State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated intoxicating hemp products have received ...

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his relationship with Gov. JB Pritzker today after the second-term governor bristled at the mayor’s role in blocking a bill regulating the hemp industry.

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 ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking ... week to Pritzker-backed legislation to regulate sales of hemp used in products such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...

CHICAGO — An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water ... sure that every young person is safe,” Johnson said. The effort to block hemp products comes as Johnson and Gov.

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.

“Both hemp and cannabis organizations ... including more than $2 million to funds controlled by Welch. Mayor Brandon Johnson also opposed the Lightford-Pritzker legislation, citing a potential ...

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 ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and House Speaker Chris Welch — recently had a public fight over a bill restricting sales of hemp-related ...

JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who opposed the measure over revenue ...