Illinois' budding cannabis industry has its own tech meetup
Cannabis tech is beginning to bud in Chicago.
Following the long-awaited opening of several legal cannabis dispensaries earlier this month, many Chicagoans can finally buy the medical marijuana they need to help treat their qualifying medical conditions.
Medical marijuana has been legal in Illinois since 2014, but until very recently, patients had no place to legally buy the drug — even with their physician’s prescription.
The recent news has caused quite a bit of buzz — little of which was lost on Chicago’s tech community.
That might be part of the reason why Canna Tech, a popular meetup for entrepreneurs interested in the intersection of cannabis and technology, has decided to host its very first event at 1871 on December 7.
“The whole point of [Canna Tech] is to bring together people who have an interest in building technology...
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