While the state repeatedly said every finalist qualified as a social equity applicant, the winning groups included a clouted list of powerful interests, including Chicago restaurateur Phil Stefani, former Chicago Police Supt. Terry Hillard and others with ties to existing cannabis operators.
Constant pandering and do overs for a bunch of people who believe being constantly high, being arrested for drugs,and having absolutely no knowledge of the financial and legal and operational expertise required for running this type of business. They obviously have no clue but the governor must continue to pander for votes. Affirmative action out of control. They will get what they want that’s the way it is in Chicago now. Talent means nothing only color.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Constant pandering and do overs for a bunch of people who believe being constantly high, being arrested for drugs,and having absolutely no knowledge of the financial and legal and operational expertise required for running this type of business. They obviously have no clue but the governor must continue to pander for votes. Affirmative action out of control. They will get what they want that’s the way it is in Chicago now. Talent means nothing only color.