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DeKalb — A Chicago company wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the Aspen Ridge Business Park at 650 Peace Road in DeKalb. Justice Grown, the assumed name of Effingham Medicinal Farms LLC, is asking the city for a zoning change to allow for a dispensary in the multi-tenant building...

On Jan. 1, DeKalb decriminalized the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis. "I've definitely heard about [cannabis] on the news, how it's getting legalized," Christina Edmunds, sophomore computer science major, said. "As long as people [who] use it are safe with it, I don't see a problem."...

DeKalb — Aldermen reached a consensus Monday that the city's cannabis possession ordinance needs to be revised, but how much different it looks compared with the new state law and in other college towns remains to be seen. "What was once considered a crime, not only has now become very socially...

DeKalb — The state recently passed laws related to possession of small amounts of marijuana and now the DeKalb City Council will look at local ordinances to possibly make changes in fines. The issue is scheduled to be one of two points of discussion for aldermen during the City Council...