When Darien Marijuana Shop Is Opening

DARIEN, IL – High Haven, a marijuana dispensary, plans to open next month in Darien.

The "soft opening" is set for the week of July 12, with a grand opening planned for a month later, according to the business.

"We are waiting on a final inspection date from the State," Mahja Sulemanjee Bortocek, High Haven's chief executive, said in an email to Patch on Thursday. "We’re ecstatic to serve the community."

In February, the city announced that High Haven would open at 8131 S. Cass Ave. in the Darien Plaza, where Q Bar is. The store needed no permit because that type of business is already allowed there.

The news of the store upset many residents, who said it would be too close to Concord Elementary School, which is southwest of the shopping center. But others have noted that the bar and a liquor store are already in the shopping center.

High Haven has a location in Bay City, Michigan.

Under a 2019 Illinois law, towns have a right to determine whether they'll allow marijuana dispensaries. Suburbs such as Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, Western Springs, Elmhurst and La Grange decided against them.