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Gurnee board bans recreational pot sales in village
Nov 19, 2019 12:42 PM - Gurnee village trustees voted unanimously Monday to ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating in town. -
Editorial: Marijuana in the workplace
Nov 18, 2019 12:31 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald says that with recreational marijuana use becoming legal in Illinois in six weeks, businesses large and small must prepare now for how it will affect employees and the workplace. -
Testing shows increasing marijuana use before legalization
Nov 17, 2019 12:20 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. -
How suburban businesses are preparing before recreational marijuana use begins
Nov 17, 2019 12:14 AM - Experts advise businesses to review drug use policies, train managers to spot intoxication and keep an eye on court rulings to prepare for the legalization of recreational marijuana starting Jan. 1. -
Mount Prospect closer to setting regulations for recreational marijuana sales
Nov 15, 2019 4:38 PM - Mount Prospect's planning and zoning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend zoning that would allow sales of recreational marijuana in certain non-residential areas. -
Schaumburg panel recommends rules for recreational marijuana sales
Nov 14, 2019 5:30 AM - Schaumburg, the second largest hub of economic activity in Illinois, is zeroing in on how it will handle the new industry of recreational marijuana sales beginning Jan. 1. -
Gurnee village board to vote Monday on prohibiting marijuana sales
Nov 14, 2019 2:33 PM - The Gurnee village board will consider an ordinance prohibiting the sale of recreational marijuana at a meeting Monday night. -
Attorney: Cancer patient in prison might die while awaiting clemency decision
Nov 16, 2019 9:44 PM - The health of a 37-year-old cancer patient continues to decline after he was sent to prison this summer after pleading guilty to having 42 pounds of THC chocolates mailed to his Montgomery home. Thomas J. Franzen's attorney in October argued for clemency before a prison review board; Gov. Pritzker's office has not commented on the matter. -
Follow-up measure clarifies marijuana wouldn't be allowed in bars, restaurantsNov 15, 2019 6:58 AM - SPRINGFIELD -- A cleanup bill written to ensure a smooth rollout of the legalization of adult-use marijuana in January passed both chambers of the General Assembly on Thursday. Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored both the original legalization bill and the follow-up Senate Bill 1557 in the Senate, made clear that public consumption of cannabis will be allowed only at locations that have no food and drink.
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Lake County considering options on recreational marijuana sales
Nov 13, 2019 1:35 PM - The Lake County Board may be ready to start the process of determining whether to allow the sale of recreational marijuana in unincorporated areas.
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