.jpg){kind=link}
Illinois
How much cannabis can you legally have in Illinois? The limits doubled in June.
The Highline Report: Midwest cannabis law and policy news
News
Illinois medical cannabis patients can now check their allotment and purchase history online. Here's how
A new button in the state's patient registry shows what's left of your 14-day allotment and every recorded purchase from the past 30 days. Here's where to find it, how deductions are counted and who to call if something looks wrong.
State status board
Rules trackerStatus labels come from our sourced stories; each card links to the story with the statute.
Ohio
Ohio's new adult-use rules cap what goes in a single package. The daily purchase limits haven't changed.
Kentucky
Kentucky now has a medical cannabis dispensary in all 11 licensing regions. The state's own list counts one fewer store.
Federal
The federal hemp redefinition arrives in two steps: synthetic cannabinoids on Nov. 12, the total-THC limits on Dec. 11
Latest news
All news
DEA issues its first federal registrations to 900-plus medical marijuana dispensaries. Illinois isn't in the first wave.
The Justice Department says dispensaries in seven states are first. DEA's own list shows 82 Illinois businesses still waiting as timely applicants, and a new DEA letter spells out what they may do meanwhile.
Illinois adult-use cannabis sales top $1.05 billion through September: more items sold, fewer dollars recorded
State figures released Oct. 29 show $1.05 billion in adult-use sales from January through September 2026. That is about 10% below the same months of 2025, even though about 10% more items were sold. Illinois says a new tracking system explains part of the gap.
Illinois opens applications for cannabis transporter storage and transfer sites: who qualifies and what to file
An October bulletin from the Illinois Department of Agriculture explains how transporters can apply for the overnight storage sites and transfer sites allowed under this year's SB 3222.
Illinois now allows dispensary drive-throughs and 2 a.m. closing, but cities like Peoria get a say
Peoria kept a 10 p.m. closing time on Oct. 27 and put off drive-through and curbside votes until Nov. 10. Here's what the state law allows and where local rules come in.
Starting Nov. 12, Illinois treats hemp products over 0.4 mg of THC as cannabis, a month before the federal limit
The new Illinois Hemp Act takes effect Nov. 12. Products above the line move to licensed dispensaries; lower-THC hemp products face new testing, label and packaging rules.
Illinois proposes rules for at least 45 social equity cannabis infuser licenses, with a lottery bonus for hemp businesses
Public comments on the Department of Agriculture's proposal run through Nov. 30. Here's who could apply, how the draw would work and what it would cost.
Rules tracker. 6 Illinois and 8 federal rule and law changes logged from primary documents. Open the tracker.
Get Highline Weekly by email
Illinois and Midwest cannabis rules and market news, every week, for adults 21+, with the sources linked. Unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer a feed reader? The RSS feed has every new story.