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“Dispensaries are just so much easier to stand up, and they’re easier to get funding for because they can start making revenue on day one.” By Alex Nitkin, Illinois Answers Project A gentle hum of movement filled a cannabis packing room on a recent Friday morning as hundreds of pounds of marijuana were prepared for […]
New craft grow cannabis licensees bring more equity to the industry.
Five years after starting the process, Dan Pettigrew finally has opened his first cannabis store in Illinois. Pettigrew is the co-founder of Viola CHI with former NBA star Al Harrington, following years of operation by Viola Brands in Colorado, Michigan and other states. But Illinois was much harder to break into.
Five years after starting the process, Dan Pettigrew finally has opened his first cannabis store in Illinois. Pettigrew is the co-founder of Viola CHI with former NBA star Al Harrington, following years of operation by Viola Brands in Colorado, Michigan and other states. But Illinois was much harder to break into.