Hemp business owners sent a flurry of campaign contributions to key Illinois lawmakers this fall to ward off a feared shutdown of their industry, though it paled in comparison to the money that licensed cannabis companies have given over the years, state records show. Hemp advocates gave more than $30,000 to oppose a bill they said would have shut them down, and instead favored a bill to tax and regulate hemp but let them stay in business.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune: Business
Sat, 01/18/2025 - 4:00am
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