Category: Article
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Exclusive: Uncovering Unpublished Cannabis Data – Illinois Cannabis Testing Results
Inspiration for my Request Investigation by Chicago Sun-Times On December 10, 2021, the Chicago Sun-Times published a series of articles about cannabis testing in Illinois. On February 2nd, 2022, I released a conversation that I had with the lead journalists behind the Sun-Times commissioned lab testing, Tom Schuba and Stephanie Zimmerman. During the conversation, they…
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Legislative Update from State of Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation Office
The Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) has released a newsletter detailing the latest developments in cannabis and hemp regulation from the 2024 spring legislative session. The newsletter also highlights CROO’s current stance on various issues, and outlines initiatives that they consider to be ongoing. Additionally, CROO highlighted the release of a disparity study. You…
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Illinois Officially Publishes State-Mandated Disparity Study
Earlier this morning, I wrote about how the Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Disparity Study was seemingly overdue by 5 months. Shortly after I published my article, the state’s webpage for the Disparity Study was updated to include the official Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Disparity Study for 2024. You can read the state’s press release for…
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Overdue: Illinois’ State-Mandated Study Is “Being Finalized”
Article Updated at 2:57PM on 7/11/24: shortly after I published this article, the state officially released the Disparity Study. Read it here. Over the years, I have been making an effort to work with the state of Illinois to provide some clarity on the cannabis laws that exist in the state of Illinois. In the…
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The rules for home cultivation remain a bit hazy in Illinois
As some of you may know, I have been working with the state of Illinois to clarify the state’s cannabis laws. In a continuation of my efforts, I recently asked the state of Illinois to clarify what the possession limit is for registered medical cannabis patients in the state of Illinois. While this might seem…
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Press Release: Cannabis Equity Advocates Demand Accountability for Inaction on Cannabis Policy
The Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE) has issued a statement in response to the most recent legislative session. In the release, ACE addressed the failure to advance cannabis omnibus legislation, HB2911, which included language that satisfied several objectives from their list of legislative priorities. You can view or download the entire press release below. Earlier…
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Illinois Police and Cannabis Operators Oppose the Cannabis Omnibus
Article updated at 4:20PM on 05/25/2024 to include a statement from The 1937 Group & Parkway Dispensary From what I can gather, HB2911 is being referred to as the cannabis omnibus. The bill contains several provisions that advocates and industry participants have been pushing for. Despite its support base, the bill has encountered opposition from…
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Illinois Senate Executive Committee Hearing on Hemp
On May 23, 2024, the Senate Executive Committee held a hearing on HB4293. Recently, Senate Amendment 002 was added to HB4293, which is a piece of legislation known as known as the Massage Licensing Act and the Sex Offender Registration Act. Notably, this legislation was entirely unrelated to the subject of hemp. At the time…
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Overdue: Illinois’ State-Mandated Study on Cannabis Licensing Yet to be Published
Update: I have reached out to the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office for comment on the Disparity and Availability study. In this article, I will be noting the fact that the Disparity and Availability study is overdue. I will also be sharing some information that has been published by the state for the sake of posterity.…
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“Craft grower” licensees receive operational approval
In case you missed it, I most recently wrote about how groups that received the “craft grower” license in the state of Illinois have been struggling to cultivate their dreams. I provided a brief overview of cannabis taxation and regulation in Illinois, the article also covered what “craft growers” had to say, the article detailed…
The Cole Memo 