Pubdate: Thu, 15 May 2014
Source: Lake Forester (IL)
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LAKE BLUFF TIGHTENS MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY RESTRICTIONS

Medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in Lake Bluff's
light-industrial district under tighter local restrictions.

As expected, the Village Board voted unanimously on Monday, May 12, to
grant final approval to include "medical cannabis dispensary" as a
special use in the village's light industrial district - but layered
in tighter restrictions on signage, surveillance and hours of
operation. The village's light industrial area lies on the west side
of town.

When, and if, purveyors will look to Lake Bluff to open a shop is
anyone's guess.

"No one has inquired about setting up a dispensary in Lake Bluff,"
Assistant to the Village Manager Brandon Stanick said Thursday, May
15.

Village President Kathy O'Hara described the likelihood of a medical
marijuana dispensary opening in Lake Bluff as "very slim."

Only three dispensaries will be allowed in Lake County out of 60 in
the state, officials said.

Without the Village Board's action, the "less restrictive" state
statute on medical marijuana dispensaries would apply, Village
Attorney Peter Friedman said.

The state statute also requires that medical cannabis dispensaries be
allowed only in single-occupancy buildings. The majority of the
buildings in Lake Bluff's light-industrial area are multi-occupant,
officials said.

Cultivation centers are not permitted in the village due to the close
proximity of day care centers, schools and residential uses.
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