Marijuana
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New pot dispensary, tattoo parlor get approval from Elgin City CouncilMay 19, 2025 12:25 pm - Elgin City Council members have approved a plan for a new adult-use cannabis dispensary to open in the former Boston Market location on Randall Road. They also gave the thumbs up to a new tattoo parlor in the Tyler Creek Plaza shopping center.
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Elgin could get its second recreational cannabis dispensaryApr 08, 2025 2:13 pm - The Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission gave preliminary approval Monday for the city’s second recreational cannabis dispensary. Jane & Buds Cannabis Dispensary will open in the former Boston Market on Randall Road if owners receive approval from the city council.
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Elgin City Council rejects delay of ban on synthetic THC product salesMar 31, 2025 2:52 pm - The Elgin City Council voted 5-4 against delaying a ban on the sale of synthetically derived THC products, despite pleas from local business owners who were hoping for a window to be able to sell their remaining inventory.
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Copycat crackdown? Hemp-based THC getting scrutiny from suburban communitiesMar 28, 2025 9:38 am - As state lawmakers debate closing the loophole allowing the sale of potentially harmful THC derivatives, local communities are taking matters into their own hands, as well as youths who are targeted as customers.
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Craft brewers converge on Wheeling to learn about hemp-based drinksMar 11, 2025 1:35 pm - Craft brewery owners and operators gathered Tuesday in Wheeling to discuss options they hope will allow them to keep making the intoxicating drinks.
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Elk Grove Village bans sale of kratom, citing health risksFeb 14, 2025 8:15 pm - Elk Grove Village has banned the sale of kratom, an herbal product with stimulant-like effects. It joins other municipalities in prohibiting kratom sales amid safety concerns from the FDA.
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Elgin moves to ban sale of THC productsFeb 13, 2025 1:10 pm - Saying they couldn’t wait any longer for the state to provide guidance, Elgin City Council members on Wednesday granted preliminary approval of a citywide ban on sales of synthetically derived THC products.
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Batavia could get its first pot shop soon
Jan 23, 2025 12:10 pm - Batavia residents could be able to shop for cannabis locally as soon as this summer after plans to operate a dispensary out of a vacant storefront on Randall Road received the city’s seal of approval.
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Plan to open first marijuana dispensary in Batavia nears approvalJan 16, 2025 12:57 pm - A marijuana dispensary is close to getting approval to open shop in a former Arby’s restaurant in Batavia.
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The Biz Week That Was: New cardiac care center opens, hemp bill stalls, and boat show comes to ’burbs among the highlightsJan 12, 2025 5:30 am - ‘Density is overwhelming’: Can developers address concerns for proposed apartment community in Lake Zurich? Though questions remain on density, traffic, handling sto...