Midday News Links: Rauner Announces Medical Marijuana Licenses

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 3, 2015 7:30PM

Don't expect Chicago's streets to be teeming with Mystery Machines like this van once the law goes into effect Jan. 1. (Photo credit: Viewminder)

• Medical cannabis is closer to a reality in Illinois after Gov. Bruce Rauner announced 50 licenses were awarded to groups looking to open dispensaries in Illinois. Eighteen cultivation centers were also awarded licenses. [NBC Chicago]
• And just in time, because a Florida company is offering a course in how to be a "budtender." (Don't call them dealers anymore.) [DNAInfo Chicago]
• Former Chicago Bull Horace Grant recalls another time Michael Jordan was a dick in practice. [CBS Chicago]
• As we noted Sunday, January in Illinois was drier and cooler than average, but still way better than last year. [Tribune]
• With more snow in the forecast, the plows are still at the ready on Chicago's streets. [Sun-Times]