Americans' perceptions of the harmfulness of marijuana have worsened, Gallup poll finds
While individuals' views on the effects of marijuana use are different, a recent survey reveals more people believe it can have a negative impact on users.
Billionaire Ken Griffin fighting legal marijuana in Florida
Former Chicagoan and billionaire Ken Griffin does not want legal marijuana in Florida. Here's why:
Illinois’ first dispensary with dockside service opens in Fox Lake
A new dispensary in suburban Chicago made waves in the cannabis industry with its grand opening Tuesday.
Illinois’ first dispensary with dockside service opens in Chicago suburb
A new dispensary in suburban Chicago made waves in the cannabis industry with its grand opening Tuesday.
Marijuana use in the U.S. is six times more prevalent than it was in 2016
The use of cannabis is up for smoking and edibles. It's easy to purchase here in Chicago but sometimes its not exactly clear what's in it or what you're putting in your body.
Illinois surpasses $1 billion in cannabis sales in first half of 2024
Illinois surpassed $1 billion in cannabis retail sales in the first half of 2024.
Unregulated Delta-8 weed poses health risk: 'It turned our lives upside down'
Buying Delta-8 weed at a gas station or head shop is akin to buying drugs off the street—consumers have no way of knowing exactly what's in it.
Increasing number of people hospitalized due to poisoning from Delta-8 weed
Buying Delta-8 weed at a gas station or head shop is akin to buying drugs off the street—consumers have no way of knowing exactly what's in it. Like marijuana, Delta-8 gets users high. Unlike marijuana, it exists thanks to a loophole in federal law and is sold without any kind of testing or regulation. One Illinois resident said she wishes she knew that before she bought it. Delta-8 not only altered her consciousness, it changed her life.
Thousands pardoned for marijuana charges in historic clemency event
Tens of thousands of people who were arrested on marijuana charges have just been pardoned. It is one of the biggest clemency events in American history.
$85K to smoke weed and roll blunts? One Bay Area company is hiring
Smoakland is looking for a cannabis tester and blunt roller, and the company is offering a pretty penny for the role.
Owner of unlicensed Cook County dispensary charged after allegedly brandishing gun in store
The owner of an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in northwest suburban Des Plaines is facing aggravated assault charges after he allegedly racked a weapon inside the business while customers were present.
Illinois music festival with legal on-site cannabis consumption returns with star-studded lineup
The Miracle in Mundelein, which made history in 2023 as Illinois’ first music festival with legal on-site cannabis consumption, is returning for another year.
The Miracle in Mundelein returns
The Miracle in Mundelein, which made history in 2023 as Illinois’ first music festival with legal on-site cannabis consumption, is returning for another year.
Illinois bill threatens hemp THC shops
Hundreds of Illinois shops selling THC-infused products could soon go out of business if legislation currently being debated in the state House passes.
Daily marijuana use surpasses daily drinking in US, study finds
For the first time, more Americans use marijuana daily or nearly every day than those who drink alcohol that frequently, a shift 40 years in the making as recreational pot use has become mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.
Daily marijuana use outnumbers daily drinking in the US: study
Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they drink alcohol daily or nearly-daily.
'Monumental': Biden looks to right the wrongs associated with marijuana
President Joe Biden promised to right the wrongs associated with marijuana as the Justice Department moves to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.
U.S. to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic policy shift
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country.
Across America: US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug
The DEA’s proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
U.S. to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic policy shift
The DEA’s proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.