Cannabis and cannabinoids in Illinois

News analysis

Global business and regulatory news covering the cannabis industry

New dispensaries, adult sales and brand partnerships take Ascend to new heights

3rd April 2023

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Cresco battles well through ‘headwinds’ still looking for federal cannabis reform

31st March 2023

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US cannabis firms leave the business over industry ‘challenges and changes’

17th March 2023

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs buys into legal weed ‘to create a more diverse industry’

30th November 2022

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Early research shows some cannabinoids can prevent Covid-19 infecting cells

3rd February 2022

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Alerts

Daily regulatory updates of legal changes in the cannabis sector, including monthly compilations

15th June 2023: US - Illinois: Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a budget bill that grants licensed cannabis businesses access to state tax deductions currently prohibited at the federal level. The new provision in the state’s tax code allows the businesses to deduct an amount equivalent to the disallowed deductions under Section 280E of federal law. The budget bill also directs financial resources to a cannabis development fund and extends the deadline for conditional licensees to secure shopfronts.
11th November 2022: US - Illinois: Illinois is offering $8.75m in forgivable loans to social equity cannabis licensees. The loans will be "fully financed by the State" and "made available to all conditionally-approved social equity loan applicants in order to provide immediate access to capital". Individual loans may range from $50,000 to $500,000.

Regulatory reports

Comprehensive legal reports outlining how the sector is regulated, interpretation of the laws and relevant bodies

A regulatory analysis of cannabis consumption lounges in the US

21st November 2023

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Which US states allow the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in dispensaries?

16th August 2022

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US medical cannabis products: a state-by-state regulatory report

20th April 2022

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Regulatory report: US state-by-state taxation of medical cannabis

8th March 2022

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Regulatory report: cannabis delivery in the US

29th September 2021

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Regulatory databases

Regularly updated global regulations currently in place, compiled into easy-to-read maps and tables

US regulatory tracker: state regulation of delta-8 THC, January

25th January 2024

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US regulatory tracker: proposed state laws, January

24th January 2024

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US regulatory tracker: enacted regulation of CBD, January

24th January 2024

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