Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here’s what to know By Gene Johnson April 20, 2025 at 5:56 p.m. Marijuana culture’s high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, as well...
Photos: Runners High Chicago’s 420 Run 2025 By Audrey Richardson April 20, 2025 at 5:56 p.m. Runners High Chicago organized its Annual 420 Run. In its 3rd year, participants could either...
4/20 events celebrate growing use of cannabis, while alcohol sales decline By Robert McCoppin April 18, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. The cannabis holiday, named after a group of friends who used to meet regularly at...
Morton Grove considering a ban on some THC products easily available at gas stations, vape shops. But there was a call to not include kratom. By Elizabeth Owens-Schiele April 15, 2025 at 11:50 a.m. As the village of Morton Grove considers an ordinance that would ban the sale of...
Lawsuit claims Chicago approval for cannabis store in Streeterville was illegal By Robert McCoppin April 2, 2025 at 3:03 p.m. The complaint notes that the city zoning administrator had recommended denial of the application because...
Elgin council rejects business pleas, bans sale of edible THC-infused products By Gloria Casas March 3, 2025 at 2:35 p.m. Despite smoke shop owners urging city officials to regulate THC-infused products rather than ban them,...
Naperville to revisit THC regulations as more suburbs move to ban hemp products By Tess Kenny February 23, 2025 at 8:05 a.m. As more suburbs move to ban or regulate psychoactive hemp products, Naperville will revisit its...
In absence of state regulation, some suburbs are banning hemp products that get users high By Robert McCoppin February 14, 2025 at 2:22 p.m. In the absence of strong state and federal regulations, some suburbs have banned the sale...
Elgin council set to ban sales of all edibles containing delta-8 or delta-9 THC By Gloria Casas February 17, 2025 at 7:57 p.m. The sale of gummies, chips and other edibles that contain delta-8 or delta-9 THC will...
Lawsuits claim cannabis products violate Illinois law on limits for THC By Robert McCoppin January 31, 2025 at 7:02 p.m. The cases highlight increasing debate over cannabis potency as the percentage of THC — the...