Drama over hemp regulation bill is a snapshot of statehouse power dynamics
The bill was considered a threat to hemp businesses owned by those locked out of the legal cannabis system, though many ...
Crain's Chicago Business5hOpinion
Editorial: Springfield flunked the hemp test — and tougher tests are coming
Tightening up regulation on Delta-8 and other forms of synthetic THC should be a relative no-brainer. And yet, Illinois pols ...
Editorial: Speaker Welch’s recent behavior in Springfield raises questions around his Illinois House leadership
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor ...
shawlocal1dOpinion
Eye On Illinois: Hemp bill implosion indicates ruling party isn't always in lockstep
Despite the Senate approval and Gov. JB Pritzker’s endorsement, the issue more or less imploded during the waning hours of ...
Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration
A day after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered strong criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationships in ...
WBBM Radio Chicago on MSN1d
Mayor Johnson downplays tensions with city council, others
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is downplaying recent conflicts with the city council and others. Mayor Johnson doesn’t deny ...
Marijuana Moment2d
Illinois Governor ‘Tremendously Disappointed’ By Failure Of Hemp Product Restriction Bill Amid Democratic Infighting
There was a raucous meeting of the Democratic House caucus, in which there was a lot of yelling at staff by people who were ...
Illinois hemp regulation bill stalls amid Democratic infighting
But the bill also created rifts within the House Democratic caucus. According to several sources, the hemp regulation bill was the focus of a three-hour closed-door caucus meeting Monday that some ...
Feud over hemp bill dominates final days of Illinois legislative session
The legislation passed and sent to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk during the General Assembly’s brief lame-duck session was ...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson puts Chicago kids at risk by helping kill Springfield hemp crackdown
Chicago’s kids are ending up in hospitals after ingesting synthetic THC in the form of gummies. Their mayor just kept that ...
Local hemp store owner calls out ‘Big Cannabis’ as Illinois regulation bill fails
Since spring of 2024, lawmakers in Springfield considered a crackdown on hemp and Delta 8 products; the Illinois senate passed the regulation bill 54-1. Governor JB Pritzker threw his support behind ...