The Elevated News Podcast

Dave has the munchies; The Dudes talk about the importance of knowing your limits and effective dosing; Snoop Dogg pulls the ol' switcheroo in going smoke free; MSOs Cresco and Trulieve exit slow markets in efforts to streamline while awaiting needed federal reforms and renewed vigor from investors; what the collapse of HERBL means for distributors in California and what they can learn from its warning signs.

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NEWS LINKS

No, Snoop Dogg isn't quitting cannabis. Here's why he's 'giving up smoke'

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cresco-labs-leans-efficiency-innovation-after-lower-expected-loss

Cannabis multistate operators exit more states in latter half of 2023

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Filmed at the LilBean Studios in St. Charles, IL. Music by Harris Heller/Streambeats.

The Dudes judge the judges’ judging at the High Times 2023 Illinois Cannabis Cup. Ohio’s new rec market is doing a lot of things right and highlights the stagnation of Illinois’ industry. The passage of SB1559 puts a two-year moratorium on new transport licenses and fees to help with small business equity. What dirty laundry does a recent FOIA request turn up on local dispensaries and cultivators?

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NEWS LINKS

https://illinoisnewsjoint.com/high-times-announces-illinois-2023-cannabis-cup-winners

https://illinoisnewsjoint.com/how-do-illinois-and-ohio-cannabis-industries-compare/

https://illinoisnewsjoint.com/sb1559-passes-illinois-house-and-senate/

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Goodbye, Sober October and hello, No Shave November!

Social equity dispensaries under GRI Holdings and BioPharm duke it out over the old Rainforest Café building; IL medical and rec sales are on the rise, while hemp-derived cannabinoid sales rise even higher; scientists discover a potential cost-effective and abundant natural source of CBD.

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NEWS LINKS

• Green Rose files ‘1,500-Foot Rule’ lawsuit against IDFPR – Illinois News Joint
• Illinois medical cannabis sales total $26.6M
• Illinois to surpass yearly cannabis sales record
• Illinois Cannabis Cup awards ceremony Nov. 6
• Sales Of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids Like CBD Outpace Legal Marijuana And Are On Par With Craft Beer, Report Finds
• HB4201 would allow remote medical cannabis exams
• https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-cannabis-compound-inside-totally-different-plant

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Filmed at the LilBean Studios in St. Charles, IL. Music by Harris Heller/Streambeats.

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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Filmed at the LilBean Studios in St. Charles, IL. Music by Harris Heller/Streambeats.

In today's episode, the Dudes talk Sober October, the importance of cognitive health and asking for help, delve into the amendments to the Industrial Hemp Act (IL HB4161), and provide context to (and debunk) some recent statistics reported by local news outlets. 

Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Study: Pot-related crashes, preterm births up since legalization in Illinois

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Aaron and Dave are in the Lil Bean Studios for their first Video episode! Aaron recaps the ChicagoCannaCo Dekalb outdoor event. Dave talks about sober October and how week 2 of his T Break is going.

The Dudes go over current events in Illinois Cannabis news

McHenry Co. State's Attorney Responds To 'Marijuana Moms' Claims | Crystal Lake, IL Patch

Illinois legislators prepare for delta-8 battle

New Interactive Federal Map Shows How States Rely On Marijuana Tax Revenue To Fund Public Services

Marijuana Consumers Who Caught COVID Had 'Better Outcomes And Mortality' Than Nonusers, Study Finds

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The dudes are back! Dave is back from his cousins wedding and in the studio with Aaron. The Dudes talk about Dave taking a break from Cannabis, respond to youtube comments from episode 14 and 15, and talk about the dope person of the week Amy Laskowskii. Aaron and Dave also discuss the Illinois annual cannabis report, Illinois medical sales downward trend continuing and the 2023 proposed hemp bill.

Aaron and Dave Talk about 2 men getting arrested for having over 5000 grams of marijuana, Columbia Care changing their name and a Missouri regulator defending a faulty lab test.

Aaron and Dave Talk about RFK endorcing cannabis, Hunter Biden being indited over gun charges and The Magazine High Times being bought.

The dudes talk about Illinois medicinal cannabis sales downward trend, MSO Cresco labs launching Spotify Ad, a Judge blocking a ban of Delta-8 THC and a lawsuit in Virginia seeing to undo a 0.3% THC limit. They invite you to join them at the Sept Aurora Cannabis Club meetup and announce Supportdopepeople.com