This week in marijuana news from home & beyond:
The New York Times published an Op-Ed on July 27, igniting a lively debate that will continue to be backed up over 6 subsequent interactive articles. Then the celebs came out of the woodwork: everyone from Arianna Huffington to Mark Cuban is in favor of ending prohibition.
A CBD bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. While there is no mention of legalizing cannabis, this is a step toward national recognition of marijuana as medicine, and normalization of laws relating to marijuana.
In local news, Chicago approved zoning regulations, and could be seeing dispensaries in some of its more hip neighborhoods like River North and River West.
See you next week!
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