PHIL ROGERS

In Colorado, 570 stores now sell legal pot statewide. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers begins a deep dive into what Illinois can expect as a new recreational cannabis law goes into effect next year.

NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers begins a deep dive into what Illinois can expect as a new recreational cannabis law goes into effect next year.

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“There is a huge pro-marijuana culture,” said Town Clerk Miranda Fisher. “And I would say not a lot of people have come out publicly to oppose it.”

Where will Chicago’s recreational cannabis shops be located? Businesses will find out Friday when the city holds its first recreational cannabis lottery.

What’s illegal this New Year’s Eve will be legal New Year’s Day in Illinois, and police are getting ready.

State officials announced Wednesday that three more medical marijuana dispensaries — two of which are in Chicago — will be allowed to sell recreation weed in Illinois when sales begin next year. Dispensary 33, 5001 N. Clark St. in Ravenswood, and Maribis of Chicago, 4570 S. Archer Ave. in Brighton Park, will be permitted to sell adult-use marijuana starting Jan....

At cultivation centers throughout Illinois, cannabis production is ramping up for legalization, which is coming January 1. But only 14 licenses have been issued for locations that will sell that legal pot.

In a non-descript building on the outskirts of downstate Dwight, production is ramping up for a revolutionary day in Illinois. Cultivators are trimming, prodding, and pampering cannabis plants, in preparation for marijuana legalization, January 1. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.