With a little over 100 days until recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois, Oglesby licensed cannabis grower is expanding and adding new jobs.
Monday, Oglesby Mayor Dom Rivara announced that Green Thumb Industries plans to launch a $1.5 million expansion of its operations in the next 30 days. Rivara termed it “an elaborate kind of operation” that, once completed, would create 40-50 jobs.
Rivara said he has “mixed emotions” about legalization — Oglesby, he said, would not modify its drug testing policy for city employees — but not at all conflicted about the economic development opportunity at hand.
“How do you say no to jobs?” Rivara said.