Where does Illinois’ cannabis industry stand?
This photo from Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020, shows cannabis growing at Revolution Global's cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP, file
The process to issue cannabis dispensary licenses has gotten caught up in a string of lawsuits over the past few years, but sometime this month, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation will hold its next social equity lottery for cannabis dispensary licenses. About 2,700 applicants are competing for just 55 licenses.
To reflect on the state of the marijuana industry in Illinois, we were joined by a panel of cannabis advocates.
GUESTS:
Edie Moore
Legislative director of the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Peter Contos
Deputy Director, Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition
Scott Redman
Founder and president, Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association
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