New report lists 5 Illinois cities among worst to get high in across the US

Illinois is dominating a new report about the best places to blaze it up across the country – but not how you might think.

Recreational cannabis was legalized for adult use in different states in 2023 and to catalog the growth of cannabis tourism, LawnStarter’s latest report ranks the Best Cities to Get Stoned in 2024.

They also prepared a list for the worst cities to get stoned in the U.S., where Illinois captured half the spots.

The online platform that allows to reserve lawn care and mowing services through its website doubles online as a dataset collector, compiling data collected by the company to create studies covering anything from vacation rentals to hiking cities.

Here’s a breakdown of the report.

How did Illinois do?

According to the report, five cities out of ten are from Illinois for the worst cities to get high in, with Cicero the third worst city in the country.

The other Illinois cities that cracked the list include Elgin (5th worst), Bloomington (7th worst), Springfield (9th worst) and Rockford (10th worst).

Chicago was the highest ranked city in Illinois to get high in, according to the report, at No. 38.

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Methodology used

According to LawnStarter, the metrics to rank each city were first determined as six categories: access, consumer satisfaction, convenience, lounging, entertainment and munchie relief.

After the six categories were chosen, each was assigned a weight based on importance for the stoned experience. Access to dispensaries was weighted highest on the list, with munchies relief weighing the least.

Data was collected from 292 cities across the country before final calculations scored each city out of 100 points to determine its rank in each factor and overall. The score is the average of the city's scores combined.

Best places to get high?

Here's a look at the best places, according to the report:

1. Los Angeles, California
2. San Francisco, California
3. Las Vegas, Nevada
4. Denver, Colorado
5. New York, New York

Claire Grant writes about business, growth and development and other news topics for the State Journal-Register. She can be reached at CLGrant@gannett.com; and on X (Formerly known as Twitter): @Claire_Granted

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