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Illinois offers forgivable loans to social equity marijuana businesses

Illinois is offering a total of $8.75 million in forgivable loans to conditionally approved social equity marijuana licensees…

News November 10
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to buy Cresco, Columbia Care marijuana assets for up to $185 million

Business mogul and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs agreed to buy marijuana retail and production assets owned by Columbia…

News November 4
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Cresco sells Pennsylvania cannabis property for $45M in leaseback deal

Multistate operator Cresco Labs closed on the sale of a Pennsylvania cannabis property under a $45 million sale-leaseback…

News September 7
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Marijuana business licensees in Illinois seek changes in ownership rules

Roughly 200 marijuana operators signed a petition asking Illinois regulators to alter a policy that prohibits adult-use store…

News August 29
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Chicago considers limits on CBD retailers calling their shops a ‘dispensary’

Under a proposal by city Alderman Brian Hopkins, CBD shops in Chicago would be prohibited from advertising themselves…

News July 25
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Illinois judge lifts court order, paving way for 185 new cannabis retail licenses

An Illinois judge has lifted a court order standing in the way of 185 new business licenses being…

News May 31
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MSO MariMed buys Illinois cannabis licensee Green Growth Group

Multistate marijuana company MariMed completed the acquisition of Illinois cannabis company Green Growth Group, vertically integrating its business…

News May 5
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Curaleaf cannabis store workers unionize in Worth, Illinois

Workers at a Curaleaf Holdings cannabis dispensary in Worth, Illinois, are joining the United Food and Commercial Workers…

News October 22
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Illinois recreational cannabis store licensing stalled by judge’s order

Licensing for recreational cannabis retailers in Illinois remains stuck. A judge ordered the state not to award any…

News August 11
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