marijuana in illinois

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...

State officials have once again extended the deadline for applications for certain recreational cannabis business licenses amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Saturday extending the deadline to submit applications for cannabis infuser, craft grower and transporter licenses from March 30 to April 30, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. All…

Chicago’s City Council was expected to vote Wednesday on a measure that could delay the legal sale of recreational marijuana in the city until July 1, six months after the drug becomes legal across Illinois. Susan Carlson reports.

Hours after refusing to take a campaign-related question because she said it was an “official” event, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx then used that event to solicit campaign contributions. Foxx participated in a court hearing on Wednesday to file the first motions to vacate low-level cannabis convictions ahead of the drug’s legalization for recreational use across Illinois on...

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx refused to take a political question at a news conference following a court hearing on cannabis conviction expungements – hours before using that same event to solicit campaign contributions.

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.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx personally presented the first 1,012 cases to the chief judge Wednesday.

In a historic hearing Wednesday, in a building more accustomed to accusations than exonerations, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx began the process of purging what are expected to be hundreds of thousands of low-level cannabis cases statewide. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the story.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was scheduled Wednesday to file in court the first motions to vacate low-level cannabis convictions ahead of the drug’s legalization for recreational use across Illinois on Jan. 1. Foxx will personally file the first 1,000 cannabis convictions herself Wednesday afternoon at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, her office said, adding that she will be joined…

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was scheduled Wednesday to file in court the first motions to vacate low-level cannabis convictions ahead of the drug’s legalization for recreational use across Illinois on Jan. 1.