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The growing mainstream appeal of CBD has some cannabis business owners concerned that CBD is a threat to the THC-reliant marijuana market.

Not every marijuana user wants to get stoned.

Cannabis-infused product manufacturers are accustomed to hearing stories of consumers who concoct their own workaround to reduce the amount of THC they ingest from an edible.

By John Schroyer

Medical cannabis startups in Illinois have been worried about the state’s low MMJ patient count for months now, but they’ve held out hope that officials would expand the list of qualifying conditions and help boost the market before sales begin.

Those hopes went up in flames last week.

The marijuana industry isn’t an easy business to break into anymore.

While the first medical marijuana states were largely unregulated – making it relatively simple to open a cannabis dispensary – most markets have created a web of rules and procedures on the industry. And with seemingly ever-increasing fees from state and local governments, it’s getting even more difficult.

Let the countdown begin.

Entrepreneurs in Illinois can officially apply for medical marijuana business licenses in less than four weeks, with the state planning to accept submissions from Sept. 8-22.