RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES TOPPED 39 MILLION DOLLARS LAST MONTH IN ILLINOIS. 

ADULT USE CANNABIS BECAME LEGAL IN ILLINOIS ON JANUARY FIRST, WITH LONG LINES AND SHORTAGES AT MANY DISPENSARIES. THE GOVERNOR’S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR CANNABIS CONTROL TOI (toy) HUTCHINSON SAYS, MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION OF THE 39 MILLION TOTAL SALES CAME FROM PEOPLE LIVING OUT OF STATE.

IN ALL…ABOUT 972 THOUSAND CANNABIS ITEMS WERE SOLD LAST MONTH. 

A PORTION OF SALES WILL GO BACK INTO COMMUNITIES THAT SUFFERED UNDER THE WAR ON DRUGS. HUTCHINSON SAYS THE STATE WILL START ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR CANNABIS INFUSER, CRAFT GROWER AND TRANSPORTER LICENSES ON FEBRUARY 14TH.