How is Illinois’ cannabis industry doing two years in?

Legal recreational cannabis was supposed to generate tax revenue and create opportunities for entrepreneurs. How has that worked out?

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis is grown at Revolution Global's cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
Cannabis Marijuana
In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis is grown at Revolution Global's cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

How is Illinois’ cannabis industry doing two years in?

Legal recreational cannabis was supposed to generate tax revenue and create opportunities for entrepreneurs. How has that worked out?

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Where does Illinois’s cannabis industry stand, two years in? The state promised legalizing recreational cannabis would bring a windfall of tax revenue and would incorporate social equity as a core value of the industry. Has Illinois kept its promises? Where is there room to grow?

Reset checks in with a cannabis reporter covering the industry.

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