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La Grange board leans toward 21+ limits, restricted display for hemp‑derived intoxicants
Summary
Trustees reviewed a staff memo on delta‑8/delta‑10/kratom and gave direction to draft an ordinance that would limit sales to those 21+, allow THC‑infused beverages only through liquor‑license holders with restricted display, and consider prohibiting principal retail uses devoted to such products.
Trustees heard a legal briefing Oct. 13 on products derived from industrial hemp — including delta‑8, delta‑10 and kratom — that can produce cannabis‑like effects but currently sit in a regulatory gap.
Attorney Ben Schuessler outlined the evolution since the 2018 federal farm bill and Illinois law changes, explaining that advances in chemistry created products that are widely sold at convenience stores and gas stations but are not regulated like cannabis sold through licensed dispensaries. “You…
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