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pbmus

(12,439 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 02:53 PM Jan 2020

Ask Wheaton, Illinois how that worked out for alcohol...




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There were more places to buy liquor in Wheaton’s surrounding communities than any other Illinois community after Wheaton colleges Christians got city council to vote no on liquors in Wheaton.
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Ask Wheaton, Illinois how that worked out for alcohol... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2020 OP
A lot of Illinois towns are prohibiting sales within their city limits. The law provides for this. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #1
I lived in Naperville for a year. Cartoonist Jan 2020 #2
Went to a lot of meeting with ATT there and always enjoyed the Bears/Green Bay rivalry at the local walkingman Jan 2020 #3
I wonder if they will still safeinOhio Jan 2020 #4

Midnight Writer

(22,974 posts)
1. A lot of Illinois towns are prohibiting sales within their city limits. The law provides for this.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:05 PM
Jan 2020

However, it will still be legal to possess and privately use pot in those towns. There will simply be no sales (and subsequently, no tax revenue).

I expect attitudes will change when the world doesn't end, and towns with dispensaries are benefiting from pot income.

walkingman

(8,344 posts)
3. Went to a lot of meeting with ATT there and always enjoyed the Bears/Green Bay rivalry at the local
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:43 PM
Jan 2020

bars. I suspect it was probably just some self-righteous folks making a lot of meaningless noise.

safeinOhio

(34,084 posts)
4. I wonder if they will still
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:58 PM
Jan 2020

get any of those tax dollars collected from legal store in other communities. I would hope not.

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