Articles filed under Recreational Marijuana
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'Got my legal weed': Recreational marijuana sales start with enthusiasmJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - With long lines in cold weather, several rounds of ID checks, food trucks and tropical music, legal recreational marijuana sales in Illinois got under way on New Year's ...
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Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictionsDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements...
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Police advise: If you don't want pot this week, don't even drive around three suburban shopsDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The start of recreational marijuana sales could be so busy at one dispensary Wednesday that police are advising anyone not looking to partake in the first day of the leg...
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What suburban dispensaries expect when recreational marijuana sales start Jan. 1Dec 30, 2019 4:30 am - Stores that will begin selling marijuana for recreational adult use Wednesday know they'll be part of history, so they're setting a festive mood. Dispensary operators an...
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Legal pot FAQ: Where can I buy it? How much? Where can I smoke it?Dec 30, 2019 4:30 am - The general public will be able to start buying pot on Wednesday, six months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinoi...
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After much debate, here's where most suburbs stand on recreational pot salesDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - Ahead of the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana, elected officials across the suburbs spend the second half of 2019 debating whether to allow pot sales wit...
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Will there be enough legal marijuana after Jan. 1? Some patients fear shortage.Dec 26, 2019 4:30 am - Walking into a store, browsing the selection and making a purchase of cannabis, legally, is a memory a lot of people Kelvin McCabe knows are looking forward to making. M...
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Prospect Heights outlines location for future recreational marijuana dispensaryDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - The Prospect Heights City Council has approved three locations where a recreational marijuana dispensary can be established, Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer announced...
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Antioch mayor breaks tie to allow sale of recreational marijuanaDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - By a split vote, Antioch on Thursday became the most recent Lake County community to approve recreational marijuana sales. Mayor Larry Hanson broke a 3-3 tie by voting i...
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Buffalo Grove panel deadlocks on proposed recreational pot businessDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - A proposed recreational marijuana dispensary in Buffalo Grove ran into a sudden detour Wednesday on the road to village board approval. The village's planning and zoning...