Cannabis

Illinois’ first day of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $3.2 million in sales, state officials announced Thursday.

The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois to the delight of pot fans - many who began lining up hours early at dispensaries.

The expungement process is a key part of the law, which takes effect Wednesday and made Illinois the 11th state to legalize marijuana for people 21 or older.

Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to consumers against carrying such products over state lines.

Officials are renewing warnings to consumers against carrying marijuana products over state lines.

Although recreational marijuana will be legalized in Illinois starting Jan. 1, suburban police were already making far fewer arrests for crimes such as possession and manufacture of cannabis years before lawmakers signed off on legalization, police department data shows.

Even though marijuana will still be illegal under federal law — and it’s illegal to carry across state lines — authorities have no intention of arresting people caught with the drug at Chicago airports, officials said Friday.

Several students at North Attleborough High School, 40 miles south of Boston, contacted school officials Monday immediately after they reportedly saw the teacher smoking pot inside the building in front of students.

Recreational marijuana sales will be legal for the first time in state history following legislation signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The Chicago City Council won't stand in the way of Illinois' new marijuana law.

Retail sales of marijuana become legal across Illinois on New Year’s Day, but perhaps not in Chicago.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s motions are the first step in a plan to expunge convictions for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, then permanently remove them from criminal records. Recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1.

In Illinois, immigration officials could take legal marijuana use, investment or work into account in denying U.S. entry or applications for legal permanent residency known as green cards. Some could face detention or deportation.

The two sites, located in Albion and Shelbyville, brings the total number of cultivation centers in the state to 16, officials said.

Recreational marijuana sales totaled about $1.6 million in the inaugural week of business at the first retail shops in Michigan.