Tag: Illinois
AWH Completes Acquisition of Two Dispensaries and Cultivation Operation in Illinois
NEW YORK - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (“AWH” or the “Company”) (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator focused on bettering...
United States 1st Commercial Testing Cannabis Lab, Steep Hill, Announces Expansion into Illinois
BERKELEY, Calif. - Steep Hill, the United States' first commercial cannabis testing lab, expands with a new licensee partner into the state of Illinois. In...
Newly Legalized States Set the Example for Nationwide Licensing and Regulation
In December 2019, the industry’s mood was cautiously optimistic. Although cannabis stocks had collapsed and capital dried up, there was reason for optimism: A...
Illinois Cannabis Sales Exceed $188 Million in Q1 2020
BOULDER, Colo. – BDSA (formerly BDS Analytics), the leader in comprehensive, accurate and actionable cannabis market intelligence and consumer research, announced today that Illinois retail cannabis sales exceeded $188...
First Week of Illinois Legal Cannabis Sales Yields $11M
CHICAGO – In the first five days of legal recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, media reports said cannabis vendors raked in nearly $11 million....
Illinois Celebrates New Year with First Day of Recreational Cannabis Sales
CHICAGO – On January 1, 2020, Illinois became the eleventh state to legalize non-medicinal cannabis sales. Despite product shortages and long lines (which is...
Cannabis Social Equity Programs Taking Center Stage Across the Country
Nothing can truly make up for the unnecessary damage inflicted on so many by the war on drugs. And worse yet, even as cannabis...
Update: EVALI Case Count Grows in CDC’s Weekly Vaping Illness Report
UPDATE: November 4, 2019 – 12:07 p.m. PDT – Numbers for the vaping-related outbreak that has affected patients in every state except Alaska, have...
NBC News Commissions CannaSafe to Test ‘Bootleg’ Vape Cartridges
LOS ANGELES – In a report posted today by news media network NBC, eighteen THC vape cartridges were tested by cannabis testing lab CannaSafe,...
Canada Reports First Case of Vaping Related Illness
LONDON, Ont. – Canadian health officials yesterday reported the country’s first case of the mysterious condition related to vaping that recently has been making...
