Ordinance SO2024-0014443
Passed
Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-4 by adding new Section 4-4-331 prohibiting sale of cannabis hemp products and issuance of new or renewal of existing tobacco dealer licenses in 13th Ward
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Chicago, under Illinois Constitution's home rule, is regulating cannabinoid hemp product sales by licensees in residential areas near Midway Airport, home to John F. Kennedy and Gurdon S. Hubbard High Schools in the 8th Police District. The City Council's response to the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act's legalization of unregulated hemp products, often containing delta-8 and delta-9 THC, amends the Municipal Code of Chicago. Violations may lead to license suspension, revocation, or fines, with the ordinance effective 90 days post-passage.
Alternate identifiers: O2024-0014443
