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Weed sales in Illinois top $3 million on day one of legalization
mystery-ak:
Weed sales in Illinois top $3 million on day one of legalization
By Rebecca Klar - 01/02/20 08:02 PM EST
Weed sales in Illinois topped $3 million on New Year's day, the first day recreational marijuana sales were legal, The Chicago Tribune reported.
The $3.2 million in sales was across 37 dispensaries that started selling recreational weed Wednesday in Illinois, including nine in Chicago, according to the Tribune.
Illinois is the 11th state to legalize recreational weed. Residents may possess up to 30 grams of the dried flower, five grams of cannabis concentrate and 500 milligrams of THC in edibles; nonresidents may possess half as much.
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https://thehill.com/policy/476605-weed-sales-in-illinois-top-3-million-on-day-one-of-legalization
Elderberry:
--- Quote ---Recreational cannabis is also fully legal in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Vermont.
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I wouldn't consider pot fully legal until you could grow your own and cut out the need for dispensaries.
mountaineer:
--- Quote from: Elderberry on January 03, 2020, 01:31:56 am ---I wouldn't consider pot fully legal until you could grow your own and cut out the need for dispensaries.
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Good point.
EdinVA:
--- Quote from: Elderberry on January 03, 2020, 01:31:56 am ---I wouldn't consider pot fully legal until you could grow your own and cut out the need for dispensaries.
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The government is not going to let that revenue stream get away
Smokin Joe:
--- Quote from: EdinVA on January 07, 2020, 01:37:25 pm ---The government is not going to let that revenue stream get away
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One of the biggest arguments for legalization is so the government can tax it and have that revenue.
Considering how well the state is fiscally run, now, I'm sure that's going to put it into the black.
(Oh, yes, that was sarcasm).
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