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More Than 1,000 Cannabis Convictions Expunged In Illinois

Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx on Wednesday filed motions to vacate more than 1,000 low-level cannabis convictions in the …

by Benjie Cooper/ December 12, 2019/ Cannabis, Community, Legalization, marijuana, regulation/

Illinois’ Largest Hemp Cultivation Facility Announces First Harvest

Multi-state cannabis operator Cresco Labs today announced that it has finished harvesting its first hemp crop at its expanded cultivation …

by Benjie Cooper/ December 9, 2019/ Business, Cannabis, CBD, Hemp, Legalization, marijuana, Medical, regulation/

Illinois Opens Application Period For Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Licenses

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced on Tuesday that applications are now available on the Department’s …

by Benjie Cooper/ October 2, 2019/ Business, Cannabis, Legalization, marijuana, regulation/

Illinois Legalizes Cannabis

Illinois has become the 11th state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis. Governor J.B. Pritzker stated during his inaugural address …

by Benjie Cooper/ June 25, 2019/ Cannabis, Legalization, Legislation, marijuana, regulation/

Illinois Legislature Passes Cannabis Legalization Bill

A bill to legalize adult-use cannabis has passed the Illinois legislature after gaining final approval from the House of Representatives …

by Benjie Cooper/ June 1, 2019/ Cannabis, Legalization, Legislation, marijuana/

Illinois Governor Promises To Work Toward Cannabis Legalization

The state of Illinois banned cannabis in 1931, several years before the federal government made it illegal nationwide. Nearly ninety …

by Benjie Cooper/ January 15, 2019/ Cannabis, Legalization, marijuana, Politics/

Medical Cannabis Used To Treat PTSD The Most In Illinois

There are more than forty qualifying conditions for medicinal cannabis in Illinois, but according to the annual progress report from …

by Benjie Cooper/ October 6, 2018/ Cannabis, marijuana, Medical, Science and medicine/

Illinois Legalizes Industrial Hemp

Saturday, August 25, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner added his signature to a bipartisan bill to legalize the cultivation of industrial …

by Benjie Cooper/ August 25, 2018/ Cannabis, Hemp, Legislation, Politics/

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medical Cannabis At School

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner added his signature to HB4870 on Wednesday, allowing children who rely on medicinal cannabis to be …

by Benjie Cooper/ August 2, 2018/ Cannabis, Legislation, marijuana, Medical, regulation/

Illinois Legislature Votes To Allow Medical Cannabis At School

By Benjie Cooper IG: @nuglifenews YouTube: Lucid’s Vlog With a 50 to 2 vote on Thursday, the Illinois Senate passed …

by Benjie Cooper/ May 18, 2018/ Cannabis, Politics, regulation/