Illinois Marijuana News

July, 2016

• 1 July

  Rescheduling Marijuana Could Shatter the Marijuana Industry

  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been discussing the possibility of rescheduling marijuana from being ...

June, 2016

• 30 June

  Judge Orders Illinois to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD

  In Cook County, Illinois, Judge Neil Cohen gave criticism regarding the following of recommendations given by the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. ...
• 23 June

  How the DEA Should Classify Marijuana

  This summer may be a big moment in the national conversation about marijuana. With a decision coming by July 1, the ...
• 22 June

  Teen Marijuana Use Declines as Legalization Blossoms

  Controversy is stemming around teens and their ability to obtain marijuana when states legalize recreational use. Colorado has been conducting surveys ...
• 20 June

  U.S. Senate Committee Approves Marijuana Banking

  A new measure has been approved by the U.S. Senate Committee that would allow banking institutions to offer financial services to ...
• 19 June

  Microsoft Entering the Marijuana Industry with New Software

  Since marijuana is still illegal federally, most major corporations have kept far away from the industry. But Microsoft is breaking barriers ...
• 17 June

  Records Show Marijuana Sales Hit All-Time High on 4/20

  The marijuana sales at dispensaries on April 20th, 2015, and on April 20th, 2016, show a substantial increase in sales volume. ...
• 16 June

  The 8 Most Popular Marijuana Industry Jobs in the U.S.

  The legalized marijuana industry in the United States is booming. In 2015, legal sales reached $5.7 billion, up from $4.6 billion ...
• 15 June

  Dozens of Marijuana-Friendly AirBnB-Style Rentals Open Up

  Although marijuana is both medically and recreationally legal in Colorado, finding somewhere legal to use it is still an issue because ...
• 13 June

  CDC Survey Finds Marijuana Prohibition Increases Teen Use

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is a federal government institution, has again discovered via their Youth Risk ...