It marked the third consecutive year that a regulatory bill failed, the latest front in a legislative fight that largely pits ...

Synthetic hemp is a public health crisis in the making. Once again, the Illinois General Assembly failed to do anything about ...

Pritzker calls for crackdown on delta-8, but hemp entrepreneurs decry ban: ‘We’re not the bad guys’ Hemp sellers push back on delta-8 ban as lawmakers tackle unregulated cannabinoid market ...

Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill. Lawmakers are expected to consider the bill during an upcoming lame duck session, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Thursday, Jan. 2.

SPRINGFIELD — More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday he now favors legislation to bring the industry ...

Like those in the hemp industry, state Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy, raised concerns about the strict mandate where hemp businesses can’t create products with anything higher than a 0.3% THC level.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — It all started with hemp regulations. In December, Governor JB Pritzker pushed for a bill to pass that would have put strict regulations on the production and sale ...

Pritzker’s losing fight over the hemp bill surprised many and exposed a rift between the governor and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, whose grip on the House has been under a microscope ...

Pritzker has said he favors regulating hemp-based products — also called synthetic marijuana — that are intoxicating. Hemp, a cousin of the cannabis plant with very low levels of THC, ...

A Pritzker spokesman, ... The hemp lobby has flexed its muscle by getting enough House members to kill a bill that passed the state Senate on a 54-1 vote. Fifty-four to one.

House Bill 4293 could create a regulatory framework for hemp products and establish standards for licensing, testing and labeling. Sponsors and advocates believe that change could prevent people ...

Dec. 19—SPRINGFIELD — More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker said he now favors legislation to bring the industry ...