Marijuana
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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...
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Wheeling Plan Commission to discuss recreational pot ThursdayNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - Wheeling's Plan Commission will meet Thursday to discuss what restrictions should be placed on recreational marijuana sellers should the village board allow such busines...
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Opt in vs. opt out: How recreational marijuana has created dueling grassroots movementsNov 02, 2019 1:00 am - Dueling grass-roots movements of suburban residents are rising up to make their voices heard on the presence of recreational marijuana stores. Anytime a municipal govern...
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'Historical lesson' puts Chinese community against recreational pot salesNov 02, 2019 1:00 am - Asian faces make up a large part of the suburban movement to ban recreational marijuana sales, and particularly active are people of Chinese descent. History is the reas...
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Buffalo Grove to receive first recreational pot proposal MondayNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Two weeks after Buffalo Grove approved zoning regulations allowing recreational marijuana, the village will hear its first proposal for a recreational dispensary. PDI Me...
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Arlington Heights could ban recreational marijuana salesOct 29, 2019 5:00 am - Reversing an earlier preference, Arlington Heights village board members indicated Monday they will decide to prohibit the sale of recreational marijuana within the town...