Illinois licenses first five adult-use marijuana stores

Illinois awarded its first licenses to businesses that can sell recreational cannabis when it becomes legal in the state next year. State regulators announced the five medical marijuana dispensaries where residents will be able to buy small amounts of recreational marijuana products starting Jan. 1. The state is expected to license dozens more stores in the weeks ahead, and existing MMJ operators get first crack at the rec cannabis market. But there is a hitch: Individual municipalities can b...