Matthew Brewer, 42, grew up in Grand Crossing and Hyde Park, graduated from Mount Carmel High School, then studied at Stanford University, Yale Law School and Harvard University. Grasshopper Club celebrated opening day with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “There were a number of folks who approached us about partnering, but to me, it’s a lot less meaningful if we’re partnering in that way because … we lose control, then we’re working for them and executing their vision, rather than building our own,” Matthew Brewer said. Grasshopper Club was funded almost entirely by the Brewer family, he said. Matthew Brewer said the dispensary is the first minority-owned shop in Chicago that isn’t supported by marijuana investors or a multi-state operator. It also attempts to address the harm the War on Drugs caused Black and Brown communities. The state program is meant to counteract discrimination in the multi-million-dollar pot industry, which has largely benefited white business owners and locked out people of color. The South Side family received a social equity license from the state to open the dispensary. Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park Open dropdown menu.

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