Illinois cannabis sales revenue falls as hemp and other states cut into prices for the struggling industry By Robert McCoppin February 17, 2026 at 10:53 a.m. While lower prices are welcome news for consumers, cannabis businesses have had difficulty making money...
Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes ordinance restricting Chicago hemp sales By A.D. Quig February 13, 2026 at 4:01 p.m. Unless aldermen can override it, sales of CBD and hemp-derived THC products will continue. The...
Getting high at concerts now an option as THC beverages soon to be sold at the United Center By Robert McCoppin January 27, 2026 at 12:45 p.m. Concertgoers at the United Center will be able to buy legal drinks infused with THC,...
Photos: Runners High Chicago’s 420 Run 2025 By Audrey Richardson April 20, 2025 at 5:56 p.m. Runners High Chicago organized its Annual 420 Run. In its 3rd year, participants could either...
4/20 events celebrate growing use of cannabis, while alcohol sales decline By Robert McCoppin April 18, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. The cannabis holiday, named after a group of friends who used to meet regularly at...
Morton Grove considering a ban on some THC products easily available at gas stations, vape shops. But there was a call to not include kratom. By Elizabeth Owens-Schiele April 15, 2025 at 11:50 a.m. As the village of Morton Grove considers an ordinance that would ban the sale of...
Lawsuit claims Chicago approval for cannabis store in Streeterville was illegal By Robert McCoppin April 2, 2025 at 3:03 p.m. The complaint notes that the city zoning administrator had recommended denial of the application because...
Elgin council rejects business pleas, bans sale of edible THC-infused products By Gloria Casas March 3, 2025 at 2:35 p.m. Despite smoke shop owners urging city officials to regulate THC-infused products rather than ban them,...
Naperville to revisit THC regulations as more suburbs move to ban hemp products By Tess Kenny February 23, 2025 at 8:05 a.m. As more suburbs move to ban or regulate psychoactive hemp products, Naperville will revisit its...
In absence of state regulation, some suburbs are banning hemp products that get users high By Robert McCoppin February 14, 2025 at 2:22 p.m. In the absence of strong state and federal regulations, some suburbs have banned the sale...
Elgin council set to ban sales of all edibles containing delta-8 or delta-9 THC By Gloria Casas February 17, 2025 at 7:57 p.m. The sale of gummies, chips and other edibles that contain delta-8 or delta-9 THC will...
Lawsuits claim cannabis products violate Illinois law on limits for THC By Robert McCoppin January 31, 2025 at 7:02 p.m. The cases highlight increasing debate over cannabis potency as the percentage of THC — the...
Former executive for cannabis company Verano indicted on insider trading charges By Robert McCoppin January 21, 2025 at 6:36 p.m. The indictment accused Anthony Marsico of using confidential information to make an illegal profit of...