Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Saturday marked the 4th Annual SIUC Cannabis Science Center Hemp Symposium and an opportunity for me to take a firsthand look at some of the cutting edge research done right here in southern Illinois. The SIU Cannabis Science Center was established to form a collaborative network for cannabis research.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI) touted in a press release today five years of regulated adult-use cannabis. CBAI, which serves as the voice of Illinois cannabis industry, celebrated the milestone by reflecting on challenges and opportunities. The unregulated market faces no such rules.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2024

The Academic Cannabis Conference , produced by News Joint Events , is pleased to announce its full presenter lineup and schedule. Professors and professionals in the cannabis field will deliver research and educational presentations from 12:30-4:20 p.m. at the Garden Grove Event Center in Carbondale on May 4.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. per gram in January 2016, the first month of medical cannabis sales. On June 25, 2019, Gov.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Aurora Cannabis Club, small collective of cannabis growers/companies and enthusiasts, started April 20, 2021. The Aurora Cannabis Club, small collective of cannabis growers/companies and enthusiasts, started April 20, 2021. The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 14, from 7-9 p.m.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) today released draft administrative rules related to cannabis taxes. These new rulemakings provide for additional record keeping requirements for infuser organizations that process cannabis and cannabis-infused products on behalf of cannabis cultivators.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. Out of all the cannabis products in Illinois, medical cannabis Extracts have had the most volatile variances for price per gram.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2024

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today finally released its January and February medical cannabis sales totals. January medical cannabis sales totals reached $24,338,551.30, and February totals reached $24,427,904.62. Each monthly total marked the lowest January and February totals since legalization in Illinois.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual amendments to the law legislators have introduced.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 14, 2023

Illinois News Joint ’s goal from the first day of publishing has been to slowly and organically expand into a fully staffed daily publication covering all aspects of the Illinois cannabis industry. In Colorado, Lasley worked at a winery as a sommelier during the day and used his free time to learn about the cannabis industry.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2025

Months have passed since Ive created a new original meme, and though I usually dont follow current trends, this meme matches a topic recently receiving attention: the remediation of cannabis. To go along with the meme, we thought wed ask the question, Has your Illinois dispensary cannabis been remediated?

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After comparing Illinois’ legal cannabis markets to a few other Midwest states , we now add the latest state to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis, Ohio. Below are statistics for several categories that directly compare the cannabis industries in Illinois and Ohio. State Population Ohio: 11.8

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The presentation included one significant cannabis tax item, the business expense deduction for licensed Illinois cannabis businesses. The new Section 280E tax law amendment was included in the State’s budge, HB3817 , which passed June 7. When the new law becomes effective for tax years beginning on or after Jan.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 6, 2023

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its June 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. For the last three months, monthly sales totals performed weaker than the three years since Illinois legalized recreational use. Total 2023 retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries totaled $165,812,213.19.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 2, 2023

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its May 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. For the last two months, sales totals dipped lower than all three years since Illinois legalized recreational use. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 63,537 unique patients, who purchased 1,243,558 grams of dry cannabis.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently released its December 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. Total 2023 medical cannabis sales reached $324,792,664.73, which was the lowest yearly total since adult-use legalization. Retail sales of medical cannabis for December included $12,900,074.74

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2025

HB0064 includes provisions regarding regulations, licensing, and testing hemp but would regulate hemp without altering the legal definition of hemp set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2024

Before legalization, purple weed had its own mythology. Old heads spoke of special growing techniques, special locations it could be cultivated, and of course, about how much higher it could get you. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 24, 2023

After comparing Illinois’ legal cannabis markets to Missouri and Michigan , we decided to compare the Prairie State to Minnesota, the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis. Below are statistics for several categories that directly compare the cannabis industries in both Midwest states. m Illinois: 12.67

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

After comparing Missouri and Illinois legal cannabis markets, we decided to compare the Prairie State to Michigan, the oldest and largest legal market surrounding Illinois. Below are statistics for several categories that directly compare the cannabis industries in both Midwest states. State Population Michigan: 10.05

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 22, 2023

As part of our weekly discussion with ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue , we asked why are legal cannabis prices in Illinois so damn high. The reason for this can be traced back to the regulations and limited cultivator licenses put in place by the state government.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2023

As the legal cannabis market continues to mature, Illinoisans continue to have more and more interesting options available to them. Revolution Cannabis recently launched its Future Flora pheno-hunting program. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 16, 2023

During my exploration of infused preroll options in the state, I’ve noticed the remarkable diversity in rolling techniques among cultivators. Nature’s Grace and Wellness sets itself apart with its Moonwalker infused prerolls, opting for blunt papers—an uncommon choice in the legal market. Individual experiences can be varied.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Last November, the citizens of Missouri passed Amendment 3 via ballot initiative, legalizing recreational cannabis in the Show Me state and expanding on the medical program that started in 2018. While Illinois shares 361 miles of border with Missouri, the cannabis regulatory frameworks and markets are quite different.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled raw cannabis aroma alone is sufficient probable cause for a warrantless search of a vehicle “based on the stringent ‘odor-proof’ container requirement in the Vehicle Code.” Wagand’s search uncovered improperly stored cannabis, and Molina was charged with a violation.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

In the first years of legalization in Illinois, ounces of premium flower were not to be found. But 28g of premium flower from Illinois cultivators were few and far between, and the bulk buy often didn’t warrant enough of a discounted price for the purchase. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 9, 2023

Revolution Cannabis has announced a giveaway with one of the best prizes any Illinois cultivator has offered. Due to legal limits in Illinois, winners will pick up Summer Stash through a three allotments over the course of three months (May – July). For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Since full legalization in January 2020, nuEra has been sourcing a majority of its staff from Disproportionately Impacted Areas (DIAs), hiring interns and apprentices from Cannabis Studies programs at City Colleges of Chicago, and whenever possible partnering with minority and women-owned businesses for ancillary services.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite claiming the 3rd largest legal cannabis market in America, Illinois has relatively few “signature” strains. IC Collective has drying and curing skills that exceed many Illinois cultivators. ILNJ photos For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2023

With Illinois’ 103rd General Assembly session adjourning Friday, May 19, lawmakers are making their final push for legislation, including a cannabis omnibus. If the omnibus is agreed upon and is attached to a different Senate bill for passage, all cannabis related amendments in the omnibus would pass.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In the pre-legalization days, the High Times Cannabis Cup was a way for breeders to highlight their newest, most exciting strains. While the Cup has changed dramatically from those days, a tiny bit of that spirit lives on as some cultivators submit their new “headline cultivars” for consideration.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 3, 2023

The odor of cannabis alone shouldn’t be one of those reasons. Cannabis is legal in Illinois and it’s a pungent scent that can stick to clothes for extended periods of time.” The Appellate Court delivered the judgment that the “smell of burnt cannabis” alone did not provide an “officer with probable cause to search the vehicle.”

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

brand originated in Illinois under the cultivator PharmaCann in 2017 and came online in 2019. was introduced as a medical brand and since recreational legalization has now become part of mainstream cannabis. Known for high-quality and consistent cannabis products, matter. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 11, 2024

After a long delay, the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) today announced the official publication of the Disparity and Availability Study for adult use cannabis licenses in Illinois as required by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA). For all licenses issued by the State, that number jumps to 60%.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 25, 2023

After weeks of wrangling on which items to include and exclude, the cannabis omnibus could not be agreed upon and was not brought up for a vote today, essentially killing all included items. The $40,000,000 transferred from the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund into Cannabis Business Development Fund was increased from $12,000,000.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Provide that no person shall sell cannabinoid product to any person under the age of 21 unless the person is a medical cardholder registered under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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