Chicago Sun-Times – Those hoping to cash in on the so-called Green Rush descended en-masse on the Thompson Center Monday, the final day to apply for marijuana dispensary licenses under the state’s medical pot pilot program.
Dozens were lined up when the doors were unlocked about 8:15 a.m. And from the moment state offices opened, the application counter was inundated with hundreds who plunked down a non-refundable $5,000 per-application fee and submitted staggering volumes of paperwork.
