DELAVAN CULTIVATION CENTER APPROVED FOR ADULT-USE GROWING

SPRINGFIELD, IL -The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has approved another cultivation center to grow cannabis for adult-use which becomes legal in Illinois on January 1, 2020.
 
Revolution Cannabis, LLC in Delavan, IL applied for and is now approved to grow cannabis for adult-use bringing the number of cultivation centers in Illinois to 12.  Currently, only cultivation centers licensed to grow medical marijuana can apply for early approval adult-use growth. Social equity applicants will have additional opportunities to apply for cultivation center licenses in an upcoming phase.

"The deadline to apply for early approval adult-use growth is December 23rd, so we are seeing a steady rise in the number of applications," said Jeff Cox, IDOA Bureau Chief of Medicinal Plants. "Approved cultivation centers are already hard at work in advance of legalization in January and the department looks forward to continuing to review additional applications as they come in."

In addition to Revolution Cannabis, LLC, eleven other cultivation centers have been licensed for adult- growth:

• Cresco Labs, LLC- Lincoln
• Cresco Labs, LLC- Kankakee
• Cresco Labs, LLC- Joliet
• Curative Health Cultivation, LLC- Aurora
• PharmaCann, LLC- Dwight
• PharmaCann, LLC- Hillcrest
• Revolution Cannabis, LLC (DBA Ascend Illinois)- Barry
• Wellness Group Pharms, LLC- Anna
• GTI Rock Island, LLC- Rock Island
• Compass Ventures, Inc.- Litchfield
• Nature's Grace and Wellness, LLC- Vermont

Applications for licenses for craft growers, infusers and transporters will be available through the IDOA beginning on January 7, 2020 with an application deadline of March 15, 2020.