Illinois issues 48 craft grower marijuana licenses to boost social equity
Illinois marijuana regulators awarded 48 additional craft grow licenses in an additional step to diversify the industry.
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Illinois pitches simplified approach to remove marijuana retail equity barriers
Illinois' governor is proposing a simplified retail recreational marijuana application process with a low $250 fee in efforts…
News March 16
Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs
Back in 2019, many marijuana industry experts trumpeted Illinois as setting a new bar for social equity; State…
News March 8
Illinois faces legal challenge to latest marijuana social equity licensing plan
A Michigan-based cannabis company is trying to stop Illinois' already long-delayed process for issuing additional retail recreational marijuana…
News July 20
New York’s marijuana social equity program eyed as possible game changer
New York recently enacted an adult-use marijuana law that many industry experts believe has the most robust provisions…
News April 23
Groups push to delay lottery for Illinois marijuana retail licenses
As often happens after winners of state cannabis licenses are announced, losing applicants for retail licenses in Illinois…
News September 8
Chart: Illinois lottery for retail marijuana licenses raises social equity questions
While Illinois’ plan for increasing social equity in its cannabis industry was heralded as a potential blueprint for…
News September 8
Illinois social equity program flawed, advocates say, but it’s best in cannabis industry so far
Illinois' social equity provisions for cannabis companies are considered among the most forward-thinking in the country, yet some…
News July 10
Advocates say cannabis multistate operators lag on social equity leadership, but opportunity remains
The U.S. cannabis industry's record on social equity is patchy at best, and it is the large multistate…
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