Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’ July 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal, Illinois 0 Comments CHICAGO - A proposed ordinance would prohibit CBD shops in Chicago from advertising themselves as “dispensaries,” in an attempt to distinguish them from state-licensed recreational cannabis shops. Licensed marijuana companies see the proposal as a way to keep unregulated competitors… Read More→
Dispensaries Looted Around the Country June 2, 2020 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a ‘targeted’ attack amid protests They say robbers knew shop layout; more than $100,000 of cannabis taken Pure Oasis, the first Black-run marijuana store to open in Massachusetts, was looted early… Read More→
Travelers caught with weed in Chicago airports won’t be busted, police say December 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments Domestic travelers caught with weed in Chicago airports won’t be busted after Jan. 1, Chicago police say. Even though marijuana will still be illegal under federal law — and it’s illegal to carry across state lines — authorities have no… Read More→
Who won and lost in city’s weed lottery November 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments PharmaCann won big, while GTI got shut out of downtown in a lottery with the jackpot of a lifetime for the marijuana industry. Like any other lottery, there were winners and losers, big smiles and tense grimaces when the city of… Read More→
Chicago’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Uptown December 10, 2015 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments With about a dozen people on hand, Chicago's first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in Uptown on Wednesday. “We’ve been working so hard for so long," co-owner Zachary Zises told RedEye before the 11 a.m. opening of Dispensary 33 at 5001… Read More→