Cannabis license application deadline extended due to COVID-19 pandemic

The state has pushed back the deadline for people applying for cannabis-related licenses.

Applications for cannabis infuser, craft grower and transporter licenses to the Illinois Department of Agriculture are now due by April 30.

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They were originally due Monday but Governor JB Pritzker is extending the deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Those licenses will be issued by July 1.

For more information on and applications for a new license, as well as information about other types of cannabis business licenses and general information about the Illinois Adult Use Cannabis Program, click here.