Sales taxes collected from recreational marijuana purchases in 2023 were down nearly 4% from the previous years, Illinois Department of Revenue records show. The state collected more than $417 million ...

CHICAGO -- Illinois marijuana sales were almost $3.2 million on the first day recreational cannabis was legal, state officials said. Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois on New Year's Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot, arguing the move ...

"Using cannabis revenue as a quick fix will have long-term costs to trust and justice," writes Litesa E. Wallace of LITE ...

Medical marijuana patients now can purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers still are ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois lawmakers heard from a Colorado administrator Wednesday about the benefits and pitfalls of legalizing recreational marijuana. Some lawmakers believe the revenue ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- This month, the state of Illinois reached $1 billion in retail sales of cannabis for the year. Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Wednesday that state reached the milestone for ...

Canadian wildfires may not have been the only cause of increased smoke over Chicago last month. Illinois recreational cannabis sales hit a new 2023 high in July, topping $140 million. It was the ...