INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS Illinois A Winnebago County judge reversed a restraining order he issued on behalf of a dozen cultivation applicants who lost cannabis license bids. The decision means that 88 social equity applicants can start prepping their businesses to join the legal, adult-use marijuana supply chain. The judge stated that those would-be growers suing over the licensing process must follow a new administrative review law protocol to challenge the outcomes rather than the courts. Scott Redman, president of the Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association, predicted that most of the craft growers still won't open for business until 2023. Kansas A delta-8 THC retailer in Kansas is suing state officials for telling law enforcement that hemp-derived intoxicants are illegal drugs. Murray Dines, owner of Terpene Distribution and the Guardian Cannabis THC Recreational Dispensary, contends that Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt was wrong when he issued an opinion in December saying that delta-8 THC products are illegal controlled substances, even if they are derived from hemp. After that memo, Dines' Topeka store was raided and $120,000 worth of delta-8 products were seized. Dines is asking the court to declare that Kansas' controlled substances act is preempted by federal hemp law. He points out that states under federal law are " not authorized to alter the definition of hemp, " meaning that products made from legal hemp extracts are also legal. Gassed out from juggling Payroll/HR providers? RefuelRefuel and learn howwe support cannabiscannabis organizations in managing and learn how we support organizations in managing theirtheir people.people. $50 gas card for a demo. That simple.