Marijuana
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Grow business: Cannabis cultivator and product manufacturer finds a home in the suburbsJul 23, 2023 1:00 am - You've probably seen the adult-use cannabis dispensaries that have popped up around Illinois since the state legalized recreational marijuana use in January 2020. Today...
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Huntley marijuana craft grow facility hopes to begin production next week
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - Owen Papworth and David Schwimmer started talking about opening a marijuana craft growing facility in Illinois even before the state legalized adult recreational use as ...
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Growing the workforce: Suburban colleges add cannabis studies programs to their offeringsJun 15, 2023 5:00 am - As Illinois' cannabis industry grows, area community colleges are adding programs to prepare students for careers in the field. Oakton College in Des Plaines, Harper Col...
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Cannabis regulatory bill stalls in spring session
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A cannabis reform bill won't get further consideration until at least the General Assembly's fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agre...
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A lounge for pot smokers is coming to the Okay Cannabis dispensary in WheelingMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - A Wheeling cannabis dispensary has been given village permission to open the first recreational consumption lounge in Cook County. Patrons of the proposed area at Okay C...
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After hangups at state, Cary dispensary receives updated approval from village board
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Mundelein creates entertainment tax for ticket salesApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Responding to a local cannabis dispensary's plan to hold a concert or series of performances, the Mundelein village board on Monday created a 5% entertainment tax that w...
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Second recreational pot shop set to open Tuesday in St. CharlesApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - St. Charles' second recreational marijuana dispensary is set to open its doors Tuesday. The St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce will participate in a ribbon-cutting cer...
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Wheeling cannabis dispensary wants to open consumption loungeApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - A relatively new cannabis dispensary in Wheeling wants to expand by opening one of the first consumption lounges in the suburbs. The lounge would operate within the exis...