Marijuana
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After much debate, here's where most suburbs stand on recreational pot salesDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - Ahead of the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana, elected officials across the suburbs spend the second half of 2019 debating whether to allow pot sales wit...
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Will there be enough legal marijuana after Jan. 1? Some patients fear shortage.Dec 26, 2019 4:30 am - Walking into a store, browsing the selection and making a purchase of cannabis, legally, is a memory a lot of people Kelvin McCabe knows are looking forward to making. M...
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Hundreds of new laws are coming on Wednesday. Here's what you need to know.Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go o...
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A tiny African kingdom wants to export its cannabis to the world
Dec 22, 2019 5:24 am - Kekeletso Lekaota spends her work days nurturing rows of cannabis plants for harvest. Pruning a few yellowed leaves from stems with thick, flowering heads, she says the ...
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Prospect Heights outlines location for future recreational marijuana dispensaryDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - The Prospect Heights City Council has approved three locations where a recreational marijuana dispensary can be established, Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer announced...
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Antioch mayor breaks tie to allow sale of recreational marijuanaDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - By a split vote, Antioch on Thursday became the most recent Lake County community to approve recreational marijuana sales. Mayor Larry Hanson broke a 3-3 tie by voting i...
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Elgin OKs regulations for pot shopsDec 19, 2019 4:30 am - The Elgin City Council approved zoning to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries in town and impose a 3% sales tax on adult-use cannabis products. The city council's ...
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Buffalo Grove panel deadlocks on proposed recreational pot businessDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - A proposed recreational marijuana dispensary in Buffalo Grove ran into a sudden detour Wednesday on the road to village board approval. The village's planning and zoning...
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Wauconda adopts zoning rules for pot businessesDec 18, 2019 4:30 am - You can add Wauconda to the list of suburbs that will welcome marijuana dispensaries once a state law legalizing licensed sales to adult recreational users becomes effec...
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Can marijuana supply meet medical and recreational demand?Dec 18, 2019 4:30 am - Medical marijuana patients are having a hard time finding certain cannabis products at some of the 55 dispensaries across the state, and they fear shortages could worsen...