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Evanston committee explores taxing and regulating Delta‑8 products to raise reparations revenue and protect youth
Summary
City attorney briefed the Reparations Committee on options to tax Delta‑8 hemp products and limit youth‑targeted packaging and sales; members supported exploring a council referral to consider age limits, packaging restrictions and collection mechanisms.
Alex Ruggie, Evanston Corporation Counsel, told the Reparations Committee that Delta‑8 products were not included in Illinois' Cannabis Regulation Act and that municipalities have pursued two main responses: taxation (permitted in home‑rule communities) and regulatory limits to prevent youth exposure, including minimum‑age sales and advertising restrictions.
Ruggie said municipalities…
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