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State Issues First Wave of Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

THE STATE IS AWARDING NEARLY 150 NEW ADULT USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY LICENSES. 

 

THESE 149 CONDITIONAL LICENSES ARE THE FIRST TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE STATE'S RECREATIONAL CANNABIS LAW AND ARE BASED ON THREE LOTTERIES CONDUCTED LAST YEAR. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION SECRETARY MARIO TRETO SAYS THEY REFLECT THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL EQUITY.

 

 

LICENSEES HAVE 180 DAYS TO SECURE A PHYSICAL STOREFRONT LOCATION.

 

 

DISPENSARIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN IN ILLINOIS ORIGNALLY BEGAN AS MEDICINAL MARIJUANA SHOPS. A TOTAL OF 185 ADULT USE LICENSES WILL EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED.

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