Cannabis laws, rules and enforcement across the Midwest, sourced to the statute.
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.
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.
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.
Massachusetts Question 8 would repeal retail adult-use sales but keep small-amount possession legal. Idaho's HJR 4 would give only the legislature the power to legalize marijuana. Both are on the Nov. 3 ballot.
A September stopgap spending law split the effective date of the new federal hemp definition. Here's what takes effect when, and which bills would change it.
The state's cannabis law bars health claims, leaf images, youth appeal and ads near schools or on public transit. It also exempts one category: educational messages.
The 2019 legalization law set up automatic expungement for some arrests, governor's pardons for some convictions, and court motions for others. The rules live in the Criminal Identification Act.
Adult-use customers still can't home-grow. IDFPR says the June 2026 cannabis law lets registered patients buy seeds at licensed dispensaries.
A state law signed June 12 raised the possession limits for both residents and visitors. One of the state's own FAQ documents still lists the old numbers.
Legal possession doesn't mean legal use everywhere. Section 10-35 of the state's cannabis law lists the places and situations the act doesn't protect.
Illinois taxes adult-use cannabis by product type and THC level, then adds sales and local taxes. Since Sept. 10, patients buying at medical-licensed dispensaries skip two of those layers.
The state's annual cannabis report also counts 7,787 facility inspections and 996 violations. Here's what the police section says, and what it leaves out.
A 2026 state law takes effect Jan. 1, and the state's tracking vendor has set the dates when licensees' inventories will be combined.
The Division of Cannabis Control's package rule took effect in early October. Here are the caps by product type, and what stayed the same.
We read the 10-page federal rule end to end. The short version: medical is in, adult-use is out, and the bigger rescheduling case is paused.
The state's annual report is mostly a regulator's year in review. The useful parts for anyone watching the Illinois market are the inspection curve and what the sales table does and doesn't show.
The last gap on the map was the Mountain Region. It closed this week in Prestonsburg, but two of the state's own numbers don't quite agree.
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