# Medical marijuana: Where does your community stand? - Google Fusion Tables

Suburb: Deerfield
State: Illinois
Status: large_yellow
Headline: Deerfield discusses medical marijuana regulations
Fine Print: Cultivation centers and dispensaries restricted to I-2-Light industrial and/or C-2 commercial zones, not in city center.
Quote from City Official: "Are we going to put a Toys 'R' Us next to a place that sells medical marijuana?" -Commissioner Al Bromberg
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-deerfield-medical-marijuana-lk-tl-20140110,0,5862609.story

Suburb: Des Plaines
State: Illinois
Status: large_yellow
Headline: Des Plaines dips its toe into medical marijuana rules
Fine Print: Much of Des Plaines disqualified for cultivation centers and dispensaries under current state restrictions.
Quote from City Official: "From what I understand, there are people chomping at the bit. It's a business, and I think it's going to be a big business." - Commissioner Cornell Bar
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-marijuana-zoning-des-plaines-nnw-tl-0130-20140129,0,5939520.story

Suburb: Downers Grove
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Downers Grove limits where medical marijuana can be sold
Fine Print: Cultivation centers not permitted under state restrictions. Dispensaries not allowed near city parks.
Quote from City Official: "It still allows us to look at individual petitions that may or may not come before us. I think we're all hoping that we don't even have to worry about this." -Commissioner Geoff Neustadt
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-medical-marijuana-downers-grove-tl-1212-20131205,0,720804.story

Suburb: Frankfort
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Frankfort adopts strict rules on marijuana dispensaries
Fine Print: Cultivation centers not permitted under state or local restrictions. Dispensaries severely restricted.
Quote from City Official: "We're sending a message, informally, that we're not catering to this type of establishment. It's a message in itself." -Trustee Todd Morgan
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-meeting-frankfort-tl-s-0206-20140204,0,2228055.story

Suburb: Homer Glen
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Homer Glen decides on industrial sites for any marijuana facilities
Fine Print: Cultivation centers and dispensaries restricted to industrial zones.
Quote from City Official: "I don't want it here, so let's limit it as much as possible." -Trustee George Yukich
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-meeting-homer-glen-board-tl-ssw-0123-20140120,0,5702629.story

Suburb: Lake Zurich
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Medical marijuana rules advance in Lake Zurich
Fine Print: Dispensaries limited to industrial zones, must be 1,500 feet from parks, religious institutions, playing fields and forest preserves.
Quote from City Official: "Although it doesn't quite jibe with what we did with the industrial district, that unfortunately is the most appropriate district for this use." - Village Planner Sam Hubbard
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-lake-zurich-medical-marijuana-zoning-tl-20140117,0,4322027.story

Suburb: Morton Grove
State: Illinois
Status: large_red
Headline: Clinic seeking to issue recommendations for marijuana plans move to Morton Grove
Fine Print: Proposal for medical marijuana clinic submitted.
Quote from City Official: "Whatever Illinois wants us to do, we're going to do," said Joseph Dadivas, a local entrepreneur who recently submitted a proposal to open medical marijuana clinic called Green Bliss in Morton Grove.
Where they stand:: Undecided.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-niles-pot-doctor-move-nnw-tl-20140106,0,3740191.story

Suburb: Naperville
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Drive-thru windows allowed for Naperville medical marijuana clinics
Fine Print: Cultivation centers allowed in industrial zones, must submit to a hearing process. Dispensaries allowed in industrial zones (without hearing) and retail zones, not in city center (with hearing). They are permitted to have a drive-thru, must be 250-ft from residential zones.
Quote from City Official: "These facilities, what they sell other than medical marijuana oftentimes are health-related, natural, organic types of products … and I just don't know that … we want to be in the business of restricting it." - Councilman Steve Chirico
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-medical-marijuana-approved-naperville-tl-1226-20131219,0,3395061.story

Suburb: Niles
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Niles restricts medical marijuana in village limits
Fine Print: Cultivation centers and dispensaries permitted in the manufacturing district only. Both would require "special use" permit, be subject to a public hearing and required to notify neighbors in the surrounding area.
Quote from City Official: "The Zoning Board and the village have much more control now over this issue than if they had done nothing." - Village Attorney Joe Annunzio
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-niles-pot-ordinance-tl-nnw-1205-20131128,0,2367249.story

Suburb: Oak Park
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Oak Park eyes rules for medical marijuana
Fine Print: Current proposal would include restrict cultivation centers and dispensaries to "commercial" zones and along village boundaries.
Quote from City Official: "We have to allow them somewhere in the community under the law." - Village Planner Craig Failor
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-medical-marijuana-zoning-oak-park-tl-0116-20140114,0,4711564.story

Suburb: St. Charles
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: St. Charles debates location of potential medical marijuana facilities
Fine Print: Current debate is between allowing both cultivation centers and dispensaries in industrial only and/or manufacturing zones. City officials will reconvene March 4 to debate.
Quote from City Official: "I don't think that it's a question of whether the city wants one of these to be placed in St. Charles or not ... the question is does somebody want to open a dispensary in St. Charles and if they did where would they most likely (want to do that)." - Commission Member Brian Doyle
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-medical-cannabis-regulation-st-charles-tl-0213-20140207,0,2171675.story

Suburb: Wheaton
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Wheaton restricts medical marijuana to manufacturing district
Fine Print: Cultivation centers and dispensaries restricted to manufacturing district.
Quote from City Official: "We can loosen the restrictions later easier than we could tighten them. I think it would be good for us to have some experience with how this works for a while before we do anything different." - Councilman John Rutledge
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-marijuana-wheaton-tl-1205-20131203,0,6098102.story

Suburb: Wilmette
State: Illinois
Status: large_green
Headline: Wilmette lays out zoning rules for medical marijuana
Fine Print: Cultivation centers and dispensaries restricted to two commercial zones. Wilmette's largely residential community disqualifies much of the town under state guidelines.
Quote from City Official: "This is another example of Springfield being distracted from solving the actual urgent problems of the state, like balancing the budget and lowering taxes." - Trustee Mike Basil
Where they stand:: Decision reached.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-wilmette-medical-marijuana-zoning-tl-20140203,0,3511446.story

Suburb: Willowbrook
State: Illinois
Status: large_red
Headline: Willowbrook stalls action on medical marijuana businesses
Fine Print: Cultivation centers impossible under state regulations. Dispensaries possible, but city officials electing to postpone decision until state provides clearer guidelines.
Quote from City Official: "We want to wait until the actual rules for the program are written before drafting zoning regulations. We aren't going to consider any applications until we have a time to change our ordinances accordingly." - Village Administrator Tim Halik
Where they stand:: Undecided
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-marijuana-centers-willowbrook-tl-0213-20140208,0,3687208.story

Suburb: Mundelein
State: Illinois
Status: large_yellow
Headline: Mundelein officials talk medical marijuana center
Fine Print: Current proposals follow all Lake County guidelines including taking additional security/surveillance precautions and limiting signage for dispensaries and cultivation centers. Only about 20 percent of Mundelein is eligible under existing state restrictions, but city officials anticipate applications based on their central location within Lake County.
Quote from City Official: "I'm a medical professional. The pharmaceuticals that I can purchase and administer, many of them are far, far more potent, far more habit-forming than medical marijuana." -Trustee Ed Sullivan
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/mundelein/ct-mundelein-board-tl-0213-20140213,0,7370810.story

Suburb: La Grange
State: Illinois
Status: large_yellow
Headline: Medical marijuana sales get first look in La Grange
Fine Print: State restrictions prohibit dispensaries in much of La Grange. The current proposal is centered on an area north of the BNSF railroad tracks and east of Hazel Avenue.
Quote from City Official: "Our biggest concern right now is just that the zoning code does not address these dispensing facilities." -Assistant Community Development Department Director Angela Mesaros
Where they stand:: Proposed ordinances still being discussed.
Full Article:: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/la_grange_western_springs/ct-medical-marijuana-zoning-la-grange-tl-0227-20140220,0,7611347.story