Social stoners in Chicago are bringing the sesh out to the cannabis lounges that are popping up in various parts of the city, now that they’re allowed. Imagine Kitty and Red Forman’s basement in “That...
Michael Boland, Contributing Writer
• September 25, 2022
While many states have legalized recreational cannabis use, most states still allow employers to discriminate against employees for their choice to use.
In the U.S., 19 states along with Washington...
Jocelyn Diaz, La DePaulia Multimedia Assistant Editor
• May 8, 2022
Illinois Women in Cannabis (IWC) es una organización sin fines de lucro que brinda oportunidades educativas y de trabajo en red dentro de la industria del cannabis. En 2020, Amor Montes de Oca se unió...
We all have dreams, some of which we are able to accomplish and others that sometimes, unfortunately, need to be put on hold. During the Covid -19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and hobbies that...
Years ago, the idea of putting a byproduct of marijuana on one’s body would have been laughable , but today, CBD dominates the health and self-care industries. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a chemical...
Recreational annabis is legal now, but that hasn’t changed the way some people purchase their weed. Sales taxes on cannabis are currently very high, some products having a 25 percent tax by the state...
By 6 a.m. on New Year’s day, thousands were already lined up outside the many newly-minted recreational cannabis dispensaries across the state. Less than 12 hours later, most Chicago dispensaries were...
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Cannabis arrests dropped significantly in Chicago's largest suburbs, a change many say is caused by decriminalization and a change of attitude toward the drug.
Although recreational...
As the world celebrates the start of a new decade on Jan. 1, cannabis users in Chicago and across the state of Illinois will also celebrate the long-awaited end of cannabis prohibition.
This year,...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker campaigned on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Illinois. He argued that the tax revenue brought in from it could help fill the gaping holes in our state’s budget and begin...
In 2017, 2,202 families in Illinois felt the immediate effects of the opioid epidemic that has consumed the nation. Over 2,000 Illinois residents died in opiate related drug overdoses in that year, a rate...
In a small shop on a busy street in River Grove, Pete Rivers is dancing a mesmerizing ballet around a torch spitting a 2-foot-long, 3000-degree flame.
Rivers is a glassblower. Today, he’s making a bubbler,...
