Strip Club Owner Ranked High on Pat Quinn's List for Medical Marijuana Business

Gov. Pat Quinn was poised to give Illinois’ first medical marijuana dispensary license to a Chicago strip club owner. Perry Mandera owns VIP’s Gentlemen’s Club, and his marijuana outlet would be called Custom Strains, reports Stephanie Lulay for DNAinfo Chicago.

Records show that businessman Perry Mandera’s application to operate the dispensary in Fulton Market was one of two top-scoring proposals in the city’s West Township district.

While Democrat Quinn, who has since left office, ultimately ended up punting the task to his successor, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, the documents offer an inside look at the state division’s scoring system.

And if Rauner ends up approving licenses based on those scores, Mandera could end up running a medical marijuana dispensary after all. » more via DNAinfo Chicago

Some would-be neighbors of the proposed marijuana dispensary are opposed to Madera’s bid.