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The Republican Governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, surprised a lot of people on Monday when his administration distributed permits to companies that allow them to grow and sell medical marijuana. This move comes one week after Governor Rauner said that licenses would not be issued until a legal review of the process was completed.
Governor Rauner’s administration conducted an internal review of former Governor Quinn’s work and consulted with Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office. Rauner’s administration said that they found a number of problem areas that could open the state up to legal action.
Among those problems are what Rauner’s administration called “arbitrary” scoring provisions under Quinn that all but eliminated some applicants. Some of the applicants were disqualified without clear reasoning were not allowed to respond to concerns.
State plans to send confirmation letters this week
When all was said and done, 18 cultivation centers were issued a license to start growing medical marijuana. Three applicants are still being reviewed. Final approval requires the businesses to pay all related fees, register employees, and prove that operators have enough money to build and run the facility.
The state gave out licenses to 53 companies which allow them to operate dispensaries. Five companies are under additional review.
Companies question Governor Rauner’s grading system
Kreider Services is one of the companies that did not get a license and they are upset with how the process was conducted. Kreider Services secured a strain of marijuana called Charlotte’s Web, which helps treat children who suffer from epilepsy. The company questioned how the state’s grading system overlooked a group offering a strain needed to help children.
“It just seems like Pat Quinn didn’t do the best job on this process to begin with and Rauner’s making it worse,” said Jeff Stauter, Kreider’s executive director.
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