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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. During Fiscal Year 2025, “IDFPR is anticipating inspecting and approving to open approximately 80 additional dispensaries from the 2021 lotteries. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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More Cannabis Dispensaries Means Fewer Opioid Deaths, Researchers Say

The Cannigma

A higher geographic concentration of medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries is associated with lower opioid-related death rates on a county level, according to the finding of a new study. The study published last week looked at the 812 counties in 23 American states that had legal cannabis dispensaries in 2017.

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Pistil Data releases Illinois cannabis report

Illinois News Joint

Pistil Data recently releases its market reports on the covering the top cannabis brands, products, and trends in every major cannabis category including vape, flower, edibles, and more. Pistil Data released market reports for 12 states, including Illinois. of the total products on dispensary shelves.

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Study: Cannabis Retailers Associated with Drop in Localized Crime

NORML

The establishment of regulated cannabis retailers is associated with a decrease in localized criminal activity, according to data published in the journal Regional Science and Urban Economics. ” The majority of crime reduction is due to a decrease in non-violent criminal activity.

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Does Legal Cannabis Increase Your Home’s Value? This Data Says So

Cannabis Law Report

According to research by real estate data company, Clever , property values rose by $17,113 more in states where recreational cannabis is legal, compared to states where it’s illegal or just legal at the medicinal level. Clever combined data from Zillow, the U.S. Property values increase by $519 with each new dispensary a city adds.

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IDOA announces Metrc implementation timeline

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system. Metrc has additional information and support available online here.

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IDFPR works to expand medical cannabis tax rates to all dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

In the 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) states in its data summary, “Looking ahead to Fiscal Year 2025, IDFPR has already begun its efforts to further expand access to cannabis both to consumers and medical patients.