Mayor Brandon Johnson announced on Friday that he is vetoing a Chicago City Council ordinance banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products in the city.

We cannot claim to support equitable economic development while advancing policies that concentrate the market in the hands of a few large entities,” Johnson said.

Unless aldermen can override it, sales of CBD and hemp-derived THC products will continue. The regulations were set to take ...

Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) muscled the ban through the City Council by a vote of 32 to 16 to keep a broad array of hemp-derived products out of reach from minors. But he won’t try for an ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most intoxicating hemp products in Chicago on April 1. The bill's sponsor says he doesn't have the votes to override Johnson's veto ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday vetoed an ordinance banning the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products in Chicago.

Then, as now, out-of-state agents snatched people off the street. Then, as now, Illinoisans banded together to try to stop them.