--- title: "Daywatch: Regulators approve controversial cannabis dispensary" description: Regulators approve a controversial cannabis dispensary in Chicago's Streeterville, despite opposition, highlighting ongoing debates and industry challenges. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/cannabis%20dispensary.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Daywatch: Regulators approve controversial cannabis dispensary - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) - 5 November 2024 Regulators have approved a controversial proposed cannabis dispensary for Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, despite a recommended denial from the city zoning administrator. Opponents say it is too close to a school and will delay emergency vehicles. The business was approved by a 3-2 vote of the Zoning Board of Appeals, including a vote in favor by former Ald. Helen Shiller, whose son helped the business obtain a license but was not involved in the zoning case. Consultants for the business said the school in dispute was primarily a day care, and like any other retailer, the store won’t cause major disruptions. “The hysteria (about cannabis stores problems) that may have existed 10 years ago just has not come to fruition,” dispensary attorney Jim Banks said. “There’s no evidence of an impact on increased crime, traffic or property values.”   [by Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/04/daywatch-regulators-approve-controversial-cannabis-dispensary/) [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Recreational Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) [![High potency marijuana is associated with psychosis, Colorado university researchers conclude](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/High%20potency%20marijuana%20is%20associated%20with%20psychosis%2c%20Colorado%20university%20researchers%20conclude.jpg?width=550&height=395&name=High%20potency%20marijuana%20is%20associated%20with%20psychosis%2c%20Colorado%20university%20researchers%20conclude.jpg)](https://420intel.com/blog/high-potency-marijuana-associated-psychosis-colorado-university-researchers) - [Admin](https://420intel.com/blog/author/admin) - 7 March 2024 #### [High potency marijuana is associated with psychosis, Colorado university researchers conclude](https://420intel.com/blog/high-potency-marijuana-associated-psychosis-colorado-university-researchers) ## High-potency marijuana associated with psychosis, curbs anxiety, depression. 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