Editorial: Springfield flunked the hemp test — and tougher tests are coming – Crain’s

"Tightening up regulation on delta-8 and other forms of synthetic THC should be a relative no-brainer.... And yet, lawmakers in the Illinois House failed last spring and failed again in this year's veto session to pass just such a set of rules despite winning passage in the Senate — and despite the governor's backing. In fact, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch didn't even call the bill, which meant the legislation was declared more or less dead on arrival on Jan. 6."