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Posts tagged Illinois Marijuana Legalization
Reefer tax revenue closes in on booze
New high in sales of legal weed generates new record for adult-use tax revenue
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Marijuana Revenue, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Illinois Liquor Taxes, Illinois Hotel Taxes, Illinois Gas Tax
Recreational reefer revenue resets record
As sales rise higher for legal weed, state’s slice of pot pie follows
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Ted CoxIllinois Cannabis Sales, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Cannabis Tax Revenue, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Department of Revenue, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Marijuana Revenue
Gov. Pritzker: The first year
A balanced bipartisan budget, legal weed, $15 minimum wage, $45B capital plan, RHA, pension consolidation, education funding, fair tax…
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Kelly Cassidy, CCAP, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Donald Trump, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Bill Brady, Reproductive Health Act, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Smoking Age, Illinois Pension Reform, Sterigenics
Smooth rollout, long lines for legal weed
Pot czarina Hutchinson cheers ‘monumental milestone’ as Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Cannabis, Toi Hutchinson, Kelly Cassidy, J.B. Pritzker, Heather Steans, Lori Lightfoot, Jason Ervin, Sunnyside Dispensaries
'What a difference a governor makes'
Pritzker, Lightfoot take office with ambitious progressive agendas as new highs beckon and a record low goes in the books
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kelly Cassidy, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Income Inequality, Gini Index, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Clean Energy Jobs Act
iPhone-like lines expected for pot legalization
Head of cannabis business group warns recreational users to be patient on Jan. 1
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, CannaBiz Illinois, Pamela Althoff, Apple iPhone, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, J.B. Pritzker
The Christian case for legal weed
Rev. Alexander Sharp of Clergy for a New Drug Policy calls legalization ‘a profoundly human compassion issue’
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Alexander Sharp, Clergy for a New Drug Policy, Bob Gilligan, Catholic Conference of Illinois, Protestants for the Common Good, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans
1IL Opinion: Don't wait to legalize marijuana in Illinois
Clergy for a New Drug Policy touts provisions on social justice
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Jail protesters for felony trespassing?
Sierra Club, House Progressive Caucus rip bill that would have ‘chilling effect on free speech’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Delia Ramirez, Carol Ammons, Jack Darin, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, ACLU, NAACP, Kelly Cassidy
Pot group calls for rapid expansion of marijuana industry
Illinois NORML warns state is on verge of ‘one of greatest failures in the history of regulated cannabis’
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Ted CoxMarijuana Industry, Medical Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana, NORML, Illinois NORML, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, J.B. Pritzker, Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
Progressive tax, millionaire tax backed by firm majority across state
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll also finds strong support to legalize pot, sports betting
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Ted CoxPaul Simon Public Policy Institute, Charlie Leonard, John Jackson, John Shaw, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Retirement Income, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Illinois Marijuana Legalization
Medical-marijuana firms strike back
Entrenched pot cultivators insist they can meet demand for legal weed
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Treasurer Frerichs pushes to free banks to handle legal cannabis cash
Says $136M is being ‘shuffled from place to place in duffle bags’
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Ted CoxMichael Frerichs, Kelly Cassidy, Toi Hutchinson, Bob Berlin, Donald Trump, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois State's Attorneys Association, CannaTrac, CannaCard
Legal weed demand to create opportunity for outsiders
Communities hurt by ‘War on Drugs’ should see equity in legalization
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Gov't watchdog urges tax on retirement income: New video!
Civic Federation report cautions against expecting revenue too soon from sports gambling, pot, while Pritzker has other ideas
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Ted CoxIllinois Budget, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Retirement Income, J.B. Pritzker, Civic Federation, Laurence Msall, Denny Jacobs, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Service Taxes, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Gambling
