THE END OF SOBER OCTOBER IS NIGH! The Dudes reflect on Dave’s month-long canna-sobriety and why you shouldn’t feel guilty about feeling good. IL State Rep. La Shawn Ford puts forth a new bill (HB4193) laying out criminal penalties for violating new hemp bill HB4161; Illinois adds more taxes, challenges the craft grow industry and tries boosting equity; Researchers laying to rest “Terps Over Everything”??

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NEWS LINKS

• New cannabis tax rates to start Jan. 1, 2024
• Criminal penalties proposed for violating new hemp bill
• Illinois Doled Out Millions to Pot Growers. It Still May Not Be Enough to Save the Industry.
• 5 Ways Lawmakers Could Boost Equity in Illinois' Stalled Cannabis Industry
• Researchers Identify 'Previously Undiscovered Cannabis Compounds' That Give Marijuana Strains Their Unique Aromas

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