear legal guidelines, creating compliance nightmares for investors and confusion for consumers.

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How a Lawyer Can Aid Cannabis Entrepreneurs in Starting and Growing their Business

Connor & Connor PLLC

Cannabis Retail or Dispensary License: For businesses selling cannabis directly to consumers. Cannabis Courier License: For businesses focused on the delivery of cannabis products. Cannabis Research/Testing License: For labs involved in testing cannabis products for safety and quality. References: Wathne, O. Fairlie, M. Business.com.

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New Insights into Hop Latent Viroid and Hemp

Medicinal Genomics

Other reports estimate that as much as 90% of California cannabis cultivation facilities are infected with HLVd and 40% of cannabis flower sold in Canadian dispensaries tested positive for HLVd. However, surprisingly her teams most recent field studies (2022-2023) found no HLVd. and in Canada has reported the presence of HLVd.

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