01/01 - 01/05 = $10,830,667.91

From MyStateline the State of Illinois has done $10 million in legal weed sales, in five freakin' days.

A musician friend texted me on Jan 1 and it simply read, "Is the entire state high?"

The successful launch of this new industry is a historic development for our state that will benefit the very communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the failed war on drugs - Toi Hutchinson, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Cannabis Control

 

Nice work, Land of Lincoln. Between this and the additional 38 cents per gallon of gas, we should be doing o.k. soon, right?

Sunnyside in Rockford had to shutdown for a day so employees could nap. The entire state brought in $10  million in five days, and Facebook LOVES our weed pictures. Welcome to 2020, Eagle listeners.

 

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