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IDFPR Announces Almost 2,700 Applications Submitted for Next Lottery for Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

News Release – Thursday, April 27, 2023

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) announced today it received 2,693 applications for the upcoming Social Equity Criteria Lottery (“SECL”). This lottery will distribute the next round of 55 conditional adult use cannabis dispensary licenses across the 17 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Regions. The list of applicants participating in the SECL may be found on IDFPR’s website here. Applicants are encouraged to review the list and confirm that they have been properly listed for any BLS Region in which they applied. The SECL will be conducted by IDFPR with the Illinois Lottery in early- to mid-May. The date will be announced by IDFPR as soon as possible.

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