Marijuana
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Testing shows increasing marijuana use before legalizationNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - The number of drug tests in Illinois that turn up positive for marijuana is on the rise, even before adult use is set to become legal beginning Jan. 1. Data from drug te...
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Wheeling panel recommends rules for recreational marijuana salesNov 08, 2019 4:30 am - With one member missing, Wheeling plan commissioners Thursday voted 5-1 to recommend regulations potential sellers of recreational marijuana might face. Plan commission ...
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Hoffman Estates inches closer to allowing recreational pot salesNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates is moving ahead with plans to allow recreational marijuana sales in the village. At a public hearing Wednesday, the village's planning and zoning commiss...
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Hanover Park to hold hearing on pot sales Nov. 14Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Park development commission will conduct a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, regarding the potential of recreational cannabis facilities and then m...
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West Chicago votes to ban recreational marijuana salesNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - West Chicago aldermen voted 8-5 this week to prohibit recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city. The Illinois' Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act allows recreationa...
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Panel: Legal pot won't affect workplace impairment policiesNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Although a lot of "ifs" will remain when recreational marijuana use becomes legal on Jan. 1, employers will have latitude when it comes to dealing with employees who com...
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Vernon Hills says no to recreational marijuana salesNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Vernon Hills has become the most recent Lake County community to ban the sale of marijuana for recreational use. As expected, the village board on Tuesday unanimously ap...
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Six months or a year? Glen Ellyn trustees to vote on temporary pot sales banNov 05, 2019 4:33 am - Glen Ellyn trustees will vote Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on recreational marijuana shops as officials keep a wary eye on the state's legal pot industry. The villa...
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Buffalo Grove hears proposal for combined recreational/medical pot shopNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - When Buffalo Grove trustees recently approved zoning for recreational marijuana businesses, the conversation focused on the benefits or evils of the drug's use. But in p...
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'There's so many unknowns': Arlington Heights bans recreational marijuana salesNov 04, 2019 11:10 pm - Arlington Heights village board members on Monday confirmed their earlier straw poll vote to ban sales of recreational marijuana within the village. The 5-3 vote is a bi...