Hemp businesses rally against Chicago’s upcoming ban

Mayor Vetoes Controversial Ban On Intoxicating Hemp Products

CITY HALL — Chicago business owners who sell intoxicating hemp products will live to fight another day as Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed a ban on their products Friday in a rare use of mayoral power. Johnson waited until his deadline day to veto the ban, passed 32-16 by the City Council last month. The nixed ban made significant exemptions for hemp-derived THC drinks, championed by the hospitality industry, but served as a death knell for local bu…

Mayor Johnson vetoes hemp ban, as measure's sponsor, Ald. Quinn, throws in the towel

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday vetoed a City Council-approved ban on hemp-derived products to save Chicago's burgeoning hemp industry, and the chief sponsor of the ban said he won’t try for an override.Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn’s decision to throw in the towel means that hemp-derived products can continue to be sold in Chicago — at least until a federal ban takes effect later this year.The ban on most hemp products was aimed at keeping un…

Hemp businesses rally against Chicago’s upcoming ban

Chicago’s upcoming ban on intoxicating hemp products has business owners rallying for a mayoral veto, warning it will shut down small businesses, cost jobs and disproportionately impact minority-owned establishments.