Articles filed under Marijuana
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Rep. Casten calls for federal decriminalization of possessing small amounts of cannabisOct 20, 2022 5:30 am - Following the lead of Illinois and other states, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove supports federally decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis. "We shou...
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Hoffman Estates approves second marijuana shop, which potentially could be first to openSep 20, 2022 5:15 am - Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved a second recreational marijuana dispensary, which has a chance to open as the village's first. The new approval was for Exxotic...
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Elk Grove Village to get its first recreational marijuana dispensaryJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - A little more than a year after trustees voted to allow recreational marijuana sales in town, Elk Grove Village is set to get its first dispensary, officials confirmed t...
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Business that infuses edible products with cannabis coming to Des PlainesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - A family-owned business that infuses edible products with cannabis has received permission to operate in Des Plaines. The Culinary Cannabis Co., formerly Mary Jane's Inc...
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DuPage County Board closer to allowing recreational pot in unincorporated areasJun 30, 2022 5:30 am - Nearly three years after becoming the first county in the state to ban recreational marijuana sales, DuPage is taking steps to allow cannabis stores in unincorporated co...
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Marijuana shop, separate bakery to fill former Twin Peaks restaurant building in WheelingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling's second cannabis dispensary could open in December, a representative said this week. The village board on Monday approved a special use permit for the facility...
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Pot shop sales officially legalized in Arlington HeightsJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Nearly two years into a pilot program allowing recreational marijuana sales at a dispensary, Arlington Heights trustees on Monday made the practice permanently legal and...
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Separate pot shop and bakery proposed for vacant Wheeling restaurant buildingJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A recreational cannabis dispensary and a bakery to be run separately have been proposed for a vacant restaurant building in Wheeling. Developers are eying the former Twi...
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'Circus of blame': DuPage County Board members argue over lost marijuana tax revenueMay 24, 2022 1:00 am - Democrats and Republicans on the DuPage County Board sparred Tuesday over the chain of events that led to the loss of millions of dollars in uncollected tax revenue from...
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Tension mounts: Clerk declines to meet county board over lost paperwork, pot revenueMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has declined an invitation to meet with county board members Tuesday to answer their questions about how state revenue officials never...