| Source | Chicago Reporter |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 5, 2026, noon |
| Last Updated | Feb. 5, 2026, noon |
| Original URL | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-illinois-got-wrong-about-legal-weed/ |
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## A multibillion-dollar industry has left many social equity entrepreneurs
struggling to survive.
In the six years since Illinois legalized recreational marijuana, dispensaries
have blossomed across Chicago’s affluent north side neighborhoods. These stores’
neatly aligned displays of flower, edib...