![The Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission began the process in allowing cannabis dispensaries to locate in Uptown when it approved the city council’s inquiry if there was interest for it. The proposed zoning amendment was presented to the commission after months of debate from the city council on where dispensaries can locate. The commission voted for the zoning change unanimously, signaling different attitudes about cannabis from the city council that voted to voted to prevent dispensaries from opening in Uptown three years ago. “We once said, ‘yeah, do it anywhere you’d like,'” Commissioner James Hanlon said. He mentioned that […] The Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission began the process in allowing cannabis dispensaries to locate in Uptown when it approved the city council’s inquiry if there was interest for it. The proposed zoning amendment was presented to the commission after months of debate from the city council on where dispensaries can locate. The commission voted for the zoning change unanimously, signaling different attitudes about cannabis from the city council that voted to voted to prevent dispensaries from opening in Uptown three years ago. “We once said, ‘yeah, do it anywhere you’d like,'” Commissioner James Hanlon said. He mentioned that […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/10/18/2A6FGUKK4VGCXP6UF7HXFYWWSA.jpg?w=135)
Park Ridge commission gives preliminary OK for dispensary in Uptown
The Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission began the process in allowing cannabis dispensaries to locate in Uptown when it approved the city council’s inquiry if there was interest for...