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Why are CBD products sold over the counter some places and tightly regulated in others?

by Lee V. Gaines March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

This chemical compound found in marijuana presents a tale of two extracts.

Posted inBlogs

Will the Trump administration interfere with Illinois’s medical pot program?

by Lee V. Gaines February 28, 2017August 18, 2021

The administration signaled a willingness this week to crack down on legal weed.

Posted inNews & Politics

A peek into the Area 51 of pot

by Lee V. Gaines October 19, 2016August 18, 2021

A rare glimpse at the inner workings of the highly secretive medical marijuana cultivation center in remote Delavan, Illinois.

Posted inFood & Drink

What can you do when your neighbor’s herbicide burns down your organic crops?

by Mike Sula September 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Growing Home’s downstate training farm is finding out how little you can do when your neighbor’s herbicide burns down your organic crops.

You won't find any of this medicine at the drugstore—registered patients will have to acquire their cannabis from carefully regulated dispensaries.
Posted inNews & Politics

In the weeds of the state’s medical marijuana law

by Mick Dumke July 24, 2013August 19, 2021

Illinois’s new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.

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Illinois Department of Agriculture: not playing Nice Cream

by Mike Sula August 8, 2011August 19, 2021

The state of Illinois might start shutting down your favorite independent ice cream makers.

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Update on the Bacon Police

by Kate Schmidt December 16, 2009August 19, 2021

The mysterious Frontera raiders have been identified.

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