SOUTH SHORE — Neighbors can learn about a South Shore dispensary plan being pitched by a minority-owned cannabis company at a community meeting this weekend.
The 1937 Group will host a public info session noon-1:30 p.m. Saturday on its plans to open a dispensary near 71st Street and Yates Boulevard. Saturday’s meeting will be held both virtually and in-person at the proposed dispensary, 7105 S. Yates Blvd., chief integration officer Eric Ice-Gipson said in an Instagram post.
For a link to attend virtually, email message@the1937group.com.
The 1937 Group’s proposed South Shore location has not received a license to open as of Tuesday, according to the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer. The company, which lists its headquarters in South Shore, operates Helios Labs, a manufacturing facility in west suburban Broadview.
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The 1937 Group — named after the year in which the U.S. government essentially outlawed marijuana via the Marijuana Tax Act — produces cannabis flower, vapes and pre-rolled blunts and joints.
Its products are available in 15 Chicago dispensaries, according to the company’s website. That