19th Ward Chicago: Recreational weed sales kick off in Illinois: ‘Potheads making history’

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Recreational weed sales kick off in Illinois: ‘Potheads making history’

The countdown is over for legalized recreational marijuana in Illinois.

By Sun-Times staff Updated Jan 1, 2020, 6:41am CST

Renzo Mejia, a pothead from the West Loop, makes the first legal weed purchase for recreational use at Dispensary 33 in Uptown. Tom Schuba/Sun-Times

Recreational marijuana is officially legal across Illinois today. Pot enthusiasts looking to get their first taste of legal weed today can expect long lines and limited supplies at dispensaries.

Our journalists Tom Schuba, Rachel Hinton and Ashlee Rezin will be reporting from dispensaries in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Follow them on Twitter and check back here throughout the day for our live coverage.
6:38 a.m. Crowd grows at Joliet pot shop

About 30 lined up as early as 1:30 a.m. outside Rise, a marijuana shop in southwest suburban Joliet. A Joliet police officer greeted customers while directing traffic, saying: “It’s a beautiful morning!”

Inside, customers said the shop resembled at Apple Store.

But already, there were some problems.

“The state system is having a glitch right now with our edibles,” said one employee. The shop was only selling cannabis flower, pre-rolled joints and vaping devices for the time being.

— Ashlee Rezin Garcia

3 comments:

Anonymous1/01/2020
Its a novelty. Most people with stick with their normal supplier if they like the product. No need to go out of your way and buy overpriced State weed.
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Anonymous1/02/2020
45.25% tax???
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kharizaffar3/18/2022
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