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With the mayor and governor at odds over a crackdown on hemp products, a bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell unregulated products to minors to pop up.
Chicago Tribune17d
Editorial: Brandon Johnson puts Chicago kids at risk by helping kill Springfield hemp crackdown
Brandon Johnson often speaks of his concern for the ... from taking action against unregulated purveyors of potent hemp products that have sent numerous city kids to the hospital after what ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
He’s feeling left a little high and dry. 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 ...
After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov. JB Pritzker, following the governor’s rare defeat in Springfield ...
One-on-One with Mayor Johnson: Crime, schools, Springfield, hemp & popularity
For a while now, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he wants to engage more with the press. On Tuesday, he invited WGN into his ceremonial office at City Hall for brief conversation where he opened up ...
Johnson running out of time for course correction with Pritzker, City Council
An already contentious relationship still can be salvaged if a mayor and governor who need each other to solve their respective budget troubles start communicating frequently and privately, instead of ...
WCIA Champaign on MSN14d
Hemp bill leads to heated arguments, political rifts between top state officials
It all started with hemp regulations. In December, Governor JB Pritzker pushed for a bill to pass that would have put strict regulations on the production and sale of hemp-derived THC products.
As hemp legislation dies, Pritzker says Chicago mayor not responsible
The debate over legislation regulating the hemp industry is revealing cracks in the Democratic Party in Illinois. Illinois ...
The Pantagraph18d
Illinois bill to regulate delta-8, hemp intoxicants dies in statehouse
After an 11th-hour lobbying effort by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ... a persistent lobbying effort from the hemp industry and late intervention from Johnson urging legislators to vote "no ...
With Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products, bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell unregulated products to minors to pop up.
After hemp bill defeat, Illinois Gov. Pritzker rips Chicago Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
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 governor staunchly ...