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Curaleaf Workers are Showing their Strength and Worth!

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Curaleaf Workers are Showing their Strength and Worth!
Curaleaf Workers are Showing their Strength and Worth!

Curaleaf Workers are Showing their Strength and Worth! Cannabis workers from Curaleaf are joining Local 881 to change the booming cannabis industry! On October 20, 2021 cannabis workers at the Curaleaf dispensary in Worth won their Union representation election and will join Local 881 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, the Union for Cannabis…

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Police charge Tinley Park man with felony unlawful possession

Posted on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Police charge Tinley Park man with felony unlawful possession
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Police charge Tinley Park man with felony unlawful possession Brad Ryan, 23, 16714 Hillside Place, Tinley Park, was charged Thursday with unlawful possession with intent to deliver more than 5,000 grams (a Class X felony) after Tinley Park police found a large quantity of drugs inside his home while executing a search warrant. Tinley Park…

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Mexican Cartel drug kingpin’s daughter sentenced for narcotics violations

Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 By News Editor
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Mexican Cartel drug kingpin’s daughter sentenced for narcotics violations; El Chapo wife pleads guilty Daughter of Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Sentenced for Criminal Violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Jessica Johanna Oseguera Gonzalez, 34, of Guadalajara, Mexico, pleaded guilty on March 12, 2021. According to court documents, she violated the criminal penalties of the…

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Bridgeview OKs marijuana tax

Posted on September 26, 2019September 27, 2019 By Steve Metsch No Comments on Bridgeview OKs marijuana tax

Bridgeview OKs marijuana tax No vendors yet, but tax in place in case By Steve Metsch No one has submitted proposals to open a business selling recreational marijuana in Bridgeview, but the village board is prepared if it happens. By a 6-0 vote, trustees at their Sept. 18 meeting approved setting up a cannabis retailers’…

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I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja

Posted on July 10, 2019July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja
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I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja The decision by the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana has raised some concerns from foes. But marijuana is really no different than alcohol. And if they want to eliminate marijuana, they should eliminate alcohol, too, from our retail stores. By Ray Hanania Anybody…

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Gov. Pritzker, legislators move to legalize Adult-Use cannabis

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Gov. Pritzker, legislators move to legalize Adult-Use cannabis
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Gov. Pritzker, legislators move to legalize Adult-Use cannabis Sen. Heather Steans, Rep. Kelly Cassidy, Sen. Hutchinson, Rep. Gordon-Booth, Rep. Villanueva, Lt. Gov. Stratton Join Numerous Stakeholders Support Measure to Legalize Cannabis for Adult Use on Jan. 1, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker, key lawmakers and stakeholders from around the state announced that they have agreed on…

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