As Des Plaines officials weigh proposals from entrepreneurs hoping to open the suburb's first cannabis dispensaries, the city council has decided to limit the number of pot shops that can operate in town.
Under a licensing program approved Monday, no more than three dispensaries will be allowed in Des Plaines. Licenses will cost $200 and must be renewed annually.
That's a paltry sum for a city with a $198 million annual budget. But the goal of the licensing program isn't to make money, Mayor Andrew Goczkowski said — it's to prevent proliferation within city limits.
"It's about ensuring that we don't get too many dispensaries and have them cannibalize each other, and so we don't have them on every street corner and in every strip mall," Goczkowski said.
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