A City Council vote to approve allowing a cannabis dispensary to operate in the Uptown area of Park Ridge will stand after the mayor admits he misstepped in his intention to veto a zoning amendment. At the Aug. 19 City Council meeting, aldermen voted 4-2 to allow an amendment to a city zoning ordinance that was intended to establish distancing rules between recreational use cannabis dispensaries in Park Ridge. The measure allowed dispensaries in what is officially called the Uptown Core Subdistrict after that had previously been prohibited. Park Ridge currently has one recreational use cannabis dispensary that opened in […]
Weed shops can set up in bustling uptown area of Park Ridge after mayor misses chance to veto
