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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 (PROHIBITION OF CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS), OF TITLE 7 (BUSINESS AND LICENSE), OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is a home rule municipality as defined by Article VII, ยง 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and that protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park previously determined that the operation of cannabis business establishments would present adverse impacts upon the health, safety and welfare of the residents, and additional costs, burdens and impacts upon law enforcement and regulatory operations of the Village, and has taken action to prohibit adult-use cannabis business establishments; and
WHEREAS, numerous incidences have occurred and been observed of businesses in the Village of Orland Park offering for sale cannabinoids such as Delta-8, THC-A, and THC-O, claiming that these cannabinoids are legal and unregulated, despite advertising their intoxicating effects; and
WHEREAS, Delta-8 THC, THC-A, THC-O, and other emerging cannabinoids, although chemical analogs to regulated Cannabis derivatives, may not yet be fully regulated by Federal Law or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and/or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act, despite having similar intoxicating THC content to Delta-9 Cannabis, which is regulated by State and Federal Law; and
WHEREAS, the sale of these products, including to minors, is a danger to public health as these products may cause hallucination, vomiting, tremors, anxiety, dizziness, confusion, and loss of consciousness, as well as negatively affecting cognitive functioning; and
WHEREAS, to the extent not pre-empted by existing state or federal law, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Or...
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