SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot, arguing the move ...

The new proposed federal classification of marijuana would allow more research, and would let cannabis businesses take normal tax deductions.

CHICAGO -- Illinois marijuana sales were almost $3.2 million on the first day recreational cannabis was legal, state officials said. Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois on New Year's Day.

Some Americans blasted Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker this week for touting another year of record-breaking weed sales in his state. Pritzker wrote on X that Illinois had broken records in pot ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois set another new record for marijuana sales in 2023, the fourth year of the legal recreational pot business in the state. Total recreational marijuana sales in Illinois last ...

Under long-time federal law marijuana had been in the same class as heroin and LSD, but thanks to a decision by President Donald Trump, it will be grouped with drugs like Tylenol and steroids.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- This month, the state of Illinois reached $1 billion in retail sales of cannabis for the year. Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Wednesday that state reached the milestone for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On the first day of medical marijuana sales in Illinois, the ABC7 I-Team looked into questions about how it all works. Medical marijuana may be consumed in your personal residence, if ...

The month of September was the second-worst of the year for Illinois marijuana businesses, with a cumulative $154.1 million in recreational and medical sales, according to data collected by industry ...

Sales taxes collected from recreational marijuana purchases in 2023 were down nearly 4% from the previous years, Illinois Department of Revenue records show. The state collected more than $417 million ...

A fatal law enforcement shooting in Illinois that prompted outrage from protesters and officials followed a dispute over a pot of steaming water in the victim’s home, court and law enforcement records ...