Illinois officials announced Thursday (January 2nd) that there had been nearly $3.2 million in sales of marijuana in the state on New Year’s Day, when its law legalizing recreational use of the drug went into effect. Dispensaries reported long lines on Wednesday, which they expected to continue through the weekend.
Check out this image of a dispensary line our own Cara Carriveau took…
In Oak Park this is the line to buy recreational marijuana. But it looks like it's moving fairly quickly. Cara Carriveau
Posted by 94.7 WLS-FM on Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Among those buying on the first day was Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who bought edible gummies in Chicago. Illinois is the 11th state to have legalized recreational marijuana.
