Marijuana
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Elgin appears to be luring cannabis business away from Chicago HeightsNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - The southwest side of Elgin may soon be home to a second cannabis-growing operation. Grand Legacy Group LLC has partners who have ownership in both growing and dispensin...
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DuPage County Board approves zoning changes to allow recreational cannabis salesOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - DuPage County Board members Tuesday reversed course and changed zoning regulations to allow for retail cannabis shops and cultivation centers in unincorporated areas. Th...
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Biden pardons thousands for 'simple possession' of marijuana
Oct 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of "simple possession" of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a ...
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Hoffman Estates approves second marijuana shop, which potentially could be first to openSep 20, 2022 5:15 am - Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved a second recreational marijuana dispensary, which has a chance to open as the village's first. The new approval was for Exxotic...
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Illinois hemp farmers call market the 'Wild West': 'The sky is the limit'
Aug 15, 2022 1:00 am - Growing hemp, a plant that was illegal in the U.S. for more than 70 years, is now akin to the Wild West, two northern Illinois farmers said. Once the 2018 federal farm b...
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Elk Grove Village to get its first recreational marijuana dispensaryJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - A little more than a year after trustees voted to allow recreational marijuana sales in town, Elk Grove Village is set to get its first dispensary, officials confirmed t...
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Business that infuses edible products with cannabis coming to Des PlainesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - A family-owned business that infuses edible products with cannabis has received permission to operate in Des Plaines. The Culinary Cannabis Co., formerly Mary Jane's Inc...
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Marijuana shop, separate bakery to fill former Twin Peaks restaurant building in WheelingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling's second cannabis dispensary could open in December, a representative said this week. The village board on Monday approved a special use permit for the facility...
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Marijuana grower buys Rolling Meadows buildingJun 07, 2022 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Commercial real estate group SVN Chicago Industrial said it negotiated a nearly $3 million sale of an industrial building to a licensed cannabis grower...
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Pot shop sales officially legalized in Arlington HeightsJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Nearly two years into a pilot program allowing recreational marijuana sales at a dispensary, Arlington Heights trustees on Monday made the practice permanently legal and...