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Illinois recreational cannabis sales set record in December and hit $1.38 billion for the year, more than doubling 2020

Chicago missed out on a traditional white Christmas, but robust weed sales made for a green holiday season across the state. Recreational cannabis sales hit a new high in December at nearly $138 million, up 14% from the previous month, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The December total smashes the previous record set in July, when Illinois ...

Chicago missed out on a traditional white Christmas, but robust weed sales made for a green holiday season across the state.

Recreational cannabis sales hit a new high in December at nearly $138 million, up

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