JEFFERSON PARK — Ald. John Arena (45th) will hold a community meeting Nov. 3 to discuss a proposal that would allow a medical marijuana dispensary to open near Lawrence and Milwaukee avenues.
Curative Health, which is operated by Columbia Care, has asked city officials for a special use permit to open a dispensary at 4758 N. Milwaukee Ave. The company operates medical marijuana facilities in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Heather Cherone cuts through the red tape to explain how the process to open a dispensary works:
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Congregational Church of Jefferson Park, 5320 W. Giddings Ave.
Two doors south, EuFlora Health Center, which is based Downtown, wants to open a dispensary at 4760½ N. Milwaukee Ave.
A community meeting will also be held for the EuFlora Health Center proposal.
The proposed dispensaries, which must be approved by city and state officials, would be on the same block as Arena's 45th Ward office. The dispensaries would be separated by one storefront — the I Am Trendii boutique, which sells women's clothing and accessories.
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