A statewide debate over the lack of regulation of certain hemp products has made its way to Chicago City Council, with those in the cannabis industry advocating for more regulation.

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A majority of the Chicago City Council wants Illinois legislators to pass rules on the sale of hemp products, calling into doubt Mayor Brandon Johnson’s efforts to regulate it at the city level.

One day after eleventh-hour opposition from Mayor Brandon Johnson helped kill statewide restrictions on some hemp products, the City Council’s License Committee today banned the sale of delta-8 ...

As chair of the City Council Revenue Committee, ... Beyond safety considerations, with consumable-hemp sales in Chicago projected to exceed $300 million in 2025, ...

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) is pushing to regulate hemp sales in the city as new research finds that the potency of hemp-derived products is often mislabeled, posing a threat to unsuspecting consumers.

In Chicago, a City Council subcommittee held a hearing soon after the January blowup in the capital, with Johnson ally Ald. William Hall, 6th, promising to take action at the city level.