Illinois News Joint

JUNE 23, 2024

The 2024 Hemp Research Open House is set to run from 9 a.m.- Free registration for the event can be found here. The event also will host hempcrete demos and opportunities to learn about the IHGA, NHA, and their collaboration on the Decatur Water Quality Initiative Hemp Pilot. The post 2024 Hemp Open House set for Aug.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 15, 2023

For the last few years, we have been tracking and adding an increasing number of cannabis-related events to our Events Calendar , and with more yearly and monthly events come even more variety. The variety of these three larger events alone is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 2, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation finally announced Friday recreational cannabis sales totals for April 2024. Illinois sold a record-high number of cannabis items in April 2024, while April sales totals dipped from March’s second-highest monthly total since legalization. February: $135,571,931.44

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The December 2024 totals of $153,249,701.54 Illinois dispensaries in December 2024 also recorded the most cannabis products sold in a month at 4,515,972 and the highest in-state-resident sales at $120,76,516.83. Illinois again set a new annual-sales total in 2024 at $1,722,755,856.37, which outpaced 2023 totals of $1,634,982,020.74.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. According to the report, “In fiscal year 2024, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Division of Medical Cannabis focused on getting the staff needed to meet the demands of processing and customer service.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For 2024, we have added more advertising options, new services, and updated our logos and website. The two new services include News Joint Events and News Joint Consulting. News Joint Cannabis Events is the cannabis-friendly events planning and consulting service from Illinois News Joint.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 12, 2025

Ayr President George DeNardo said Thursday during the companys fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings call that Ayr will prioritize other markets to make sure it can deliver for its other business and stated that the company doesnt have the necessary scale in Illinois to compete over the long term, Green Market Report reported.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. Implement the comprehensive rules under the CRTA filed in August of 2024. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Increase public outreach with the industry, newcomers to cannabis, advocacy groups, and the general public.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Effective January 1, 2024, certain taxing jurisdictions have, by ordinance, imposed or changed their Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax on the gross receipts from sales of adult use cannabis. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 9, 2025

To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Redmond that burnt cannabis odor was not sufficient probable cause for a warrantless search of a vehicle. The difference in the conflicting decisions in People v. Redmond and People v. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for September 2024. For the time in seven months, monthly totals dipped below 140 million, hitting the third-lowest total in 2024 at $136,508,866.78. 2024 total monthly sales include: January: $133,787,753.89

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2025

February 2025 sales totals dipped to $130,608,286.57, nearly $5 million less than February 2024 totals of $135,571,931.44. December 2024 totals reached $153,249,701.54, while December 2023 totals finished at $153,936,703.20. 2024 total monthly sales include: January: $133,787,753.89 February: $130,608,286.57 March: $148,872,065.12

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Leafly

JANUARY 24, 2024

It's getting hot and heavy out there. Be the cannabis culture you want to see in the world by bookmarking and attending these dope AF Cups.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 1, 2024

To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Chicago NORML supports the mission of the NORML Foundation and also “strives specifically to educate and motivate communities of color to destigmatize and accept the cannabis plant as a vehicle for health & wellness, political, and economic empowerment.”

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 13, 2024

The announcement states, “As previously announced on December 28, 2023, due to a number of factors, the operational deadline for Craft Growers awarded an initial license with effective dates August 1, 2021–July 31, 2022, (Group 1), was extended to August 1, 2024.”IDOA To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2025

For 2024, retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries finished at $285,059,601.92. The 2024 totals continued a 3-year downward trend for yearly totals, dropping below $300 million for the first time since 2019. The 2024 totals dropped nearly $40 millions from the 2023 totals of $324,792,664.73. February: $24,427,904.62

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 5, 2024

Total retail sales for 2024 reached $147,266,853.89. Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $$188,831,154.06, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,633,472,736.20. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 February: $24,427,904.62 March: $25,917,010.11

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 15, 2024

NECANN has announced its program schedule for the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention. The 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention programing contributors include The 1937 Group , Illinois Women in Cannabis , Smart Cannabis , and others. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Tickets can be purchased here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 27, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation finally announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for May 2024. Each category trails monthly totals from April 2024 and December 2023 totals. Each category trails monthly totals from April 2024 and December 2023 totals. February: $135,571,931.44

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation today announced recreational cannabis sales totals for October 2024. for a new record high for 2024. Total sales for 2024 (December and November not included) have already reached $1,556,730,290.66. 2024 total monthly sales include: January: $133,787,753.89

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 4, 2025

to outpace January and February totals but was still lower than the last four previous March totals and all but one monthly total in 2024. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 2024 Yearly Totals: $285,059,601.92 To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. in dry flower and $11,291,256.40

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

After not announcing the monthly totals for July, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for July and August 2024. 2024 total monthly sales include: January: $133,787,753.89 2024 total monthly sales include: January: $133,787,753.89 February: $135,571,931.44

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 22, 2024

We’re one week away from the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention , and Illinois News Joint invites vendors and attendees to stop by Booth 221 for some free swag and learn about the array of services we provide for the Illinois cannabis industry, including News Joint Events, News Joint Printing, News Joint Bar Service, News Joint Consulting, and more.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2024

1, 2021–July 31, 2022 was extended to February 1, 2024 and will now be extended to Aug. 1, 2024 and will now be extended to June 1, 2025. Under 8 IAC 1300.310(E), good cause ‘may include unforeseen events, acts of nature and other events that prevent a good faith effort. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation today announced recreational cannabis sales totals for November 2024. November sales set a record monthly-sales high for 2024 and the second-highest monthly total since legalization at $149,284,730.95. Total sales for 2024 (December not included) have reached nearly $1.6

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Total retail sales for 2024 reached $215,829,673.13. Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $276,507,158.52, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,818,502,824.62. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 30, 2024

Shangri-La dispensary , located at 3128 South Dirksen Parkway in Springfield, recently opened its doors to customers and will be hosting a Grand Opening event to celebrate. The Grand Opening event will host food trucks, vendors, and special deals that run until July 31. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

News Joint Events is ecstatic to announce one-of-two cannabis events we are producing this spring. This event is free to all adults 21 years of age or older. April 7, 2024, and will host complimentary cannabis bars, vendors, masquerade/costume contest, games, and prizes. in Carbondale. in Carbondale.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2024

Only June 2024 (the previous month) medical cannabis sales totals of $23,105,926.95 Total retail sales for 2024 reached $170,617,973.63. Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $$219,974,409.95, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,697,827,191.27. were lower.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case in early January 2024 to determine if cannabis aroma alone is probable cause to search a vehicle. 19, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in the People v. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For oral arguments, People v.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Favorite Vape Vapes were my third most reviewed category for 2024 (18.1% To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The post Illinois Cannabis Products 2024 Favorite Finds appeared first on Illinois News Joint. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JANUARY 30, 2024

BORDEAUX, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Aelis Farma (ISIN: FR0014007ZB4 – Ticker: AELIS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of treatments for brain diseases, today announces its indicative financial calendar for the financial year 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 28, 2024

The new rulemaking, originally proposed in The Flinn Report (April 19, 2024), stated, “(IDOA) proposed an amendment to the Part titled Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act correcting errors in the listed fees for modifications and alternations to licensed infuser facilities. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2024

Total retail sales for 2024 reached $99,749,327.83. Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $129,966,963.40, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,507,427,930.76. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2024

In the latest issues of The Flinn Report , the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) adopted an amendment to correct “errors in the listed fees for modifications and alterations to licensed infuser facilities,” effective July 24, 2024. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2025

A new cannabis B2B event is coming to Chicago. Flower Expo is set to host its inaugural Illinois event where Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show. Flower Expo also hosts a B2B event in Massachusetts and Michigan. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

27, 2024, and serves recreational consumers. Parkway also has a retail store in Forest Park (opening soon) and Tilton , which includes Mollys Joint , a smoking lounge, and outdoor events area. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Parkway Fox Lake is located at 31 Towne Centre Lane in Fox Lake, Illinois.

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