A politically connected firm pushing to open dozens of pot shops in Illinois is suing to prevent a dispensary from opening in the former River North Rainforest Cafe — and to restrict how close minority-owned cannabis shops can be to one another.
The lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County by GRI Holdings, awith deep ties to state government, alleges the proposed Consume Cannabis dispensary at 605 N. Clark St. violates state law by opening within 1,500 feet of its Green Rose Dispensary at 612 N. Wells St.
But the suit claims the exception — that social equity pot shops can open right next to each other — is a misinterpretation of the state law by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which issues state cannabis licenses and is named as a defendant. The law "was never envisioned to permit social equity licensees to set up within 1,500 feet of each other, as this would likely foster an overly competitive environment that could hamper the growth and success of these new enterprises. This crucial distinction seems to have been overlooked in the current guidance," the lawmakers wrote.
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