Kimber Russell

Kimber Russell is a cannabis and marijuana law attorney based in Chicago, Illinois. Russell has been licensed for 15 years and holds a law degree from DePaul College of Law. Russell additionally takes on driving-under-the-influence charges involving cannabis rather than alcohol, traffic and vehicle offenses that often accompany a roadside cannabis stop and possession and distribution charges that still apply outside the licensing system.

In Illinois, adults may lawfully possess cannabis and licensed businesses may sell it, which moves most of the legal work out of the courtroom and into licensing, land use and compliance, without removing criminal risk entirely. Regulation runs through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. It is a market where licensing has run through lotteries and social equity criteria, producing a steady stream of application and ownership disputes.