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2 more weed cultivation centers approved in Illinois

Ataraxia in Albion and Shelby County Community Services in Shelbyville will be able to grow cannabis for adult-use starting Jan. 1.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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State officials announced Tuesday that two downstate cultivation centers have been approved to grow weed for recreational use, bringing the number of cultivation centers in the state to 16.

Ataraxia in Albion and Shelby County Community Services in Shelbyville were granted approval to grow cannabis for adult use, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

The other approved cultivation centers in Illinois are:

  • Compass Ventures, Inc. in Litchfield
  • Cresco Labs, LLC in Lincoln
  • Cresco Labs, LLC in Kankakee
  • Cresco Labs, LLC in Joliet
  • Curative Health Cultivation, LLC in Aurora
  • GTI Oglesby, LLC in Oglesby
  • GTI Rock Island, LLC in Rock Island
  • IESO, LLC in Carbondale
  • Nature’s Grace and Wellness, LLC in Vermont
  • PharmaCann, LLC in Dwight
  • PharmaCann, LLC in Hillcrest
  • Revolution Cannabis, LLC (DBA Ascend Illinois) in Barry
  • Revolution Cannabis, LLC in Delava
  • Wellness Group Pharms, LLC in Anna

Currently, only cultivation centers licensed to grow medical marijuana can apply for early approval to grow pot for recreational use, the department said. Social equity applicants will be able to apply for cultivation center licenses in another phase.

Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois residents 21 and over will be allowed to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis flower and up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate.

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