Recreational Cannabis

The license lottery comes more than a year after the state was supposed to award new licenses.

The state still has to live up to its promises around racial equity.

In addition to allowing adults 21 and older to use the drug, Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, said his proposal would be an important step toward criminal justice reform.

Illinois has big goals to build non-white ownership in its new cannabis industry through new business licenses. But those goals are in peril now, because of delays to the licensing process. The longer applicants have to wait, the more money they have to spend to stay viable should they win one.

Municipalities in Illinois that have cannabis dispensaries will start seeing more money from recreational marijuana purchases. Cities, counties and…

Collinsville’s marijuana dispensary is offering the city some insulation from economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The city can depend on…

BELLEVILLE — Illinois’ new recreational marijuana market is off to a hot start even amid the spread of coronavirus. Earlier this week, the state announced…

Updated at 11:30 a.m., March 3, with comments from Erich Mauff, president of Jushi Holdings Inc., which now owns the dispensary in Sauget.Editor's Note:…