June 10, 2022
An Illinois federal judge has refused to block the state from issuing the 185 conditional licenses it has allotted so far for cannabis dispensaries or force regulators to rerun the licensing process without its residency criteria, saying the harm to those awaiting licenses outweighs that faced by two out-of-state residents who sought the injunction.
April 22, 2022
An Illinois federal judge said Friday that it appears that the statute laying out Illinois' licensing process for cannabis dispensaries probably does violate the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, but questioned the "sweeping relief" sought by two men claiming the state discriminates against out-of-state residents.
April 12, 2022
An Illinois cannabis regulator has urged a federal judge not to allow an injunction against the state's licensing process for pot dispensaries that is requested by two men claiming the process discriminates against out-of-state residents, arguing the injunction would "massively disrupt" the process.
March 23, 2022
Two men seeking licenses to operate cannabis dispensaries sued Illinois' cannabis regulator in federal court Wednesday, alleging the state discriminates against out-of-state residents in the lotteries held to award the conditional licenses.