Benchmark article intro!
A while back we wrote an article called:
“When Gravity Stops Bending: A Structural Test of IDFPR Enforcement and Ethics.”
At the time, some people thought the gravity talk was theoretical.
Then Illinois did something interesting.
A cannabis license holder connected to a money laundering conviction lost his license relationship.
Which means gravity just became measurable.
Because now Illinois has established a benchmark.
The question isn’t what happened yesterday.
The question is what happens tomorrow.
If one owner loses a license, what happens when the ownership interest is larger?
What happens when the organization is bigger?
What happens when there are more licenses involved?
What happens when the title on the business card changes?
That’s the funny thing about benchmarks.
The moment you create one, every future decision becomes a comparison.
Gravity doesn’t care whether you own one dispensary.
Gravity doesn’t care whether you own ten.
Gravity doesn’t care whether you’re small, large, connected, or famous.
Gravity applies the same force to everything.
The real question is whether Illinois does too.
New F’nAround article:
“The Benchmark Problem: Illinois Has Now Shown What Enforcement Looks Like”
Because creating a benchmark is easy.
Living with it is the hard part.