Articles filed under Recreational Marijuana
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Deer Park to tax pot sales -- even though there are no dispensaries yet
Nov 20, 2020 6:50 PM - As they weigh whether to allow cannabis stores for recreational users in town, Deer Park officials have agreed to tax such sales. -
Buffalo Grove seeking policy change on recreational pot sales
Nov 18, 2020 5:10 AM - The Buffalo Grove village board plans to urge the governor's office to remove roadblocks preventing a medical marijuana dispensary in town from adding recreational marijuana to its offerings. -
Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
Nov 17, 2020 1:00 AM - The 2020 election helped prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become throughout the United States, with measures to legalize recreational pot also breezing to victory in progressive New Jersey, moderate Arizona and conservative Montana. Fifteen states have now broadly legalized it, while 36 states allow medical marijuana.
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Suburban voters saying yes to marijuana sales, but some concerns persist
Nov 14, 2020 5:03 PM - Voter approval of recreational marijuana sales in the suburbs this year is a sign that public acceptance of the long-illegal substance has turned a corner, industry experts and some elected officials say. -
Judge dismisses restraining order sought by cannabis license finalistsNov 13, 2020 5:08 PM - A Sangamon County court on Thursday denied a restraining order requested by cannabis dispensary license finalists in an attempt to stop the state from rescoring the applications of losing applicants.
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Mount Prospect trustees schedule public hearing on recreational pot sales
Nov 12, 2020 2:45 PM - Mount Prospect trustees will hold a public hearing Dec. 1 on possible amendments to the village's zoning code that would allow the sale of recreational marijuana in town. -
Towing lot eyed for marijuana growing site in Rolling Meadows
Nov 12, 2020 5:30 AM - A one-time concrete plant and existing towing yard on the north side of Rolling Meadows could soon become part of Illinois' burgeoning recreational marijuana industry. -
Cannabis growing facility approved in Mundelein -- but state permit still needed
Nov 11, 2020 6:50 PM - Entrepreneurs have received permission from Mundelein officials to open one of Illinois' first craft cannabis businesses on the village's east side. -
Arlington Heights relying on pot and reserves to avoid property tax hike
Nov 10, 2020 5:30 AM - Despite the ongoing pandemic, Arlington Heights won't have to raise its property tax levy for the second year in a row, thanks at least in part to a new revenue source -- taxes from recreational marijuana sales -- and to reserve funds, officials said. -
Mount Prospect deciding next move on recreational pot sales
Nov 5, 2020 4:16 PM - Now that Mount Prospect residents have voted in favor of recreational marijuana sales in town, the village board is preparing to decide what to do next.
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