GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO MAKE THE PROCESS OF AWARDING ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY LICENSES FAIRER. 

APPLICANTS WHO DIDN’T FAREWELL IN THEIR BID FOR ONE OF 75 INITIAL LICENSES WILL NOW GET A SCORE-SHEET TO SEE WHERE THEY DID POORLY AND GET A CHANCE TO REVISE THEIR SUBMISSION. RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IS A NEW INDUSTRY FOR ILLINOIS, AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PROCESS HAS BEEN A LEARNING CURVE.

HUTCHINSON SAYS THIS WILL GIVE APPLICANTS A CHANCE TO MAKE A STRONGER CASE.

AFTER THE FIRST 75 LICENSES ARE AWARDED…A DISPARITY STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED.