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New Illinois Rules Would Expand Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation to All Licensed Growers
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is proposing new rules that would allow all licensed cultivation centers and craft growers to cultivate cannabis outdoors, expanding a practice that was previously exclusively available to a small number of operators. The proposal was highlighted today by Illinois News Joint, which pointed to the Aug. 14 edition of…
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Illinois Dispensaries Can Apply To Sell Medical Cannabis in September
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently published a new application packet that would allow licensed adult-use dispensing organizations, upon approval by the state, to serve medical cannabis patients at the medical cannabis tax rate. It is unclear to me exactly when IDFPR first posted the application, as I did not see…
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Illinois Officials Respond to Questions About Cannabis Seed Sales
In a statement provided to The Cole Memo, Illinois state officials addressed questions surrounding cannabis seed sales. Questions on the topic cannabis seed sales are not new. In February 2020, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Pritzker administration was working with state agencies, cultivators, and dispensaries to develop a process that would allow medical cannabis…
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Illinois Has More Cannabis Brands Than Ever. Fewer Companies Own Them.
Six years in, incumbent cannabis corporations still take in nearly 79 cents of every dollar in statewide revenue. Illinois dispensary shelves hold more cannabis brands than at any point since legalization: 264 by the end of 2025. A new report finds that those brands answer to a shrinking set of owners, and that 17 companies…
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Major Cannabis and Hemp Reform Package
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a sweeping cannabis and hemp omnibus bill into law, enacting one of the most significant updates to Illinois cannabis regulations since adult-use legalization took effect in 2020. The legislation passed the Illinois House 77-31 and the Senate 47-10 during the final days of the spring legislative session. Legislative records show…
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Illinois Releases 2025 Annual Cannabis Reports
The Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office for the state of Illinois published the 2025 Annual Cannabis Reports. The reports from 2025 can be viewed in the entirety below. The 2024 report can be viewed here, and reports from prior years can be viewed here. 2025 Annual Cannabis Report for State of Illinois 2025 Adult Use…
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FDA Releases MDMA Therapy Rejection Letter, MAPS Rick Doblin Responds
The FDA announced today that it will begin releasing future Complete Response Letters (CRLs) promptly after they’re issued and, in a rare move, published 89 previously unreleased CRLs from 2024 onward. Among them was the August 2024 letter to Lykos Therapeutics, which declined approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). For the first…
The Cole Memo 