Illinois hits $61 million in recreational marijuana sales in July
The new Illinois adult-use cannabis market has posted increased sales numbers nearly every month since its Jan. 1 launch, and the trend continued in July, when the state’s retailers sold almost $61 million in marijuana.
Week in Review: Cannabis investors eye NJ, program delays in Illinois and Maine, US House votes to protect adult-use markets & more
Some of New Jersey’s medical marijuana operators already are investing heavily to expand cultivation facilities and other infrastructure to prepare for the expected rollout of an adult-use market.
Illinois recreational marijuana licensing delays lengthen
The next round of adult-use cannabis licensing in Illinois remains up in the air thanks to a delay in the application scoring process caused by the coronavirus crisis.