Oct 04 2023
In Illinois there was $165.5 million worth of marijuana sold legally in September. Recreational marijuana consumers purchased $139.5 million worth of marijuana in September, a slight increase over the $139.2 sold in August. In terms of medical marijuana, there was $26 million purchased in September, a slight decrease from the $26.5 million sold in August. …
Sep 08 2023
Throughout August Illinois marijuana stores sold $139.2 million worth of product, a 7.6% increase over the year prior. The sales are similar to, but slighter lower than the $140 million sold in July (a monthly record), and they’re just shy of $4 million more than the sales for June. $104.9 million of the marijuana and …
Jul 10 2023
Illinois marijuana sales in June were roughly $6 million higher than the month prior. Sales data gathered and released by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation shows that there was $136.4 million in marijuana as well as marijuana products sold in June. Marijuana products includes everything from marijuana oil and hash to topicals …
Jun 05 2023
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the state sold over $130 million worth of legal marijuana and marijuana products in May In May, there was $132,777,299.46 in legal marijuana purchased in Illinois. Of this, $100 million was purchased by those living in Illinois, with the remaining $32.7 million sold …
May 01 2023
Over 180 employees at legal marijuana stores in Illinois and California have unionized. According to a press release Teamsters Local 777 have reached a tentative agreement with workers at five different marijuana stores in Illinois. All are owned by Verilife, a subsidiary of PharmaCann. The collective bargaining agreement covers more than 100 workers at Verilife …
Mar 30 2023
An Illinois bill that would explicitly prevent law enforcement from using the smell of burnt or unburnt marijuana from being used as probable cause to justify a police search has been passed by the state’s full Senate. Under Senate Bill 125, the Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-502.15 to add the following …
Mar 22 2023
A bill that would explicitly prohibit law enforcement from using the smell of marijuana as probable cause for a vehicle search has been passed by a key Senate committee in Illinois. Senate Bill 125 was filed by Senator Rachel Ventura along with eight cosponsors, all Democrat. It was passed today by the Senate Special Committee …
