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Local smoke-shop owners urge Elgin for grace period or hemp licensing after enforcement actions
Summary
Multiple local retailers told the council they face large inventory losses after recent enforcement decisions limiting hemp/Delta products and asked for a grace period or a special hemp retail license to avoid business closures and layoffs.
Several Elgin small-business owners used the public-comment period on March 12 to press the council for relief after recent enforcement actions that restrict sale of certain hemp/Delta products. Commenters said they face large unsellable inventories and asked the city for a temporary grace period to sell existing stock or to create a specialty license that would permit regulated hemp retail.
Paul Patel…
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