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On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law which legalizes the use of recreational marijuana in the state of Illinois. The bill, which will take effect on January 1, will also "clear the cannibis-related records of nonviolent offenders."

On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law which legalizes the use of recreational marijuana in the state of Illinois. The bill, which will take effect on January 1, will also "clear the cannibis-related records of nonviolent offenders."

  1. 25 Jun 2019

    JUST IN: Recreational marijuana will officially be legal Jan. 1 in Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law Tuesday morning.

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  2. 25 Jun 2019

    It's official- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has just signed the recreational marijuana bill in Illinois, legalizing recreational pot use in the state beginning Jan. 1:

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  3. 25 Jun 2019

    . pressing on legalization of weed as matter of "justice and safety" as the "war on cannabis" has destroyed families; cites ACLU study showing blacks make up 15% of population but 60% of pot arrests (despite equal usage rates)

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  4. 25 Jun 2019

    🚨🚨🚨 Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill to legalize the use of marijuana and its commercial sale into law, over the advice of medical associations, public safety organizations, and social justice advocates. Our statement:

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  5. 25 Jun 2019

    ⁦⁩ and supporters of legalized recreational marijuana celebrate after the governor signed legislation Tuesday making Illinois the 11th state to permit adult-use cannabis.

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  6. 25 Jun 2019

    The law would allow residents to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce (30 grams) of usable marijuana at a time.

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  7. 25 Jun 2019

    NEW: Illinois has become the latest state to legalize marijuana. The bill, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, will also "clear the cannabis-related records of nonviolent offenders."

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  8. 25 Jun 2019

    Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says the cannabis bill “is revolutionary in its work to right the wrong on a failed war on drugs.”

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  9. 25 Jun 2019

    There was some dispute among black legislators about whether the legal weed bill would help or hurt (the state NAACP lobbied against the measure) minority communities. says she fought for people who looked like her, to ensure against codifying inequities

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  10. 25 Jun 2019

    . gets hearty applause when she describes the marijuana legalization act as a form of "reparations." After "treating entire communities like criminals," the Illinois bill puts "black and brown" people at the center of a burgeoning multi-billion $ industry.

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  11. 25 Jun 2019

    I applaud Governor Pritzker, Rep. Kelly Cassidy & Sen. Heather Steans and the countless advocates who worked to legalize recreational cannabis through the most equity-centric approach in the nation.

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  12. 25 Jun 2019

    Illinois’ marijuana legislation called big policy change. called “the closer” for getting use, sale and purchase of recreational marijuana legalized. 25% of tax revenues to be invested in neighborhoods previously harmed by war on drugs.

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  13. 25 Jun 2019

    Weed set to become legal Jan. 1 in Illinois

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