Marijuana

Illinois’ largest cannabis business association is pushing to ban the sale of delta-8 THC, an increasingly popular psychoactive substance that’s popped up in corner stores across the country in recent years.

The DeKalb City Council has awarded $25,000 to NuEra Cannabis to help offset costs for some building upgrades underway at the dispensary, 818 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

As Illinois’ recreational cannabis industry once again reported record sales for 2023, the state’s attorney general is calling on the federal government to reclassify the substance.

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday as to whether the smell of cannabis alone is grounds for police officers to search a vehicle. Last spring, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the smell of marijuana is enough for police to search a vehicle.

With EarthMed now open in McHenry, there are now six recreational marijuana dispensaries in McHenry County. Five of the locations have opened in the last year.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated Excelleaf Dispensary’s grand opening and welcomed the marijuana shop to the Chamber’s membership.

A new glass shop in DeKalb received the go-ahead recently to sell materials used to smoke tobacco or marijuana to customers.

A joint operation in DeKalb pairing a grow supply company with a glass shop moved one step closer this week to fulfilling one of its goals: educating the public about the benefits of growing their own marijuana and how to get their own fix.

Excelleaf, the county’s first recreational cannabis dispensary, held a soft opening Friday.

Excelleaf, DeKalb County’s first ever recreational marijuana dispensary at 305 E. Locust St. in downtown DeKalb, will hold a soft opening starting at 9 a.m. Friday.

Excelleaf held a soft opening Friday in DeKalb. The business is DeKalb County’s first recreational marijuana dispensary. A few people were waiting at the door for the store to open at 9 a.m. Friday and employees kept busy helping customers throughout the morning.

Once it opens in early 2024, NuEra Cannabis will make for the second marijuana dispensary doing business in DeKalb. The dispensary held a groundbreaking Monday at the former Book World in The Junction Shopping Center.

A garden center and a marijuana supply glass shop put down roots this week at a new joint location on North Peace Road in DeKalb.

Ground was broken this week on a marijuana grow operation in the Fulton Industrial Park.

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