DuPage County Weighs Recreational Pot Sales

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL -- DuPage County officials are weighing the pros and cons of recreational pot sales throughout the county's unincorporated areas and the rules that would go into effect in areas that approve sales. One of the topics up for discussions includes how far a recreational dispensary should be located from a school, Chicago Tribune reports.

The discussions come as municipalities throughout the county weigh how to address recreational marijuana sales after they were approved statewide in June. Municipalities can opt in to allow sales when they go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020 or can opt out to prohibit sales within their limits.

At Tuesday's meeting, DuPage County discussed limiting recreational marijuana businesses to being 1000 feet or more from residential areas, schools, or child care centers. If this rule were in effect, only a limited number of locations would be able to accommodate the restriction.

Board members also talked about possible tax revenue and public safety before deciding to more gather information from local law enforcement and other organizations to address during a future meeting on the topic.

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