CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois dispensaries sold a record $127.8 million in recreational marijuana in July, with a big boost coming from out-of-state fans who converged on Chicago for the Lollapalooza music festival. The month’s sales were 10% higher than May’s record of $116.4 million, which were slightly higher than June’s $115.6 million, according to a monthly report by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Business boomed at Chicago-area dispensaries during the four-day Lollapalooza festival, which ended Sunday (August 1, 2021). Operators told the Chicago Tribune that the large crowds at Grant Park boosted sales by as much as 50% at nearby dispensaries in River North and the West Loop. Statewide sales to out-of-state customers were 16% higher in July than in June.
(DRG Media Group)- In November, South Dakota voters approved ballot measures legalizing both recreational and medical marijuana in the state. Medical cannabis became legal July 1, 2021, and the state is in the process of developing the rules regulating its usage. The state has set up a medical marijuana website, medcannabis.sd.gov, to provide additional information.
Governor Kristi Noem and two members of law enforcement filed a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of “Amendment A,” which legalized recreational marijuana use for people age 21 years and older in South Dakota. The state Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in April (April 28, 2021). The measure had been set to go into effect July 1, 2021, but is on hold until the Supreme Court issues its decision.
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