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Illinois hits highest January cannabis sales since legalization

Illinois News Joint

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. January sales totals reached $140,191,240.27, surpassing January 2024 totals by more than 6 million.

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Cannabis Freedoms Are Under Attack

NORML

Marijuana consumers across the nation are under siege. Here's how NORML is fighting back. The post Cannabis Freedoms Are Under Attack appeared first on NORML.

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Montanans must activate to protect legalization in 2025

Leafly

Republicans have proposed a return to prohibition. The post Montanans must activate to protect legalization in 2025 appeared first on Leafly.

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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

A coalition of fourteen Democratic lawmakers signed a letter sent to President Biden and Vice President Harris in November 2024 urging the current leaders to expedite expanding pardons for those charged with cannabis-related offenses, as well as putting into effect updated guidelines deprioritizing federal cannabis convictions and prosecutions. Despite a change in administration, cannabis advocates are still working for significant reform.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Analysis: Don’t hold your breath for legalization under Trump 2.0

Leafly

Here's what you can do to effect real change. The post Analysis: Dont hold your breath for legalization under Trump 2.0 appeared first on Leafly.