Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) finally announced recreational cannabis sales totals for February 2025. In February 2025, Illinois dispensaries sold 3,814,569 cannabis items in February 2025. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Since the opening of Illinois’ legal market, the preroll category has evolved significantly, with many companies now offering multipack and infused joints. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint’s newsletter here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. July totals reached $143,344,184.07, and August sales totaled reached $147,391,733.03, the third-highest monthly totals since legalization (January 2000).

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MARCH 22, 2025

The legalized cannabis industry will be in full swing at the Flower Expo Illinois at Sarabande from 12-10 p.m. The Flower Expo is scheduled to host several dispensaries and cannabis brands for its inaugural Illinois event in which Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show. Tuesday, March 25.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2024

The inaugural Eve of the Eclipse Cannabis Carnival: A Masquerade and Cosplay Party has released times and categories for its Costume Contests. The Eve of the Eclipse Cannabis Carnival invites all attendees to don their best costume or masquerade disguise and enter the Costume Contest for a chance to win a prize packet.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The passing of Senate Bill 1559 is another example of how the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act continues to evolve. Lightford is scheduled to host an informative town hall meeting to discuss several aspects of Illinois’ sometimes confusing cannabis law. The event is free and open to the public. Wednesday, Nov.

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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. Illinois’ yearly sales totals have increased each year since legalization (2020-2023) and are again on track to surpass 2023 totals of $1,634,983,542.79 for a new record high for 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

From day one of publishing Illinois News Joint , the single issue brought to our attention the most by registered qualifying patient under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act has been the restrictions on how many plants a patient can grow. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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

APRIL 25, 2025

As cannabis becomes legal in more places, sports have increasingly become open about the connection between the two. Crescos spin-off Good News released a new Tee Time line. Good News Tee Time Lemonade Infused Prerolls came as a 5 pack of half-gram distillate and botanical-terpene infused prerolls.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2023

As the season teases warm days this week, event planners are hoping for complementary weather forecast for later this month and early April. One of those outdoor events is a Customer Appreciation Day hosted by Blooms Brothers Hydro , located in The Apple House in Terre Haute, Indiana. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4

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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

JUNE 3, 2024

One of the cannabis byproducts that held an outsized value in the days before legalization was kief. Paul Bunyan is appealing to these customers with the label’s new one-gram Hybrid Kief offering. Mixed into a bowl or joint though, the kief flavor receded into the background, matting the other product as the star.

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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. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Incredibles was one of the first legal edibles I ever tried in Colorado in 2013. The ingredients were glucose, sugar, gelatin, sorbitol, potato starch, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, malic acid, calcium lactate, vegetable oil, coconut oil, cannabis extract, turmeric, and spirulina extract.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) today announced the launch of its new website. The new CROO website has been designed to be more user friendly and a better comprehensive resource for recreational and medical cannabis in Illinois. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 9, 2024

Despite becoming one of the largest legal cannabis markets by sales, Illinois is still lacking the depth of brand choice that many other states have. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Individual experiences can be varied.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

May 2023, the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced that Illinois was switching its cannabis seed-to-sale tracking system from BioTrack to Metrc and listed this transition as an Essential Projects in the FY2023 Annual Cannabis Report and again in the FY2024 report.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 15, 2023

In our six-part series, “ Part 2: What Illinois cannabis patients really want ,” we discussed the absence of safe on-premise spaces in Illinois for legal consumption of cannabis. We hope this new exemption will be flexible enough to apply to all potential on-premise businesses,” said Nathan. “We

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Illinois’ limited number of licenses means only a handful of labels are putting out legal rosin. The licensee behind Legacy has been producing legal solventless options in state for arguably longer than anyone, so I pay attention when they drop new strains. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 12, 2024

For the third day in a row, Governor JB Pritzker touted in a press release the administration’s committed efforts “to creating the most diverse cannabis industry in the country.” Yesterday, the Disparity and Availability Study for adult use cannabis licenses in Illinois was released.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 13, 2024

JB Pritzker hosted a press conference today to voice his support for House Bill 4293 and regulating intoxicating hemp products sold outside of a licensed cannabis dispensary. The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI) also quickly responded by applauding Pritzkers support for HB4293 and hemp regulations. We applaud Gov.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

JB Pritzker and a panelist of professionals discussing the announcement and launch of the Cannabis Research Institute (CTI) and the importance of unbiased research. We passed a first-in-the-nation equity-centric cannabis law, which has now made Illinois by far the national leader in diverse ownership withing this industry.

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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

APRIL 12, 2024

The large pieces of turf green flower were an improvement over the powdery grind I’ve seen in some legal prerolls as they made for a smooth burn without any canoeing. The scent inside the joint tube paired with some dry pulls provided top end notes of warm cinnamon and nutmeg, followed by sweeter pear and green apple tones.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 11, 2024

There are more than a few products I’ve had in other legal states that I would love to see in Illinois. Recently, I found the brand’s two new drops, Watermelon and Peach, at Consume Marion. The ingredients in the Peach are the same with the addition of Yellow 6, and cannabis terpenes. Individual experiences can be varied.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Pritzker Administration today announced recreational cannabis sales. finished as the second-highest monthly total since legalization, only trailing December 2023 totals of $153,936,703.20. The December 2024 totals of $153,249,701.54 February: $135,571,931.44

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In the days before legalization, edibles had one purpose—getting you as high as possible. NuEra’s new Midweek Friday label has jumped on this trend with new Energize gummies. 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

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Scammers have always been a part of the cannabis black market, and the legal market now has brought an entirely new set of scammers to the industry. More information on the SECL is available here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

One year ago, Washington State’s longest-operating cannabis-dispensary retailers, Kush21 , applied for a dispensary license in Illinois. The event also is set to host cultivars, live music, and food truck. For more information or to speak with the Kush21 team, please contact Ariel Sanchez via email at social@kush.com.

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APRIL 17, 2025

I recently joined The Elevated News Podcast crew (for Episode 86 ) to discuss the Illinois cannabis industry, along with the News Joint Scholarship fundraiser Texas Hold’em tournament set for May 17. Hillock and Cope have personally seen, as well as experienced, the benefits of properly growing and using cannabis.

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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

MAY 12, 2024

Before legalization, purple weed had its own mythology. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Effects & Medical Attributes are based on anecdotal evidence.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 28, 2024

Last week, Cook County Government announced the launch of the Cook County Cannabis Development Grant program, which will provide up to $3.6 million in grants to businesses that have licenses awarded under the State of Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Social Equity Program. Willie J.R.

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