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Marijuana cultivators hope to be growing in September

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 07/19/2015 - 05:56

Some Illinois medical marijuana cultivators received the green light to begin growing medicine this past week from the state.

Officials at Ataraxia, the marijuana cultivator in Illinois State Police District 19 in Albion, announced Monday it received state authorization to begin growing medical cannabis.

The announcement for one of the first cultivators to begin growing product comes nearly two years after former Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law making medical marijuana legal in Illinois.

Gov. Bruce Rauner granted the cultivation and dispensary licenses in February.

Rebecca Clark of the Illinois Department of Agriculture said the department has authorized three cultivators to begin growing marijuana. At least nine more centers have picked up identification cards, or have the cards ready for employees.

She declined to comment about which other cultivators have been given the nod to begin production. Cultivation centers must pass a department inspection before receiving authorization.

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