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Two unsuccessful marijuana dispensary applicants are suing the state, hoping to hit the pause button on its plans to hand out 75 marijuana licenses. Awarding of the licenses is more than four months behind schedule and last week, the state announced that only 21 of 700 applicants would proceed to a lottery for the 75 licenses. “The license application process was highly detailed and intrusive,” noted Mark Peysakhovich.

Read the article and the rest of Mark’s comment below in MJBizDaily, July 10, 2020

Oakton Community College held a series of seminars at its Skokie and Des Plaines campuses for people seeking cannabis seller and growers licenses. As a consultant and lobbyist for the cannabis industry in Illinois, Mark Peysakhovich told participants in the March 2020 event that it would be hard to obtain the right to grow or sell cannabis without social equity qualifications. He gave an assessment of the state’s efforts to amend the process, and offered some advice regarding what to keep in mind when applying for a license.

Read the article in the Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2020 (registration required)

With all the excitement and buzz around upcoming legalization, many patients are asking themselves if they should opt for the medical cannabis program instead. What are the benefits of having your card now that Illinois is going adult-use legal? It turns out that there are three important benefits for medical patients that are worth nothing, which Mark Peysakhovich explores in detail in this article.

Read the article in Innovative Wellness, June 6, 2019

The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx confirmed that she has been working through “the technical and procedural questions of providing conviction relief” and is on track to expunge the convictions of low-level county marijuana offenders in the coming months. Mark Peysakhovich said he welcomes the expungement efforts, commenting on the war on drugs’ effect on communities of color, but warned that the clock is ticking.

Read the article in Weedmaps, April 18, 2019

Mark Peysakhovich joined John Sullivan, SVP of Chicago-based Cresco Labs, industry leaders in the production of medical and adult-use marijuana product, and RN Brooke Schwartz on a panel looking at a whole slate of topics involving the future of medicinal and possibly legalized recreational marijuana in Illinois. The talks were to be held in January 2019 at the Riverside Library.

Read the article at WGN Radio, January 8, 2019

“Despite lagging behind other cities in certain areas of the health care ecosystem, Chicago stands poised – if it can make the cultural changes – to soon become the health tech hub of the US,” wrote Forbes health care and innovation contributor Nicole F. Roberts. She cited the city being home to a number of influential medical societies as well as hosting the headquarters of major pharmaceutical firms and health-related consultancies. Among those who cautioned, however, that “the great challenge for the entire Chicago health ecosystem is the culture” was Mark Peysakhovich, who told her some of his concerns.

Read the article in Forbes, April 12, 2015

In 2013-14, the National School Lunch Program and Illinois’ Women Infant and Children feeding program banished 2% mile and whole milk from their offerings, in favor of skim and 1% almost exclusively, reflecting US Department of Agriculture dietary guidelines for Americans have recommended low-fat milk since 1995. The American Heart Association supports the switch to low-fat white milk, says Mark Peysakhovich, and explains why the move is an exciting opportunity to learn more.

Read the article at WBEZ, October 13, 2014 (registration required)