Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced recreational cannabis sales totals for January 2025. After setting a new annual-sales total in 2024, Illinois kicked off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization. Illinois dispensaries sold 3,958,808 cannabis items in January 2025.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. New licensing case management system is in final stages of launch and new product registration launch is live.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 28, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Division of Cannabis Regulation published a notice to inform all licensed transporting organizations about potential modifications that can be made to transporter operation and security plans. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for March 2025 reached $147,485,559.04. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 8, 2025

The Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer (CROO) released a notice for cannabis business licensees concerning packaging and labeling products. 410 ILCS 705/55-21 [Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act Labeling Section] 8 Ill. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint ’s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 9, 2025

Rachel Ventura , removes the requirement that cannabis within any area of a motor vehicle must be in an odor-proof container. Molina case that raw cannabis aroma alone is sufficient probable cause for a warrantless search of a motor vehicle based on the stringent odor-proof container requirement in the Vehicle Code.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. Increase public outreach with the industry, newcomers to cannabis, advocacy groups, and the general public.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Best in Grass , a national cannabis judging competition and product feedback platform, is closing in on its final stages in Illinois. The competition featured 30+ brands, 120+ product entries and hundreds of thousands of grams of cannabis including flower, concentrates, vape pens and edibles. in Chicago. Tickets can be found here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 4, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for April 2025 reached $146,605,932.99, a slight drop from March 2025 totals but more than April 2024 totals. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2025

Illinois News Joint , in collaboration with the SIU Foundation , has created the News Joint Scholarship Endowment to help support Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate or undergraduate students attending or wanting to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 26, 2024

When I began News Joint Grow Journal four years ago, more than anything, I wanted to learn about the plant while growing my own medicine. For each grow, I’ve changed or added to my process and experimented with new grow techniques, nutrients, lights, and more. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Stay tuned.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 20, 2025

The first medical cannabis dispensary to open in Chicago, Dispensary 33 , is now part of six retail stores in Illinois to become the first employee-owned dispensaries. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2025

Court: Disposing of Legal Cannabis Can Be a Criminal Offense 2025-06-08 | The Bavarian Supreme Regional Court clarified that even after partial legalization, cannabis-related conduct may still be punishable—for instance, if cannabis is discarded in public, according to the website Anwalt.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2025

Since recreational legalization in January 2020, only one Illinois cannabis-related bill, House Bill 1443 (HB1443), has been passed to reform either the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. All cannabis-related bills can still be passed during the fall veto session.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2025

The Illinois Department of Revenue today posted a notice for all dispensaries engaged in the business of selling adult use cannabis at retail in taxing jurisdictions that have enacted Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers Occupation Taxes. To verify new combined state and local retailers occupation tax rates (i.e.,

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2025

Earlier today, the Illinois House Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090 , a former public funds bill that has been amended as a shell bill for a new cannabis omnibus. Another popular amendment allows for drive-through pickup for medical patients.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 12, 2025

multi-state cannabis operator, announced in May 2022 it had closed the definitive agreement to acquire two Herbal Remedies Dispensaries. Herbal Remedies Quincy was among the first cannabis dispensaries licensed in the State of Illinois when the State approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program in 2013.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2025

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2025

The Division of Cannabis Regulation today sent out emails to those in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and Opioid Alternative Patient Program stating that it was pleased to announce that a new online registration portal will be live on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2024

While most edible companies focus on final products, Culinary Cannabis Co. I recently picked up the new label’s Infused Honey to review. Culinary Cannabis Co. Overall, the flexible dosing options and lasting effects left me impressed with Culinary Cannabis Co’s first offering. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 29, 2025

The Division of Cannabis Regulation sent out emails today to those in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and Opioid Alternative Patient Program stating that new online registration portal is now ready for use. According to the email, moving to this new system requires you to create a new login and password for your account.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 4, 2025

The Danville City Council voted Tuesday to approve two ordinance amendments pertaining to cannabis-consumption lounges. Needing 8 votes to pass, the City Council voted 9-5 to approve the ordinances that now allows licensed dispensaries in Danville to host on-site consumption of cannabis between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and 10 p.m.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The new hemp bill, according to IHGA, aims to: Promote Urban farming, sustainable AG, and local food systems Position Illinois as an economic innovator Protect public safety and the hemp industry Space is limited. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint ’s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2025

The ingredients were cane sugar, corn syrup, distilled water, gelatin, natural flavors, citric acid, cannabis extract, CBN extract, natural and artificial colors, and terpenes. There was never any indication of the cannabis infusion as the gummies remained sweet and fruity from start to finish. appeared first on Illinois News Joint.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2025

While live resin and rosin have captured most of the cannabis world’s attention, a large following for old school hash still exist. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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NORML

MARCH 23, 2020

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws wishes to reiterate its message that cannabis consumers and others beware of online misinformation surrounding the use of either whole-plant cannabis or CBD as a potential remedy for the COVID-19 virus. Some of these marketers are explicitly targeting cannabis consumers.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 3, 2025

The Chicago Police Department issued a Business Alert last week about two related cannabis dispensary Molotov-cocktail fires, and yesterday, a Molotov-cocktail arson attempt occurred at a third dispensary. Sunday, April 27, at Chicago Cannabis Company in North Center. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Americans for Safe Access

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Federal Arena The news of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recommendation to move Cannabis to a Schedule III status created a flurry of media coverage and press statements from various cannabis stakeholders and elected officials about the impact of such an action.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2025

The ingredients were tapioca syrup, water, pectin, contains 2% or less of: citric acid, natural flavor, sodium citrate, sodium malate, cannabis extract, and fruit and vegetable juice for color. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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CannaMD

MARCH 9, 2025

A 2020 survey of research literature cites more than 300 studies devoted to the relationship of cannabis to tinnitus. The bad news: a majority of the studies cited report that marijuana is not likely to reduce those ringing sensations. But that's not the whole story. So why the disconnect?

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NORML

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

"While today's news comes as a welcome relief for West Virginians, it is far too little too late for the tens of thousands of patients who have suffered needlessly in the interim as politicians and regulators largely dragged their feet," NORML State Policies Manager Carly Wolf said.

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Americans for Safe Access

JUNE 18, 2021

Our lead story is the reintroduction of the MORE Act, the most comprehensive cannabis reform bill ever to go before Congress. Also Amazon announced its public policy team will be lobbying for the MORE Act, and they are stopping most pre-employment testing for cannabis use.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2025

In response to requests for additional time, the Illinois Department of Agricultures Division of Cannabis Regulation announced it has extended the deadline for product registration updates. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2025

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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