Recreational pot discussion back on front burner in Lake County
Customers get help last February at the Rise marijuana store in Mundelein. Recreational pot sales became legal in Illinois on Jan. 1, 2020. Lake County officials now are deciding whether to allow recreational marijuana sales in unincorporated areas. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, 2020
Posted1/28/2021 5:30 AM
After a year on hold, whether to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use in unincorporated areas of Lake County is back on the front burner.
An official vote is months away, but a majority of county board members appear ready to authorize the public process to establish zoning rules for retail shops and other aspects of the cannabis business.
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UpdatedThu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:00 pm CT
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More than $1 billion worth of cannabis was purchased in 2020 in Illinois, the first year its possession and use was legalized for all adults over age 21. ( Scott Olson/Getty Images)
WAUKEGAN, IL Just over a year after the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois, the Lake County Board directed its staff to begin a public hearing process that could allow adult-use cannabis businesses to open up shop in unincorporated parts of the county.
In late 2019, after extensive debate, board members agreed to a one-year moratorium on recreational cannabis. That moratorium is due to expire Feb. 10.