cannabis
Dispensary Could Come To Garfield Park From Local Writer And Granddaughter Of Former Alderwoman
Poet and activist Britteney Kapri wants to bring a dispensary to the Westside Justice Center, which her family owns. Kapri is granddaughter of former Uptown Ald. Helen Shiller.
Cultivate Festival Celebrates Cannabis Culture This Weekend With Vic Mensa, GZA, Crumb And More
Cannabis vendors and food trucks will be present, along with more than 20 artists performing throughout the weekend.
Black-Owned West Side Weed Dispensary Won’t Get Alderman’s Support
After negative feedback from some neighbors, Ald. Walter Burnett won't endorse a plan for a dispensary that aims to open at the old Catfish Corner site in Garfield Park.
Portage Park Cannabis Dispensary One Step Closer To Opening After City Council Approval
Eagle Dispensaries of Illinois still needs a state license and special use permit to open at the site of a former bank building. Once open, it would add to Chicago's growing list of Black-owned dispensaries.
Vic Mensa Will Deliver Dozens Of Books To Your Incarcerated Loved Ones With ‘Books Before Bars’
The artist uses funding from his dispensary line, 93 Boyz, to purchase and deliver the books. The program furthers Mensa's mission to "bring truth to the people."
Chicago-Evanston Border Could Get 3 Dispensaries Within 6 Blocks As Pot Shops Target Howard And Clark Area
Plans are in the works for two cannabis dispensaries in Chicago and a bakery-dispensary on the Evanston side of Howard Street.
Weed Dispensary Green Rose, Owned By Phil Stefani, Former Police Commander, Opens In River North
The dispensary is one of the first to receive a social equity license in Illinois.
Rapper Vic Mensa Is Bringing The City’s First Black Weed Brand To Chicago’s Dispensaries
Vic Mensa has launched 93 Boyz, a "premium gas" weed brand aimed at reinvesting in communities hit hardest by marijuana criminalization.
Dispensary Not Coming To Former Leona’s After Hadden Asks Pot Shop To Look Elsewhere In Rogers Park
Verano Holdings sought to move its Rogers Park dispensary from a side street to a prominent former restaurant, but Ald. Maria Hadden said there are better uses of the Sheridan Road property.
Lincoln Square Weed Dispensary At Former Yoga Studio Gets Key Zoning Approval
Botavi Wellness and Justice Cannabis Company want to open a recreational cannabis dispensary near Lawrence and Western avenues.
Cannabist Opens In Jefferson Park, Expanding Columbia Care’s Existing Dispensary To Meet Demand
The expansion adds nearly 1,700 square feet to the store to meet the growing base of medical patients and adult-use customers on the Far Northwest Side, a manager said.
At Support Your Local Weedman Shop, CBD And Hemp Products Would Be Grown And Sold By People Who Served Time For Drug Crimes
South Side activist Tyrone Muhammad said the venture will give formerly incarcerated people a path into the industry while allowing them to bypass stringent licensing required for dispensaries selling more potent products.
From Jungle To Joints: Rainforest Cafe Could Become A Weed Dispensary
If approved, the pot shop would sell medical and recreational cannabis at the former restaurant at Clark and Ohio streets.
A Cannabis Cultivation Site Could Be Coming To Chatham, Reviving A Vacant Building Near The Dan Ryan
The cultivation site would grow cannabis and infuse it into products, like hard candy and drinks. The product would be sent to dispensaries across the state.
City Council Postpones Vote On Lightfoot’s Overhaul Of Weed Rules
City Council will now vote on Lightfoot's push to allow weed shops in much of Downtown at the next City Council meeting, which is set for Monday.
As Lightfoot Moves To Allow More Locations For Weed Shops, Aldermen Fear Losing Their Control
Critics say the city needs to change or risk losing licenses to the suburbs. Said one potential license holder of aldermen: “They want to make sure that somebody comes and kisses the ring, but ain’t nobody got time for that."
Jefferson Park Neighbors Hope Dispensary Expansion Gets City Council’s OK After Months Of Delays
City Council could vote Wednesday on whether to grant the final vote needed to move the zoning change forward for the dispensary expansion.
Rogers Park’s Green Gate Dispensary Opens For Recreational Customers, Will Rebrand After Being Bought By Major Pot Company
Green Gate, which will become Zen Leaf Rogers Park, began serving recreational customers this month. It had been medical-only since opening in 2018.
Michigan Avenue Will Not Become ‘Pot Paradise,’ Lightfoot Says In Ruling Out New Downtown Weed Shops
Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly wants to open the Loop and the Magnificent Mile up to cannabis dispensaries.
Bucktown Dispensary Gets Key Approval, But Neighborhood Group Wants More Social Equity Promises
Verano Holdings want to open a Zen Leaf dispensary at 1720 N. Damen Ave., previously home to a Marc Jacobs store.
