The law is intended to make the intoxicating hemp industry safer while the cannabis industry becomes more equitable.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a massive bill into law Friday to create new regulations for cannabis and hemp.
The law immediately bans the sale of intoxicating hemp products to people under 21.
The bill calls for comprehensive changes to the hemp marketplace and long-await improvements to the state's cannabis laws.
State lawmakers could pass a bill in the final days of the spring session to create new regulations for cannabis and hemp.
From Mike Madigan's downfall to a homeschool regulation plan failing, WAND News is taking a look at the year's top Illinois political stories.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois Department of Agriculture to host a virtual Hemp Summit Tuesday, February 23.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A public hearing for regulations on industrial hemp caught the attention of nearly 1,000 people.