Aurora City Council approves, 9-1

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Aurora alderman-at-large Robert O’Connor tells the Aurora City Council Tuesday, he opposes the amendment allowing the sale of recreational cannabis and will vote no before being the dissenting vote, 9-1 in favor of recreational dispensaries in Aurora. He said he was sure the amendment would pass, but felt the policy passed by the state of Illinois is bad policy for several reasons. One reason he cited was the policy doesn’t give enough consideration to cure some of the problems in regard to the legal and criminal justice system. Aurora Council members had a moment of silence at the beginning of the meeting to remember the late and former Aurora Ward 4 alderman, Robert Cutter, who recently died. Cutter served 1981 to 1993.
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In a 9 to 1 vote, the Aurora City Council Tuesday approved the sale of recreational cannabis in Aurora, the second most populous city in Illinois. The vote approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance that will regulate the quantity, location, and activities of cannabis dispensaries in Aurora. The amendment limits the number of cannabis dispensaries in Aurora to four and mandates that at least two of those be social equity licenses.

Dispensary locations cannot be within 750 feet of a grade school, middle school, high school, or alternative school, nor adjacent to a daycare facility. Dispensaries only can have an address of an arterial street and cannot be within a mile and half of each other.

Tax revenue from cannabis sales in Aurora will be directed to community reinvestment initiatives, public safety and special events.

— City of Aurora government

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