Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

House Bill 4201 , which was introduced in late October, was referred to the Rules Committee Wednesday, Nov. 1. HB4201 is the second attempt to eliminate the requirements for a physical medical cannabis examination in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. This same amendment also had been included in the cannabis omnibus that failed during the legislative session in late May.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Cannabis sativa is a fascinating plant with such a wide variety of expressions that the same genetics can display a variety of traits. These expressions, or phenotypes, can be surprisingly varied. Verano’s label Savvy has brought a phenotype of Wedding Cake, called Berry Tart to the Illinois market, so I headed to Zen Leaf Prospect Heights and picked up a sample.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

After a couple years covering the product space in the Illinois market, it’s easy to tell which strains are cultivator’s darlings. Don Shula from nuEra , which has been featured at multiple events and is the label’s sole entry in the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower category, is a perfect example. Don Shula is a hybrid cross of The White and Diagonal sourced from Cool Beans Seed Co.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

On Nov. 1, Rep. Robert “Bob” Rita introduced House Bill 4211 , which Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and “Specifies requirements for consolidated transport centers, including operating documents, security plans, facility requirements, plant monitoring, prohibitions on ownership, and prohibitions on offering things of value to certain persons and licensees.

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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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