Illinois News Joint

MAY 3, 2025

The Jefferson Park location is temporarily closed until further notice due to an unfortunate incident currently under investigation by the Chicago Police and Fire Departments, a Cannabist spokesperson stated. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) today hosted the 2023 Tax Practitioners’ Meeting and PowerPoint presentation. The presentation included one significant cannabis tax item, the business expense deduction for licensed Illinois cannabis businesses. In 2022, Illinois took in $450,463,952.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Last week, Illinois officials released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) and legislators, IDFPR has begun efforts to allow medical patients to receive their medical tax rate at any dispensary in Illinois. The fall veto session starts Nov.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) released an informational bulletin 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 your new combined state and local retailers’ occupation tax rates (i.e.,

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Despite the recent cold snap, cannabis-friendly event planners are warming up our Events Page with spring and summer festivals and conferences. The Sour Diesel Group is scheduled to produce the inaugural 420 Illinois Festival on, well, you guessed it—April 20. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Friday, the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) released its Annual Cannabis Report for fiscal year 2023. The 20-page report included a summary, 2023 accomplishments, goals for fiscal year 2024, and several charts and statistics. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new CROO website has been designed to be more user friendly and a better comprehensive resource for recreational and medical cannabis in Illinois. The About page offers links for information on FAQs, Working Groups, Contact Us, Meet the Cannabis Team, and Dispensary Locations. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Today, State Rep. La Shawn Ford introduced a new bill for cannabis transporting organizations in Illinois. For more information about IICTA, email IICTABoard@gmail.com or visit its website , LinkedIn page , and Instagram @iicta_hq. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. The fall veto session starts Oct.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 17, 2023

NECANN , the only cannabis convention in the Prairie State this year, is set to host the 3 rd Annual Illinois Cannabis Convention in early June. The Illinois Cannabis Convention will host the event at a new venue this year: the Schaumburg Convention Center. NECANN Illinois runs from Friday, June 2, from 10 a.m.–3

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today issued a compliance alert for cannabis transporters in Illinois. Please monitor the following websites and Facebook pages for weather updates. Transporters are subject to random inspections by the Department, DPH, and ISP.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 3, 2023

Supporting your health through each stage of life,” the CCC states. Katie is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, who earned her Masters in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To learn about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 12, 2025

The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer (CROO) released a notice for cannabis business establishments in Illinois concerning Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags from Metrc. The detailed steps are on the following page. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 11, 2023

The 420 Events are filling up our Events Calendar page. Our mission at Green Rose is to offer customers an elevated cannabis experience that is unique not just in the Chicago area but the United States as well.” For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 15, 2023

Illinois News Joint has an improved Events Calendar page with updated features that allow readers to stay informed about upcoming cannabis-related events in Illinois, including a few we will be attending. Stop by the Illinois News Joint booth while there and say hi. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee. Numerous individuals testified in favor, including I.U.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Starting New Year’s Day in Illinois those who are 21 and older will be able to legally allowed to buy up to 30 grams of marijuana up to 5 grams of marijuana oil or hash, and up to 500 grams of THC-infused products such as edibles at licensed commercial dealers throughout the state. In June, Illinois Governor J.B.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 29, 2019

When Illinois set out to legalize marijuana, simply lifting prohibition was not the only thing on their agenda. Now, CNN reports that Illinois will be giving these individuals a second chance. On June 25 th , Illinois governor J.B. Governor J.B. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. .

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In turn, states have the option to maintain primary regulatory authority over the crop cultivated within their borders by submitting a plan to the USDA. This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday. Kilbride, Rita B.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

The expunged and vacated convictions include only misdemeanor marijuana possession charges that were not associated with a felony offense, said Dan Wilbrandt, co-chief of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office’s criminal division. More at [link].

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Veriheal

JULY 5, 2022

Our plan is to take a road trip to a cannabis-friendly state like Colorado or Illinois where there are several dispensaries to choose from. You mentioned that you’re going to be driving to either Colorado or Illinois as part of your road trip. Are you a medical cannabis patient in your state?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

Under the long-awaited legalization bill unveiled May 7 , just 35 percent of cannabis taxes will go to the state’s general fund, and 10 percent will go to a separate budget stabilization fund. Report Crain’s Chicago Business. Here’s how things will be divided up.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2022

A Chicago attorney is accusing his former law firm, Kutak Rock, of legal malpractice after the firm allegedly tried to usurp control of his cannabis business and put its own out-of-state clients in charge instead.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2019

Illinois Cannabis Legislation – titled Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act introduced, and in classic Illinois fashion Governor Pritzker is already crowing about the bill making Illinois a leader, even though nine states have already legalized adult use. The measure is sponsored by state Rep.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

released guidance stating that those involved in the cannabis industry fail to show “good moral character.” History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. The state of Washington, however, headed in a different direction. And The Blunt Truth published its 300th blog post!

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SpeedWeed

JULY 12, 2021

The cannabis laws in Illinois are a little different than in other legal states. The main thing to know is that Illinois residents can legally possess up to 30 grams of flower (a little more than an ounce), but non-residents can only possess up to 15 grams (that’s about four eighths). Illinois marijuana laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2019

In February, the Archdiocese of Chicago and its leader, Cardinal Blase Cupich, joined Illinois’ five other Roman Catholic bishops in coming out strongly against efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Here’s her linked in page. Read on for the bit where she denies any conflict of interest !

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Now that Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana, what can we expect from this new legislation? How was Illinois’ path to legalization different from other states? How was Illinois’ path to legalization different from other states?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

House Bill 4135 would allow the state’s more than 600 libraries to impose a 1 percent tax on recreational cannabis sales in their jurisdictions. Illinois House Bill 4135. IL State Legislature page for HB4135. Illinois State Sources. Hartman is the deputy county administrator in McHenry County.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Some states have resorted to training law enforcement as phlebotomist to accelerate the process. iii] This challenge has resulted in several states creating expedited warrant systems [iv] and prompted oral fluid testing pilots. [v] Oral fluid testing although growing in popularity [viii] is not without some stated issues.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 31, 2019

Washington state was the second state in the U.S. But like all eleven legalized states, the rules could always use some adjustment. Taking a page from places like Illinois, Washington state wants to follow these examples in its “Cannabis 2.0” Washington state’s second marijuana bill will help close the gap.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 25, 2020

In all, the State received 214 dispensary license applications and 159 cultivation center license applications. By this time, the State had roughly 2,800 patients, still far below expectations. The first dispensaries in the State did not open until November 9, 2015, when eight such facilities commenced operations.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

Tax rates vary dramatically from state to state. Many states tax medical marijuana at a minimal level or not at all. Adult-use states tend to tax non-medical cannabis at so-called sin tax rates, 20% to 35% and higher, much like alcohol. Many states levy a marijuana excise tax in addition to the regular state sales tax.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 29, 2019

Legislation to legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older has been passed in an overwhelming vote by the Illinois Senate. The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to pass the bill, sending it to the House for consideration with just a couple days left in the legislative session. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2019

states where CBD products are legally available. The website’s terms of service page state it’s owned and operated by Canopy Growth and has its servers located in Ontario. .” It also has a hemp processing facility in Illinois. states within the next year. The Smiths Falls, Ont.-based

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2021

The US$100 million in proceeds from the Private Placement will allow MedMen to expand its operations in key markets such as California, Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts and identify and accelerate further growth opportunities across the United States. Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws. About MedMen.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

There is one cannabis question that is regularly searched across a variety of Internet platforms: How many states have legalized adult recreational use of cannabis as of today? State-based cannabis legalization can happen in two ways. One way is evidenced by those states which permit voters to place topics on the ballot for a vote.

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