After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov.
Pritzker disappointed as legislation regulating hemp fizzles at end of session
A bill that would regulate several hemp and delta-8 products in Illinois will not make it across the final line to become law ...
With Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products, bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...
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Johnson wasn't the one to kill hemp bill, Pritzker says
The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political ...
Feud over hemp bill dominates final days of Illinois legislative session
The legislation passed and sent to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk during the General Assembly’s brief lame-duck session was ...
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A rare loss for Pritzker opens potholes on the road ahead
The failure of a little-noticed bill to regulate hemp has much bigger implications as a new Legislature is sworn in.
With statewide restrictions stalled, City Council committee OKs hemp products ban in two wards near Midway
The governor slammed Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch for not calling for a full vote on a bill he backed to ...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson puts Chicago kids at risk by helping kill Springfield hemp crackdown
Chicago’s kids are ending up in hospitals after ingesting synthetic THC in the form of gummies. Their mayor just kept that ...
As hemp legislation dies, Pritzker says Chicago mayor not responsible
The debate over legislation regulating the hemp industry is revealing cracks in the Democratic Party in Illinois.
Hemp regulation bill stalls amid Democratic infighting; Pritzker criticizes Welch over no vote
A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House Tuesday, dealing a political setback to Gov. JB Pritzker after he ...