On this episode of the Joint Status Report, David and Doug are joined by Friends of the Podcast Irina Dashevsky and Ryan Holz to discuss the ongoing delays with Illinois issuing licenses (0:31), Illinois's R3 Fund designed to provide financial assistance to social equity applicants and disproportionately impacted areas (8:23), the High Times Cannabis Cup coming to Illinois (10:58), and some resistance to the location of PharmaCann's secondary dispensary site, which is looking to open up near Rush Street in the Gold Coast area of Chicago (12:42). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.