Pritzker maintained the bill’s regulation of hemp, used in products such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC that get users high, is a public health priority but refused to give Johnson any credit for ...

CHICAGO — Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor Brandon Johnson. At an unrelated news conference, the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on lawmakers to crack down on hemp products like delta-8 THC, saying they let minors get high on untested, mislabeled cannabis — but it’s a move hemp shop owners ...

Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson who had publicly pushed to tank the bill.

More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday he now favors legislation to bring the industry under tighter ...

Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill Lawmakers are expected to consider the bill during an upcoming lame duck session, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Thursday, Jan. 2. Credit: Stephen Ward ...

State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated hemp products have received significant campaign cash from the industry.

Pritzker calls for crackdown on delta-8, but hemp entrepreneurs decry ban: 'We're not the bad guys' The bill sponsored by state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Hillside, would limit sales of most hemp ...

Pritzker calls for crackdown on delta-8, but hemp entrepreneurs decry ban The bill sponsored by state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Hillside, would limit sales of most hemp-derived products to ...

Campaign contributions surge amid debate over hemp regulation in Illinois State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would’ve regulated intoxicating hemp products have ...