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There are reasons for legalizing industrial hemp.Might pot and ditch weed help ease the state's financial crisis and boost its farm economy?Sponsors of…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has taken action on hundreds of bills over the summer. He signed most of them into law, but he also made some high-profile vetoes. Gov.…
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Illinois is already well into its medical marijuana pilot program, and the list of conditions it can prescribed for is being debated, as some wish to add…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has lately been critical of efforts to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying it’s not “what matters” in…
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A measure to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana passed the Illinois Senate Tuesday.Instead of being arrested, people caught with 10 grams or less of…
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Lawmakers return to Springfield with some new ideas, but the unfinished business of 2015 will likely overshadow other topics in the second year of the…
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Most experts say the governor’s target of a 25 percent reduction in the state's prison population can't be met by simply backing off the war on drugs.…
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A marijuana advocacy group is urging Illinois lawmakers to accept Governor Bruce Rauner's changes to a marijuana decriminalization plan. In his amendatory…
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The Illinois Senate has voted to reduce the penalties for carrying small amounts of marijuana. The legislation would make possession a ticketable offense,…
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This week, the Illinois legislature worked to restore some of Governor Rauner's social service cuts and convened a oversight committee to examine the…