Illinois advances legal weed bill that would be first to pass via state legislature
The Illinois Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize the sale of marijuana, an effort that, if signed into law, would be the first time a state passed a legal pot initiative through the legislature rather than by ballot.
“This bill helps people remove the stigma and harm caused by prior cannabis possession convictions and creates opportunities for those who want to enter the new, regulated program,” Steve Hawkins, the executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, said in a statement after the vote.The Chicago Tribune notes that Pritzker would have wide authority to expunge the records of past marijuana offenders.
— Governor JB Pritzker May 30, 2019 Pritzker has voiced his support for the measure and issued a statement urging the House to pass the bill.
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