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The Town of Normal is one step closer to prohibiting future smoke shops from being created in Uptown. The town council voted to initiate a zoning amendment regarding tobacco establishments at its meeting Monday night.
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The 420 Illinois Festival is being organized by cannabis consulting company Sour Diesel Group. Several other cannabis-friendly festivals have been held since recreational cannabis was legalized in 2020, but, so far, none have been in central Illinois.
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Consolidated cases before the court will test language of 2020 legalization law.
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An attorney for Jeff Fritzen filed the legal action against the Town on June 12. It argues, in part, that town council members were required to wait a full year before taking action on a resubmitted zoning permit application from High Haven Dispensary LLC.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos says a potential campus area grocery store may require both the university and town to help it succeed. And he said Tuesday that a lot more work needs to be done before such a project is ready to move forward.
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Two rejected proposals for new cannabis dispensaries in Normal are coming back for a second try. The Normal Zoning Board of Appeals will hear the two requests for a special use permit and hold public hearings at 5 p.m. April 20.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos expects the increased tax revenue the town saw in the last year will continue into the future.
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A new proposal has emerged for what would be the Town of Normal’s second cannabis dispensary – just weeks after the Town Council rejected another dispensary in a different location.
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The founder of a new student group at Illinois State University focused on cannabis says one of her goals is to continue work toward destigmatizing cannabis, even in places where it’s already legal.
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The Normal Town Council on Monday night rejected a plan to open a cannabis dispensary near College Avenue and Veterans Parkway, with a consensus forming among council members to revisit regulations about such operations.