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Evanston committee weighs tax on Delta‑8 products; member recuses amid conflict
Summary
Committee discussed recommending a tax on Delta‑8/hemp‑derived products to fund reparations but legal staff flagged potential challenges and overlap with state cannabis taxes. Council Member Burns said they would recuse because of an interest in the adult‑use cannabis program.
The Evanston Reparations Committee discussed a recommendation to the City Council to impose a tax on Delta‑8 or other hemp‑derived products as an additional revenue source for the reparations fund but did not vote on the item.
Council Member Burns said they would recuse from that discussion because of a stated interest in Illinois’ adult‑use cannabis program. "I actually am going to have to recuse myself from…
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