What Illinois’ Cannabis Lottery Means For Businesses, Pot Enthusiasts

By Claire Hyman, Olivia Canny
Marijuana Illinois
In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo is a display case of cannabis edibles at the Sunnyside marijuana dispensary in Chicago. Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold nearly $40 million worth of recreational weed during the state's first month of legal sales. Paul Beaty / AP Photo
Marijuana Illinois
In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo is a display case of cannabis edibles at the Sunnyside marijuana dispensary in Chicago. Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold nearly $40 million worth of recreational weed during the state's first month of legal sales. Paul Beaty / AP Photo

What Illinois’ Cannabis Lottery Means For Businesses, Pot Enthusiasts

By Claire Hyman, Olivia Canny
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As aspiring weed dispensary owners in Illinois inch closer to obtaining a license to sell, Reset talks to a Chicago Sun-Times reporter about the lottery process, and hears from a local budtender.

GUESTS: Tom Schuba, Chicago Sun-Times reporter

Lorena Cupcake, budtender and culture writer