Illinois bill to regulate hemp industry fails
A bill to regulate the hemp industry failed in the Illinois State Capitol. The legislation, House Bill 4293, would have banned Delta 8 packaging designed to look like marijuana and marketing them to kids.
Proposed legislation would decimate Illinois hemp industry
The president of the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association says a proposal in the General Assembly would decimate the state’s hemp industry. Justin Ward says the bill, which seeks to ban the sale of products like HHC and Delta 8 outside of licensed cannabis dispensaries,
Illinois hemp regulation bill dies in lame duck session
The legislation would've imposed the same testing requirements and taxes on hemp products that the state already has in place for recreational marijuana.
Illinois Governor ‘Tremendously Disappointed’ By Failure Of Hemp Product Restriction Bill Amid Democratic Infighting
There was a raucous meeting of the Democratic House caucus, in which there was a lot of yelling at staff by people who were opposed to the bill.” By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House
Hemp regulation bill stalls amid Democratic infighting
Illinois' hemp regulation bill stalls amid tensions, as Pritzker criticizes House Democrats for yielding to lobbyists.
Feud over hemp bill dominates final days of Illinois legislative session
The fight over a hemp bill that never got called overshadowed legislation that was passed during the Illinois General ...
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Freshly inaugurated Illinois legislators meet 'critical moment' after lame-duck infighting
Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...
After hemp bill defeat, Illinois Gov. Pritzker rips Chicago Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor ...
With statewide restrictions stalled, City Council committee OKs hemp products ban in two wards near Midway
The governor slammed Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch for not calling for a full vote on a bill he backed to ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
He’s feeling left a little high and dry. Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed ...
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Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products: bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...
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Johnson wasn't the one to kill hemp bill, Pritzker says
The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political ...