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Social Equity Cannabis Business Owners Ask City Council Not to Abandon Them, Warn Intoxicating Hemp is Undermining Investments in Minority Communities
CHICAGO – A collective of predominately Black, brown and women social equity cannabis license holders joined Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) at City Hall today to urge members of the Chicago City Council to reject attempts to legitimize intoxicating hemp, which is...
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Statement on Efforts to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products
SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement regarding efforts to regulate intoxicating hemp products: “We are disappointed by the House’s failure to pass common-sense regulations for hemp consumer products such as CBD...
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Celebrates Five Year Anniversary of Adult Use Cannabis, Reflects on Challenges and Opportunities
SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois is celebrating the five year anniversary of the legalization of adult use cannabis, which has created tens of thousands of jobs and generated billions of dollars in sales, much of which has been re-invested...
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Applauds Gov. JB Pritzker’s Call to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products, Urges Lawmakers to Act
The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement regarding Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for regulations on intoxicating hemp products: “A federal loophole has allowed for the proliferation of intoxicating hemp products such as Delta 8, which...
Licensed Cannabis Businesses Raise Concerns About Proposal to Legitimize Dangerous Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products in Chicago
Tiffany Chappell Ingram, Executive Director of the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, released the following statement regarding a proposal put forth by Sixth Ward Ald. William Hall, which would legitimize the sale of dangerous intoxicating hemp-derived...
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Applauds Move by Biden Administration to Reschedule Marijuana
SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his administration took a key step forward to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug: “We applaud the Biden...
Coalition of Scientists, Safety Advocates and Cannabis Industry Groups Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Regulate Hemp Consumer Products, Prohibit Synthetic THC Intoxicants Such as Delta-8
SPRINGFIELD – A coalition of scientists, safety advocates and cannabis industry groups today unveiled bipartisan legislation to create a long-overdue regulatory framework for hemp consumer products following a proliferation of unregulated THC products that has created...
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Welcomes Tiffany Chappell Ingram as Executive Director
SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI) is proud to announce Tiffany Chappell Ingram as the group’s new Executive Director. With her wealth of expertise in the sector, Ingram’s leadership will strengthen CBAI’s mission to advance the state’s...
Grown In Offers Discounted Vendor Training for CBAI Members
CBAI members will have access to Grown In Learning courses, including Illinois Responsible Vendor Training
Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Chooses New Board Members and Officers
Nov. 15, 2022 For Immediate ReleaseContact: Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Chooses New Board Members and Officers CHICAGO – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI), the state’s leading cannabis trade group, elected a diverse,...
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