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Illinois Releases Cannabis Applications for Craft Growers, Transporters, and Infusers

Illinois Releases Cannabis Applications for Craft Growers, Transporters, and Infusers

A week after recreational adult cannabis use became legal in Illinois, the state’s Department of Agriculture (“DOA”) released the much-anticipated craft grower, transporter, and infuser license applications for cannabis businesses. The DOA’s website contains information for those wanting to apply for these licenses, including forms and an FAQ page for each license. The DOA will begin accepting applications on [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:40:39-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Small Business Law, Startups|

Social Equity Status is All or Nothing, IDFPR Clarifies

(date: November 4th, 2019) The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), the arm of the government in charge of licensing cannabis dispensaries, recently compiled and published their answers to the questions they have received about the application process. The law leaves many issues unresolved, and this resource clarifies a lot of them. One of the key parts [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:43:16-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Small Business Law, Startups|

Mayor Lightfoot Distributes Dispensaries with Proposed Zoning Regulations

(date: October 7th, 2019) With legal recreational marijuana on the horizon and dispensary applications recently released, business owners are scrambling to find an appropriate location. In September’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid down a proposal that restricts where recreational cannabis dispensaries could operate in the city of Chicago: 500 feet from a school 1,500 feet from other [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:46:53-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Small Business Law, Startups|

Illinois’s Craft Growers Promote Small-Scale Cannabis Cultivation

(date: August 20, 2019) By July 2020, the Illinois Department of Agriculture will have issued the first craft grower licenses. To prevent large commercial growers from dominating the industry, the State will only issue one license per applicant. There are 40 licenses authorized in this first batch, with an additional 60 that will be authorized in December 2021. While [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:52:25-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law, Startups|

Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

(date: July 24, 2019) The State of Illinois officially legalizes recreational marijuana after the Illinois Senate and House passed a comprehensive cannabis bill. Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the bill into law on June 25, 2019, fulfilling a substantial campaign promise. Illinois is the first and only state to legalize cannabis through the legislative process, instead of a [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:54:40-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law, Startups|