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Zoning Board signs off on marijuana farm, 6 dispensaries in city (Chicago)


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CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A strip club owner seeking to own Chicago's first legal marijuana farm made sure the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals got a lesson in the pot business Friday.

It was the first time the zoning board, which must issue special use permits for the new crop of businesses, considered allowing a marijuana cultivation center to operate within the city of Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

But the board apparently wasn't interested in the actual growing of the cannabis plant.

Instead they grilled Perry Mandera and his team on their plan to keep the cash crop safe.

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Despite the grilling, the zoning board approved Mandera's farm and dispensary.

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