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On June 1, 2019, Illinois became the 11th state to allow recreational use of marijuana; [13] on June 3, Cresco CEO Bachtell announced plans to double the company's employee headcount from 300 to 600 by the start of 2020 to meet recreational demand, which he estimated would initially be "four to eight times" the size of the medicinal cannabis ...
To date, Illinois was the first state in the nation to include the social equity centric provision. On January 1, 2020, the first day of legal recreational sales, over 77,000 customers spent $3.2 million in legal sales at dispensaries across Illinois. [31]
Driving the increase last year was the more than 42 million recreational marijuana products sold in the state which is a 15% increase from 2022 Illinois recreational marijuana sales reach new ...
Since 2012, various jurisdictions in the United States have legalized cannabis for recreational use. Because there are no border controls between U.S. states and citizens are allowed to travel freely between them, this has resulted in the proliferation of cannabis dispensaries located in towns that border states where cannabis remains illegal.
Illinois recreational cannabis sales hit a new 2023 high in July, topping $140 million. It was the second biggest month since the state legalized adult-use marijuana more than 3 ½ years ago, with ...
Marijuana dispensary in former Rainforest Cafe won flip-flop from state regulators, but remains on hold as one man fights against it Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune October 3, 2023 at 6:00 AM
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
The Illinois Legislature passed a bill on Friday that legalizes adult-use marijuana businesses. Entrepreneurs who want to start a cannabis business should start preparing now in order to ensure a ...