Recently filed legislation by state Rep. La Shawn Ford proposes to help fix issues within the craft cannabis cultivation application process and help get answers to more than 800 applicants.
A craft grower is a facility operated by a business that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture and the state to cultivate, dry, and package cannabis for dispensing organizations.
To apply for a craft license, growers need a $5,000 deposit and a place of business to operate from. The majority of applicants who have paid the application fee and secured a place of business have been let down because the state of Illinois not holding up its end of the agreement, Ford said.
