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The dollars coming in to the state from Illinois residents buying legal recreational marijuana continue to rise month-over-month, and sales to those across state borders are really jumping.

$34.8 million is less than the $39.2 million in January sales, but analysts say that Illinois' recreational marijuana market holds promise for continued growth.

Maybe you figured you'd let the weekend go by, and the crowds at Sunnyside Dispensary would thin down enough for a Monday visit. Well...

Illinois Women In Cannabis, a not-for-profit comprised of professional and entrepreneurial women in Illinois who are interested in the cannabis industry, announced it will be hosting ten networking events throughout Illinois in September and October.

Governor Pritzker campaigned on it, and today at a news conference in Chicago, he plans on signing recreational marijuana into law.

The bill, which was amended by the Senate, now goes back to the Illinois House, which indicated in social media posts it would take quick action on it.

On the heels of governor-elect JB Pritzker's stated desire to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois "nearly right away," the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) points out the economic positives of that move.

Governor-elect JB Pritzker said Wednesday he wants to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois almost immediately after being sworn in next year.

Cook County had the most people using medical marijuana, with 7,500 certified patients. In Winnebago County, the number is 459.