Politics & Government
Grayslake Bans Marijuana Sales Until 2021
The Grayslake Village Board approved an ordinance on Tuesday to ban recreational marijuana sales for at least a year.
GRAYSLAKE, IL — Recreational marijuana sales will not be allowed in Grayslake until at least 2021. The Grayslake Village Board on Tuesday voted to ban recreational sales for a year after marijuana becomes legal in Illinois on Jan. 1, according to the Daily Herald.
Grayslake Assistant Village Manager Brett Kryska said if banned temporarily the village could see how things "are playing out in other towns" where marijuana sales are allowed.
"We wanted to make certain that we have as much regulatory control as possible. So this allows us to take a more deliberative, prudent approach," Mayor Rhett Taylor said.
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The sale of recreational marijuana will become legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act allow municipalities to ban marijuana stores or put in place zoning ordinances to regulate where marijuana is sold in town. Towns that sell marijuana can enact up to a 3 percent sales tax.
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