Hemp Sales Banned In Parts Of Far South Side As Some Dispensary Owners Urge Tougher State Rules

Hemp Sales Banned In Parts Of Far South Side As Some Dispensary Owners Urge Tougher State Rules – Block Club Chicago

Hemp business owners have said they turned to selling hemp after the state’s legal cannabis rollout locked out many small minority operators by limiting licenses, which carry prohibitively pricey requirements. A bill championed by Gov. JB Pritzker that would have effectively banned hemp businesses failed to pass after some Democrats, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, criticized the proposal."

Hemp Sales Banned In Parts Of Far South Side As Some Dispensary Owners Urge Tougher State Rules

CITY HALL — Two more alderpeople pushed through a ban of hemp shops in their Far South Side wards on Wednesday — with no objection from colleagues — as state lawmakers remain divided on what to do about the products.Listen 🎧 The ban from Alds. Anthony Beale (9th) and Peter Chico (10th) slaps a fine of up to $5,000 on any business caught selling hemp products in the “Lake Calumet Residential Area,” which covers their wards mainly in the city’s R…

Chicago's first queer-owned dispensary confronts hemp market challenges

When Sway opened last spring in Northalsted, its founders envisioned more than a cannabis dispensary—they hoped to build a safe, stigma-free space rooted in community and equity.Kevin Hauswirth, who co-founded Sway with three other LGBTQ+ and cannabis activists, recalled an early community meeting about plans for the dispensary, where one neighbor “raised their hand and said how excited they were to have a place they could walk into and not worr…