After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor ...
2 days ago · 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 concerning hemp regulations the mayor opposed. Johnson scheduled a series of interviews with local reporters after a bruising year in 2024. But before they began Tuesday afternoon, Pritzker delivered ...
Pritzker, Johnson Clash Over Hemp Regulation as Bill Stalls in ...
2 days ago · When Pritzker made his announcement Dec. 13, the city was in the throes of securing a city budget by an end-of-year deadline; that the legislation had a chance to move during the lame duck session was a “surprise,” Bartley said. Hemp regulations were also a minor part of city budget negotiations.
Pritzker disappointed as legislation regulating hemp fizzles at
2 days ago · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A bill that would regulate several hemp and delta-8 products in Illinois will not make it across the final line to become law on the last day of session. Governor J.B ...
Pritzker-Johnson squabble dominates legislative session
2 days ago · Pritzker, whose lobbying efforts included cajoling lawmakers during a weekend party at the Governor’s Mansion, expressed concerns about the harmful ingredients in hemp products, especially if ...
Hemp regulation bill stalls after lobbying battle between ... - Yahoo News
3 days ago · SPRINGFIELD – Legislation championed by Gov. 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 concerns. The bill, which had earlier passed the state Senate with nearly no opposition, would license, tax and regulate hemp, which is used for products ...
Rift grows between Pritzker, Johnson after legislation …
2 days ago · A rift is growing between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after the mayor helped defeat a bill pushed by the governor that would have regulated hemp products like Delta 8 ...
Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products: …
2 days ago · “Governor Pritzker is disappointed that lawmakers failed to take bipartisan, common-sense action to protect children and the public from unregulated and untested hemp products,” Gough said. “The governor is never beholden to special interests and will always put people, especially children, over politics and profits.”
Pritzker blasts Johnson over poor ‘relationships in Springfield’ – …
2 days ago · A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor’s relationships in Springfield into question.
Gov. Pritzker calls on lawmakers to crack down on hemp products
Dec 13, 2024 · 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 say...
Hemp bill dies in Springfield, dealing a blow to Pritzker
3 days ago · The effort to regulate hemp products produced a high-stakes political battle that resulted in JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson taking opposite sides, personally working the General Assembly over ...
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