For the state of Illinois, a thank you might be in order for its neighbors to the north. A newly released analysis says that Illinois collected millions of dollars in tax revenue from Wisconsin residents who crossed the border to buy legal marijuana.
The two Great Lakes states border each other––Wisconsin abutting Illinois to the north––but they have very different laws on cannabis.
Illinois legalized recreational marijuana in 2019, and a state-sanctioned adult-use market launched at the beginning of 2020. The state also legalized medical cannabis in 2013.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, is one of the last remaining states where both recreational and
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