All Episodes

Rep. La Shawn Ford on What's Next for Illinois Cannabis Legalization | E327

Illinois Cannabis Sales Rebound, DEA Rescheduling Update & Governor's Forum | E326

Massive Outdoor Home Grow, Patient Portal, & Cannabis Event This Week | E325

The Future of Illinois Cannabis: A Roundtable With Aaron Del Mar | E324

Should Cannabis Tax Dollars Pay for License Plate Readers? | E323

Cannabis Taxes, Flock Cameras & the Fight Over THC Potency | E322

Brad Spirrison Returns: Where Illinois Cannabis Goes From Here | E321

Illinois Bill Would Pay People Harmed by Cannabis Criminalization | E320

Brian Dombrowski on the Fight Over Hemp and the Future of Cannabis | E319

The Cannabis Industry’s Growing Divide, Plus an Illinois Outdoor Home Grow | E318

Today, Illinois Expanded Medical Cannabis Access to 37 More Dispensaries | E317

Illinois Police Raided a Home Grow | E313

Reactions to the Illinois Home Grow Raid Story, Plus Cannabis Arrests in Indiana | E316

Illinois Police Raided His Legal Home Grow: The Story in ~3 Minutes | E315

A First Look at the Police Raid of an Illinois Medical Cannabis Patient | E314

The Era of Descheduled Cannabis Continues for Another Month in America | E312

Illinois Outdoor Cannabis Rules Put Home Grow Back in the Spotlight | E311

Illinois Cannabis Law Changed: Here’s What You Need to Know | E310

Illinois to Open Medical to All Dispensaries + Allow Outdoor Grows for All | E309

Cannabis Access, Hemp Politics, and the Rise of Flock Cameras | E308

The Hemp Debate: Cannabis, Decriminalization, and Where We Go From Here | E307

Independent Candidate Collin Corbett on His Campaign for Illinois Governor | E306

Illinois Cannabis: What Comes After the Omnibus? | E305

Federal Update and Illinois Cannabis News | E304

What Florida and Illinois Get Wrong About Cannabis Legalization | E303

Illinois Cannabis: Hidden Camera Investigation, Home Grow Debate, and Industry Consolidation | E302

Six Years of Illinois Cannabis: A Conversation with Chicago Tribune Reporter Robert McCoppin | E301

Illinois Has More Cannabis Brands Than Ever. Fewer Companies Own Them. | E300

Oregon's Legal Psilocybin Experiment Faces a Major Test | E299

#298 - Illinois Signs Major Cannabis Overhaul, Plus Q&A With Brad Spirrison

#297 – Illinois Homegrow: Can Medical Patients Actually Buy Cannabis Seeds?

#296 - Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Hearings Begin: Key Takeaways from Days 1 & 2

#295 - Inside the Ascend Strike: Cannabis Workers Speak Out [Illinois]

#294 - Federal Cannabis Developments & Illinois Cannabis Law Updates

#293 - Federal Cannabis Developments & What We Learned in Chicago

#292 - Governor Pritzker Signs Illinois Cannabis Omnibus Into Law

#291 – Trulieve's NYSE Milestone, Upcoming Illinois Reporting, and Live Grow Cam Launch

#290 - Dose of Reality: What Illinois' New Cannabis Rules Would Change

#289 - Illinois Cannabis Omnibus Heads to the Governor's Desk

#288 - Illinois cannabis bill heads to Governor’s desk for signage

#287 - Illinois Lawmakers Approve Cannabis Reform Package

#286 - Illinois Cannabis Omnibus Passes the House: What Happens Next?

#285 - Illinois Cannabis Omnibus Nears Finish Line as Lawmakers Race the Clock

#284 - Illinois cannabis policy update for 5/30/2026

#283 - Illinois Policy Updates & Takeaways from the Midwest Cannabis Forum

#282 - Illinois Cannabis Hearing: Possession Limits, Drive-Thrus, and 2 A.M. Dispensaries

#281 - Midwest Cannabis Forum Preview with Brad Spirrison

#280 - New Illinois Cannabis Bill Expands Access, Drive-Thrus, and More + DUI Charges Dropped

#279 - Illinois Cannabis Policy Updates, TSA Marijuana Confusion, and the Midwest Cannabis Forum

#278 - Homegrow, Schedule III, and the Future of Cannabis with Madeline Scanlon

#277 - Schedule III, Homegrow, and Interstate Cannabis? Breaking Down the Questions

Announcement and Quick Illinois Cannabis News Report

#275 – Illinois Cannabis News

#274 - Illinois Policy Stalls, Data Privacy Concerns, and the Hemp Drink Boom

#273 - Jimmy Young on Media, Nixon, and the Cannabis Industry Today

#272 - Illinois Cannabis Town Hall, Testing Issues, and the Missouri Hemp War

#271 - GrownIn Relaunch and Midwest Cannabis Forum Preview

#270 - Illinois Licensing Case Heads to Court + Big Personal Announcement

#269 - Inside Springfield: How Lobbying Really Works

#268 – Cocaine Cash in Illinois? + Latest Cannabis Policy Updates

#267 – Illinois Odor Laws, Hemp Ban Pushback, Indiana Eyes Legalization

#266 - The UIC Lab Scandal and Cannabis Law Confusion in Illinois

#265 - Arrested during Michigan Weed Run, Illinois Lawsuits, and a Market Shakeup

#264 – Cannabis, Congress, and Competition: A Conversation with Stacy McCaskill

#263 - Talking Movies, Cannabis, and Content Creation with Byron from LostNFaded

#262 - Odor-Proof Packaging, Witness Slips, and Illinois Cannabis Regulator Vaughn Bentley’s Take

#261 - Recapping Governor Pritzker’s Address with Jeremy Gorner

#260 – Chicago Vetoes Hemp Ban, Illinois marijuana news, featuring Jeremy Gorner!

#259 - MSOs Get Sued, Outdoor Grow Quietly Allowed in Illinois, What Illinois Got Wrong With “Legalization”, + More

#258 - The Reality of Being a Craft Grower in Illinois

#257 - Illinois Cannabis Sales Drop as Lawmakers Revisit Search Rules

#254 - Announcing the Midwest Cannabis Forum + Other Discussion on Cannabis Policy Today

#256 - Illinois Cannabis Reform 2026: What Advocates Want and What Might Actually Move

#255 – Arrests Keep Coming in “Legal” Illinois

#253 - Illinois Cannabis Legislation Update With Live Callers

#252 – Ashley’s Story: A Family’s Fight for Medical Cannabis

#251 - Patients, Patches, and Police Powers in a Legal State

#250 - Illinois Is Still Arresting People for Weed, Even After “Legalization”

#249 - A Year in Review – Recapping 2025 Illinois and Federal Cannabis News

#248 – Live smoke session: Cole returns for the New Year!

#247 – What could rescheduling mean for cannabis policy?

#246 - Cannabis Is Legal in Illinois, So Why Are People Still Being Arrested

#245 - Live From the Oval Office: Trump Directs AG to Expedite Cannabis Rescheduling Process

#244 - Talking Cannabis Rescheduling With Its Harshest Critics

#243 – Social Equity, Transporters, Rescheduling, and the Future of Hemp With Ali Jubelirer

#242 – Trump makes a statement on rescheduling

#241 - Cannabis Rescheduling Nears as ‘Scromiting’ Dominates Headlines

#240 - Patients Fight for Access, Closure of IL Cultivation Centers, Fresh Look, & More

#239 - A Look Inside the Veto Session and How Cannabis Policy Gets Made in Illinois

#238 - Live Q&A: Cole Breaks Down the Looming Federal Cannabis Ban

#237 – Politicians react to new federal ban on cannabis products

#236 - Senate passes a federal ban on cannabis. What does it mean?

#235 – Auditing the label on dispensary products

#234 - Representative La Shawn Ford - Removed from Spotify!

#234 – IL Rep. Ford on Why IL Cannabis Policy Is Stalled and How to Move It

#233 - Homegrow, Hemp Ban, and the Headlines: Target, Circle K, and Illinois’ Veto Session

#232 – Illinois Cannabis Lawsuit, Michigan Cannabis Tax Increase, & Federal Moves?

#231 - Illinois Medical Cannabis Updates, Patient Concerns, and the Hemp Debate

#230 - Illinois vs Texas: Safety for Children, Freedom for Adults

#229 - FDA’s MDMA Letter Goes Public, MAPS Responds in Press Conference