The rollout of marijuana legalization in Illinois has been well covered by the press for the first few weeks of 2020, primarily due to the long lines and sky-high sales numbers the state has seen. While the early days of legalization in Illinois has had its challenges, particularly product shortages and high tax rates, the nearly $20 million of adult-use cannabis sold by Illinois dispensaries in the first 12 days of the program should be viewed as a success.
This early triumph of legalization in Illinois stands in stark contrast to another state that has been implementing a legal cannabis market for over three years, with a very similar set of policy goals and objectives, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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