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Taxes From Cannabis Sales To Help Groups Serving Communities Affected By War On Drugs

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28
Jan

Consumers who buy cannabis products in Illinois may help reduce the number of carjackings, shootings and other forms of violence that occur in parts of Chicago, the south suburbs and other areas of the state. That’s the theory behind a groundbreaking program billed as the nation’s first of its kind. The innovative concept in restorative […]

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Illinois Weed Sales On Pace To Top $1 Billion In Year One Of Recreational Sales, With Plenty Of Room To Grow

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30
Dec

The year 2020 dawned with thousands of people lined up, some overnight, waiting to be among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Illinois. As the long, strange year comes to an end, people are lined up at food banks, to get coronavirus nasal swabs and in some cases, to be among the first […]

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First Recreational Cannabis Business Opens in Naperville

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09
Oct

Recreational cannabis officially became for sale Thursday in Naperville with the grand opening of the city’s first adult-use cannabis dispensary. The former 3C Compassionate Care Center, located at 1700 Quincy Ave., has been rebranded as Rise Naperville by Green Thumb Industries Inc. The facility has been selling medicinal marijuana since 2016. “We believe that the […]

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Greenhouse Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Northbrook With Store Designed To Help Educate Consumers

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06
Oct

A new marijuana dispensary is now open in Northbrook, with a focus on educating customers, both new and experienced, about the use of cannabis. Greenhouse Northbrook, 755 Skokie Boulevard, opened Oct. 1 after a ribbon cutting with the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce. Greenhouse Group was founded in 2014 and operates five other locations, including one […]

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Cannabis Cup Gets Underway for the First Time in Illinois

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28
Aug

The Olympics of cannabis is underway in Illinois. The Cannabis Cup, well-known in the weed community as an imprimatur of quality, began Tuesday with the public buying samples to judge. Previously, the Cup has been held in marijuana strongholds from Amsterdam to Oregon, and featured celebrity judges like Snoop Dogg and Tommy Chong. This year, […]

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