The “gold rush” of medical cannabis sales in Illinois is expected to start next year, and village government is doing the groundwork that could enable a dispensary to operate in Homewood.
An ordinance amending the village zoning ordinance to designate “medical cannabis cultivation centers and dispensing organizations as a special use in the limited manufacturing zoning district and providing specific standards governing said use” was on the village board’s agenda at its June 24 meeting.
The measure was…


