cannabis

Officials in Evanston, Ill. are proposing sale tax from the sales of cannabis be used to fund a proposal for reparations.

Just days after opening the city of Chicago’s second cannabis dispensary in the River North neighborhood, Modern Cannabis, known as MOCA, has already been shut down. “On July 16, 2020, DOB issued a stop work order at 216 W. Ohio St., a pending cannabis dispensary, due to work being completed without the proper permits,” the Chicago Department of Buildings told NBC…

It was one year ago that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law legalizing recreational cannabis in Illinois. “We want to make sure that we’re building this market the right way,” Pritzker told his audience that day. “And that there’s ownership spread across communities that have historically not had the opportunity.” When sales began on a very cold New Year’s...

Not that long ago, if you had told someone that one day legal pot would be sold right off Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, they would have had a quick response. They would have said you were crazy. But that all changed on Thursday. Just six months after recreational cannabis became legal in Illinois, Cresco Labs, which operates under the Sunnyside...

Legal marijuana has become established in some form into all but a handful of states, but the industry faces a challenge as the economy falters amid the coronavirus crisis

A prime West Loop retail site sits empty, with just a few vestiges of its former longtime incarnation as a popular day care site. Now, some parents are asking questions about reports that the site is under consideration as a marijuana dispensary, and whether that played a role in the sudden conversion. “Come February 19th, we got a letter and…

A prime West Loop retail site sits empty, with just a few vestiges of its former longtime incarnation as a popular day care site. Now, some parents are asking questions about reports that the site is under consideration as a marijuana dispensary, and whether that played a role in the sudden conversion. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

The art of growing cannabis will become a minor subject at Western Illinois University in the fall, school officials announced Monday. The university’s school of agriculture in Macomb is acting on interest officials expressed in such a class before adult-use marijuana became legal in January. The minor in cannabis production will require 18 to 19 credit hours with additional coursework…

Young Girl Scouts set up shop outside a cannabis dispensary in Chicago over the weekend, earning high praise from many visitors and social media.

Minooka police said they arrested a driver for having 434 grams of marijuana. The legal limit for Illinois residents is 30 grams.

It was the first heist since cannabis was made available for medical patients four years ago. But was the $200,000 burglary of a Chicago MOCA dispensary an inside job? Ask Chicago Police, and they’ll tell you without hesitation that the January 6th burglary of the MOCA dispensary in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood had all the hallmarks of a classic...

It was the first heist since cannabis was made available for medical patients four years ago. But was the $200,000 burglary of MOCA dispensary an inside job? NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers examines that question.

On its seventh day, the Illinois recreational cannabis industry was marked with short supplies, long lines, and in some cases, shuttered dispensaries Tuesday.

ON DAY SEVEN OF LEGAL CANNABIS IN ILLINOIS, WOULD-BE CUSTOMERS WERE GREETED ONCE AGAIN BY LONG LINES AND SHORT SUPPLIES.
tBUT NOBODY IN THE INDUSTRY IS SURPRISED.
tHERE’S NBC5’S PHIL ROGERS

Three Michigan businesses that sell recreational marijuana have won the right to begin making home deliveries of pot. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs says it’s approved home pot deliveries by Lit Provisionary in Evart, Battle Creek Provisioning in Battle Creek and Nature’s Releaf Burton in Burton. Those three businesses are the first approved for adult-use home...

Just 15 days to go before Illinois legalizes recreational marijuana, though Chicago is still debating who gets a share of the pie, no matter what happens, legal pot is going to mean big changes across the state. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

The Chicago City Council’s Committee on Contracting Equity and Oversight has passed an ordinance that would delay the legal sale of marijuana in the city until July 1 due to a lack of black and Latino-owned dispensaries. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski.

Indiana’s Republican leaders oppose taking steps toward following Michigan and Illinois in legalizing marijuana use during the upcoming legislative session. Indiana lawmakers have not seriously debated steps such as allowing medical marijuana or removing the threat of jail time for possessing small amounts of the drug, even as recreational marijuana sales have won approval in Michigan and Illinois and medical...

Recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois within weeks, but legal experts on Wednesday urged immigrants to exercise caution as marijuana use or cannabis-related jobs could mean repercussions including deportation.

As part of NBC 5’s Cannabis in Illinois panel, Sgt. Thelma Vega with the Chicago Police Department discussed cannabis regulations for apartments.