SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot, arguing the move ...

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CHICAGO -- Illinois marijuana sales were almost $3.2 million on the first day recreational cannabis was legal, state officials said. Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois on New Year's Day.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On the first day of medical marijuana sales in Illinois, the ABC7 I-Team looked into questions about how it all works. Medical marijuana may be consumed in your personal residence, if ...

Illinois is poised to see its best year yet for tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales in 2024. That’s despite growing competition from neighboring states that have legalized recreational use in ...

Illinois recorded more than $2 billion in legal marijuana sales last year, setting an annual record and generating nearly a half-billion dollars in tax revenue for the state. Anchored by more than ...

Nobody likes paying taxes, least of all cash-strapped businesses struggling for their lives. That’s why a new business strategy has taken off over the past year in the legal cannabis trade: claiming ...

Illinois legalized recreational marijuana and created pathways to clear certain cannabis-related offenses from criminal records. Despite millions being eligible for expungement, only a small ...

For Illinoisan Roosevelt Myles, a marijuana conviction from the 1980s became part of a criminal record that’s followed him for decades. Myles spent 28 years in prison for murder before a judge vacated ...

Illinois’ legal weed business reached an all-time high in 2024, with the state reaping more than $2 billion in sales and nearly a half-billion dollars in sales tax. But the state’s legal pot business ...