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Illinois Cannabis Sales Totaled Nearly $11M in First Five Days of New Law

“The successful launch of this new industry is a historic development for our state that will benefit the very communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the failed war on drugs,” says Toi Hutchinson, senior advisor to Governor J.B. Pritzker for Cannabis Control.

More than 700 applicants have submitted applications seeking approximately 4,000 adult cannabis dispensary licenses in the State of Illinois. More than 700 applicants have submitted applications seeking approximately 4,000 adult cannabis dispensary licenses in the State of Illinois.

CHICAGO— The Illinois Department of Federal and Professional Regulation reports that statewide adult-use cannabis sales from the first five days of legalization (Wednesday Jan. 1 through Sunday, Jan. 5) totaled $10,830,667.91.

Dispensaries across the state rendered 271,169 transactions over the five-day period. On Thursday, Jan. 2, the department concluded the first round of applications for new dispensary licenses and reports that a preliminary count shows more than 700 applicants submitted applications seeking almost 4,000 licenses.

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