Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension
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.
Legal weed sales may spark Midwest interstate tension
Officials are renewing warnings to consumers against carrying marijuana products over state lines.
Marijuana arrests plummet in 5 largest suburbs of Illinois
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.
St. Pete man arrested for handing out marijuana to strangers ‘because it was Christmas,' police say
A 67-year-old man was arrested Saturday after St. Petersburg police officers learned he was giving out marijuana to people who passed by him.
Travelers caught with weed in Chicago airports won't be busted, police say
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.
Substitute teacher fired after smoking pot in front of students: reports
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 rolls out in Illinois today: Here's what you need to know
Recreational marijuana sales will be legal for the first time in state history following legislation signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Chicago council rejects bid to delay Jan. 1 marijuana sales
The Chicago City Council won't stand in the way of Illinois' new marijuana law.
City council to consider proposal to delay recreational marijuana sales until July
Retail sales of marijuana become legal across Illinois on New Year’s Day, but perhaps not in Chicago.
Kim Foxx to vacate 1,000 marijuana convictions in Cook County
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.
Immigrants, non-citizens could face deportation if caught smoking legal weed in Illinois: attorneys
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.
Illinois approves 2 more cannabis cultivation centers
The two sites, located in Albion and Shelbyville, brings the total number of cultivation centers in the state to 16, officials said.
Michigan legal weed sales top $1.6 million in first week; Illinois next
Recreational marijuana sales totaled about $1.6 million in the inaugural week of business at the first retail shops in Michigan.
Controversy surrounds ownership of weed dispensaries in Chicago
Residents got their chance to ask questions and get some answers ahead of the legalization of marijuana in Chicago.
Men who regularly smoke pot may have increased risk of testicular cancer, study suggests
Researchers in the study found that regular marijuana use was linked to a higher risk of testicular cancer, although the strength of the evidence was low.
Governor signs into law new rules clarifying who will get chance to profit from pot legalization
Governor Pritzker just signed into law new rules clarifying who will get a chance to profit from the new industry.
‘I have abused my lungs’: Willie Nelson says he quit smoking pot for health reasons
Country music star and marijuana lover Willie Nelson said he has stopped smoking to take better care of himself.
Medical dispensary owned by former strip club honcho is latest to earn license to sell recreational weed
The Herbal Care Center, 1301 S. Western Ave., is the 30th weed store to obtain a dual-use license, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said in a statement Tuesday.
On first day for legal marijuana in Michigan, lines were long and demand high
On the first day of legal recreational marijuana in Michigan, the line was so long outside one store - Exclusive Ann Arbor - that many were told they would have to come back Monday.