Entrepreneurs have received permission from Mundelein officials to open one of Illinois' first craft cannabis businesses on the village's east side.
But the proposal from a Chicago-based partnership called CAJD Illinois Ventures can't move forward until it gets a state license to grow and process cannabis for recreational use -- and Illinois officials haven't granted any of those yet.
The business has been proposed for an existing building on the 900 block of East Orchard Street. It would grow, infuse and process cannabis for recreational users, according to village documents.
The village board on Monday unanimously approved a special-use permit for the proposed business. The next step is getting a state craft growing license. The initial batch of licenses was supposed to be issued this summer but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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