There has been a lot of contention lately over the issuance of retail cannabis licenses in Illinois. Many of the headlines center around disputes regarding the license lottery process itself. However, reading between the lines, it would appear that at least one major underlying concern fueling those disputes is whether the money from the dispensary is going back into the local community or to some outside party. What if members of the local community could easily invest in a local dispensary and benefit from their success regardless of who the owner was? Local community investment is exactly what Illinois Crowdfunding was designed to accomplish and why it might just be the perfect tool to bridge the gap. Learn more in this Client Alert written by Freeborn Partner Anthony Zeoli.
