Illinois recreational cannabis stores will be few and far between

Recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in Illinois at the start of the new year, but a lack of retail stores threatens to curtail the rollout of what could eventually be a $2.5 billion market. Limited access to adult-use cannabis stores in the first few months of rec sales is not atypical for the launch of a new recreational market. That would leave room for black-market operators to serve consumers. Theoretically, there could be as many as 110 adult-use stores in Illinois on Jan. 1, 20...