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Lawmakers, cannabis industry call for ban on ‘delta-8’ and other psychoactive hemp products

By Hannah Meisel
Apr 23, 2024 12:07 pm - Illinois’ largest cannabis business association is pushing to ban the sale of delta-8 THC, an increasingly popular psychoactive substance that’s popped up in corner store...
Streamwood’s second — and, for now, last — recreational marijuana shop to open Friday

By Eric Peterson
Mar 13, 2024 6:01 pm - Ivy Hall Dispensary will open Friday in Streamwood, where it will be the second of two recreational marijuana shops allowed to operate in the village.
Two new cannabis dispensaries approved in Carol Stream

By Dave Oberhelman
Jan 17, 2024 9:06 pm - It’s official: The village of Carol Stream is big enough for three marijuana stores. Carol Stream trustees this week agreed to allow two new cannabis dispensaries to open...
Elgin may finally get its first recreational cannabis dispensary

By Rick West
Jan 12, 2024 3:39 pm - After being given the green light by the city council last year, Elgin’s first recreational cannabis dispensary finally may have found a home. The Elgin Planning and Zon...
Illinois marijuana tax haul down nearly 4% from previous year despite record sales

By Jake Griffin
Jan 11, 2024 9:28 pm - Sales taxes collected from recreational marijuana purchases in 2023 were down nearly 4% from the previous years, Illinois Department of Revenue records show. The state co...
McHenry County saw jump from 1 to 6 marijuana dispensaries in 2023, nearly $900K in tax revenue

By Michelle Meyer
Jan 02, 2024 9:22 pm - With six marijuana dispensaries now operating in McHenry County – five opening in 2023 alone – the county and host communities have started to reap the rewards of extra t...
EarthMed pot dispensary opens in McHenry at former Panera Bread location

By Janelle Walker
Jan 02, 2024 12:18 pm - McHenry’s first — and by ordinance, only — recreational marijuana dispensary held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 20 just hours after its sign was mounted on the building ...
College of DuPage addresses growing industry demand with new cannabis certificate

Submitted by COD News Bureau
Dec 28, 2023 8:43 pm - Responding to the dynamic needs of the regional workforce, College of DuPage recently developed a new Cannabis/Industrial Hemp Cultivation and Operations Certificate desi...
Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

By ZEKE MLLER
Dec 22, 2023 5:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columb...
2 more marijuana dispensaries open in McHenry County

By Michelle Meyer
Dec 20, 2023 6:37 am - Crystal Lake now is home to two marijuana dispensaries since Spark’d Cannabis officially has opened. Spark’d Cannabis, at 330 N. Route 31 in the former Pablo’s Mexican re...

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